Parliamentary questions

Citizens' Assembly

Thomas Gould

6. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Taoiseach if more than one citizens' assembly can run at once, particularly in view of the new online format; and, if not, the reason for same. [7132/21]

National Broadband Plan

Thomas Gould

96. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no broadband is available in Donoughmore, County Cork; and the timeline for the delivery of broadband to the area. [7173/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Gould

128. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a situation whereby driving schools have been instructed to give lessons only to essential workers with dates booked but essential workers cannot book their test without completing the 12 weeks essential driver training course. [6545/21]

Local Authority Funding

Thomas Gould

165. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if funding is available to local authorities to conduct universal design walkability audits, particularly in reference to participant recruitment. [7131/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Thomas Gould

310. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if financial support is available to those who have had renovations or house builds delayed due to Covid-19 restrictions and have incurred additional financial delays due to same such as extended renting. [6585/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Thomas Gould

311. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to those renovating single properties who are unable to occupy the properties due to the continued construction and renovation on the properties under current Covid-19 restrictions. [6586/21]

Housing Issues

Thomas Gould

319. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is a legislative basis or Departmental guidelines regarding tenant purchase of housing in cases in which the local authority may still have outstanding debt in relation to the property. [6770/21]

Social Workers Register

Thomas Gould

538. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated annual cost of peer supervision in the social work setting. [6462/21]

Social Workers Recruitment

Thomas Gould

539. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of social workers employed currently. [6463/21]

Criminal Assets Bureau

Thomas Gould

610. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 507 of 8 December 2020, the reason for the discrepancy between the amount seized and amount sent to the Exchequer in each year. [6457/21]

Prisoner Releases

Thomas Gould

611. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the funding given to the TRAIL programme run under PACE annually. [6472/21]

Prisoner Releases

Thomas Gould

612. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons temporarily housed through TRAIL in 2019 and 2020, respectively. [6473/21]

Drug Treatment Programmes

Thomas Gould

723. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of needle exchanges and their operating hours, by county, in 2019 and 2020, respectively. [6418/21]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

728. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of community development workers funded by his Department to work in addiction services in each of the years from 2010 to 2020, in tabular form [6450/21]

HSE Staff

Thomas Gould

729. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average salary of a community development worker in the HSE. [6451/21]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

734. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the estimated number of addiction workers employed both publicly and as section 39 workers currently. [6464/21]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

735. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of needle exchanges by task force. [6465/21]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

739. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of addiction councillors currently employed by the HSE and as section 39 workers, respectively. [6471/21]

Mental Health Services

Thomas Gould

741. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the funding given to services to run dual diagnosis programmes by community healthcare organisation, CHO, or task force in tabular form. [6481/21]

HSE Staff

Thomas Gould

742. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average salary of a mental health worker employed by the HSE. [6482/21]

Gambling Sector

Thomas Gould

744. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a gambling prevalence survey. [6487/21]

Gambling Sector

Thomas Gould

745. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health where the location a full copy of questions asked as part of the current drug and alcohol survey can be found. [6488/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Thomas Gould

890. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that will be taken to ensure that patients with a prescription for products produced by a company (details supplied) can still access the products. [7125/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Thomas Gould

891. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if all patients that were receiving reimbursement of their prescription costs for medicinal cannabis prior to 21 January 2021 will continue to receive this reimbursement. [7126/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Thomas Gould

892. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when permissible products under the medicinal cannabis access programme, MCAP, will be extended to include a variety of cannabis flower. [7127/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Thomas Gould

893. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if a review has been commissioned on the qualifying conditions under medicinal cannabis access programme, MCAP; if so, the timeline for the review; if not, his plans for such a review; if flexibility will exist on the current list of qualifying conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7128/21]

Hospital Facilities

Thomas Gould

894. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 788 of 3 February 2021, if his attention has been drawn to page 88 of the national development plan which, under Acute Hospital Development, specifically mentions a new hospital for Cork; and if, in view of this information, he will provide a timeline for and update on the promised acute hospital in Cork. [7135/21]

National Broadband Plan

Thomas Gould

5. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for roll-out of the national broadband plan in Donoughmore, County Cork [6085/21]

Human Rights

Thomas Gould

96. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken to his Indonesian counterpart and the Indonesian diplomatic mission to Ireland to express Ireland's displeasure at the recent news that a same sex Indonesian couple were whipped for Sharia-banned sex. [6226/21]

Health Services

Thomas Gould

202. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to commissioning a trauma awareness video for the HSE similar to that commissioned and made publicly available for child protection and suicide awareness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6079/21]

Health Services

Thomas Gould

203. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of times the working group on dual diagnosis has met; when it last met; and the next arranged meeting. [6083/21]

Citizens' Assembly

Thomas Gould

2. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for and order of citizens' assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [5207/21]

