Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Tax Collection

Thomas Gould

153. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the number of homes for which the increased stamp duty for bulk buys has been paid in Cork. [4604/24]

Public Sector Pay

Thomas Gould

271. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the dates he attended the public sector pay talks and the issues he raised at these attendances. [4657/24]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

276. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the mortgage to rent scheme; and if any private operators are currently operating in the scheme. [4603/24]

Driver Test

Thomas Gould

21. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for a driving test; and the number of persons waiting for a theory test in Cork city and county, by test centre, in tabular form. [4458/24]

Driver Test

Thomas Gould

22. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for a driving test in Ballincollig and Sarsfield Road test centres in Cork; and the number of persons waiting to sit a test in both.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4459/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Thomas Gould

31. 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. [4454/24]

Job Losses

Thomas Gould

35. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what action he has taken to safeguard employment at a company in Ballincollig (details supplied) which is an IDA client company and has recently announced job losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4462/24]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

48. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD places available in secondary schools in Ballincollig, County Cork for September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4455/24]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Gould

49. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD places available in secondary schools in Cork city and county for September 2024; if she will provide this information in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4456/24]

Schools Building Projects

Thomas Gould

50. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the school building programme in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4457/24]

An Garda Síochána

Thomas Gould

109. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of designated community gardaí in the Cork City Division for the years 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019; if she will provide this information in tabular form, by station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4460/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Thomas Gould

171. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when the Westfield Integrated Care Centre in Ballincollig County Cork will be operational. [4461/24]

Departmental Strategies

Thomas Gould

109. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the role her Department is taking in the National Drugs Strategy. [3987/24]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

117. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what support is available to volunteers looking to access the community centres investment fund – new builds measure. [3988/24]

Middle East

Thomas Gould

73. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether he will reconsider his position on the ICJ case on Palestine and join with South Africa. [3380/24]

Departmental Functions

Thomas Gould

104. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the role his Department takes in monitoring air quality [3382/24]

Broadband Infrastructure

Thomas Gould

111. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to consider a distribution box at T23EK68 to extend broadband to the home. [3381/24]

Visa Agreements

Thomas Gould

56. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he can provide support to a person (details supplied) who cannot get an ESTA due to having previously visited Cuba. [3294/24]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Thomas Gould

338. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a person is required to provide a PPS number for the voting register; how this information is processed; and whether failure to provide a PPS number will result in removal from the electoral register. [2443/24]

Hospital Services

Thomas Gould

632. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric emergency beds currently available in Cork; and the number that will be available after facilities have moved to CUH. [2892/24]

Hospital Services

Thomas Gould

633. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether paediatric haematalogy and oncology units will be moved from the Mercy University hospital to CUH; when this will happen; and the engagement with parents to support them in this move. [2893/24]

Hospital Staff

Thomas Gould

634. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether paediatric staff in Mercy University Hospital have been reallocated within the same hospital pending the move to CUH; whether this will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2894/24]

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

18. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the current deficit in addiction rehabilitation, detox and step-down beds. [2024/24]

Primary Care Centres

Thomas Gould

22. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for a timeline for the delivery of primary care centres in Blarney, Mayfield and Glanmire. [2025/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Thomas Gould

92. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether consideration has been given to a purpose built apprenticeship centre on the northside of Cork city. [2023/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Thomas Gould

111. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he is aware that there are only 83 apprentices in final phase in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2022/24]

Schools Building Projects

Thomas Gould

180. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education when the summer works grant will open for 2024. [2176/24]

Schools Building Projects

Thomas Gould

181. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education under what scheme a school can apply for replacement flooring. [2177/24]

Schools Building Projects

Thomas Gould

182. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she will arrange a site visit with officials in her Department to Kerry Pike National School to undertake a survey of works to be completed. [2178/24]

Schools Building Projects

Thomas Gould

183. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that Kerry Pike National School made two applications under the emergency works grant for a replacement floor and that both of these applications were refused despite the flooring proving a potentially hazardous trip risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2179/24]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

265. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the reason travel centres have been closed in all bus stations. [1282/24]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

266. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the details of the planned rollout of hybrid or electric buses in Cork after the initial tranche of 35 are in operation. [1283/24]

Departmental Records

Thomas Gould

283. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport where a person can seek records of their father's employment as a station master from 1916-1934. [1555/24]

Housing Provision

Thomas Gould

828. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the timeline for delivery of 67 units on Gerald Griffin Street/Burke’s Avenue in Cork city.
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Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

832. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether bonuses in the form of share investment are included as reckonable income in social housing assessments. [1704/24]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

833. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria under which a bonus can be included as reckonable income in social housing assessments. [1705/24]

Drug Dealing

Thomas Gould

1134. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents of drug-related intimidation reported to gardaí in 2023, by county. [1706/24]

Drug Dealing

Thomas Gould

1135. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of arrests made through the Drug-Related Intimidation Reporting Programme in 2023, by county. [1707/24]

Dental Services

Thomas Gould

1677. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children, respectively in Cork waiting for orthodontic treatment in six-month time intervals, from 0-6 months to 7+ years, in tabular form. [1286/24]

Housing Policy

Thomas Gould

317. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has issued a circular detailing the formula to be used for assessing social housing means policy. [55944/23]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

55. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware that the 214 bus in Cork has been identified as the least reliable bus route in the city; the steps that are being taken to remedy this and other unreliable bus routes urgently ahead of implementation of BusConnects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55822/23]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

56. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware that the 207 bus in Cork city is extremely unreliable; what is being done to remedy this and other unreliable bus routes urgently ahead of implementation of BusConnects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55824/23]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

58. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of a report that highlights that only six buses in Cork city meet the minimum standard of reliability; the steps being taken to rectify this in advance of BusConnects; and the timeline for when people can expect a reliable bus service in Cork city. [55865/23]

Tax Code

Thomas Gould

60. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance whether he will reconsider the calculation of the EWSS employer's contribution given that this was calculated based on net income unlike other jurisdictions and employers are now struggling to meet the high repayment lump sum. [55529/23]

Tax Code

Thomas Gould

61. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance whether he is aware that employers are being billed for amounts totalling over 20% of the sum they received for employees through the EWSS; and if he can make a statement explaining how this situation occurred. [55530/23]

Tax Code

Thomas Gould

62. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the person body that an employer can contact to query their tax burden on foot of the EWSS. [55531/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Thomas Gould

127. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of offshore renewable facilities delivered to date in 2023. [54844/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Thomas Gould

128. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of onshore renewable facilities delivered to date in 2023. [54845/23]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

205. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware that buses stopping on MacCurtain Street are indicating ‘Victorian Quarter’ as their stopping point despite this not being an official or recognised name for the area. [54668/23]

Grant Payments

Thomas Gould

215. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications for the electric taxi vehicle grant scheme to date in 2023; the number approved; and the number drawn down. [54864/23]