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Questions and answers for all sittings
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Thu, 6 May 2021
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Local Authority Staff
Thomas Gould
81. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason there are only three full-time vacant homes officers in the State with none in County Cork. [23532/21]
Thu, 6 May 2021
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Housing Policy
Thomas Gould
82. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether affordability and not market value should be the criteria by which costing for cost-rental and affordable housing is judged. [23533/21]
Thu, 6 May 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Thomas Gould
190. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the provisions that are in place for housebound persons under 70 years of age to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. [23401/21]
Wed, 5 May 2021
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Credit Unions
Thomas Gould
207. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the provisions being made or that will be made in respect of section 56B of the Credit Union Act 1997 to prevent undemocratic nominations processes within credit unions. [22595/21]
Wed, 5 May 2021
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Alcohol Sales
Thomas Gould
459. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the sale of alcohol Bill; and if this Bill will include provisions for drink deliveries similar to those included in 2005. [22660/21]
Wed, 5 May 2021
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Addiction Treatment Services
Thomas Gould
514. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if a timeline has been provided for the expansion of attendance at addiction recovery group meetings. [22654/21]
Wed, 5 May 2021
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Addiction Treatment Services
Thomas Gould
515. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will seek public health advice on the expansion of attendance at addiction recovery group meetings given the significant impact Covid-19 has had on addiction. [22655/21]
Thu, 29 Apr 2021
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Erasmus+ Programme
Thomas Gould
89. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if provisions will be made to support Erasmus students who did not receive their Erasmus grant due to not travelling in 2021. [22363/21]
Thu, 29 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Gould
114. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation whereby under S.I. No. 183 of 2021 a person entering the State who is fully vaccinated but has not completed the mandatory wait time post-vaccination (details supplied) is required to complete the full two week mandatory hotel quarantine despite becoming fully vaccinated during this time period. [22382/21]
Thu, 29 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Gould
115. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied). [22383/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Citizens' Assembly
Thomas Gould
15. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Taoiseach if he will publish the independent review of the Citizens' Assembly on gender equality. [21943/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Thomas Gould
65. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps she has taken to support sporting organisations and other similar organisations in ensuring that young persons will return; if she has held stakeholder engagement on the issue; and if she will support these groups in outreach campaigns to encourage young persons back given the significant impact Covid-19 has had on the cohort. [21937/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Thomas Gould
70. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if funding will be provided to sporting organisations and other similar organisations to assist them in meeting fixed costs such as rent which have remained despite closure. [21936/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Insurance Coverage
Thomas Gould
277. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if insurance companies can refuse cover or increase premiums on the basis of controlled type 1 diabetes; and if so, the steps he is taking to address the issue. [21622/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Community Employment Schemes
Thomas Gould
647. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will make contact with a centre (details supplied) whose maintenance worker is due to conclude their community employment scheme in coming months and are eager to retain this particular worker but do not have funding and assist them in sourcing funding to retain this person.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21473/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Legislative Programme
Thomas Gould
800. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice when the gambling control Bill will be published; and if the Bill will explicitly transfer gambling addiction to the remit of the Minister for Health. [21344/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Alcohol Pricing
Thomas Gould
900. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when minimum unit pricing will be implemented as prescribed in the Public Health Alcohol Act 2018. [21340/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Health Research Board
Thomas Gould
901. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if the Health Research Board drugs and alcohol behavioural study will be published. [21341/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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National Drugs Strategy
Thomas Gould
902. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of the mid-term review of the National Drugs Strategy. [21342/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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National Drugs Strategy
Thomas Gould
903. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the engagements undertaken by the Minister for State with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy in relation to rehabilitation and detox residential treatment waiting times. [21343/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Community Employment Schemes
Thomas Gould
97. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection if support will be provided to a community centre (details supplied) that wants to retain its maintenance worker under a shortly expiring community employment scheme. [20942/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Waste Management
Thomas Gould
267. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the responsibility of local authorities in residential waste management under the Local Government Act 2001. [19677/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Road Safety
Thomas Gould
375. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the requirements in relation to bollards placed on footpaths; the space that must be allowed between the bollards and the edge either side of the footpath; the width that must be available for accessibility on footpaths; and the statutory instruments and regulations covering same. [19480/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Gould
407. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if the situation in which essential workers who have not completed their EDT lessons are unable to complete these without a bike driver test and are also unable to book a driver test due to the fact they have not completed their EDT lessons has been rectified. [19862/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Customs and Excise
