Parliamentary questions

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

215. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 1.3.10 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25963/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

216. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 1.3.11 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25964/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

217. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 2.1.12 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25965/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

218. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 2.1.13 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25966/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

219. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 2.1.14 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25967/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

220. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 2.1.15 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25968/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

221. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 2.1.16 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25969/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

222. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 2.1.17 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25970/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

223. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 2.1.18 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25971/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

224. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 2.1.19 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25972/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

225. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 2.1.20 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25973/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

226. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 2.1.21 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25974/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

227. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 2.1.22 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25975/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

228. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 2.1.23 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25976/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

229. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 2.1.24 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25977/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

230. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 2.1.25 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25978/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

231. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 2.1.26 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25979/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

232. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 2.1.27 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25980/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

233. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 2.2.28 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25981/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

234. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 2.2.29 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25982/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

235. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been undertaken under Action 2.2.30 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25983/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

236. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been undertaken under Action 3.1.31 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25984/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

237. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been undertaken under Action 3.1.32 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25985/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

238. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been undertaken under Action 3.1.33 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25986/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

239. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been undertaken under Action 3.1.34 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25987/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

240. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 3.1.35 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25988/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

241. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 3.2.36 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25989/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

242. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 3.2.37 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25990/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

243. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 3.3.38 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25991/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

244. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 4.1.39 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25992/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

245. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 4.1.40 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25993/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

246. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 4.1.41 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25994/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

247. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 4.1.42 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25995/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

248. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 4.2.43 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25996/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

249. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 4.2.44 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25997/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

250. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 5.1.45 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25998/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

251. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 5.1.46 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [25999/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

252. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 5.1.47 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [26000/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

253. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 5.1.48 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [26001/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

254. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 5.1.49 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [26002/21]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

255. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken under Action 6.1.50 of the national drugs strategy plan upon completion of the 2020 review. [26003/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Gould

62. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she plans to bring forward a fund to get young persons engaged in sports and the arts given the significant impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on youth engagement. [33251/21]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

80. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if funding will be provided to sporting clubs to host commemorative tournaments and events given the significance of the Decade of Centenaries and the opportunity this presents to educate young persons. [33252/21]

Defibrillators Provision

Thomas Gould

198. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of defibrillators at bus stations across the State in 2021. [33341/21]

Defibrillators Provision

Thomas Gould

264. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the breakdown of funding available to local sports clubs to install and maintain defibrillators in the Cork north central area in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33340/21]

First Aid Training

Thomas Gould

475. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider the rolling out of mandatory CPR training for third-level students on a piloted basis in selected third-level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33342/21]

Defibrillators Provision

Thomas Gould

505. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown of funding available for Garda stations to install defibrillators in the Cork north central area in 2021. [33339/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Gould

613. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the documentation needed to guarantee exemption from mandatory hotel quarantine on the basis of travel for a medical appointment. [25849/21]

Road Projects

Thomas Gould

41. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the status of the northern ring road. [32435/21]

Transport Policy

Thomas Gould

70. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to disparities in sustainable transport access in Cork city. [32436/21]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

132. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to a disparity in funding allocations across several Departments between areas in Cork city; and his plans to address this. [32468/21]

National Development Plan

Thomas Gould

134. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether all contracts for capital works laid out in the National Development Plan should be required to contain social clauses which require contractors to hire a certain proportion of their staff from the live register and create a certain number of apprenticeships. [31969/21]

Seized Property

Thomas Gould

386. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice if it is possible to reclaim a relative’s War of Independence firearm if it was surrendered to An Garda Síochána in the 1970s. [32572/21]

Insurance Coverage

Thomas Gould

75. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to insurance companies refusing to provide cover to persons with fully managed type 1 diabetes. [31799/21]

Credit Unions

Thomas Gould

132. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no recourse for complaint regarding decisions taken by the nominations committee of a credit union. [31798/21]

Road Projects

Thomas Gould

224. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the deadline for the submission of safety improvement works 2022. [30680/21]

Road Projects

Thomas Gould

279. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a price discrepancy being quoted in the cost of the M20 by him and that being quoted by the engineering team. [31733/21]

Financial Services

Thomas Gould

379. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if a lending agency can refuse a person a loan based on their age. [31817/21]

Freedom of Information

Thomas Gould

437. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if TDs are exempt from Freedom of Information charges. [31001/21]

Local Authorities

Thomas Gould

578. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided to local authorities in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021 to deal with the issue of dereliction in tabular form. [30704/21]

Derelict Sites

Thomas Gould

579. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full-time equivalent derelict sites inspectors by local authority in tabular form. [30705/21]

Derelict Sites

Thomas Gould

580. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the levies applied by each local authority on derelict sites in 2020, in tabular form. [30706/21]

Derelict Sites

Thomas Gould

581. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is a legislative requirement for a site to have been on the derelict sites register for two years before it can be compulsorily purchased. [30707/21]

Compulsory Purchase Orders

Thomas Gould

582. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the funding provided in 2019 and 2020, respectively for the compulsory purchase of sites by local authority in tabular form. [30708/21]

Courts Service

Thomas Gould

1106. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of convictions or fines and the number of court appearances, respectively, resulting from equine seizures in Cork city and county in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [30674/21]

