Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Community Development Projects

Thomas Gould

3. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will provide assistance to develop a community centre in Fair Hill, Cork city. [20940/24]

Health Services

Thomas Gould

47. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason funding has not been provided to reopen a service (details supplied). [19710/24]

Primary Care Services

Thomas Gould

54. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether he will instruct SouthDoc to reopen Blackpool to full service. [19711/24]

National Development Plan

Thomas Gould

101. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on National Development Plan projects in Cork city. [19709/24]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

157. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education whether she will meet with parents and staff of a school (details supplied) regarding their sanctioned ASD classes and her Department's refusal to sanction an extension to allow for these classes to be established. [19765/24]

Housing Policy

Thomas Gould

167. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports available for households that do not qualify for social housing, cannot access a mortgage and live in an area with no proposed cost rental; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19540/24]

Health Service Executive

Thomas Gould

304. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason nursing staff, sponsored by the HSE, did not receive a subsistence payment. [19759/24]

Disability Services

Thomas Gould

94. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the return of therapists to schools in CDNT8 in Cork. [19229/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Thomas Gould

130. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that the number of children overdue an assessment of need in Cork North Lee is at its highest rate since Q1 2019. [19228/24]

Active Travel

Thomas Gould

211. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether a funding request has been received for a pedestrian crossing at a location (details supplied); and when this was received; and whether it was approved. [19227/24]

Regeneration Projects

Thomas Gould

394. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an updated timeline for completion of the NWQR in Cork. [18916/24]

Regeneration Projects

Thomas Gould

395. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he is aware that construction work at Phase 2C of the NWQR remains stalled; whether he has received any request for additional funding to resolve this from Cork City Council; and if so, the timeline for resolution of same. [18917/24]

Legislative Measures

Thomas Gould

396. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on legislation committed to on the renaming of streets. [18918/24]

Departmental Advertising

Thomas Gould

399. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided to advertise the lead mains replacement scheme in each of the past five years respectively, in tabular form. [19034/24]

Departmental Advertising

Thomas Gould

400. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether consideration has been given to a targeted advertising campaign for the lead mains replacement scheme. [19035/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Thomas Gould

582. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what additional benefits will be conferred on the holder of an enhanced medical card, awarded under the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023 above and beyond an ordinary medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19243/24]

Mother and Baby Homes

Thomas Gould

583. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when enhanced medical cards, awarded under the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023, will be so awarded. [19244/24]

Mental Health Services

Thomas Gould

704. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the CAMHS staffing levels compared to the Vision For Change requirement in each of the teams in CHO4. [19196/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Thomas Gould

31. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reform payments to family carers. [18408/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Thomas Gould

40. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection whether ME is eligible for disability allowance. [18407/24]

Control of Horses

Thomas Gould

84. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses seized in Cork city in 2023. [18409/24]

Animal Slaughtering

Thomas Gould

101. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horse deaths recorded in Cork in 2023. [18410/24]

National Development Plan

Thomas Gould

144. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the north-west multi-modal mobility hub, as outlined in the National Development Plan. [18490/24]

Waterways Issues

Thomas Gould

164. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current status of works on the weir at Ballincollig Regional Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18482/24]

School Accommodation

Thomas Gould

175. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the development of a new school site to accommodate schools (details supplied); if tenders have been awarded; when the new schools will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18480/24]

School Accommodation

Thomas Gould

176. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on capital works at a school (details supplied) to provide additional capacity in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18481/24]

School Staff

Thomas Gould

281. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether he is aware that a school (details supplied) is still not in receipt of therapist hours. [18489/24]

Disability Services

Thomas Gould

289. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of positions, by role, assigned to CDNT west central Cork city; the number of vacancies that exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18615/24]

Care Services

Thomas Gould

299. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when the Westfield integrated care centre in Ballincollig, Cork will be fully operational. [18483/24]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Thomas Gould

88. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has received communication from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth requesting additional funding for capital projects for childcare in Cork. [15679/24]

Climate Action Plan

Thomas Gould

129. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether payments have been made in Cork city under the community climate action plan. [17674/24]

Digital Archiving

Thomas Gould

180. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider the digitisation of railway records similar to those of the Land Commission. [17932/24]

Health Services Staff

Thomas Gould

651. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason subsistence payments to nursing students working under the Cope Foundation have not been paid. [17878/24]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Thomas Gould

33. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has received reports on governance and culture, and contractor fees and HR, in RTÉ, which were due in March 2024; when she will publish these reports; and whether she has made a decision on the future of media funding. [16992/24]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

55. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on her Department's engagement with Gaeltaca and on the funding of the Irish language, particularly language assistants in schools in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16991/24]