Thomas Gould
501. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the amount of betting excise duty collected in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, by month. [19317/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Customs and Excise
Thomas Gould
502. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the amount of betting excise duty provided to the HSE in 2020. [19318/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Housing Data
Thomas Gould
694. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will account for the discrepancy between figures given by Cork City Council relating to social housing waiting lists and those provided by the summary of social housing assessments 2020. [18625/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Housing Data
Thomas Gould
713. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant social housing for 2020, by local authority and month. [18946/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Housing Policy
Thomas Gould
714. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the further solutions he is proposing to address the issue of voids on local authorities such as Cork City Council. [18947/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Housing Policy
Thomas Gould
715. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase the funding directed towards local authorities to address voids under the new programme; and the breakdown as to the targets and limits for this funding for local authorities. [18953/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Housing Data
Thomas Gould
741. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full-time equivalent vacant homes officers by local authority in tabular form. [19449/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Housing Data
Thomas Gould
742. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided for a vacant homes officer to each local authority in tabular form. [19450/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Housing Data
Thomas Gould
743. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review figures provided in the summary of social housing assessments 2020 of his Department given that Cork City Council disputes the figures and has provided figures that show a clear discrepancy that cannot be accounted for in the 30-day difference. [19451/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Housing Data
Thomas Gould
744. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the vacant homes schemes and policies are sufficient in addressing the vacant homes issue. [19452/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Housing Data
Thomas Gould
745. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he receives regular updates on the number of homes applied for through the vacant homes scheme by local authority; and if so, if he will provide the figures. [19453/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Housing Data
Thomas Gould
746. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided to each local authority for preventative maintenance in each of the years 2015 to date. [19454/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Housing Data
Thomas Gould
747. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans in relation to addressing social housing conditions given recent findings by the ECSR. [19455/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Vacant Sites
Thomas Gould
816. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding available to local authorities to support legal fees and costs incurred from CPOs under the vacant sites levy. [20652/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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School Curriculum
Thomas Gould
1021. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education her plans to educate young persons on the associated risks with gambling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19319/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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School Curriculum
Thomas Gould
1022. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the proposed education programme for primary and post-primary students on drugs and alcohol; if this will include behavioural addictions; if this will be given by schools or outsourced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19320/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Third Level Education
Thomas Gould
1264. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to increase the delivery of third-level college places; the location of the additional third-level places to be allocated; and if these will be allocated to the HEAR or DARE programmes or other similar schemes in other colleges across the country given the current shortage of same. [18109/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Student Universal Support Ireland
Thomas Gould
1265. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to increase the SUSI grant threshold. [18288/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Direct Provision System
Thomas Gould
1365. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of letters that have been issued and are being issued each month to those in direct provision in tabular form. [18131/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Direct Provision System
Thomas Gould
1366. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of first instance interviews for asylum seekers that have been postponed from March 2020 to date; the number that are scheduled for 2021; the number of additional interviews that are scheduled monthly to clear the backlog; the number of cases that are assigned to each interviewer; the timeframe given to complete each case; the number that received their first interview in 2020, by month; and the number of interviews with applicants outside of Dublin that have been held by month from March 2020 to date. [18132/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Direct Provision System
Thomas Gould
1367. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the accelerated procedures that have been put in place for those seeking asylum given the considerable backlog. [18133/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Direct Provision System
Thomas Gould
1368. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the nature of the non-cooperation measures in relation to those seeking asylum. [18134/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Direct Provision System
Thomas Gould
1369. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the way in which the return of questionnaires have been speeded up in relation to those seeking asylum [18135/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Direct Provision System
Thomas Gould
1370. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice if an applicant seeking asylum who wants a speedy interview is placed on a remote interview list; if so, the length of the list; the length of the waiting time for this list; and the way in which applications are made. [18136/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Direct Provision System
Thomas Gould
1371. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the way in which the €1.7 million additional funding allocated to improving the processing waiting times is being spent in relation to persons seeking asylum. [18137/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Gould
