Parliamentary questions

Rural Schemes

Thomas Gould

237. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the L2779 would be eligible for the local improvement scheme; and when applications will open under this scheme. [11033/24]

Community Development Projects

Thomas Gould

68. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the support available through her Department for the establishment of community associations in areas identified on the Pobal Deprivation Index. [10454/24]

Library Services

Thomas Gould

80. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the Library Capital Grant made by (details supplied). [10453/24]

Fisheries Protection

Thomas Gould

133. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how Inland Fisheries Ireland can sanction a draft net fishery in Cork Harbour when two rivers flowing into the harbour are not reaching their conservation limits, with the Owenacurra river in Middleton listed as catch and release only and the upper Lee closed with the knowledge that netting should not proceed in what is a mixed stock fishery in Cork Harbour until a survey is carried out to indicate which river the salmon caught are from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10527/24]

Fisheries Protection

Thomas Gould

134. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how Inland Fisheries Ireland can sanction a draft net fishery in Castlemaine harbour when two of the rivers flowing into the common embayment area are closed to angling, namely the Behy river and Emlough river, which has been closed for a few years, now given Castlemaine harbour is a mix stock fishery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10528/24]

Fisheries Protection

Thomas Gould

135. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how Inland Fisheries Ireland can sanction a commercial net fishery in the Munster Blackwater when three rivers are closed, namely the rivers Lickey,Tourig and Womanagh, and the river Bride (north) is catch and release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10529/24]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

149. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that Cope Foundation buses do not have wheelchair passes. [10516/24]

Rail Network

Thomas Gould

203. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport under the Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme when work will begin in relation to each of the new rail stations of Blarney/Stoneview, Monard, Blackpool/Kilbarry, Tivoli, Dunkettle, Carrigtwohill West, Water-Rock, Ballynoe, when each will be opened and operational, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10632/24]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

316. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education what is being done to ensure that a child (details supplied) receives a place in a primary school ASD unit for 2024/2025. [10598/24]

Irish Language

Thomas Gould

352. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason funding has been refused for Gael-Taca; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10464/24]

Television Licence Fee

Thomas Gould

354. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of TV licence inspections carried out in each of the years 2019, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024 respectively in tabular form. [10539/24]

Television Licence Fee

Thomas Gould

355. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of TV licence inspections carried out in each of the months from February 2023 to February 2024 respectively in tabular form [10541/24]

Television Licence Fee

Thomas Gould

356. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of prosecutions initiated for non-payment of the TV licence in each of the months from February 2023 to February 2024 respectively in tabular form [10544/24]

Disability Services

Thomas Gould

533. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth why subsistence payments have not been paid to registered intellectual disability nurses in Cork through the Cope Foundation. [10515/24]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

29. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether he is aware of a reduction in service in SouthDoc, Blackpool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9637/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Thomas Gould

72. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the current stage of the elective hospital in Cork. [9636/24]

Disability Services

Thomas Gould

108. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the impact of the recruitment embargo on children's disability services in Cork. [9638/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Gould

120. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the role his Department has taken in supporting young people who have been impacted by the consequences of Covid-19 lockdowns. [9639/24]

Hospital Staff

Thomas Gould

315. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that housekeeping staff in CUH have been informed that they are not entitled to take annual leave in the coming months unless necessary due to the recruitment embargo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9838/24]

Mental Health Policy

Thomas Gould

187. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason the Understanding and Managing Adult ADHD Programme will not be funded in 2024. [9670/24]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

188. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen in SouthDoc, Blackpool in January 2024, January 2023 and January 2022, respectively, in tabular form. [9673/24]

Community Development Projects

Thomas Gould

205. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a decision on an application to progress to phase 3 of upgrades to properties (details supplied) will be made, and if he will account for continued delays in this decision. [9436/24]

Water Services

Thomas Gould

260. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the complaints procedure with Irish Water; and the process for escalating such a complaint. [8634/24]

Alcohol Sales

Thomas Gould

5. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider a health impact assessment on the sale of alcohol Bill. [8368/24]

Animal Welfare

Thomas Gould

62. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he provided additional funding for the protection of animal welfare during recent cold weather. [8367/24]

Animal Welfare

Thomas Gould

96. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the horse project in Cork city. [8366/24]

Pension Levy

Thomas Gould

119. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance when the pension levy will be abolished for ESB pensions. [8557/24]

Nursing Homes

Thomas Gould

280. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when the proposed nursing home in a facility (details supplied) will be open. [8455/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Thomas Gould

281. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether retention planning permission was received for a facility (details supplied); and, if so, when this was received. [8456/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Thomas Gould

282. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an itemised list, by cost, of the equipment purchased and installed in a facility (details supplied). [8457/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Thomas Gould

283. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the cost of redevelopment of a facility (details supplied), by labour costs, construction costs and equipment costs, in tabular form. [8458/24]

Hospital Facilities

Thomas Gould

284. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric bays in emergency departments in Mercy University Hospital and CUH in January 2023; and the current number. [8461/24]

Ambulance Service

Thomas Gould

285. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance turnaround time, by hospital in Cork and Tipperary in 2023. [8467/24]

Active Travel

Thomas Gould

43. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the total amount of funding allocated to the Innishmore active travel scheme in Ballincollig, Cork. [8181/24]

Departmental Schemes

Thomas Gould

79. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the Irish Sign Language Act voucher scheme is to be suspended. [7906/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Thomas Gould

111. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the supports provided to family carers. [7887/24]

Departmental Data

Thomas Gould

193. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus drivers employed under the PSO Bus Éireann contract in Cork city in February 2010, February 2015, February 2022, February 2023 and currently in tabular form. [8045/24]

Departmental Data

Thomas Gould

194. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers rostered on a daily basis as 'spare drivers' under the PSO contract in Cork city. [8046/24]

Departmental Data

Thomas Gould

195. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of cancellations of scheduled bus routes under the PSO contract in Cork city in each of the past six weeks. [8047/24]

Bus Éireann

Thomas Gould

196. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the cost in fines issued to Bus Éireann by reason for fine for the PSO contract in Cork city in each of the past 12 months, in tabular form. [8048/24]

Bus Éireann

Thomas Gould

197. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the overall cost in fines paid by Bus Éireann by reason for fine for the PSO contract in Cork city in each of the past five years respectively, in tabular form. [8049/24]

Public Transport

Thomas Gould

198. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the protections he has put in place to prevent further privatisation of bus routes. [8050/24]

Departmental Data

Thomas Gould

199. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport to outline each of the bus routes that was contracted to Bus Éireann previously but is now under a private commercial operator including year the contracted operator changed, in tabular form. [8051/24]

Departmental Data

Thomas Gould

200. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of complaints received by Bus Éireann for issues not related to driver conduct in each of the past 12 months for services in Cork city. [8052/24]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

201. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the funding provided to Bus Éireann for the PSO bus route in Cork city, by year, in tabular form for each of the past five years. [8053/24]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

202. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the last date a review was undertaken of the PSO process for bus routes. [8054/24]

Gaeltacht Policy

Thomas Gould

13. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if officials in her Department would consider supporting a northside Gaeltacht in Cork city. [6902/24]

Sporting Rights

Thomas Gould

55. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if any study has been undertaken on the impact of pay-per-view on sport considering the current situation with an organisation (details supplied) and the potential impact on hurling. [6901/24]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

75. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on upcoming cost rental schemes in Cork city and county. [6891/24]

Vacant Properties

Thomas Gould

96. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant homes returned in Cork city under the voids return scheme in 2023; and the number to be returned in 2024. [6900/24]