Employment Rights

Thomas Gould

30. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the legislation resulting from the recommendations of the Duffy-Cahill report. [30225/21]

Workplace Relations Commission

Thomas Gould

48. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of legislation to allow Workplace Relations Commission proceedings to take place in public. [30224/21]

Proposed Legislation

Thomas Gould

146. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the status of the Gambling Control Bill 2018. [30220/21]

Local Authorities

Thomas Gould

270. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to recent reports that Cork County Council is significantly underfunded; and his plans to address the issue. [30348/21]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

274. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the rent contribution agreement as required to be signed by HAP tenants has statutory footing; if so, the location same can be found; and if not, if the document differs by local authority. [30404/21]

National Broadband Plan

Thomas Gould

88. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of broadband in Blarney, County Cork. [29422/21]

Waste Management

Thomas Gould

98. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to four waste management facilities in a location (details supplied) which are surrounded by residential properties and sporting facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29423/21]

Departmental Schemes

Thomas Gould

311. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loan applications submitted and approved, respectively by quarter, month and local authority in 2020 and to date in 2021 in tabular form. [29119/21]

Schools Amalgamation

Thomas Gould

388. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the consultation process required when an application for amalgamation of schools has been made; and if there is a statutory duty in this regard. [29121/21]

United Nations

Thomas Gould

171. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the number of countries that have defaulted on their payment commitments to the UN; and the approximate sum owed in tabular form. [28960/21]

United Nations

Thomas Gould

188. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Defence the amount Ireland is owed by the UN for the Defence Forces being deployed on peacekeeping duties all over the world. [28959/21]

Education Schemes

Thomas Gould

205. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the process by which the workers of a company (details supplied) can request access to the retraining fund. [28468/21]

Departmental Schemes

Thomas Gould

32. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a grant or support is in place to assist residents in Bridgetown, County Cork in petitioning the local authorities to apply for localised flood relief in the area and to strengthen the local community group. [27988/21]

Housing Policy

Thomas Gould

241. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if persons in residential addiction treatment are considered housed in terms of open social housing applications. [27518/21]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

242. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if persons in residential addiction treatment can still avail of the HAP scheme for a property for the duration of their stay. [27519/21]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

243. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if HAP is stopped or paused for persons in residential addiction treatment. [27520/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Thomas Gould

407. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons still awaiting pandemic unemployment payment arrears payments; the average time persons wait for a payment to be made; and the number of successful reviews upon request by month since April 2020, in tabular form. [27901/21]

Animal Welfare

Thomas Gould

568. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to ensure equine welfare is prioritised within his Department. [28359/21]

Animal Welfare

Thomas Gould

569. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of equine seizures that were recorded in Cork city and county. [28362/21]

Milk Supply

Thomas Gould

26. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent introduction of dairy caps by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26931/21]

Animal Slaughtering

Thomas Gould

29. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason cattle are routinely transported across long distances for slaughter. [26932/21]

Higher Education Institutions

Thomas Gould

145. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has met with UCC or MTU to discuss the possibility of locating a campus on the northside of Cork city. [26935/21]

Driver Test

Thomas Gould

252. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the case of a person (details supplied). [25839/21]

Schools Building Projects

Thomas Gould

110. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the status of a school building for a school (details supplied). [25088/21]

Schools Amalgamation

Thomas Gould

166. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the proposed amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Cork. [25089/21]

Health Services Staff

Thomas Gould

416. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses, consultants, doctors, administrators and HCAs respectively employed in Cork University Hospital from January 2020 to date by month in tabular form. [25265/21]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

95. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the provisions in place for persons that have lost their home to repossession or recession to purchase a home now in cases in which they cannot save the 20% deposit needed as non-first time buyers. [24820/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Gould

131. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a letter to allow a person (details supplied) to return home on compassionate grounds. [24738/21]

Schools Amalgamation

Thomas Gould

151. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a proposed amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in Cork City. [24750/21]

Schools Amalgamation

Thomas Gould

152. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the recourse available to parents who disagree with proposed major changes to the school their child attends or will attend. [24751/21]

School Catchment Areas

Thomas Gould

153. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education her views on whether it is acceptable that there could be no all-girls school in a large area of Cork city particularly given the vulnerability of certain young girls and the need for same to attend a same-sex school. [24752/21]

Israeli Settlements

Thomas Gould

72. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions he has taken to protect families in forced evictions in east Jerusalem. [24170/21]

Consular Services

Thomas Gould

85. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the provisions in place to support Irish citizens whose visa has expired but test positive for Covid-19. [24171/21]

Mortgage Lending

Thomas Gould

234. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the support that can be given to persons currently in receipt of the employment wage subsidy scheme indefinitely who cannot drawdown a mortgage. [24273/21]

Health Services

Thomas Gould

922. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that despite a commitment given to the HSE, SouthDoc is refusing to see persons in its Blackpool, County Cork, facility in cases in which they indicate that they cannot travel to Kinsale Road; and if he will engage with SouthDoc on this issue and support the HSE in formally pursuing the full reopening of SouthDoc, Blackpool, through whatever means necessary including financial penalties. [24619/21]