Parliamentary questions

Housing Policy

Thomas Gould

523. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of significant issues with particular flat complexes in Cork constructed in the 1960s under the design of city architect (details supplied) that have now exceeded the estimated life span by over ten years; and if he will consider a specific funding stream to remedy these flat complexes. [40176/23]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

862. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether a school (details supplied) has been assigned therapist hours. [40382/23]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

897. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether support is available for the extension of Coolmine into Galway. [39637/23]

Primary Care Centres

Thomas Gould

903. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the primary care centre in Blarney. [39719/23]

Nursing Homes

Thomas Gould

929. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the initial date that concerns were raised within the HSE regarding a nursing home's management of a Covid-19 outbreak in December 2020 or early 2021 (details supplied); the dates of subsequent concerns/complaints; and the action taken in response to each complaint. [39831/23]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Thomas Gould

930. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of investigations, hearings or disciplinary matters undertaken by The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland regarding patient care from December 2020 to March 2021 (details supplied). [39832/23]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

976. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1788 of 11 September 2023, how this funding will be delivered; and whether DATFs will have a role in this or if it will come through the HSE. [40203/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Thomas Gould

1066. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that a person (details supplied) has only been called for a one-off job education phase; and when they will be called for their next phase. [39830/23]

Energy Conservation

Thomas Gould

162. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether he is aware that a person (details supplied) has had construction ongoing in their home since June under the SEAI warmer homes scheme, with no completion timeline given. [38712/23]

Universal Social Charge

Thomas Gould

440. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance when USC will be abolished. [37679/23]

Banking Sector

Thomas Gould

449. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance for an update on provision to assist type 1 diabetics in progressing with a mortgage given difficulties in securing mortgage protection insurance. [37969/23]

Information and Communications Technology

Thomas Gould

639. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education when ICT/digital grants will be paid to schools. [38048/23]

Sports Facilities

Thomas Gould

799. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the progress towards a centre of excellence in boxing in Cork. [38544/23]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

892. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he is aware of issues with an affordable housing site in Montenotte, County Cork, that is leaving customers unable to progress with a mortgage from a major bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37967/23]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

893. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of issues with mortgage protection insurance for type 1 diabetics seeking a mortgage through the local authority home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37968/23]

Homeless Accommodation

Thomas Gould

947. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he is satisfied that local authorities currently have enough resources to prevent homelessness and accommodate those forced into homelessness, given the recent rise in evictions as evidenced in the RTB quarterly statistics and the lifting of the eviction moratorium. [38924/23]

Disability Services

Thomas Gould

1483. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the return of therapists to special schools; the number that have returned to Cork schools; and the number that will return in September 2023, by role, in tabular form. [39069/23]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

1788. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether recently announced €3.5 million funding for drug and alcohol services is annual reoccurring funding or a once-off payment. [38591/23]

Medical Qualifications

Thomas Gould

1816. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether students who studied medicine in Ulster University are able to apply for internship posts in the south. [38737/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Thomas Gould

2051. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average wait time for an apprentice to enter each of the taught phases, by county, in tabular form. [38004/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Thomas Gould

2052. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices who have worked the required hours but are awaiting placement in an educational institute, by phase and county, in tabular form. [38005/23]

Third Level Admissions

Thomas Gould

2068. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the process for a student who has received the required QQI module qualifications through a PLC to enter into university; whether there is a limit on the number of spaces available per course for those entering through this route; how students are selected if the course is oversubscribed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38894/23]

Third Level Admissions

Thomas Gould

2069. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who applied for a level 8 course following completion of a PLC, who received the required modules but has not gotten a place at Munster Technological University or University College Cork. [38895/23]

State Bodies

Thomas Gould

33. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of advertising by public bodies funded by his Department. [34714/23]

Citizens' Assembly

Thomas Gould

47. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s response to the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34713/23]

Museum Projects

Thomas Gould

72. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media whether she will engage with Cork City Council to progress a museum or commemorative facility recognising the impact of the docks and dockers in Cork city. [34712/23]

Legislative Measures

Thomas Gould

447. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on legislation committed to on the renaming of streets. [34890/23]

Rail Network

Thomas Gould

77. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether there are plans to progress train stations in Grenagh or Rathduff. [34565/23]

State Bodies

Thomas Gould

93. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the public bodies that currently operate a barter account, and the amount processed through these accounts in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [34456/23]

Office of Public Works

Thomas Gould

97. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total cost, broken down by category, including advertising and social media advertising, for an event titled “The Elizabethan Conquest of Ireland” in Doneraile on 16 July; the number of additional staff broken down by grade above the usual staff complement; whether speaker fees will be paid; if so, the amount; whether travel and accommodation will be covered; whether the event was initiated by the OPW or the proposed speaker; the number of tickets for sale; and the number that are available or have been offered complimentary for the event. [34608/23]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

193. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Government funding received by the National Dairy Council; and if they are required to submit accounts to his, or any Department. [34524/23]

Medical Records

Thomas Gould

267. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of requests for medical records from CUMH in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [34609/23]

Public Transport

Thomas Gould

166. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the light rail system in Cork and the stations that will be on the northside of Cork city. [34074/23]

Road Projects

Thomas Gould

167. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the proposed timeline for the M20 project. [34086/23]

Road Projects

Thomas Gould

168. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the spend to date on the M20 project. [34087/23]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

169. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the cost of BusConnects in Cork to date. [34088/23]

Grant Payments

Thomas Gould

170. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications received for the electric taxi vehicle grant and the number approved to date in 2023. [34089/23]

National Educational Psychological Service

Thomas Gould

289. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of children in Cork that are awaiting an appointment with a NEPS psychologist; the number that are waiting less than 6, 6-12 and those that are waiting more than 12 months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34068/23]

School Funding

Thomas Gould

290. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of applications received from schools in Cork under the major capital works scheme; and the number granted to date in 2023. [34081/23]

Housing Provision

Thomas Gould

401. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of affordable homes that have been built in Cork city in each of the past five years; the total amount planned for 2023; the total funding allocated each year to the local authority to supply affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34069/23]

Housing Provision

Thomas Gould

402. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with Cork County Council given its announcement that it would not meet social housing targets for 2023; whether there is a plan to resolve this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34070/23]

Housing Provision

Thomas Gould

403. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average length of time spent on the social housing list in Cork city; the plans to reduce these times; the total number on the social housing list for each of the past 12 months and each month of 2023 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34071/23]

Housing Provision

Thomas Gould

404. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of applicants for Rebuilding Ireland home loans or local authority home loans from Cork; the total number that have been successful; the total number that have been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34072/23]

Vacant Properties

Thomas Gould

405. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has invited Cork City Council to make an application for the vacant properties or voids programme; if such an application has been submitted; the total amount of funding his Department proposes to allocate to the authority; the expected timeframe for release of the funding, the number of units this funding will cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34073/23]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

406. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of mortgage to rent applications to date in 2023 through AHBs, local authorities and Home for Life, respectively. [34075/23]

Vacant Sites

Thomas Gould

407. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount collected, by local authority, by year in vacant sites levy since the levy was established, in tabular form. [34098/23]

Money Advice and Budgeting Service

Thomas Gould

454. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding provided to MABS in each of the years 2019 to 2023, respectively. [34076/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Thomas Gould

455. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the average wait time for an additional needs payment in Cork. [34082/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Thomas Gould

456. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the average wait time for a supplementary welfare allowance in Cork. [34083/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Thomas Gould

457. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for an additional needs payment in Cork, by reason, in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 to date, respectively, in tabular form. [34084/23]