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Ruth Coppinger People Before Profit-Solidarity · Dublin West

Attendance

28.7%

776 / 2706 divisions

Party line

99.2%

with People Before Profit-Solidarity

Dissents

broke with party

PQs asked

2,264

34th Dáil

Lobbying returns

110

filed targeting them

Tá 300

Níl 466

Staon 10

Who's been in their ear 110 lobbying returns filed · 34th Dáil

Top lobbyists targeting them

Alcohol Action Ireland6
Unite the Union, Ireland Region5
Dublin Chamber of Commerce5
Irish Council for Civil Liberties4
Irish Heart Foundation4
National Women's Council of Ireland4
Creative Retail Distribution Limited3
Trócaire3

Top policy areas

Health25
Justice and Equality20
Education and Training10
Employment9
Children and Youth Affairs7
Budgetary matters6

Most recent lobbying returns

2026-01-22 Justice and Equality Irish Council for Civil Liberties — ICCL Legal Observers Report
2026-01-21 Health Avista — Invitation to Autism Resource Booklet launch in partnership with Danu Special School
2026-01-21 Foreign Affairs Trócaire — Climate Justice
2026-01-21 Economic Development and Industry Manna Drone Delivery — Commercial Drone Delivery Services in Ireland
2026-01-21 Foreign Affairs ActionAid Ireland — Women Rights Funding
2026-01-21 Foreign Affairs ActionAid Ireland — To share ActionAid’s briefing note on Official Development Assistance and women’s rights
2026-01-21 Finance Community Platform — Emailed all Ministers, TDs and Senators with a copy of the Community Platform’s Four Tests for Budget 2026 asking them to support these proposals in the run up to the announcement of Budget 2026.
2026-01-21 Children and Youth Affairs · Transport · Economic Development and Industry · Taxation Dublin Chamber of Commerce — Chamber Budget Day correspondence

Committees 5

Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight (Dáil Éireann)

Committee on Remit Oversight (Dáil Éireann)

Joint Committee on Education and Youth

Joint Committee on Remit Oversight

Select Committee on Education and Youth

Broke with People Before Profit-Solidarity 6 times

Date	Them	Party	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2024-12-18	staon	ta	Question put	Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach	Lost
2019-03-28	staon	nil	Amendment put	National Children's Hospital: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2018-11-21	staon	ta	Amendment put	Brexit: Motion	Lost
2018-11-21	nil	ta	Amendment put	Brexit: Motion	Lost
2017-02-01	nil	ta	Amendment put	Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage	Lost
2016-11-10	staon	ta	Question put	Public Holidays (Lá na Poblachta) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Sinn Féin PMB ↗	Lost

Date

Them

Party

Action

Bill / motion

Outcome

2024-12-18

staon

Question put

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach

Lost

2019-03-28

staon

nil

Amendment put

National Children's Hospital: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Carried

2018-11-21

staon

Amendment put

Brexit: Motion

Lost

2018-11-21

nil

Amendment put

Brexit: Motion

Lost

2017-02-01

nil

Amendment put

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage

Lost

2016-11-10

staon

Question put

Public Holidays (Lá na Poblachta) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Sinn Féin PMB ↗

Lost

Recent divisions

Date	Pos	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2026-04-15	nil	Question put	Tackling Soaring Energy Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	nil	Amendment put	Tackling Soaring Energy Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	nil	Question put	Fuel Prices: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	nil	Amendment put	Fuel Prices: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	ta	Question put	Organisation of Working Time (Leave for Health Screening Purposes) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Labour Party PMB ↗	Lost
2026-04-15	nil	Question put	Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Govt (Foreign Affairs) ↗	Carried
2026-04-15	nil	Question put	International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗	Carried
2026-04-15	nil	Seanad amendment put	International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗	Carried
2026-04-14	nil	Question put	Financial Resolution No. 2: Natural Gas Carbon Tax	Carried
2026-04-14	nil	Question put	Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax	Carried
2026-04-14	ta	Amendment put	Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax	Lost
2026-04-14	nil	Question put	Confidence in Government: Motion	Carried
2026-04-14	nil	Question put	An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business	Carried
2026-03-25	ta	Question put	Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2026: Motion (Resumed)	Carried
2026-03-25	nil	Amendment put	Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2026: Motion (Resumed)	Lost

Date

Pos

Action

Bill / motion

Outcome

2026-04-15

nil

Question put

Tackling Soaring Energy Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Carried

2026-04-15

nil

Amendment put

Tackling Soaring Energy Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Carried

2026-04-15

nil

Question put

Fuel Prices: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Carried

2026-04-15

nil

Amendment put

Fuel Prices: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

Carried

2026-04-15

Question put

Organisation of Working Time (Leave for Health Screening Purposes) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Labour Party PMB ↗

Lost

2026-04-15

nil

Question put

Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Govt (Foreign Affairs) ↗

Carried

2026-04-15

nil

Question put

International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗

Carried

2026-04-15

nil

Seanad amendment put

International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗

Carried

2026-04-14

nil

Question put

Financial Resolution No. 2: Natural Gas Carbon Tax

Carried

2026-04-14

nil

Question put

Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax

Carried

2026-04-14

Amendment put

Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax

Lost

2026-04-14

nil

Question put

Confidence in Government: Motion

Carried

2026-04-14

nil

Question put

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

Carried

2026-03-25

Question put

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2026: Motion (Resumed)

Carried

2026-03-25

nil

Amendment put

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2026: Motion (Resumed)

Lost

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Top departments

389	Education
384	Health
214	Justice
159	Housing
139	Social
139	Finance
138	Foreign
137	Taoiseach

Most recent

2026-04-15 Taoiseach Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to China. [23833/26]
2026-04-15 Taoiseach Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [23834/26]
2026-04-15 Housing Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on an inappropriate use of an acoustic device, with implications for animal welfare ( details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27691/26]
2026-04-15 Justice Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a person’s naturalisation process is taking so long (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27366/26]
2026-04-15 Agriculture Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the discrepancy in the numbers given by his Department regarding the number of greyhounds homed by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27528/26]
2026-04-15 Agriculture Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to comment on alleged animal abuse (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27566/26]
2026-04-15 Agriculture Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 23,760 non-coursing greyhounds subject to traceability on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System in 2021 (details supplied) with a breakdown into active, inactive, exported, reported dead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27609/26]
2026-04-14 Foreign Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has raised the case of a person (details supplied), from the Bahá'í community who is facing a death penalty in Iran with the Iranian authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26101/26]
2026-04-14 Foreign Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider imposing sanctions on a minister of a country engaging in genocide (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26469/26]
2026-04-14 Transport Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport the reason three regional bus routes were withdrawn (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25997/26]

Ruth Coppinger People Before Profit-Solidarity · Dublin West

Who's been in their ear 110 lobbying returns filed · 34th Dáil

Declared interests

Committees 5

Broke with People Before Profit-Solidarity 6 times

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