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]