Parliamentary questions

Direct Provision System

Thomas Gould

119. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount paid to a company (details supplied) in 2022 for catering in direct provision. [36769/22]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

221. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that transport has not been sanctioned for July Provision for a school (details supplied). [36778/22]

Gambling Sector

Thomas Gould

30. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the appointment of a CEO to the gambling regulatory authority. [35950/22]

Antisocial Behaviour

Thomas Gould

41. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider funding a pilot scheme to address antisocial behaviour in hotspots in Cork city. [35951/22]

Cycling Facilities

Thomas Gould

141. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority considers cycling lanes a form of transport; and if he will ensure connectivity in awarding funding. [35948/22]

Cycling Facilities

Thomas Gould

142. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether cycling infrastructure in Cork city is on a par with that in other local authority areas. [35949/22]

Banking Sector

Thomas Gould

189. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with banks regarding the reduction of quarterly fees, given the current climate, and encouraged them to notify people of quarterly fee charge withdrawals prior to withdrawal [36225/22]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

223. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the first home scheme will only be available for new builds. [35569/22]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

224. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person may avail of the first home scheme to purchase a house sold under a local authority-led affordable housing scheme. [35570/22]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

225. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person’s deposit must be 10% before or after the equity share in the first home scheme. [35571/22]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

226. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the sale limit for homes under the first home scheme, by county. [35572/22]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

227. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the protection that is in place under the first home scheme to ensure it is aimed at those who need assistance most, given the reports that the help-to-buy scheme has assisted a large number of people to purchase a home who did not need assistance. [35573/22]

Housing Provision

Thomas Gould

233. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of the 515 social houses to be built by Cork City Council in 2022 that will be built directly by the local authority. [35800/22]

Employment Support Services

Thomas Gould

378. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the services and supports available to a person with an intellectual disability in Cork city seeking employment. [36152/22]

An Garda Síochána

Thomas Gould

501. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the garda.ie web page for drug-related intimidation provides only one telephone number for assistance and that this number is for the National Family Support Network, a group which no longer exists. [35446/22]

Hospital Investigations

Thomas Gould

678. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the investigation of the incineration of babies' organs at Cork University Maternity Hospital. [35510/22]

Hospital Investigations

Thomas Gould

679. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the last meeting he held on the investigation of the incineration of babies' organs at Cork University Maternity Hospital. [35511/22]

Hospital Investigations

Thomas Gould

680. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the last request he made for information on the investigation of the incineration of babies' organs at Cork University Maternity Hospital. [35512/22]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

865. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the funding provided respectively to an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin and Cork in each of the past five years in tabular form. [36224/22]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

39. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she has considered additional funding to increase access to school traffic wardens. [34893/22]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

84. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of children with special educational needs who have no school place for September 2022 in Cork. [34892/22]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

201. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if the funding that was made available for addiction family support services in budget 2021 was distributed through a tendering process; and the reason the decision was made to engage in competitive tendering for these services. [34822/22]

Defence Forces

Thomas Gould

83. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on his latest engagement with a group (details supplied). [34159/22]

Passport Services

Thomas Gould

455. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied). [34200/22]

An Garda Síochána

Thomas Gould

691. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of convictions from arrest for anti-social behaviour from the Ballincollig Garda station in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. [33655/22]

An Garda Síochána

Thomas Gould

692. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of convictions from arrest from the Ballincollig Garda station in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. [33656/22]

An Garda Síochána

Thomas Gould

693. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of arrests from the Ballincollig Garda station in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. [33657/22]

An Garda Síochána

Thomas Gould

694. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of arrests for anti-social behaviour from the Ballincollig Garda station in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. [33658/22]

An Garda Síochána

Thomas Gould

695. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of calls received regarding anti-social behaviour to the Ballincollig Garda station in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. [33659/22]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

7. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the targets the vacant homes unit in his Department is working towards to tackle vacancy and dereliction. [32972/22]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

15. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on affordable housing in Cork city; and if he is satisfied with the progress of the scheme. [32973/22]

Passport Services

Thomas Gould

104. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passports currently being processed with application addresses in Cork; and the average time for delivery. [32976/22]

Ports Policy

Thomas Gould

108. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to an international armed soldier presence on a ship in Cork city on 16 June 2022. [32977/22]

Disability Services

Thomas Gould

422. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a business proposal submitted by a club (details supplied). [33375/22]

Tax Code

Thomas Gould

21. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered a VAT reduction in retrofitting projects. [33141/22]

Sports Funding

Thomas Gould

27. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the spending in 2021 on Sports Inclusion Grants; and the spending per stream of the grant and the cohort each stream is aimed at supporting. [33117/22]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

53. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expected date for the sale completion of the first phase of Boherboy Road in Cork city. [33132/22]

Local Authorities

Thomas Gould

54. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will support local authorities that are encountering increased costs due to construction inflation, particularly in situations in which original central Government grant funding is no longer sufficient. [33133/22]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

55. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable houses, by project, in Cork city to be delivered in 2022. [33134/22]

Housing Provision

Thomas Gould

56. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses to be built by Cork City Council and by Approved Housing Bodies in Cork, respectively, in 2022. [33135/22]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

57. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied that affordable housing schemes in Cork meet the criteria for affordability; and if he will outline these criteria. [33136/22]

Vacant Properties

Thomas Gould

58. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding given by his Department to local authorities to tackle dereliction. [33137/22]

Vacant Sites

Thomas Gould

59. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the derelict sites levies collected by each local authority in 2021; the amount levied; the number of sites on each register and the cumulative amount owed by local authority, in tabular form. [33138/22]

Vacant Sites

Thomas Gould

60. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of units by local authorities that his Department estimates to be vacant and or derelict. [33139/22]

Vacant Properties

Thomas Gould

61. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of whole-time equivalent vacant homes officers by local authority in tabular form. [33140/22]

Family Support Services

Thomas Gould

143. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the funding that was made available for family support services in Budget 2021 was distributed through a tendering process; and the reason the decision was made to engage in competitive tendering for these services. [33127/22]

Departmental Data

Thomas Gould

199. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the annual cost per bed of the Keltoi facility when it was open. [33106/22]

Departmental Data

Thomas Gould

200. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the annual cost per bed of providing a State-owned addiction residential rehabilitation bed. [33107/22]

Departmental Data

Thomas Gould

201. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the capital cost per bed of providing a State-owned addiction residential rehabilitation service. [33108/22]

Departmental Data

Thomas Gould

202. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his Department has conducted a cost-benefit analysis of opening State-run residential rehabilitation facilities. [33109/22]