Parliamentary questions

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]

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]

Housing Policy

Thomas Gould

96. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the provisions of the incremental purchase scheme 2010 remain in force; how many homes have been made available for sale under this scheme in 2022, 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51373/23]

Hospital Staff

Thomas Gould

197. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for CUH and the Mercy Hospital, Cork, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts; and the number which were related to absence/leave cover. [51384/23]

Health Services Staff

Thomas Gould

198. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for CHO4, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts; and the number which were related to absence/leave cover. [51385/23]

Hospital Staff

Thomas Gould

199. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers which have been withdrawn as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for CUH and the Mercy Hospital, Cork, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts; and the WTE to which these relate. [51386/23]

Health Services Staff

Thomas Gould

200. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of job offers which have been withdrawn as a result of memorandums (details supplied), by grade, for CHO4, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts; and the WTE to which these relate. [51387/23]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

211. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the reopening of Keltoi. [51451/23]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

286. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average time from receipt of application to decision for the croí cónaithe towns scheme, by local authority, in tabular form. [50564/23]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

287. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications received, number approved and number refused for the croí cónaithe towns scheme, by local authority, in tabular form. [50565/23]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

288. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether an engineer’s report is required for every application on vacancy grounds for the croí cónaithe towns scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50566/23]

Nursing Homes

Thomas Gould

493. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether he was requested by HIQA or if he instructed HIQA to investigate a nursing home (details supplied) in February 2021. [50640/23]

Nursing Homes

Thomas Gould

494. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health what role senior personnel from HIQA took in the investigation of a nursing home (details supplied); and the reason for the delay in senior personnel attending the nursing home site in 2021. [50641/23]

Nursing Homes

Thomas Gould

495. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether HIQA, the HSE or his Department informed safeguarding and protection teams of concerns in a nursing home (details supplied) in Q1 2021; and whether further concerns were passed to the NMBI. [50642/23]

Nursing Homes

Thomas Gould

496. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health what specific actions or directions were given to staff in a nursing home (details supplied) in February 2021; and the reason only one inspector attended the site at the time, given the serious concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50643/23]

Nursing Homes

Thomas Gould

497. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether consideration was given to the HSE assuming control of a nursing home (details supplied) on 11 February 2021, or on another date in Q1 2021; and the reason a decision was taken not to act on this consideration. [50644/23]

Nursing Homes

Thomas Gould

498. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether HIQA escalated concerns with potentially untrue information provided in relation to a nursing home (details supplied) in Q1 2021; if so, where these escalations were sent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50645/23]

Nursing Homes

Thomas Gould

499. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the explanation given by CareChoice for the delay in reporting deaths in a nursing home (details supplied) in Q1 2021; and what action was taken in light of this. [50646/23]

Nursing Homes

Thomas Gould

500. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health what explanation was given for the delay in the release of bodies from a nursing home (details supplied) in early February 2021; and whether information was provided on where these bodies were stored in the interim period. [50647/23]

Nursing Homes

Thomas Gould

501. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether CRT geriatricians were considered as part of the HSE team when involved with care in nursing home (details supplied) in Q1 2021; and whether an explanation was given for delay in reporting of deaths to the broader HSE team at that time. [50648/23]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

502. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the dates in Q1 2021 that GPs (details supplied) physically examined patients; and the date telephone or virtual consultations took place, in tabular form. [50649/23]

Nursing Homes

Thomas Gould

503. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether he is aware of reports that an email from the HSE Director of Community Services appeared to instruct officials involved in serious Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes to gather and archive all information and data, potentially preventing their release through FOI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50650/23]

Nursing Homes

Thomas Gould

504. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions that were taken following disclosures by staff and families regarding care in a nursing home (details supplied) in Q1 2021. [50651/23]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Thomas Gould

512. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) by the HSE’s CHO9 social inclusion/addiction services for each year from 2018 to 2022, in tabular form. [50681/23]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Thomas Gould

513. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has carried out any audits or reviews in relation to funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) by the HSE’s CHO9 social inclusion/addiction services since 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50682/23]

Road Network

Thomas Gould

121. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the initial cost of building the M8; and the average annual revenue from tolls on the road. [50424/23]

Community Employment Schemes

Thomas Gould

172. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection whether there is any restriction on CE workers using ride-on lawnmowers. [50425/23]

Driver Test

Thomas Gould

112. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for a driving test; the number of persons waiting for a theory test in Cork city and county, by test centre, in tabular form. [49828/23]

