Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 19 Apr

What your Cork North-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 19 Apr – 25 Apr 2021 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 168 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-04-21 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 41–3

Voted for 3 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Colm Burke — Fine Gael 1 vote · 27 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 27 total

Health 7 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if there are grants or supports available to subsidise the cost of purchasing a mobility scooter for those who need it; if there are no supports of this nature currently available, if his Department will consider instituting such a support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18617/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if his Department will give consideration to permitting gyms to open for rehabilitation patients for those under the care of a general practitioner or a physiotherapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19223/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if the programme highlighted in the recent document prepared by a person (details supplied) and published in December 2020 will be expanded once the Covid-19 restrictions have been fully removed in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19470/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if additional resourcing will be provided and research carried out for the ARCS initiative in order to explore the changing roles of artist and care setting staff in the design and delivery of art in care initiatives, to identify additional training and support needs and the way in which these can be met in view of the changed circumstances brought about by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19471/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if additional research will be carried out to further understand the experience of the ARCS initiative from the perspective of older persons in residential and daycare settings; if he will ensure that they play a more active and central role in the design and delivery of art in care initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19472/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if further research stemming from a recent report (details supplied) will be considered in order to examine ways in which the artist in residence in a care setting initiative can further develop meaningful links with the community in which the care setting is located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19473/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if further funding (details supplied) will be considered for the artist in residence in a care setting initiative in order to further expand and mainstream this beneficial initiative to the wider residential and day care sector for older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19474/21]
Agriculture 6 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications that have been received by the Forest Service for approval under the reconstitution and underplanting scheme that was introduced in June 2020; the number of these applications that have been approved to enable landowners to remove their diseased ash trees and replant their land; if his Department have a target in terms of issuing approvals under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18618/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will act on the recommendation of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine and introduce a 15 year premium from the date of replanting diseased ash and remove the age discrimination in the current scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18619/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the meeting by his departmental officials with a group (details supplied) on 11 March 2021 in relation to its withdrawal from the 2030 agrifood strategy committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19467/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if further engagement will take place with the Environmental Pillar following a meeting held by his departmental officials on 11 March 2021 with a range of representatives from the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19468/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be further revisions of the draft Agri-Food 2030 Strategy before publication in April 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19469/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tree felling licences that have been approved since June 2020; the number of these licences that were for Coillte; the number that were for private growers; the average time between the submission of the licence and approval for both Coillte licences and private licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20054/21]
Enterprise 3 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will give consideration to granting bookshops permission to offer click and collect services to their communities once public health guidelines allow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18616/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration will be given to putting in place a new loan facility scheme for SMEs in order to reflect current challenges posed by the pandemic to small and medium-sized businesses by which the scheme would be independent of the main commercial banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20300/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration will be given to putting in place a new loan facility scheme for SMEs in order to reflect the current challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic by which loans would be made available over a ten-year period with interest rates of 1% in years one to five and no higher than 3% for the remaining period with a moratorium option available for year one of the loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20301/21]
Transport 3 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport his plans to assist companies to replace their car fleet at the earliest possible date given that it has been established that by removing all cars in excess of 15 years old off the roads it will deliver 20% reduction in emissions from cars by 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20297/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the action he plans to take in order to achieve the target of 51% given that the Climate Action Plan 2019 sets out emission reduction targets of 35% from transport which is seen as very challenging and totally reliant on hitting an electric vehicle target of 1 million by 2030 which has now been set to be achieved within that timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20298/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport his plans to have the reduction of 51% in the use of private cars given the target is now set for a 51% reduction in transport and it has been established that private cars account for 75% of all journeys and 79% of all journeys by private cars are made outside of Dublin in which there is little or poor public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20299/21]
Justice 3 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice if some or all aspects of an initial proposal (details supplied) sent to her Department in 2018 are being considered for implementation to aid the modernisation of practices regarding the way unidentified remains are being dealt with in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20423/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice if a role and unit (details supplied) will be established for the centralising of information relating to unidentified remains; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20424/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe for implementing a new development (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20425/21]
Environment 2 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if National Broadband Ireland will hold discussions with Eir in order to provide broadband to premises in cases in which Eir fibre broadband infrastructure is bordering an amber area under the National Broadband Plan and in which there is sufficient capacity to accommodate more premises on this line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20353/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a monthly update of the Eircode system will be put in place in order to speed up the allocation of Eircodes to new postal addresses in order that they can connect to fibre broadband (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20354/21]
Public 1 question
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason contracts relating to the transfer of lands which are urgently required for the erection of facilities for use by the Irish Coast Guard at Castlefreke, Rosscarberry, County Cork which were furnished over two years ago by the solicitors acting for Coillte to the State Solicitors Office, who is acting for the Office of Public Works, were not executed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19458/21]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding community funding allocated by local authorities; if such funding can be allocated by a local authority to a sports or community group including for capital works in circumstances in which all the members are residing in that local authority area but the sports grounds or premises which they own are in a different local authority area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19799/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department treated a home loan account amounting to €178,000 from a financial institution as a deposit account in calculating the eligibly of a person (details supplied) to disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20716/21]