1411. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice if a date for a return to house viewings has been given; and if so, when it will take place. [18918/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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National Archives
Thomas Gould
1413. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1294 of 9 July 2020, the details of the location of records of a person (details supplied). [18986/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Gambling Sector
Thomas Gould
1425. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice her plans to bring forward legislation to regulate gambling advertising. [19316/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Thomas Gould
1511. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the position of persons with Addison’s disease on the vaccine roll-out; his views on the frustration and lack of clarity experienced by those with Addison’s and other rare diseases at a failure to communicate their cohort in the vaccine roll-out; and if a commitment will be given to provide clarity in relation to same. [18108/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Thomas Gould
1569. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the position of persons suffering with rheumatoid arthritis on the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out programme. [18287/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Hospital Staff
Thomas Gould
1610. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if there are staffing shortages at Cork University Hospital; if so, if he can account for these shortages; and if he can account for significant delays in inpatient procedures for persons due to same. [18429/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Hospital Staff
Thomas Gould
1611. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses, consultants, doctors, administrators and HCAs, respectively employed and in work in Cork University Hospital from January 2020 to date by month in tabular form. [18430/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Hospital Staff
Thomas Gould
1612. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses, consultants, doctors, administrators and HCAs, respectively employed but absent from work in Cork University Hospital from January 2020 to date by month in tabular form. [18431/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Gould
1821. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to mandatory hotel quarantine (details supplied) [19057/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Health Services Staff
Thomas Gould
1887. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of clinicians in CHO 4 that have been redeployed from early intervention and school age disability teams into assessment of needs posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19250/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Health Services Staff
Thomas Gould
1888. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of clinicians in CHO 4 that have been redeployed to track and trace, Covid-19 testing or vaccination; the original job title of each; the expected length of their redeployment in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19251/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Paediatric Services
Thomas Gould
1889. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if developmental checks for babies have fully resumed; if a plan has been put in place to ensure any backlog is cleared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19252/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Paediatric Services
Thomas Gould
1890. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of babies given developmental checks by age in months in 2020 and to date in 2021. [19253/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Births Data
Thomas Gould
1891. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of babies born by month in 2020 and to date in 2021. [19254/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Mental Health Services
Thomas Gould
1892. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of women treated clinically for postnatal depression in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [19255/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Maternity Services
Thomas Gould
1893. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he has met with maternity hospitals recently regarding restrictions on partners; when his next expected engagement with the hospitals will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19256/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Thomas Gould
1894. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress of the ambulatory elective hospital in Cork; and the expected timeline of completion. [19257/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Thomas Gould
1895. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if an expected timeline of completion has been given for the children’s hospital, Cork. [19258/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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General Practitioner Services
Thomas Gould
1896. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if SouthDoc has outlined criteria by which it will judge the deterioration of the Covid-19 situation and withdraw the planned reopening of SouthDoc in Blackpool, Cork. [19259/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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General Practitioner Services
Thomas Gould
1897. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has queried the timeline given by SouthDoc for the reopening of its Blackpool facility given it met on 30 March 2021 and only intends to open the facility at the end of April 2021. [19260/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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General Practitioner Services
Thomas Gould
1898. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if SouthDoc has given a commitment for a full return to service upon the reopening of SouthDoc, Blackpool. [19261/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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General Practitioner Services
Thomas Gould
1899. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of persons served by each out-of-hours doctor service; and the number of facilities each service has in Dublin, Limerick, Galway and Cork. [19262/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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General Practitioner Services
Thomas Gould
1900. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the estimated number of persons served by SouthDoc in the SouthDoc, Blackpool, catchment area; and the estimated number of persons served by same in the Kinsale road catchment area. [19263/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Disability Services Data
Thomas Gould
1901. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for an assessment of needs in Cork North Lee services in March 2020 and in April 2021. [19264/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Disability Services Data
Thomas Gould
1902. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for speech and language therapy in Cork North Lee services in March 2020 and in April 2021. [19265/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Disability Services Data
Thomas Gould
1903. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for early intervention in Cork North Lee services in March 2020 and in April 2021. [19266/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Addiction Treatment Services
