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Thomas Gould

Sinn Féin Cork North-Central TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,097
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
103,260
words spoken in the chamber
Across 660 contributions
356
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
211
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 1,097 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 660 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 26 5
February 2025 50 16
March 2025 43 29
April 2025 42 29
May 2025 37 54
June 2025 33 46
July 2025 126 54
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 31 16
October 2025 36 46
November 2025 74 81
December 2025 85 29
January 2026 55 20
February 2026 66 52
March 2026 43 25
April 2026 76 19
May 2026 80 30
June 2026 46 14
July 2026 101 35
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 21 22
October 2026 26 38

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 403 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Cork North-Central 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Thomas Gould Written 28 May 2026 · to Health
742. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on legislation relating to the registration of children born to same sex couples through surrogacy; and the timeline for the delivery of same. [41354/26]
Thomas Gould Written 27 May 2026 · to Housing
130. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to that the assistant chief executive of Dublin City Council informed the Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage that Dublin City Council submit the results of housing maintenance surveys to the Department through IT infrastructure (details supplied); and if he will make a sta…
Thomas Gould Written 26 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
494. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the current status of works on the weir at Ballincollig Regional Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38785/26]
Thomas Gould Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
527. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date a special school (details supplied) will open; if it will be open in September 2026; and the way in which wastewater will be connected on the site. [38722/26]
Thomas Gould Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
532. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the development of a new school site to accommodate a school (details supplied) when the new schools will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38783/26]
Thomas Gould Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
533. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if capital funding will be provided to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38784/26]
Thomas Gould Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
714. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will introduce staged payments for the derelict properties grant. [39875/26]
Thomas Gould Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
731. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the North-West Quarter regeneration, in Cork, by phase status, in tabular form. [40106/26]
Thomas Gould Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
885. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if construction works, survey works, or any works are currently being undertaken on the old Cork prison site. [40298/26]
Thomas Gould Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1332. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen in Southdoc, Blackpool in the first four months of each of the years 2019, 2022 and 2026. [39309/26]
Thomas Gould Written 21 May 2026 · to Foreign
56. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025. [38215/26]
Thomas Gould Written 21 May 2026 · to Foreign
64. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has attended any meetings to discuss the Israeli-Ireland soccer match. [38214/26]
Thomas Gould Written 21 May 2026 · to Rural
110. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the Ballyvolane Community Centre. [38216/26]
Thomas Gould Written 21 May 2026 · to Rural
126. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when he will open the next phase of town centre first applications. [38217/26]
Thomas Gould Written 21 May 2026 · to Housing
268. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of stock audits undertaken in 2025 and 2026 to date, by county, in tabular form. [38602/26]
Thomas Gould Written 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
40. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure will next meet. [31071/26]
Thomas Gould Written 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
58. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Shared Island unit in his Department. [31072/26]
Thomas Gould Oral 19 May 2026 · to Housing
141. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the voids programme review committed to in the Government's housing plan. [37768/26]
Thomas Gould Oral 19 May 2026 · to Housing
145. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress being made in addressing vacancy and dereliction following reports of the lowest number of quarter 1 electricity reconnections since Central Statistics Office, CSO, data began. [37512/26]
Thomas Gould Written 19 May 2026 · to Housing
158. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on delivery of the north-west quarter regeneration in Cork. [37511/26]
Thomas Gould Written 19 May 2026 · to Housing
596. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether State agencies must pay the derelict sites levy. [37093/26]
Thomas Gould Written 19 May 2026 · to Housing
618. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what the indicative results on the ICT system show from stock maintenance surveys to date, given that his Department indicated at the Oireachtas housing committee recently that it had some oversight of cumulative results. [37490/26]
Thomas Gould Written 19 May 2026 · to Housing
621. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the number of social homes retrofitted in each of the past five years respectively. [26991/26]
Thomas Gould Written 19 May 2026 · to Housing
625. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 513 of 6 May 2026, if supports are available to a person who has already received approval for social housing but has been issued with a social housing income assessment and has literacy vulnerabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37596/26]
Thomas Gould Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
756. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether planning permission is needed for the construction or expansion of a prison. [37809/26]