Parliamentary questions

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]

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.
[1573/24]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Tax Code

Thomas Gould

61. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance whether he is aware that employers are being billed for amounts totalling over 20% of the sum they received for employees through the EWSS; and if he can make a statement explaining how this situation occurred. [55530/23]

Tax Code

Thomas Gould

62. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the person body that an employer can contact to query their tax burden on foot of the EWSS. [55531/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Thomas Gould

127. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of offshore renewable facilities delivered to date in 2023. [54844/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Thomas Gould

128. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of onshore renewable facilities delivered to date in 2023. [54845/23]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

205. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware that buses stopping on MacCurtain Street are indicating ‘Victorian Quarter’ as their stopping point despite this not being an official or recognised name for the area. [54668/23]

Grant Payments

Thomas Gould

215. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications for the electric taxi vehicle grant scheme to date in 2023; the number approved; and the number drawn down. [54864/23]

State Bodies

Thomas Gould

216. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the reason the NTA grant application website has been disabled. [54865/23]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

217. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware that the 220 bus in Ballincollig is experiencing significant delays, with buses only turning up every 90 minutes regularly on what is supposed to be a 15-minute interval service at peak times. [54876/23]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

218. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware of issues with the 245 bus from Cork to Fermoy that is currently regularly experiencing long delays and missed departures. [54877/23]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

219. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware of timetable changes to the 245 Cork to Fermoy bus that has led to a reduced service. [54878/23]

Financial Services

Thomas Gould

246. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the date of the last engagement he had with the Central Bank to discuss macro-prudential lending rules for mortgage applicants. [54816/23]

School Staff

Thomas Gould

313. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers on the substitute supply panel in Cork at present; and the number in 2020. [54837/23]

Home Schooling

Thomas Gould

314. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of home school liaison support workers in Cork in 2019; and the number in 2023. [54838/23]

School Curriculum

Thomas Gould

315. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the role that children's consultation played in the new primary school curriculum; the model that was used for this participation; and where the recommendations of children influenced the final policy. [54839/23]

Departmental Data

Thomas Gould

385. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether a response could be issued to correspondence (details supplied). [54451/23]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

397. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of mortgage-to-rent approvals in 2023, by provider, in tabular form. [54815/23]

Derelict Sites

Thomas Gould

398. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the derelict sites levies levied, collected, owed and cumulatively owed; and the number of sites on their register on 31 December 2022 and at current date, by local authority, for 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [54848/23]

Derelict Sites

Thomas Gould

399. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date for return of collection data for 2022 of the derelict sites levy. [54849/23]

Vacant Sites

Thomas Gould

400. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the latest data on the amounts levied, collected, owed and cumulatively owed; and the number of sites on each register for the vacant sites levy, by local authority, in tabular form. [54850/23]

Housing Provision

Thomas Gould

401. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable homes sold, by county, to date in 2023. [54851/23]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

402. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost-rental homes that people have moved into, by county, in 2023. [54852/23]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Gambling Sector

Thomas Gould

545. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent on the Gambling Regulator to date. [54807/23]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

793. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the estimated timeline for the reopening of Keltoi. [54817/23]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]