Thomas Gould
1904. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the mitigation strategy that was put in place for the closure of residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation beds due to Covid-19; the increase in waiting list times; and his views on the success of this plan. [19267/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Addiction Treatment Services
Thomas Gould
1905. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the Minister for State with responsibility for public health, well-being and the national drugs strategy on the increased residential treatment waiting times. [19268/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Gambling Sector
Thomas Gould
1906. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his Department has engaged with the Department of Justice on the gambling control Bill. [19269/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Hospital Data
Thomas Gould
1907. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of cancelled outpatient and inpatient orthopaedic surgeries in the CUH in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, by month in tabular form. [19270/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Citizens' Assembly
Thomas Gould
1908. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the work his Department has engaged in to prepare for the proposed citizens' assembly on drugs; if a working group has been established; if the terms of reference for the assembly have been drawn up; and if so, if he will publish same. [19271/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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National Drugs Strategy
Thomas Gould
1909. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if, after consideration of the data by the relevant departmental group, he will publish the mid-term review of the national drugs strategy; and if so, the date for publication. [19272/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
Thomas Gould
1910. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the funding to be provided to drug and alcohol task forces in 2021, by task force. [19273/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Addiction Treatment Services
Thomas Gould
1927. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for persons to access gambling addiction counselling by quarter in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and the number of persons who accessed the service in tabular form. [19312/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Addiction Treatment Services
Thomas Gould
1928. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for persons to access gambling addiction residential treatment by quarter in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 including the number of persons who accessed the service in tabular form. [19313/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Addiction Treatment Services
Thomas Gould
1929. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented to the HSE with a gambling addiction in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, by month. [19314/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Addiction Treatment Services
Thomas Gould
1930. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if additional supports are put in place for established high-risk gambling times, for example, the Cheltenham festival. [19315/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Substance Misuse
Thomas Gould
2183. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation in which communities in County Clare are finding one hit kit packages with needles; if he will instruct his Department to contact the relevant pharmacies to discuss the issue; and if funding is available for equipment and training for local community groups such as tidy towns to clean the needles up. [20051/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Tests
Thomas Gould
2224. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when walk-in Covid-19 testing will be available in Cork city. [20175/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Tests
Thomas Gould
2225. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the way in which locations are selected for walk-in Covid-19 testing. [20176/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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HSE Data
Thomas Gould
2271. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of social prescribers by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20365/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Citizens' Assembly
Thomas Gould
40. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Taoiseach the expected running order of citizens' assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [13256/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Credit Register
Thomas Gould
126. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the credit implications of missed mortgage payments due to the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic; and the actions he has taken to mitigate same. [17159/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Credit Unions
Thomas Gould
129. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a situation in relation to a credit union (details suppled) that has continued to refuse to supply a death grant to members despite a motion passed unanimously at its last AGM. [17158/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Rental Accommodation Scheme
Thomas Gould
456. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a situation in which Cork City Council refuses a transfer pathway to a person (details supplied) under the RAS scheme despite his or her eligibility for the transfer. [16321/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Rental Accommodation Scheme
Thomas Gould
457. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the recourse available to a person denied a transfer pathway under the RAS scheme in which he or she believes he or she is eligible for such a transfer and the local authority diagreess. [16322/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Rental Accommodation Scheme
Thomas Gould
458. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities have the power to engage with the Residential Tenancies Board on landlords contracted to it through the RAS scheme. [16323/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Rental Accommodation Scheme
Thomas Gould
459. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if tenants have the power under the RAS scheme to engage with the Residential Tenancies Board about the local authority and-or their landlord. [16324/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Social and Affordable Housing
Thomas Gould
475. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the discrepancy in figures between those given by his Department in the 2020 summary of social housing assessments and those given in the 2020 allocations report by Cork City Council in respect of social housing waiting lists given that these figures were both taken one month apart but show a significant difference. [16752/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Tests
Thomas Gould
508. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a PCR test is needed to travel from Ireland to the UK. [16357/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Tests
Thomas Gould
509. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if mandatory quarantine rules apply to those arriving from Ireland into the UK and from the UK into Ireland. [16358/21]