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Tue, 9 May 2023
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Housing Schemes
Thomas Gould
379. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if support or a scheme is available for a self-employed person on €140,000 who does not qualify for a mortgage due to lack of savings and is facing homelessness due to eviction. [21805/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Health Services
Thomas Gould
635. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the funding given for respite services, by CHO, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [21649/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Health Services
Thomas Gould
636. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the funding given for residential respite services, by CHO, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [21650/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Health Services
Thomas Gould
637. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the funding given for the development of new respite services, by CHO, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [21651/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Health Services
Thomas Gould
638. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of applications made for respite services, by CHO, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [21652/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Health Services
Thomas Gould
639. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of applications made for residential respite services, by CHO, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [21653/23]
Thu, 4 May 2023
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Public Transport
Thomas Gould
8. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider instructing the NTA to delay the closing date for submissions on BusConnects Cork STC routes pending publication of traffic data. [20744/23]
Thu, 4 May 2023
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Road Projects
Thomas Gould
68. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the Northern Ring road in Cork. [20745/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Defective Building Materials
Thomas Gould
205. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities can apply for the scheme to fix defects in apartments and duplexes. [20256/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Local Authorities
Thomas Gould
213. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether local authorities must vote at a full council meeting to allow the individual sales of affordable homes to progress. [20331/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Local Authorities
Thomas Gould
234. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is a scheme local authorities can apply to in order to resolve housing stock defects. [20706/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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Passport Services
Thomas Gould
33. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the average waiting time for a first passport in Cork. [19790/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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Middle East
Thomas Gould
39. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of meetings that have been held with the Israeli ambassador about the dramatic increase in violence in Palestine. [19789/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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Illegal Dumping
Thomas Gould
77. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has considered a re-introduction of public service bin collections to reduce the impact of fly-tipping and dumping. [11502/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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Environmental Schemes
Thomas Gould
91. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a person with stone wall cladding can access SEAI retrofitting grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19787/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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Energy Conservation
Thomas Gould
174. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the national retrofit scheme. [11503/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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A Vision for Change
Thomas Gould
175. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the interactions between the proposed Planning and Development Bill 2022 and the Aarhus Convention. [19788/23]
Wed, 26 Apr 2023
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Residential Institutions
Thomas Gould
98. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she will meet with a person (details supplied) who is currently on hunger strike and seeking a meeting with her. [19840/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Community Development Projects
Thomas Gould
65. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available to develop new community centres. [19280/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Thomas Gould
82. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the role her Department is taking in the National Drugs Strategy. [19279/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Housing Schemes
Thomas Gould
330. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP and RAS tenancies respectively targeted for delivery by Cork City Council in each of the years 2022-2026, in tabular form. [19304/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Housing Schemes
Thomas Gould
331. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of acquisitions targeted for delivery by Cork City Council in each of the years 2022-2026, in tabular form. [19305/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Community Employment Schemes
Thomas Gould
354. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection if the cost of disability payment was extended to those on CE schemes. [19021/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Thomas Gould
412. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the crime figure statistics from each of the Garda stations in Cork city by category in March 2022 and March 2023. [19192/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Housing Provision
Thomas Gould
255. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project Tosaigh in Cork City and County Councils, respectively in each of the years, 2016 to 2022; and the number planned to be delivered in 2023 with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form. [18693/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Departmental Data
Thomas Gould
71. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amounts collected, levied, owed and owed cumulatively under the Derelict Sites Register; and the number of sites on each register by local authority for 2022, in tabular form. [18429/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Departmental Data
Thomas Gould
72. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amounts collected, levied, owed and owed cumulatively under the Vacant Sites Register; and the number of sites on each register by local authority for 2022, in tabular form. [18430/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Thomas Gould
146. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the funding given for respite services in each CHO in each of the past five years in tabular form. [18460/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Thomas Gould
147. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the funding given for residential respite services in each CHO in each of the past five years in tabular form. [18461/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Thomas Gould
148. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the funding given for development of new respite services in each CHO in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [18462/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Thomas Gould
149. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of applications made for respite services in each of the past five years, by CHO in tabular form. [18463/23]
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Thomas Gould
150. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of applications made for residential respite services in each of the past five years, by CHO in tabular form. [18464/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Renewable Energy Generation
Thomas Gould
183. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if grants are available for businesses to install solar or PV panels. [16645/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Electric Vehicles
Thomas Gould
256. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if grants are available to businesses for the installation of EV chargers. [16646/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Grant Payments
Thomas Gould
732. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of adaptation grants processed in Cork in each of the past five years for social housing, in tabular form. [16741/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Grant Payments
Thomas Gould
733. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of adaptation grants processed in Cork in each of the last five years for private housing, in tabular form. [16742/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Grant Payments
Thomas Gould
734. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people currently approved but awaiting an adaptation grant in Cork. [16743/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Grant Payments
Thomas Gould
735. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the increase in adaptation grant allocation for social housing given construction inflation by local authority, in tabular form. [16744/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Local Authorities
Thomas Gould
736. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether local authorities can apply for funding to build extensions to social housing due to overcrowding. [16745/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Housing Policy
Thomas Gould
737. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the 100 homes due for retrofitting in Churchfield, Cork and the addresses of these homes. [16746/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Correspondence
Thomas Gould
812. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether officials in his Department contacted Cork City Council with preliminary RTB data prior to its publication. [17456/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Departmental Correspondence
Thomas Gould
813. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether officials in his Department contacted any local authority with preliminary RTB data prior to its publication. [17457/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Thomas Gould
1394. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the appointment of a new GP to a surgery (details supplied) in Blarney, County Cork. [16528/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Hospital Services
Thomas Gould
1707. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the regional eye care and surgical centre in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital; the date this opened, or will open; and the number of patients seen to date. [17860/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Thomas Gould
1721. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a first consultation with a geriatric specialist in Cork. [17982/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Thomas Gould
1722. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently awaiting a consultation with a geriatric specialist in Cork by waiting time, in tabular form. [17983/23]
Thu, 30 Mar 2023
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Disability Services
Thomas Gould
31. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the children's disability services in Cork. [15707/23]
Thu, 30 Mar 2023
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Disability Services
Thomas Gould
33. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions being taken to resolve the staffing crisis in children's disability services in Cork. [15708/23]
Thu, 30 Mar 2023
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Forestry Sector
Thomas Gould
349. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of firewood felled that was exported in 2022; and if felling licences include a provision regarding destination of product. [15908/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Legislative Measures
Thomas Gould
532. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the role his Department has undertaken in consulting on, or drafting, the proposed Sale of Alcohol Bill. [15372/23]