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Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Housing Provision
Thomas Gould
403. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable homes delivered, by county, in 2023. [54853/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Housing Schemes
Thomas Gould
404. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost-rental homes delivered, by county, in 2023. [54854/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Housing Provision
Thomas Gould
405. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses delivered, by local authority and by AHBs respectively, by county, in tabular form. [54855/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Urban Development
Thomas Gould
406. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the timeline for delivery of the North West Quarter Regeneration in Cork. [54856/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Housing Schemes
Thomas Gould
407. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of successful right-sizing applications in 2023, by local authority, in tabular form. [54858/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Housing Provision
Thomas Gould
408. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP properties purchased by local authorities in 2023, in tabular form. [54859/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Housing Provision
Thomas Gould
409. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the overall percentage of social housing delivered in 2023 under universal design principles. [54860/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Local Authorities
Thomas Gould
410. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expected processing time from application submission to sale of house on affordable houses; or the target he is hoping to achieve. [54861/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Local Authorities
Thomas Gould
411. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will publish figures on the numbers of people on social housing lists longer than seven, eight, nine, ten years, and so on, respectively, by local authority administrative area, based on SSHA figures provided by local authorities. [54862/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Housing Provision
Thomas Gould
412. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date for publication of Q4 2023 housing delivery statistics. [54863/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Data
Thomas Gould
480. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the average wait time for an urgent needs payment in Cork city. [54832/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Data
Thomas Gould
481. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the average wait time for an appointment with a community welfare officer in Cork city. [54833/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Thomas Gould
482. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who have availed of an urgent needs payment in the last quarter of 2023 and the same period in 2019 and 2022, respectively, in Cork City, in tabular form. [54834/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Thomas Gould
483. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of child benefit in Cork city in 2023. [54836/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Thomas Gould
541. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí graduating from Templemore in the latest allocation. [54769/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Civil Service
Thomas Gould
543. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of civil servants working in Garda stations currently, by county, in tabular form. [54803/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Gambling Sector
Thomas Gould
544. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the work of the Gambling Regulator to date. [54806/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Gambling Sector
Thomas Gould
545. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent on the Gambling Regulator to date. [54807/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Official Engagements
Thomas Gould
546. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the date of her last meeting with the Chief Superintendent in Cork city. [54810/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Animal Welfare
Thomas Gould
614. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided for the control of horses in Cork to date. [54808/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Animal Welfare
Thomas Gould
615. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided to Cork City Council for the control of horses in 2022. [54830/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Animal Welfare
Thomas Gould
616. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the horse project for Cork. [54831/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Disability Services
Thomas Gould
692. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE staff in each of the Cork CDNTs and the number considered a full cohort by role, in tabular form. [54819/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Disability Services
Thomas Gould
693. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently awaiting a first appointment and treatment in each of the Cork CDNTs by waiting time, in tabular form. [54820/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Childcare Services
Thomas Gould
706. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that a school (details supplied) is closing at year end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55199/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Addiction Treatment Services
Thomas Gould
793. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the estimated timeline for the reopening of Keltoi. [54817/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Thomas Gould
794. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the estimated timeline for delivery of the new elective hospital in Cork and when it will be fully operational. [54818/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Addiction Treatment Services
Thomas Gould
795. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average wait time by residential addiction treatment facility. [54821/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Thomas Gould
796. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children in Cork currently awaiting an appointment for audiology, by waiting time, in tabular form. [54822/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Thomas Gould
797. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children in Cork currently awaiting an appointment for ophthalmology, by waiting time, in tabular form. [54823/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Thomas Gould
798. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children in Cork currently awaiting a scoliosis operation, by waiting time, in tabular form. [54824/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Mental Health Services
Thomas Gould
799. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff in each of the Cork CAMHS teams and the number considered a full cohort, by role, in tabular form. [54825/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Addiction Treatment Services
Thomas Gould
800. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed supervised injection facilities in Dublin, Cork and Limerick. [54826/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Primary Care Centres
Thomas Gould
801. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of primary care centres in Blarney, Mayfield and Glanmire. [54827/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Thomas Gould
802. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of GMS GPs in Cork, by LHO, in 2017 and as of the latest date available in 2023. [54828/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Medical Cards
Thomas Gould
803. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of GMS patients in Cork, by LHO, in 2017 and the latest date available in 2023. [54829/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Third Level Education
Thomas Gould
870. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the college campus on the north side of Cork city. [54812/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Thomas Gould
871. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices, by phase, in Cork, in tabular form. [54813/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Thomas Gould
872. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average time it took, from phase 1 to completion, to complete each apprenticeship, by trade, in Cork, to date in 2023, in tabular form. [54814/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Thomas Gould
873. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he provided funding to schools to engage in an apprenticeship transitional programme as provided by a school (details supplied) in Cork city. [54840/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Thomas Gould
886. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the role her Department is playing in the national drugs strategy. [54842/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Bus Services
Thomas Gould
176. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether the Saturday service for the 209 bus in Cork has been suspended or reduced; whether this change is permanent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54365/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Road Projects
Thomas Gould
169. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether certainty can be given to home owners in Ard Dara and Castle Gardens in Blarney regarding the effects the M20 project will have on their properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53387/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Housing Schemes
Thomas Gould
303. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the formula by which qualification for social housing is assessed, the documentation used to make this assessment and the overtime that is reckonable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53283/23]
Wed, 29 Nov 2023
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Local Authorities
Thomas Gould
93. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received under the humanitarian assistance fund from Cork city and county, respectively for flooding caused by Storm Babet; the number of claims processed and approved; and the amount of funding drawn down, in tabular form. [52598/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Tax Data
Thomas Gould
189. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the number of vacant homes identified by Revenue Commissioners as eligible for the vacant homes tax, by local authority administrative area or county, in tabular form. [52455/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Bus Services
Thomas Gould
173. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the bus stops for the 203 bus under proposed changes. [51769/23]
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Thomas Gould
361. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what plans he is putting in place to resolve delays in completion of pipefitting apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51674/23]
Wed, 22 Nov 2023
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Bus Services
Thomas Gould
56. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether contact has been made with a religious order (details supplied) in Cork to progress a bus shelter on Mulgrave road. [51370/23]
Wed, 22 Nov 2023
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Prize Bonds
Thomas Gould
63. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of winnings from prize bonds in the past 12 months and for the previous 12-month period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51372/23]