Eoghan Kenny — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Ken O'Flynn — Independent Ireland 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Pádraig O'Sullivan — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 43 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 43 total

Finance 9 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if the operation of the stay and spend incentive will be reviewed and extended beyond April 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18433/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the action being taken to deliver a strong and vibrant credit union sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18437/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to enable credit unions to become involved in financing housing projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18438/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the tax reliefs or concessions available to support persons working from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18439/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the status of the programme for Government commitment on a senior executive accountability regime to deliver heightened accountability with the banking system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18442/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with mortgage lenders regarding mortgage applicants being able to drawdown their mortgage loans due to their inability to secure mortgage protection insurance on health grounds in the context of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18443/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend access to the Covid restrictions support scheme for businesses and persons that do not operate in rateable premises but still face considerable overheads as part of their operating costs, such as travel counsellors, those working in the arts and on-track bookmakers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18445/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered reducing the tax liability of those whose income was supported by the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18447/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to extending the 9% VAT rate for tourism and hospitality beyond December 2021 until the end of 2022; if so, the estimated cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18448/21]
Health 8 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when he will provide for the reimbursement of medicinal cannabis oil products PCBD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18116/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the guidelines that have been provided to community pharmacies allowing them to prepare for their part in the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18579/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to prepare community pharmacies for their role in the delivery of the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18584/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 739 of 27 January 2021, the status of the suspension of water birth services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18620/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an age breakdown of Covid-19 vaccines administered to the population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18976/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 749 of 17 November 2020, if the feasibility study on St. Stephen’s Hospital, Glanmire has recommenced; if not, the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19344/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the procedure for a vaccine being reoffered to a person at a later date in cases in which the person is not in a position to take up their vaccine on the date it is offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20415/21]
- 2021-04-22 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reimbursement status of patisiran; when it will be next discussed by the HSE drugs group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20959/21]
Agriculture 7 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that has been allocated annually to farmers in each of the years 2017 to 2020; the annual payment received from the EU; the annual contribution by Ireland; the annual administration costs associated with operating the payments in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18172/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that has been allocated annually to Irish farmers from 2017 to 2020, in tabular form; the annual payment of same received from the European Union in addition to the annual contribution of his Department; if he will include the annual administration costs associated with operating the payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18250/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of breaches of section 36(4)(b) of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 that were recorded for 2018, 2019 and 2020 in cases in which a buyer of a horse failed to notify the horse passport issuing body of the sale; if breaches occurred, the fines that were imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19725/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the owner or operator of a livestock mart is required to maintain a record of the livestock that enter, leave, are kept at, sold or supplied through the livestock mart; the way in which this applies to person to person sales outside of a mart setting under the Animal Health and Welfare (Livestock Marts) Regulations 2018; the way his Department ensures that the details are logged and regulations complied with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19726/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who had their horse licence revoked in each of the years 2018 to 2020 under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19727/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of convictions, imprisonments or fines that were issued in 2018, 2019 and 2020 under section 11(1) of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19728/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have been disqualified from owning a horse in 2018, 2019 and 2020 under section 58 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19729/21]
Transport 4 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the financial supports available to private coach and bus operators that do not have a premises and do not pay commercial rates to their local council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18440/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the person or body that made the decision not to impose penalties under the European Union (Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions, Calculation Methods and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2017 (as amended) with respect to 2020 (details supplied); the reason the decision was taken; the person or body to whom the decision was communicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18734/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to increase the frequency of the 207 bus route in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19497/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the way a company (details supplied) advertises the change in its bus routes; the level of consultation that takes place with the public in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19769/21]
Public 3 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the judicial review window has closed on the Glanmire flood relief scheme; if observations or challenges were received; when it will be progressed for tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19931/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated number of civil servants currently working remotely as a result of the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20407/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the impact Brexit has on companies in Northern Ireland applying for public Government contracts here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19026/21]
Enterprise 3 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available for small businesses if rent arrears are demanded to be paid by landlords post Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18435/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to provide support under the Covid-19 business aid scheme for those without commercial rates contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18444/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has considered classifying children's clothing and shoes as essential goods that can be purchased in-store during level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18446/21]
Housing 3 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if clarity will be provided with regard to the inclusion of divorced or legally separated couples as eligible applicants for the proposed affordable purchase shared equity scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18436/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the grants available for private homeowners to retrofit to enable access for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18449/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of inspections that were undertaken by the Residential Tenancies Board in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 in each local authority area; the number that were deemed to be compliant; the number of fines that were issued for those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20414/21]
Environment 2 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when National Broadband Ireland will commence its survey at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20440/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when National Broadband Ireland will commence its survey at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20441/21]
Tourism 1 question
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when she expects the Night-time Economy Taskforce to report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18434/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the status of a submission by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18441/21]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has been contacted by students on the Erasmus programme who are concerned about mandatory quarantine and the fees associated with same; the actions he has taken in relation to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19758/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of on-the-spot fines issued by An Garda Síochána to persons that committed an offence under section 10 of the Control of Horses Act 1996 in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20448/21]

