Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

651. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints received by the HSE regarding SouthDoc in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [39679/20]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

652. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the overall funding provided to SouthDoc in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [39680/20]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

653. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of funding provided to SouthDoc by category of funding in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [39681/20]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

654. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the remit of responsibility for investigation of complaints made to the HSE regarding SouthDoc. [39682/20]

Ministerial Meetings

Thomas Gould

738. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the agenda for his last three biweekly meetings with the Minister of State for public health, well-being and national drugs strategy. [40228/20]

Health Services

Thomas Gould

772. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the timeline for reopening of the Keltoi facility in the Phoenix park. [40447/20]

Health Services

Thomas Gould

773. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of publicly run rehabilitation treatment beds that were open in January 2020; and the number currently open. [40448/20]

Legislative Measures

Thomas Gould

44. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to reintroduce legislation similar to that of the Control of Economic Activities (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018. [38242/20]

Credit Availability

Thomas Gould

73. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to incentives to encourage credit unions and post offices to lend to persons whose income has been temporarily affected by Covid-19 to ensure they are not forced to obtain loans from private moneylenders with extortionate interest rates. [39153/20]

Credit Unions

Thomas Gould

79. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a situation whereby a credit union (details supplied) has removed its death grant and refused to reinstate the grant despite a motion passed at the AGM in 2019. [39152/20]

Road Safety

Thomas Gould

38. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to increasing road safety in Kilcully, County Cork through a number of measures including traffic calming, increased lighting and footpath development. [38907/20]

Planning Issues

Thomas Gould

47. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the development of a site (details supplied). [37909/20]

Derelict Sites

Thomas Gould

114. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding will be made available to local authorities for compulsory purchase of derelict sites to utilise these to bolster social housing stock. [37908/20]

Mortgage Lending

Thomas Gould

288. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a situation in which a bank (details supplied) has refused mortgage approval due to the Covid-19 pandemic despite no loss in income by application. [38892/20]

Mortgage Lending

Thomas Gould

289. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the statutory timeframe to provide written refusal and reason for refusal to mortgage applicants. [38893/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Thomas Gould

320. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the details of funding to be made available to sporting and community organisations to support their continued overheads throughout the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38607/20]

Tenant Purchase Scheme

Thomas Gould

339. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities can prohibit tenants from entering into the tenant purchase scheme for properties of certain residence sizes for example, two-, four- and five-bed and adapted houses with the purpose of maintaining stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37947/20]

Local Authority Funding

Thomas Gould

393. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the remainder of the €900 million grant for rates waivers promised to assist local authorities with any shortfall in budgets in 2020 can be used to meet additional expenditure that will be occurred in 2021 such as increased pension contributions and increased costs due to public service pay agreements. [38724/20]

Local Authority Funding

Thomas Gould

394. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the sum to be given to Cork City Council for the rates waiver; and the additional sum to be granted to the local authority to assist in meeting its budget deficit. [38725/20]

Community Employment Schemes

Thomas Gould

565. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection if support will be given to a community centre (details supplied) and other similar projects to form a company with the intention of sponsorship with the aim of continuing their participation in the community employment scheme. [38220/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Gould

17. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide funding to cultural and arts groups to host virtual Christmas events given the current Covid-19 situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37323/20]

Sports Funding

Thomas Gould

49. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to support young persons returning to sports in a post-Covid-19 society given the substantial drop-off of participation in children’s attendance after the first lockdown. [37324/20]

Railway Stations

Thomas Gould

108. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for completion of the train station proposed in Kilbarry, County Cork, under Project Ireland 2040. [37471/20]

Light Rail Projects

Thomas Gould

109. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if a feasibility study has been conducted on connecting the north and southside of Cork city with the new proposed light rail system; and if so, when this study will be published. [37472/20]

Transport Policy

Thomas Gould

110. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider prioritising Cork city for a walkability study. [37493/20]

Parking Regulations

Thomas Gould

111. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he will make contact with Cork City Council and liaise with it regarding disabled parking accessibility in the city. [37494/20]

Transport Policy

Thomas Gould

46. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport when walkability studies will be available for local authorities. [37162/20]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

200. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of waiving the assessment fees for rehabilitative and detox treatment programmes. [37331/20]

Defence Forces Personnel

Thomas Gould

63. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Defence his plans to improve retention and recruitment in the Defence Forces. [36586/20]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Thomas Gould

67. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Defence the number of new recruits who have enlisted in the Permanent Defence Forces to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36585/20]

Public Sector Pay

Thomas Gould

113. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reform the pay scale for students working on placements in the public service, particularly those in the healthcare sector. [36587/20]

Public Sector Pay

Thomas Gould

139. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to give teachers pay equality and to end the two-tiered wage system. [36588/20]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

213. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he will intervene in a situation in which the NTA is refusing to consider redevelopment and the movement of an unsuitable bus stop at a location (details supplied) despite the significant damage this is having to the feasibility of usage of public transport by local residents and in view of the current push towards public transport. [36402/20]

Road Tolls

Thomas Gould

234. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to plans to place a toll on the northern ring road in Cork. [36807/20]

Flood Prevention Measures

Thomas Gould

305. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the flood attenuation lake in Blackpool, County Cork; and the precise location for same. [36882/20]

Foreign Conflicts

Thomas Gould

415. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to implement strategies that will protect persons in Nagorno-Karabakh. [36511/20]

Drug Treatment Programmes

Thomas Gould

684. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of persons diverted after arrest for possession for personal use through the health diversion approach. [36225/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Gould

697. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 cases that have arisen from attendance at religious sermons. [36195/20]

Community Care

Thomas Gould

748. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if developmental checks on babies by public health nurses are proceeding under current Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36455/20]

Health Services Reports

Thomas Gould

774. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the date of publication of the elective hospital oversight board group report on the elective hospital in Cork; where this report can be found; if there has been a delay in the publication of the report, the reason for same; and when the report will be published. [36749/20]

Health Services Reports

Thomas Gould

775. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the groups, stakeholders and expert bodies on the elective hospital oversight board group, specifically in respect of the hospital in Cork. [36750/20]

Health Services Reports

Thomas Gould

776. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when the elective hospital oversight board group was established; and the functions and reporting responsibilities of same. [36751/20]

Health Services Reports

Thomas Gould

777. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if the catchment area analysis conducted by the elective hospital oversight board group in respect of the elective hospital in Cork will be provided. [36752/20]

Health Services Reports

Thomas Gould

778. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of the high-level facilities spatial brief currently being conducted by the elective hospital oversight board group in respect of the elective hospital in Cork. [36753/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Thomas Gould

172. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has signed off on the Glashaboy flood relief scheme. [35831/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Thomas Gould

173. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline for the Glashaboy flood relief scheme. [35832/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Thomas Gould

174. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when work will commence on the Glashaboy flood relief scheme. [35833/20]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

317. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of SouthDoc reopening in Blackpool, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35828/20]

Programme for Government

Thomas Gould

47. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans he has to fulfil the commitment in the programme for Government of building County Cork as a viable alternative to Dublin and bringing more employment to the city. [35077/20]

Industrial Disputes

Thomas Gould

88. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the deal offered in relation to a company (details supplied); and if he will intervene given this clear indication that the liquidator is unwilling to enter negotiations in good faith. [35076/20]