Driver Test

Thomas Gould

113. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for a driving test in Ballincollig and Sarsfield Road test centres in Cork; and the number of persons waiting to sit a test in both. [49829/23]

Flood Risk Management

Thomas Gould

155. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current status of works on the weir at Ballincollig Regional Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49824/23]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

216. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD places available in secondary schools in Ballincollig, Cork for September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49825/23]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

217. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD places available in secondary schools in Cork City and county for September 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49826/23]

Schools Building Projects

Thomas Gould

218. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the school building programme in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49827/23]

An Garda Síochána

Thomas Gould

343. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of designated community gardaí in the Cork City division for each of the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form, by station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49830/23]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

491. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether he is aware that the HSE has no remit to assist in sourcing GP care for children under 18 years who have no medical or GP-visit card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49349/23]

Rental Sector

Thomas Gould

89. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of mortgage-to-rent applications completed since the review commenced; and to provide an update on the review into the mortgage-to-rent scheme. [43068/23]

Flood Risk Management

Thomas Gould

368. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether a house (details supplied) will be covered by the Glashaboy flood relief scheme. [48081/23]

Departmental Data

Thomas Gould

841. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of MPV seizures made to date, by county, under the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023, in tabular form. [48303/23]

Education and Training Provision

Thomas Gould

1421. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of instructors in each training centre delivering phase 2 pipefitting training. [48287/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Thomas Gould

1422. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of instructors in each training centre delivering phase 4 pipefitting training. [48288/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Thomas Gould

1423. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of instructors in each training centre delivering phase 6 pipefitting training. [48289/23]

Education and Training Provision

Thomas Gould

1424. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of instructors in each training centre delivering phase 2 electrician training. [48290/23]

Education and Training Provision

Thomas Gould

1425. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of instructors in each training centre delivering phase 4 electrician training. [48291/23]

Education and Training Provision

Thomas Gould

1426. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of instructors in each training centre delivering phase 6 electrician training. [48292/23]

Education and Training Provision

Thomas Gould

1427. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of instructors in each training centre delivering phase 2 plumbing training. [48293/23]

Education and Training Provision

Thomas Gould

1428. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of instructors in each training centre delivering phase 4 plumbing training. [48294/23]

Education and Training Provision

Thomas Gould

1429. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of instructors in each training centre delivering phase 6 plumbing training. [48295/23]

Education and Training Provision

Thomas Gould

1430. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of instructors in each training centre delivering phase 2 carpentry training. [48296/23]

Education and Training Provision

Thomas Gould

1431. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of instructors in each training centre delivering phase 4 carpentry training. [48297/23]

Education and Training Provision

Thomas Gould

1432. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of instructors in each training centre delivering phase 6 carpentry training. [48298/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Thomas Gould

1433. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices called at each phase by discipline for ETB training, in tabular form. [48299/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Thomas Gould

1434. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the size of the apprentice population, by discipline and phase, in tabular form. [48300/23]

Flood Risk Management

Thomas Gould

72. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether he will grant Cork City Council funding for a flood barrier for Coppervalley Vue in Cork city. [46922/23]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

109. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cost rental acquisition price guidelines for Cork city. [46816/23]

Local Authorities

Thomas Gould

151. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding drawn down by Cork City Council in 2023 for footpath repair. [46147/23]

Active Travel

Thomas Gould

152. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he raised concerns with Cork City Council regarding uneven allocation of Active Travel Funding in 2022 or 2023. [46148/23]

Active Travel

Thomas Gould

153. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on each of the projects funded under the 2022 active travel scheme for Cork City Council, in tabular form. [46149/23]

Tax Data

Thomas Gould

188. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the amount levied under the vacant homes tax to date in 2023; and the number of properties this has been levied against by county, in tabular form. [46139/23]

Flood Risk Management

Thomas Gould

215. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide support for homes and businesses affected by flooding in Cork city. [46672/23]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

316. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenant in situ scheme purchases in progress, completed and refused by local authority to date in 2023. [46145/23]

Disability Services

Thomas Gould

466. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting initial appointment with a CDNT in Cork by waiting time, in tabular form. [46140/23]

Disability Services

Thomas Gould

467. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children given an assessment of needs in 2023 in Cork to date and the number currently awaiting same. [46142/23]

Mental Health Services

Thomas Gould

518. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an initial appointment with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, CAMHS, in Cork, by waiting time, in tabular form. [46141/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Thomas Gould

519. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the elective hospital in Cork. [46143/23]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

520. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the reopening of Keltoi. [46144/23]

Local Drugs Task Forces

Thomas Gould

521. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the review into the Drug and Alcohol Taskforce Handbook. [46150/23]