Employment Rights

Thomas Gould

70. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the date of the last four meetings of the Labour Employer Economic Forum subgroup on collective bargaining; the methods he is using to ensure workers' right to organise is developed in this State; and whether he intends to wait until the deadline of Article 4 of the EU directive before taking any action. [16994/24]

Business Supports

Thomas Gould

84. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if business in Cork have received payment under the increased cost of business scheme. [16993/24]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

188. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the reason an application for ASD classes in a school (details supplied) was refused; and if she will reconsider this. [17182/24]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

189. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education whether the NCSE refused an application by a school (details supplied) for ASD classes or if this decision was made by her Department. [17183/24]

Housing Policy

Thomas Gould

218. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether requirements for social housing assessment have changed from two months to 12 months of payslips; if so, when this change was made; and if his Department has provided additional resourcing to local authorities to address this additional burden. [17184/24]

Housing Provision

Thomas Gould

219. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average time to assess a social housing application, by local authority, in tabular form. [17185/24]

Hospital Overcrowding

Thomas Gould

292. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of days that triage or assessment rooms in CUH ED have been occupied by patients on trolleys, or were unusable for any other reason, in the past 12 weeks, by reason, in tabular form. [17152/24]

Hospital Overcrowding

Thomas Gould

293. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that nurses are forced to triage patients in ED waiting rooms due to overcrowding in CUH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17153/24]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

49. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 316 of 5 March 2024, the reason no contact has been made with the parents of a child (details supplied) in respect of securing a place in a primary school ASD unit for 2024-25. [16974/24]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

94. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education whether she is aware that a school (details supplied) has been sanctioned three ASD classes by the NCSE but cannot deliver them as her Department has refused funding for an extension to the school. [16369/24]

School Accommodation

Thomas Gould

127. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education for an update on the proposed extension to a school (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and the timeline for delivery of the building. [16368/24]

Road Network

Thomas Gould

207. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland plans to continue with its policy of removing lighting on motorways and dual carriageways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16385/24]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

319. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the measures being taken to ensure a child (details supplied) receives a place in a primary school ASD unit for 2024/2025.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16386/24]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

320. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD places available in secondary schools in Ballincollig, Cork, for September 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16387/24]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

335. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the reason only two of three sanctioned ASD classes at a school (details supplied) in Cork are operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16515/24]

School Staff

Thomas Gould

371. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is aware that 16 schools in Cork city that operate through Irish are without language assistants; and her proposal to resolve same. [16165/24]

Departmental Meetings

Thomas Gould

373. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is aware of a request by an organisation (details supplied) for a meeting with her Department; and if she will instruct officials to facilitate this meeting to allow clarity on the withdrawal of funding. [16166/24]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Thomas Gould

380. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the date that she has commissioned or requested reports, respectively into RTÉ, the purpose of each report and the dates that these have been delivered since January 2023, in tabular form. [16585/24]

Childcare Services

Thomas Gould

580. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he received a request from the Minister for Finance to meet with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to a facility in Cork city; if he has agreed to this meeting and if so, when it will take place. [16153/24]

General Practitioner Services

Thomas Gould

674. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an investment fund is intending to convert a currently-operating GPs surgery in Blackpool, Cork, and close the existing service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16148/24]

Hospital Facilities

Thomas Gould

706. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to staff dissatisfaction at the removal of staff car parking spaces from the CUH and CUMH; what engagement has taken place with staff and their unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16388/24]

Housing Provision

Thomas Gould

18. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the social housing target for Cork city was missed by almost 30% in 2023. [15678/24]

Housing Provision

Thomas Gould

24. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that only 27 cost rental homes are in the pipeline for Cork city for delivery in 2024. [15677/24]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

137. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the role his Department has taken into the review of the mortgage to rent scheme. [15218/24]

Legislative Measures

Thomas Gould

139. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the proposed right-to-buy legislation will include tenant-in-situ purchases. [15899/24]

Health Services

Thomas Gould

251. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of needle exchange facilities, by type and county, in tabular form. [15895/24]

Health Services

Thomas Gould

252. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of a supervised injection facility; and the capital cost for establishing same. [15896/24]

Health Services

Thomas Gould

253. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the proposed staffing levels of a supervised injection facility; and the number WTE of each clinician and staff member required. [15897/24]

Tax Reliefs

Thomas Gould

19. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the number of people who claimed mortgage interest tax relief last year; and the average payment. [15219/24]

Emergency Accommodation

Thomas Gould

656. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether emergency accommodation can be refused on the basis of a previous eviction from social housing; whether there is a timeframe for this impact; and whether a local authority should take into account proven efforts by a person to resolve vulnerabilities that led to the eviction. [14581/24]

Local Authorities

Thomas Gould

657. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has implemented second chance principles for those in recovery from addiction to access social housing. [14583/24]

Derelict Sites

Thomas Gould

662. 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 2023 and at current date, by local authority, in tabular form. [14647/24]

