Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Garda Deployment

Thomas Gould

605. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the sanctions available to gardaí to regulate employers who are in breach of the Covid-19 guidelines but have no premises, for example those in construction. [5225/21]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

622. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason for the refusal to fund programmes specific to gambling addiction, given that the latest published data show that 8% of persons here suffer with problem gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5041/21]

Departmental Reports

Thomas Gould

623. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when the various sections of the national survey on drug and alcohol use in Ireland conducted by the Health Research Board will be published; the reason for the delay; and if he has received a draft copy of the survey to date. [5042/21]

Hospital Services

Thomas Gould

663. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of the promised elective hospital for Cork; and if this will include an accident and emergency department. [5203/21]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

664. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to support the HSE to reopen SouthDoc Blackpool and Listowel. [5204/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Thomas Gould

665. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if further Covid-19 funding will be provided to local and regional drug and alcohol taskforces. [5213/21]

Alcohol Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

666. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the services funded to support those with alcohol-related brain injury. [5214/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Thomas Gould

779. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if an application has been made for the participation of a company (details supplied) in the cannabis access programme, CAP, scheme; if so, the status of the application; and if not, if an indication has been given that an application will be made in future. [5576/21]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Thomas Gould

788. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status and timeline for the construction of an acute hospital in Cork as promised in the national development plan. [5592/21]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Thomas Gould

789. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if the ambulatory elective hospital intended for Cork and promised in the national development plan will include an emergency department; and if an updated timeline on delivery of the hospital will be provided. [5593/21]

Prison Building Programme

Thomas Gould

203. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the costs for security, electricity and maintenance of the old Cork prison building from 2016 to date in tabular form. [4662/21]

Prison Building Programme

Thomas Gould

204. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice her future plans to develop the site of the old Cork Prison in view of the need for community amenities in the area. [4663/21]

Prison Building Programme

Thomas Gould

205. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the engagement and contribution the Irish Prison Service has with those in the vicinity of the old and new Cork prisons. [4664/21]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

243. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen by SouthDoc in Cork city in 2019 and 2020, respectively. [4665/21]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

244. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average time from triage call to a doctors’ visit in SouthDoc, Cork city in December 2019 and December 2020, respectively. [4666/21]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

110. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for BusConnects implementation in Cork. [3815/21]

Property Tax

Thomas Gould

197. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the local property tax paid by local authorities in respect of social housing stock in 2020. [3843/21]

Local Authority Housing

Thomas Gould

321. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the process by which a void renovation is sanctioned. [3810/21]

Local Authority Housing

Thomas Gould

322. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the length of time, on average, it takes for a void renovation to be sanctioned from initial contact by the local authority. [3811/21]

Probate Data

Thomas Gould

323. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties currently in probate. [3812/21]

Derelict Sites

Thomas Gould

324. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to supply funding to local authorities for compulsory purchase of derelict sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3813/21]

Housing Assistance Payment

Thomas Gould

328. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons in receipt of 5%, 10%, 20% and over 20% top-ups on their HAP by local authority in 2020. [3898/21]

Passport Data

Thomas Gould

411. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of persons waiting for passports; and the average wait time by county in tabular form. [4361/21]

Passport Services

Thomas Gould

412. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the processes available for persons to apply for a passport under Covid-19 restrictions. [4362/21]

Residential Institutions

Thomas Gould

433. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the location families of survivors of industrial schools can go to access files on their family members in cases in which the family member is deceased. [4299/21]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

458. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the funding streams available to support the European Youth Parliament in its upcoming online conference. [4022/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Thomas Gould

554. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the access arrangements in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic. [3999/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Thomas Gould

555. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reunification arrangements in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic. [4000/21]

Youth Services

Thomas Gould

556. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding streams available to support the European Youth Parliament in its upcoming online conference. [4021/21]

Citizenship Applications

Thomas Gould

649. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice if a letter from a general practitioner or educational institution can be submitted as proof of address in circumstances in which applicants do not have the sufficient number of utility or other bills in their own names. [4358/21]

HSE Agency Staff

Thomas Gould

662. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reasoning behind utilising agency staff in the healthcare sector when others are waiting recruitment on panels having passed the initial recruitment process. [3549/21]

HSE Staff

Thomas Gould

663. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons contacting the HSE in response to a call for healthcare assistants, HCAs, and nurses are being offered unpaid volunteer positions. [3550/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Thomas Gould

792. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of the promised supply scheme for medical cannabis. [4081/21]

Departmental Records

Thomas Gould

169. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the person or body families of deceased survivors of industrial schools can contact to obtain information on the period their family members spent in the institution. [3169/21]

Remote Working

Thomas Gould

25. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will publish the report on working from home. [2615/21]

Maritime Safety

Thomas Gould

69. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport when Ireland will have its own merchant navy record training book for Ireland's merchant navy engineering cadets, deck officer cadets and electrical cadets. [2224/21]

Maritime Safety

Thomas Gould

70. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the reason Ireland relies on the UK's Merchant Navy Training Board to set the standard of training for Merchant Navy engineering cadets, deck officer cadets and electrical cadets and rating training by virtue of a UK-made training record book for each discipline. [2225/21]

Driver Test

Thomas Gould

88. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if the family of essential workers will be considered for driver tests currently, given that they are necessary to transport essential workers to and from work. [2535/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Gould

368. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that childcare providers are requesting full payment from parents who are essential workers even if one parent is an essential worker and the other currently is not working and, therefore, not in need of childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2457/21]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

513. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of SouthDoc Blackpool. [2417/21]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

636. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the previously mentioned gambling addiction support services funded by the HSE; the funding streams they are supported under; and the way in which similar services can apply for this funding. [2784/21]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

637. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) is facing imminent closure without support; if consideration will be given to supporting this vital service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2787/21]

Erasmus+ Programme

Thomas Gould

644. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration has been given to payment of the Erasmus grant to students who did not travel abroad in 2020. [44777/20]

Medicinal Products

Thomas Gould

785. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of licensing and reimbursement of Jorveza used to treat eosinophilic oesophagitis. [44769/20]

Redundancy Payments

Thomas Gould

220. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to protect the rights and redundancies of workers. [44544/20]

Employment Rights

Thomas Gould

221. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to address the issue of zero-hour contracts given the recent controversy surrounding contact tracing contracts. [44545/20]

National Broadband Plan

Thomas Gould

244. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out plan for the national broadband scheme. [44547/20]

Gambling Sector

Thomas Gould

320. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the initiatives that have been developed to educate young persons through sporting organisations on the dangers of problem gambling; her plans for more initiatives in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44234/20]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

453. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding streams available to support the work of a project (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the extraordinary work it does; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44232/20]

Gambling Sector

Thomas Gould

470. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the parts of the gambling regulation Bill that need to be updated; the reason this will take until 2021; and if consideration has been given to using a similar Bill proposed by Fianna Fáil in 2018. [44228/20]