Industrial Disputes

Thomas Gould

11. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of a dispute at a company (details supplied). [5219/21]

National Broadband Plan

Thomas Gould

46. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in County Cork. [5220/21]

Road Projects

Thomas Gould

103. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the status of the northern ring road; and if this will be progressed further when a decision is made on the M20 route in 2021. [5209/21]

Road Projects

Thomas Gould

104. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost and timeline of the M20. [5210/21]

Driver Test

Thomas Gould

105. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for a driver test; the number that are essential workers; the number waiting for driver theory tests in tabular form; and his plans to provide funding to ease the backlog once level 5 restrictions are eased. [5218/21]

Local Authority Facilities

Thomas Gould

106. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the status of the development of a walkability study that would assist local authorities in ensuring their areas are accessible for those with disabilities. [5223/21]

Homeless Accommodation

Thomas Gould

265. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding given to provide accommodation to those sleeping rough in Cork city in 2020 by month. [5205/21]

Social and Affordable Housing

Thomas Gould

266. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the publication date of an affordable housing plan committed to in the programme for Government. [5206/21]

Home Loan Scheme

Thomas Gould

267. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to significant delays and issues with the Rebuilding Ireland home loan programme in Cork city. [5208/21]

Housing Assistance Payment

Thomas Gould

270. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities are required to provide a report on HAP inspections to his office. [5246/21]

Housing Assistance Payment

Thomas Gould

299. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons and families currently on the housing assistance payment at the end of Q3 2020, by county. [5738/21]

Local Authority Housing

Thomas Gould

300. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are specific time periods during which local authorities can apply for funding to restore voids; and the number of such opportunities in 2019 and 2020. [5739/21]

School Patronage

Thomas Gould

369. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the status of the negotiations with a trust (details supplied) for land for a school building. [5247/21]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

503. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding is available for the European Youth Parliament which is hosting a virtual conference in County Cork in the coming weeks. [5786/21]

Gambling Sector

Thomas Gould

558. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the status of the engagement of the Minister for State with responsibility for law reform with an organisation (details supplied); and if a temporary funding stream has been found. [5211/21]

Liquor Licences

Thomas Gould

559. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice her plans to progress legislation on alcohol licensing in view of the upsurge in drink deliveries due to the Covid-19 pandemic. [5212/21]

Crime Data

Thomas Gould

560. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions and arrests under legislation regulating learner drivers in tabular form. [5215/21]

Crime Data

Thomas Gould

561. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions and arrests under legislation regulating the supply of a vehicle to a person with a learner permit to drive unaccompanied. [5216/21]

Crime Data

Thomas Gould

562. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions and arrests relating to the supply of a vehicle to a person under 16 years of age. [5217/21]

Road Traffic Offences

Thomas Gould

563. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of road traffic collisions involving underage drivers in each of the years 2010 to 2020, in tabular form. [5221/21]

Road Traffic Offences

Thomas Gould

564. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of road traffic collisions involving learner drivers in each of the years 2010 to 2020, in tabular form. [5222/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Gould

565. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of fines and sanctions issued to employers for breach of Covid-19 guidelines by month to date in tabular form. [5226/21]

Garda Training

Thomas Gould

566. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the training provided to gardaí on horse welfare and licensing requirements; and her plans to improve this. [5227/21]

Garda Deployment

Thomas Gould

604. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the sanctions available to gardaí to regulate employers who are in breach of the Covid-19 guidelines. [5224/21]

Garda Deployment

Thomas Gould

605. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the sanctions available to gardaí to regulate employers who are in breach of the Covid-19 guidelines but have no premises, for example those in construction. [5225/21]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

622. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason for the refusal to fund programmes specific to gambling addiction, given that the latest published data show that 8% of persons here suffer with problem gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5041/21]

Departmental Reports

Thomas Gould

623. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when the various sections of the national survey on drug and alcohol use in Ireland conducted by the Health Research Board will be published; the reason for the delay; and if he has received a draft copy of the survey to date. [5042/21]

Hospital Services

Thomas Gould

663. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of the promised elective hospital for Cork; and if this will include an accident and emergency department. [5203/21]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

664. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to support the HSE to reopen SouthDoc Blackpool and Listowel. [5204/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Thomas Gould

665. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if further Covid-19 funding will be provided to local and regional drug and alcohol taskforces. [5213/21]

Alcohol Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

666. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the services funded to support those with alcohol-related brain injury. [5214/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Thomas Gould

779. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if an application has been made for the participation of a company (details supplied) in the cannabis access programme, CAP, scheme; if so, the status of the application; and if not, if an indication has been given that an application will be made in future. [5576/21]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Thomas Gould

788. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status and timeline for the construction of an acute hospital in Cork as promised in the national development plan. [5592/21]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Thomas Gould

789. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if the ambulatory elective hospital intended for Cork and promised in the national development plan will include an emergency department; and if an updated timeline on delivery of the hospital will be provided. [5593/21]

Prison Building Programme

Thomas Gould

203. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the costs for security, electricity and maintenance of the old Cork prison building from 2016 to date in tabular form. [4662/21]

Prison Building Programme

Thomas Gould

204. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice her future plans to develop the site of the old Cork Prison in view of the need for community amenities in the area. [4663/21]

Prison Building Programme

Thomas Gould

205. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the engagement and contribution the Irish Prison Service has with those in the vicinity of the old and new Cork prisons. [4664/21]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

243. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by SouthDoc in Cork city in 2019 and 2020, respectively. [4665/21]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

244. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average time from triage call to a doctors’ visit in SouthDoc, Cork city in December 2019 and December 2020, respectively. [4666/21]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

110. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for BusConnects implementation in Cork. [3815/21]

Property Tax

Thomas Gould

197. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the local property tax paid by local authorities in respect of social housing stock in 2020. [3843/21]

Local Authority Housing

Thomas Gould

321. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the process by which a void renovation is sanctioned. [3810/21]

Local Authority Housing

Thomas Gould

322. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the length of time, on average, it takes for a void renovation to be sanctioned from initial contact by the local authority. [3811/21]

Probate Data

Thomas Gould

323. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties currently in probate. [3812/21]

Derelict Sites

Thomas Gould

324. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to supply funding to local authorities for compulsory purchase of derelict sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3813/21]

Housing Assistance Payment

Thomas Gould

328. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons in receipt of 5%, 10%, 20% and over 20% top-ups on their HAP by local authority in 2020. [3898/21]

Passport Data

Thomas Gould

411. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of persons waiting for passports; and the average wait time by county in tabular form. [4361/21]

Passport Services

Thomas Gould

412. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the processes available for persons to apply for a passport under Covid-19 restrictions. [4362/21]

Residential Institutions

Thomas Gould

433. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the location families of survivors of industrial schools can go to access files on their family members in cases in which the family member is deceased. [4299/21]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

458. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the funding streams available to support the European Youth Parliament in its upcoming online conference. [4022/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Thomas Gould

554. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the access arrangements in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic. [3999/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Thomas Gould

555. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reunification arrangements in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic. [4000/21]

Youth Services

Thomas Gould

556. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding streams available to support the European Youth Parliament in its upcoming online conference. [4021/21]

Citizenship Applications

Thomas Gould

649. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice if a letter from a general practitioner or educational institution can be submitted as proof of address in circumstances in which applicants do not have the sufficient number of utility or other bills in their own names. [4358/21]

HSE Agency Staff

Thomas Gould

662. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reasoning behind utilising agency staff in the healthcare sector when others are waiting recruitment on panels having passed the initial recruitment process. [3549/21]

HSE Staff

Thomas Gould

663. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons contacting the HSE in response to a call for healthcare assistants, HCAs, and nurses are being offered unpaid volunteer positions. [3550/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Thomas Gould

792. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of the promised supply scheme for medical cannabis. [4081/21]

Departmental Records

Thomas Gould

169. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the person or body families of deceased survivors of industrial schools can contact to obtain information on the period their family members spent in the institution. [3169/21]

Remote Working

Thomas Gould

25. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will publish the report on working from home. [2615/21]

Maritime Safety

Thomas Gould

69. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport when Ireland will have its own merchant navy record training book for Ireland's merchant navy engineering cadets, deck officer cadets and electrical cadets. [2224/21]

Maritime Safety

Thomas Gould

70. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the reason Ireland relies on the UK's Merchant Navy Training Board to set the standard of training for Merchant Navy engineering cadets, deck officer cadets and electrical cadets and rating training by virtue of a UK-made training record book for each discipline. [2225/21]

Driver Test

Thomas Gould

88. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if the family of essential workers will be considered for driver tests currently, given that they are necessary to transport essential workers to and from work. [2535/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Gould

368. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that childcare providers are requesting full payment from parents who are essential workers even if one parent is an essential worker and the other currently is not working and, therefore, not in need of childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2457/21]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

513. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of SouthDoc Blackpool. [2417/21]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

636. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the previously mentioned gambling addiction support services funded by the HSE; the funding streams they are supported under; and the way in which similar services can apply for this funding. [2784/21]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

637. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) is facing imminent closure without support; if consideration will be given to supporting this vital service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2787/21]

Erasmus+ Programme

Thomas Gould

644. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration has been given to payment of the Erasmus grant to students who did not travel abroad in 2020. [44777/20]

Medicinal Products

Thomas Gould

785. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of licensing and reimbursement of Jorveza used to treat eosinophilic oesophagitis. [44769/20]