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 70 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 70 total

Health 38 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the position of persons with Addison’s disease on the vaccine roll-out; his views on the frustration and lack of clarity experienced by those with Addison’s and other rare diseases at a failure to communicate their cohort in the vaccine roll-out; and if a commitment will be given to provide clarity in relation to same. [18108/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the position of persons suffering with rheumatoid arthritis on the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out programme. [18287/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if there are staffing shortages at Cork University Hospital; if so, if he can account for these shortages; and if he can account for significant delays in inpatient procedures for persons due to same. [18429/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses, consultants, doctors, administrators and HCAs, respectively employed and in work in Cork University Hospital from January 2020 to date by month in tabular form. [18430/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses, consultants, doctors, administrators and HCAs, respectively employed but absent from work in Cork University Hospital from January 2020 to date by month in tabular form. [18431/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter in relation to mandatory hotel quarantine (details supplied) [19057/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of clinicians in CHO 4 that have been redeployed from early intervention and school age disability teams into assessment of needs posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19250/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of clinicians in CHO 4 that have been redeployed to track and trace, Covid-19 testing or vaccination; the original job title of each; the expected length of their redeployment in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19251/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if developmental checks for babies have fully resumed; if a plan has been put in place to ensure any backlog is cleared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19252/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of babies given developmental checks by age in months in 2020 and to date in 2021. [19253/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of babies born by month in 2020 and to date in 2021. [19254/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of women treated clinically for postnatal depression in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [19255/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he has met with maternity hospitals recently regarding restrictions on partners; when his next expected engagement with the hospitals will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19256/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress of the ambulatory elective hospital in Cork; and the expected timeline of completion. [19257/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if an expected timeline of completion has been given for the children’s hospital, Cork. [19258/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if SouthDoc has outlined criteria by which it will judge the deterioration of the Covid-19 situation and withdraw the planned reopening of SouthDoc in Blackpool, Cork. [19259/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has queried the timeline given by SouthDoc for the reopening of its Blackpool facility given it met on 30 March 2021 and only intends to open the facility at the end of April 2021. [19260/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if SouthDoc has given a commitment for a full return to service upon the reopening of SouthDoc, Blackpool. [19261/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of persons served by each out-of-hours doctor service; and the number of facilities each service has in Dublin, Limerick, Galway and Cork. [19262/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the estimated number of persons served by SouthDoc in the SouthDoc, Blackpool, catchment area; and the estimated number of persons served by same in the Kinsale road catchment area. [19263/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for an assessment of needs in Cork North Lee services in March 2020 and in April 2021. [19264/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for speech and language therapy in Cork North Lee services in March 2020 and in April 2021. [19265/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for early intervention in Cork North Lee services in March 2020 and in April 2021. [19266/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the mitigation strategy that was put in place for the closure of residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation beds due to Covid-19; the increase in waiting list times; and his views on the success of this plan. [19267/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the Minister for State with responsibility for public health, well-being and the national drugs strategy on the increased residential treatment waiting times. [19268/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his Department has engaged with the Department of Justice on the gambling control Bill. [19269/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of cancelled outpatient and inpatient orthopaedic surgeries in the CUH in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, by month in tabular form. [19270/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the work his Department has engaged in to prepare for the proposed citizens' assembly on drugs; if a working group has been established; if the terms of reference for the assembly have been drawn up; and if so, if he will publish same. [19271/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if, after consideration of the data by the relevant departmental group, he will publish the mid-term review of the national drugs strategy; and if so, the date for publication. [19272/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the funding to be provided to drug and alcohol task forces in 2021, by task force. [19273/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for persons to access gambling addiction counselling by quarter in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and the number of persons who accessed the service in tabular form. [19312/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for persons to access gambling addiction residential treatment by quarter in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 including the number of persons who accessed the service in tabular form. [19313/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented to the HSE with a gambling addiction in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, by month. [19314/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if additional supports are put in place for established high-risk gambling times, for example, the Cheltenham festival. [19315/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation in which communities in County Clare are finding one hit kit packages with needles; if he will instruct his Department to contact the relevant pharmacies to discuss the issue; and if funding is available for equipment and training for local community groups such as tidy towns to clean the needles up. [20051/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when walk-in Covid-19 testing will be available in Cork city. [20175/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the way in which locations are selected for walk-in Covid-19 testing. [20176/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of social prescribers by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20365/21]