Vacant Properties

Thomas Gould

695. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he is aware of a property (details supplied) in Cork city that has been reportedly vacant for five years and is causing issues for tenants in the property next door; and whether an application for repair of the property has ever been made by Cork City Council. [15120/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Thomas Gould

779. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection whether a diagnosis of myalgia encephalomyelitis would allow a person to access disability allowance. [14584/24]

Legal Services Regulation

Thomas Gould

922. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice whether legislation exists, or has been considered, to regulate solicitors acting for family members. [15079/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Thomas Gould

1132. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of need for each month to date 2019-2024, inclusive, in tabular form; the number overdue for completion; and the average length of wait in Cork, by LHO or administrative area. [14605/24]

Community Development Projects

Thomas Gould

1727. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether she is aware that Pobal requires verified audited accounts from community groups to access funding but does not provide financial assistance to support such organisations in funding these audits. [14585/24]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

1728. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available to community centres struggling with increased gas and electricity bills. [14586/24]

Naval Service

Thomas Gould

13. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of sailings the Naval Service cancelled in the past 12 months due to staffing shortages. [13241/24]

Defence Forces

Thomas Gould

14. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether he has engaged on the reported €10 million payouts on Defence Forces claims in the past three years. [13242/24]

Active Travel

Thomas Gould

70. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware of an uneven allocation in funding for active travel in 2024 in Cork city. [13240/24]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

101. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of issues with the bus service in Cork city; and whether he has engaged with the NTA or Bus Éireann in resolving these. [13239/24]

Road Projects

Thomas Gould

154. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the northern ring road for Cork as mentioned in the National Development Plan. [5671/24]

Irish Language

Thomas Gould

214. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for further clarification on the governance issues that were not resolved previously referenced in her Parliamentary Question response No. 352 of 5 March 2024, and whether she is aware that the organisation have not been provided with these details. [13366/24]

Prize Bonds

Thomas Gould

230. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the person or body that conducts the independent analysis of weekly prize bond draws conducted by the National Treasury Management Agency. [12060/24]

School Admissions

Thomas Gould

484. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she can ensure a place is made available for a child in a school (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12594/24]

Television Licence Fee

Thomas Gould

550. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of TV licences purchased, by month, in each of the months January 2022 to February 2024, in tabular form. [11759/24]

Television Licence Fee

Thomas Gould

551. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of cancelled direct debits for the television licence in each of the months January 2022 to February 2024, in tabular form. [11760/24]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

663. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost rental backstop tenancy purchases completed; the number in progress and the number refused, by county, in tabular form. [12574/24]

Court Judgments

Thomas Gould

808. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of convictions for non-payment of the TV licence in each of the months January 2022 to February 2024, in tabular form. [11761/24]

Court Judgments

Thomas Gould

809. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of custodial sentences imposed for non-payment of the TV licence in each of the months January 2022 to February 2024, in tabular form. [11763/24]

Court Judgments

Thomas Gould

810. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the overall amount received by the courts, either through statutory fine or 'charity box' payments, for non-payments of the TV licence in each of the months January 2022 to February 2024, in tabular form. [11764/24]

Court Judgments

Thomas Gould

811. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of referrals for conviction for non-payment of the TV licence in each of the months January 2022 to February 2024, in tabular form. [11765/24]

Animal Welfare

Thomas Gould

1026. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine who holds responsibility for the welfare of sick or dead animals on public roads. [12573/24]

Hospital Staff

Thomas Gould

1392. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed and the number considered a full cohort WTE, by department, in Cork University Hospital, in tabular form. [12431/24]

Hospital Staff

Thomas Gould

1393. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed in the high dependency unit in Cork University Hospital. [12432/24]

Health Services Staff

Thomas Gould

356. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average cost of an addiction nurse per year. [11291/24]

Health Services Staff

Thomas Gould

357. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average cost of an outreach worker per year. [11292/24]

Health Services Staff

Thomas Gould

358. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average cost of an addiction case worker per year. [11293/24]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

359. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to a service (details supplied) in 2023 broken down by funding purpose, in tabular form. [11294/24]

Health Services Staff

Thomas Gould

360. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average cost of an addiction counsellor per year. [11295/24]

Road Projects

Thomas Gould

53. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if any application has been made of the L2779 between Mackey's Cross and junction with Old Blarney road. [11032/24]

Schools Building Projects

Thomas Gould

96. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the development of a new school site to accommodate schools (details supplied); if tenders have been awarded; when the new schools will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11036/24]

Health Service Executive

Thomas Gould

218. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the cost of legal fees incurred by the HSE on behalf of Southdoc in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [11034/24]

Health Service Executive

Thomas Gould

219. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if the HSE have financially supported Southdoc in legal fees; and to outline this support in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [11035/24]