Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Local Authorities

Thomas Gould

522. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities can directly employ apprentices; and if so, the number of these employed, by local authority. [40175/23]

Housing Policy

Thomas Gould

523. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of significant issues with particular flat complexes in Cork constructed in the 1960s under the design of city architect (details supplied) that have now exceeded the estimated life span by over ten years; and if he will consider a specific funding stream to remedy these flat complexes. [40176/23]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

862. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether a school (details supplied) has been assigned therapist hours. [40382/23]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

897. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether support is available for the extension of Coolmine into Galway. [39637/23]

Primary Care Centres

Thomas Gould

903. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the primary care centre in Blarney. [39719/23]

Nursing Homes

Thomas Gould

929. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the initial date that concerns were raised within the HSE regarding a nursing home's management of a Covid-19 outbreak in December 2020 or early 2021 (details supplied); the dates of subsequent concerns/complaints; and the action taken in response to each complaint. [39831/23]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

Thomas Gould

930. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of investigations, hearings or disciplinary matters undertaken by The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland regarding patient care from December 2020 to March 2021 (details supplied). [39832/23]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

976. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1788 of 11 September 2023, how this funding will be delivered; and whether DATFs will have a role in this or if it will come through the HSE. [40203/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Thomas Gould

1066. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that a person (details supplied) has only been called for a one-off job education phase; and when they will be called for their next phase. [39830/23]

Energy Conservation

Thomas Gould

162. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether he is aware that a person (details supplied) has had construction ongoing in their home since June under the SEAI warmer homes scheme, with no completion timeline given. [38712/23]

Universal Social Charge

Thomas Gould

440. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance when USC will be abolished. [37679/23]

Banking Sector

Thomas Gould

449. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance for an update on provision to assist type 1 diabetics in progressing with a mortgage given difficulties in securing mortgage protection insurance. [37969/23]

Information and Communications Technology

Thomas Gould

639. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education when ICT/digital grants will be paid to schools. [38048/23]

Sports Facilities

Thomas Gould

799. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the progress towards a centre of excellence in boxing in Cork. [38544/23]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

892. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he is aware of issues with an affordable housing site in Montenotte, County Cork, that is leaving customers unable to progress with a mortgage from a major bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37967/23]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

893. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of issues with mortgage protection insurance for type 1 diabetics seeking a mortgage through the local authority home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37968/23]

Homeless Accommodation

Thomas Gould

947. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he is satisfied that local authorities currently have enough resources to prevent homelessness and accommodate those forced into homelessness, given the recent rise in evictions as evidenced in the RTB quarterly statistics and the lifting of the eviction moratorium. [38924/23]

Disability Services

Thomas Gould

1483. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the return of therapists to special schools; the number that have returned to Cork schools; and the number that will return in September 2023, by role, in tabular form. [39069/23]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

1788. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether recently announced €3.5 million funding for drug and alcohol services is annual reoccurring funding or a once-off payment. [38591/23]

Medical Qualifications

Thomas Gould

1816. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether students who studied medicine in Ulster University are able to apply for internship posts in the south. [38737/23]