Housing 12 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will account for the discrepancy between figures given by Cork City Council relating to social housing waiting lists and those provided by the summary of social housing assessments 2020. [18625/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant social housing for 2020, by local authority and month. [18946/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the further solutions he is proposing to address the issue of voids on local authorities such as Cork City Council. [18947/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase the funding directed towards local authorities to address voids under the new programme; and the breakdown as to the targets and limits for this funding for local authorities. [18953/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full-time equivalent vacant homes officers by local authority in tabular form. [19449/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided for a vacant homes officer to each local authority in tabular form. [19450/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review figures provided in the summary of social housing assessments 2020 of his Department given that Cork City Council disputes the figures and has provided figures that show a clear discrepancy that cannot be accounted for in the 30-day difference. [19451/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the vacant homes schemes and policies are sufficient in addressing the vacant homes issue. [19452/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he receives regular updates on the number of homes applied for through the vacant homes scheme by local authority; and if so, if he will provide the figures. [19453/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided to each local authority for preventative maintenance in each of the years 2015 to date. [19454/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans in relation to addressing social housing conditions given recent findings by the ECSR. [19455/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding available to local authorities to support legal fees and costs incurred from CPOs under the vacant sites levy. [20652/21]
Justice 10 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of letters that have been issued and are being issued each month to those in direct provision in tabular form. [18131/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of first instance interviews for asylum seekers that have been postponed from March 2020 to date; the number that are scheduled for 2021; the number of additional interviews that are scheduled monthly to clear the backlog; the number of cases that are assigned to each interviewer; the timeframe given to complete each case; the number that received their first interview in 2020, by month; and the number of interviews with applicants outside of Dublin that have been held by month from March 2020 to date. [18132/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the accelerated procedures that have been put in place for those seeking asylum given the considerable backlog. [18133/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the nature of the non-cooperation measures in relation to those seeking asylum. [18134/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the way in which the return of questionnaires have been speeded up in relation to those seeking asylum [18135/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice if an applicant seeking asylum who wants a speedy interview is placed on a remote interview list; if so, the length of the list; the length of the waiting time for this list; and the way in which applications are made. [18136/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the way in which the €1.7 million additional funding allocated to improving the processing waiting times is being spent in relation to persons seeking asylum. [18137/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice if a date for a return to house viewings has been given; and if so, when it will take place. [18918/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1294 of 9 July 2020, the details of the location of records of a person (details supplied). [18986/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice her plans to bring forward legislation to regulate gambling advertising. [19316/21]
Transport 2 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the requirements in relation to bollards placed on footpaths; the space that must be allowed between the bollards and the edge either side of the footpath; the width that must be available for accessibility on footpaths; and the statutory instruments and regulations covering same. [19480/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if the situation in which essential workers who have not completed their EDT lessons are unable to complete these without a bike driver test and are also unable to book a driver test due to the fact they have not completed their EDT lessons has been rectified. [19862/21]
Finance 2 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the amount of betting excise duty collected in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, by month. [19317/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the amount of betting excise duty provided to the HSE in 2020. [19318/21]
Education 2 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education her plans to educate young persons on the associated risks with gambling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19319/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the proposed education programme for primary and post-primary students on drugs and alcohol; if this will include behavioural addictions; if this will be given by schools or outsourced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19320/21]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to increase the delivery of third-level college places; the location of the additional third-level places to be allocated; and if these will be allocated to the HEAR or DARE programmes or other similar schemes in other colleges across the country given the current shortage of same. [18109/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to increase the SUSI grant threshold. [18288/21]
Environment 1 question
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the responsibility of local authorities in residential waste management under the Local Government Act 2001. [19677/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-04-22 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection if support will be provided to a community centre (details supplied) that wants to retain its maintenance worker under a shortly expiring community employment scheme. [20942/21]