Local Drugs Task Forces

Thomas Gould

522. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether correct procedure has been followed in standing down the existing board of the North-Inner City Taskforce, the timeline for this procedure; the reason this decision was taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46151/23]

Local Drugs Task Forces

Thomas Gould

523. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to Drug and Alcohol Taskforces in 2024 by Taskforce, in tabular form. [46152/23]

Health Services

Thomas Gould

555. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether she will consider reconvening the HSE Working Group on Residential Treatment and Rehabilitation (Substance Users) to identify bed capacity issues currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46379/23]

Active Travel

Thomas Gould

168. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he will instruct the NTA to engage with an organisation (details supplied) on issues arising from the MacCurtain Street active travel scheme. [45808/23]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

7. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the additional resources provided to special education schools in 2023. [44993/23]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

60. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education her plans to resolve resourcing issues in special schools for the current school year. [44994/23]

School Transport

Thomas Gould

253. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education whether she will consider the provision of a larger school bus in upper Glanmire to assist eight families who are still without transport. [45175/23]

Housing Provision

Thomas Gould

302. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses delivered, and estimated timeline for further delivery by number of units, in tabular form by year as part of the Limerick regeneration. [44649/23]

Housing Provision

Thomas Gould

307. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of refusals by the Housing Agency for the cost rental backstop, by reason for refusal, in tabular form. [44716/23]

Housing Provision

Thomas Gould

308. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the process for determining eligibility of a property for the cost rental backstop; and the criteria that would make a property unsuitable despite eligibility of the tenants. [44717/23]

Departmental Reports

Thomas Gould

569. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health to publish the latest report from the HSE Working Group on Residential Treatment and Rehabilitation (Substance Users). [45053/23]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

570. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average wait time, by facility, from referral to admission for addiction rehabilitation and detox. [45054/23]

Health Services

Thomas Gould

616. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1788 of 11 September 2023, how the funding for each CHO will be spent; who decides which community and voluntary organisations will receive the funding; and what role will LDATFs/RDATFs play in allocating this funding. [45279/23]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

183. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the days that SouthDoc Blackpool has been closed or non-operational by day for the past two weeks, in tabular form. [44534/23]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

184. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs employed in Cork, by facility, by SouthDoc in 2019 and currently, respectively, in tabular form. [44535/23]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

185. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of house calls made by the doctor in Blackpool on each of SouthDoc's opening days in the past three weeks. [44536/23]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

186. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors currently allocated to the SouthDoc Blackpool facility, the Kinsale road facility and where Southdoc vehicles are usually located. [44537/23]

Gambling Sector

Thomas Gould

32. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022, given the ESRI report into gambling harm. [44120/23]

State Bodies

Thomas Gould

24. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of An Post's transformation programme; when the programme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43623/23]

State Bodies

Thomas Gould

25. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of An Post's transformation programme; the status of proposed sorting office closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43624/23]

Traffic Management

Thomas Gould

68. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether the Northern Distributor Road in Cork will reduce traffic on the R635. [43881/23]

State Properties

Thomas Gould

76. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he has plans to install recycling bins on trains. [44110/23]

State Properties

Thomas Gould

77. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether the food carriage on trains will reopen or whether this could be converted to a passenger carriage. [44111/23]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

223. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education whether consideration has been given to the differing staffing needs of special schools, particularly regarding administrative deputy principals, resourcing for high and low-incidence needs and extra funding for additional CPD and health and safety training. [44001/23]

Mental Health Services

Thomas Gould

433. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will allocate therapists to a school (details supplied). [43737/23]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

448. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the return of therapists to a facility (details supplied). [43999/23]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

449. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the return of therapists to a facility (details supplied). [44000/23]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

471. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if, in view of the large increase in numbers of people presenting to services identifying as being addicted to smoking crack cocaine, he will provide additional funding for residential treatment services. [43503/23]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

34. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he will consider provision of a bus route to upper Glanmire, Glenville and other rural areas in Cork. [43061/23]

Road Projects

Thomas Gould

58. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the northern ring road for Cork. [43060/23]

Tax Collection

Thomas Gould

104. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on Revenue's work on the implementation of a vacant homes tax. [43070/23]

Departmental Properties

Thomas Gould

169. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice for an update on plans for the old Cork prison. [43009/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Thomas Gould

203. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the payment of the Covid-19 recognition payment to CIT nurses employed by SouthDoc. [42969/23]

Defence Forces

Thomas Gould

111. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the plans to improve pay and conditions for members of the Defence Forces. [42559/23]