Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Vaccination Programme

Thomas Gould

984. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the engagements he undertook with alternative suppliers when it became apparent that the flu vaccine was delayed. [27289/20]

National Driver Licensing Service

Thomas Gould

77. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if provision can be made for bus drivers whose licences are due to expire in September 2020 in view of the delay in accessing NDLS appointments. [26212/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Gould

255. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the services providing a healthcare or public health function that have been closed or prevented from operating due to the current level 3 restrictions in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26155/20]

Vaccination Programme

Thomas Gould

273. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason the delivery of flu vaccinations has been delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26211/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Thomas Gould

143. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment will affect the determination of average weekly earnings for PRSI-based social welfare payments, for example, jobseeker’s benefit when 2020 is the relevant tax year, for example, in 2022. [25744/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Thomas Gould

38. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection if provisions will be made for artists and other freelance workers who may acquire work intermittently but have lost their steady income flow to remain on the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25018/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Thomas Gould

48. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to acknowledge the burden of care undertaken by full-time carers throughout the pandemic and on an ongoing basis in view of the continued closure of many supports such as daycare centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25019/20]

National Broadband Plan

Thomas Gould

161. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the priority areas identified in County Cork for roll out of the National Broadband Plan. [24333/20]

Road Safety

Thomas Gould

199. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a number of incidents nationally involving cars that have been sold to underaged, unlicensed and uninsured drivers and the harm that is being done nationwide due to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24778/20]

Electoral Commission

Thomas Gould

348. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the initiatives that will be established to encourage more young persons to register to vote. [25141/20]

Electoral Commission

Thomas Gould

349. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to resolve the issue of persons in rented accommodation finding it difficult to re-register on the electoral register in view of the frequency of lease changes. [25142/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Gould

400. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the supports and provisions being given to current sixth year students in view of the hardship they experienced during school shutdown and the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24732/20]

Road Traffic Accidents

Thomas Gould

626. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of road traffic collisions involving cars driven by underaged, uninsured or provisionally licensed drivers, respectively from 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [24776/20]

Road Traffic Accidents

Thomas Gould

627. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of serious or fatal road traffic collisions involving cars driven by underaged, uninsured or provisionally licensed drivers respectively, from 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [24777/20]

Road Traffic Offences

Thomas Gould

636. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions for the supply of a motorised vehicle to a person under 18 years of age from 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [24775/20]

Garda Data

Thomas Gould

645. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of community gardaí in Cork from 2010 to 2019 and to date 2020, in tabular form. [24927/20]

Garda Data

Thomas Gould

646. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the funding provided for community gardaí in Cork from 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [24928/20]

Crime Data

Thomas Gould

647. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions under Section 80 of the Explosives Act 1875 from 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020 by region in tabular form. [24929/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Gould

706. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to assist recovery support groups to find alternative facilities for their meetings in cases in which usual meeting places are not suitable in view of Covid-19 restrictions [24783/20]

Care of the Elderly

Thomas Gould

739. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health his plans to support the mental health of residents in nursing homes [24930/20]

Care of the Elderly

Thomas Gould

740. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health his plans to support nursing homes in resuming activities such as art classes [24931/20]

National Broadband Plan

Thomas Gould

19. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands her plans to improve connectivity and infrastructure for rural areas in County Cork, particularly those that recently moved into the city boundary under the boundary changes. [24332/20]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Thomas Gould

79. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance his plans to continue the temporary help-to-buy extension beyond 31 December 2020. [24595/20]

Home Loan Scheme

Thomas Gould

105. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the credit criteria for inclusion in the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme, for example, if a previously defaulted credit card is grounds for refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24588/20]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

120. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if communication was made between him or his office, with the Minister of State Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Well Being and National Drugs Strategy on the topic of 12 Steps and other recovery support meetings prior to 1 September 2020 [24220/20]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

121. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when a decision was taken to regard addiction recovery support meetings as an essential service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24221/20]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

122. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if a publication date for the 2019 end of year review of Supporting Recovery, Reducing Harm has been published [24222/20]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

123. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of the mid-term review of Supporting Recovery, Reducing Harm [24223/20]

National Drugs Strategy

Thomas Gould

144. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the progress made on the National Drugs Strategy 2017-2025 in 2019 [24382/20]

Nursing Home Accommodation

Thomas Gould

67. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of his intervention to prevent the closure of a nursing home (details supplied) in County Cork. [23672/20]

Commencement of Legislation

Thomas Gould

104. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when a commencement order will be given for the Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Act 2020. [23671/20]

Road Projects

Thomas Gould

193. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of construction of the northern ring road. [23340/20]

Autism Support Services

Thomas Gould

393. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of opening an ASD unit in a primary school. [23342/20]

Autism Support Services

Thomas Gould

394. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of opening an ASD unit in a secondary school. [23343/20]

Disabilities Assessments

Thomas Gould

738. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce waiting times for an assessment of needs in County Cork. [22375/20]

Alcohol Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

779. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if services (details supplied) are considered as serving a public health function similar to 12 steps and SMART recovery meetings. [23929/20]

Third Level Education

Thomas Gould

30. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to incentivise young persons typically excluded from higher education due to socioeconomic status to engage in education past school in view of the high youth unemployment rates. [22606/20]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Thomas Gould

46. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to reform the apprenticeship system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22605/20]

Youth Services

Thomas Gould

41. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his plans to support families and children at risk in view of the closure of many organised social activities such as indoor sports that provide support and structure to struggling families. [22376/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Thomas Gould

760. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to granting a request by a person (details supplied) to travel to Romania to visit their gravely ill parent without ceasing their pandemic unemployment payment on compassionate grounds. [22467/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Gould

1391. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if updated guidelines will be issued for front-line workers who are deemed very high risk to facilitate their return to work in view of the economic impact of their continued isolation. [22549/20]

School Accommodation

Thomas Gould

55. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for a purpose-built school building in view of the fact it is temporarily based in unsuitable accommodation. [18122/20]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

86. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Skills if special consideration will be given to children awaiting an assessment of needs to secure an ASD unit placement in September 2020 in view of the delay in assessments of needs due to the Covid-19 pandemic. [18123/20]

Cycling Facilities

Thomas Gould

225. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to Cork City Council for the implementation of cycling infrastructure from 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020. [19787/20]

Cycling Facilities

Thomas Gould

226. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to increasing funding to Cork City Council over the term of the Government to improve cycling infrastructure. [19790/20]

Cycling Facilities

Thomas Gould

227. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a group (details supplied) and its campaign to connect Cork city hospitals through a cycle network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19791/20]

Cycling Policy

Thomas Gould

245. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the cycling manual will be updated; the way in which investments currently being implemented are cost effective in view of the length of time since the update of the infrastructure guidance document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20181/20]

Road Safety

Thomas Gould

246. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the statutory obligations to be implemented prior to the return to school to assure safe routes to school in view of the fact that these were included in the Sustainable Mobility Programme 2010-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20182/20]

Cycle to Work Scheme

Thomas Gould

247. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to expand the bike to work scheme or implement a similar scheme, in view of the fact that its limited nature excludes large groups including older persons, disabled persons, persons without citizenship, school-going children and carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20183/20]

House Prices

Thomas Gould

300. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if persons whose contractor has drawn down mortgages issued under the help to buy scheme are exempt from the increase provided in the July stimulus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20433/20]