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Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Thomas Gould
187. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD places available in primary schools in Ballincollig, Cork for September 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5145/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Thomas Gould
188. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD places available in Scoil Eoin in Ballincollig, Cork for September 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5146/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Thomas Gould
189. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the reason funding has not been provided to Scoil Eoin in Ballincollig, Cork to increase the provision of ASD places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5147/24]
Wed, 7 Feb 2024
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Thomas Gould
437. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the recent announcement by Tir Na Nóg preschool in Castlepark, Ballincollig that it will soon close; the steps his Department is taking to ensure that childcare provision will be retained at the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5148/24]
Thu, 1 Feb 2024
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Bus Éireann
Thomas Gould
10. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he has met recently with Bus Éireann in Cork city; and if he is aware of frequent delays and cancellations. [4602/24]
Thu, 1 Feb 2024
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Bus Services
Thomas Gould
70. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the plan to resolve issues with bus services in Cork city. [4601/24]
Thu, 1 Feb 2024
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Tax Collection
Thomas Gould
153. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the number of homes for which the increased stamp duty for bulk buys has been paid in Cork. [4604/24]
Thu, 1 Feb 2024
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Public Sector Pay
Thomas Gould
271. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the dates he attended the public sector pay talks and the issues he raised at these attendances. [4657/24]
Thu, 1 Feb 2024
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Housing Schemes
Thomas Gould
276. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the mortgage to rent scheme; and if any private operators are currently operating in the scheme. [4603/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Driver Test
Thomas Gould
21. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for a driving test; and the number of persons waiting for a theory test in Cork city and county, by test centre, in tabular form. [4458/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Driver Test
Thomas Gould
22. 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.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4459/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Flood Relief Schemes
Thomas Gould
31. 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. [4454/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Job Losses
Thomas Gould
35. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what action he has taken to safeguard employment at a company in Ballincollig (details supplied) which is an IDA client company and has recently announced job losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4462/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Thomas Gould
48. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD places available in secondary schools in Ballincollig, County Cork for September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4455/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Thomas Gould
49. 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; if she will provide this information in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4456/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Thomas Gould
50. 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. [4457/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Thomas Gould
109. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of designated community gardaí in the Cork City Division for the years 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019; if she will provide this information in tabular form, by station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4460/24]
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Thomas Gould
171. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when the Westfield Integrated Care Centre in Ballincollig County Cork will be operational. [4461/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Departmental Strategies
Thomas Gould
109. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the role her Department is taking in the National Drugs Strategy. [3987/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Departmental Funding
Thomas Gould
117. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what support is available to volunteers looking to access the community centres investment fund – new builds measure. [3988/24]
Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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Middle East
Thomas Gould
73. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether he will reconsider his position on the ICJ case on Palestine and join with South Africa. [3380/24]
Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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Departmental Functions
Thomas Gould
104. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the role his Department takes in monitoring air quality [3382/24]
Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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Broadband Infrastructure
Thomas Gould
111. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to consider a distribution box at T23EK68 to extend broadband to the home. [3381/24]
Wed, 24 Jan 2024
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Visa Agreements
Thomas Gould
56. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he can provide support to a person (details supplied) who cannot get an ESTA due to having previously visited Cuba. [3294/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Personal Public Service Numbers
Thomas Gould
338. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a person is required to provide a PPS number for the voting register; how this information is processed; and whether failure to provide a PPS number will result in removal from the electoral register. [2443/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Hospital Services
Thomas Gould
632. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric emergency beds currently available in Cork; and the number that will be available after facilities have moved to CUH. [2892/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Hospital Services
Thomas Gould
633. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether paediatric haematalogy and oncology units will be moved from the Mercy University hospital to CUH; when this will happen; and the engagement with parents to support them in this move. [2893/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Hospital Staff
Thomas Gould
634. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether paediatric staff in Mercy University Hospital have been reallocated within the same hospital pending the move to CUH; whether this will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2894/24]
Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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Addiction Treatment Services
Thomas Gould
18. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the current deficit in addiction rehabilitation, detox and step-down beds. [2024/24]
Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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Primary Care Centres
Thomas Gould
22. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for a timeline for the delivery of primary care centres in Blarney, Mayfield and Glanmire. [2025/24]
Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Thomas Gould
92. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether consideration has been given to a purpose built apprenticeship centre on the northside of Cork city. [2023/24]
Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Thomas Gould
111. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he is aware that there are only 83 apprentices in final phase in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2022/24]
Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Thomas Gould
180. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education when the summer works grant will open for 2024. [2176/24]
Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Thomas Gould
181. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education under what scheme a school can apply for replacement flooring. [2177/24]
Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Thomas Gould
182. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she will arrange a site visit with officials in her Department to Kerry Pike National School to undertake a survey of works to be completed. [2178/24]
Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Thomas Gould
183. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that Kerry Pike National School made two applications under the emergency works grant for a replacement floor and that both of these applications were refused despite the flooring proving a potentially hazardous trip risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2179/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Bus Services
Thomas Gould
265. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the reason travel centres have been closed in all bus stations. [1282/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Bus Services
Thomas Gould
266. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the details of the planned rollout of hybrid or electric buses in Cork after the initial tranche of 35 are in operation. [1283/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Departmental Records
Thomas Gould
283. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport where a person can seek records of their father's employment as a station master from 1916-1934. [1555/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Housing Provision
Thomas Gould
828. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the timeline for delivery of 67 units on Gerald Griffin Street/Burke’s Avenue in Cork city.
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Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Housing Schemes
Thomas Gould
832. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether bonuses in the form of share investment are included as reckonable income in social housing assessments. [1704/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Housing Schemes
Thomas Gould
833. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria under which a bonus can be included as reckonable income in social housing assessments. [1705/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Drug Dealing
Thomas Gould
1134. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents of drug-related intimidation reported to gardaí in 2023, by county. [1706/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Drug Dealing
Thomas Gould
1135. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of arrests made through the Drug-Related Intimidation Reporting Programme in 2023, by county. [1707/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Dental Services
Thomas Gould
1677. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children, respectively in Cork waiting for orthodontic treatment in six-month time intervals, from 0-6 months to 7+ years, in tabular form. [1286/24]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Housing Policy
Thomas Gould
317. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has issued a circular detailing the formula to be used for assessing social housing means policy. [55944/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Bus Services
Thomas Gould
55. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware that the 214 bus in Cork has been identified as the least reliable bus route in the city; the steps that are being taken to remedy this and other unreliable bus routes urgently ahead of implementation of BusConnects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55822/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Bus Services
Thomas Gould
56. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware that the 207 bus in Cork city is extremely unreliable; what is being done to remedy this and other unreliable bus routes urgently ahead of implementation of BusConnects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55824/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Bus Services
Thomas Gould
58. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of a report that highlights that only six buses in Cork city meet the minimum standard of reliability; the steps being taken to rectify this in advance of BusConnects; and the timeline for when people can expect a reliable bus service in Cork city. [55865/23]
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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Tax Code
Thomas Gould
60. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance whether he will reconsider the calculation of the EWSS employer's contribution given that this was calculated based on net income unlike other jurisdictions and employers are now struggling to meet the high repayment lump sum. [55529/23]