Colm Burke — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
18 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked18 total
Health14 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will specify the staffing resources including staff posts, staff time, and so on, and hospital and community resources which will be assigned to each of the cancer services priority areas for action outlined on pages 73 and 74 of the HSE Service Plan 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39679/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will specify the plan in place, including but not limited to service level agreements and duration of agreement, fee agreements, costs, and so on to purchase additional capacity in the private sector as mentioned in the HSE Service Plan 2022 under cancer services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39680/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the specific details of the way that capacity in the public system will be enhanced to meet projected demands for cancer care, including but not limited to, staffing, infrastructure and access to diagnostics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39681/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the supports and resources that are specifically dedicated to the National Plan for Radiation Oncology Phase 2 expansions and radiotherapy services enhancement, as mentioned in the HSE Service Plan 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39682/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the estimated timeline for the delivery of the national cancer genetics and molecular diagnostics services; the specific metrics and targets against which the progress of the development of these services will be monitored; the dedicated resources towards realising these services including budget, infrastructure development and staffing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39683/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the way that the Government will support hospitals in meeting drugs costs and in implementing quality initiatives in delivery, as per the HSE Service Plan 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39684/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the reason that only five of the sixteen promised specialist nursing posts for adult neurology services have been funded to date in 2022 despite a statement from the HSE to RTÉ News on 30 March 2022 that sixteen additional neurology nursing posts would be established, a press release issued by his Department on 14 April 2022 confirming additional nurse specialists in 2022 as part of the roll-out of a national headache pathway given that there is a shortage of nurse specialists across adult neurology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39818/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if Ireland will follow the example of the United States and cap the levels of nicotine contained in tobacco-inhaling products including e-cigarettes and other vaping devices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40368/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if Ireland will push for implementation of a cap on the levels of nicotine in tobacco-inhaling products including e-cigarettes and other vaping devices in the forthcoming European Commission review of the tobacco products directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40369/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department and the HSE monitor juvenile consumption of tobacco-inhaling products, including e-cigarettes and other vaping products; if statistical analysis of juvenile use of such products has been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40370/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to plans by tobacco companies to become involved in healthcare provision in Ireland; and if he plans to monitor closely any possible plans by tobacco companies to enter the healthcare sector in Ireland. [40371/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the action that is being taken to appoint an HSE chiropodist in the Bantry area in Cork; the likely time within which one will be in place to ensure those with mobility problems have this level of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41035/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the action that is being taken to appoint an HSE chiropodist in Tallaght; the likely time within which one will be in place to ensure those with mobility problems have this level of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41036/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the action that is being taken to support those who require the services of an HSE chiropodist but do not have one in their immediate area; the avenues that are available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41037/22]
Finance2 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm whether the living city initiative scheme will be extended beyond the current closing date of 31 December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40192/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if Ireland's approach to the ongoing review by the European Commission of the Tobacco Tax Directive will include a push for a correlation between the level of taxation imposed on the use of tobacco inhaling products, including e-cigarettes and other vaping devices on the one hand and the level of nicotine contained therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40367/22]
Tourism2 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the basic income for the arts scheme has been fully subscribed for the 2,000 places allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40708/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the basic income for the arts scheme has not been fully subscribed with less than the 2,000 places allocated, if the application process will be reopened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40709/22]
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
0 votes ·
44 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked44 total
Health18 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason that it took an ambulance 210 minutes to respond to an incident (details supplied) in Cork city; his plans to limit any other similar delay occurring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39653/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the cost of legal fees following legal proceedings being taken against his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39808/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) has not been offered a second opinion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39895/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the in-vehicle navigation system that is used by the HSE (details supplied); if the system has been assessed for accuracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40181/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) who was due to get abdominoplasty surgery under the National Treatment Purchase Fund has been informed that they can no longer get the procedure under the fund; the reason that this surgery is no longer available under the fund; the options that are available to this person to get the procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40516/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish patients have to wait on average four months longer than their counterparts in the European Union to access new cancer medicines (details supplied); the work is underway in his Department to speed-up the current reimbursement process to enable priority access to medicines with high unmet need including cancers and rare-diseases, such as is occurring in France through an agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40517/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that all positions within the children's disability network teams are filled and that there are no staffing gaps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40536/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of establishing a new national medicines agency as per the commitment in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40539/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of orphan medicinal drugs approved for reimbursement for the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40607/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the appointments process to the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics; the number of employees; the nature of their tenure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40612/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children's disability network teams per CHO; the number of posts in each; the number of vacancies in each; the number of posts advertised for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40613/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the amount spent per CHO on disability services per annum for the years, 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; the amount spent in CHO4 on disability services per provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40614/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the way that he intends to replace the standard operating procedure model given the recent High Court challenge to the existing SOP in the assessment of needs process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40715/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for scoliosis surgery across all hospitals in tabular form; his views on the waiting times for scoliosis surgery; if there are plans to outsource scoliosis surgery for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40718/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the new elective hospital for Cork; if his Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform have now agreed on the project; if the hospital will have inpatient beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40719/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason that CAMHS is excluding persons with autism with a primary diagnosis from the upcoming audit of its services; if this decision will be reviewed to include persons with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40724/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of calls the National Ambulance Service responded to in County Cork in 2021 and to the end of June 2022, broken down by call type in echo, charlie, bravo, alpha and omega in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41904/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to tackle the ongoing trolley crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41905/22]
Education6 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown of the number of schools that availed of summer provision for each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40714/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the total number of primary and post-primary students per county who availed of the school transport scheme in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the cost of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41191/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the cost of the school transport grant for children with additional needs in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41192/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education her plans to extend the eligibility criteria for school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41193/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education when the interim review on school transport will be completed; when the recommendations will be acted upon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41194/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education her views on whether students who are forced to apply for a concessionary place on school transportation should have to pay for these places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41195/22]
Finance4 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will engage with a bank (details supplied) regarding the recent decision by the bank to make 70 branches cashless; his views on the fact that the bank did not consult or engage with customers prior to this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41185/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the reduced rate of VAT for the tourism and hospitality sector until December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41186/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of extending the reduced rate of VAT at 9 % applying to electricity and gas to 31 December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41187/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to increasing the tax credits available to family carers in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41897/22]
Children4 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of independent inspections that have been undertaken by the Health Information and Quality Authority of direct provision centres in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40608/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children referred to Tusla from International Protection Accommodation Services per annum for each of the years 2018 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40609/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount spent on early childhood care and education scheme services per annum for each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of providers supplying the ECCE service; and the number of ECCE-only services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40616/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the White Paper on ending direct provision; if he is confident that the commitment in the programme for Government to end direct provision by 2024 will be reached; the number of suitable properties in each county identified by his Department in tabular form; the number of persons currently in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40717/22]
Environment3 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland grants approved to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40716/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress that is being made on sectoral carbon emissions limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41901/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the level of engagement that has taken place with energy providers in respect of the cost of energy for householders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41902/22]
Further and Higher Education3 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of Science Foundation Ireland PhDs granted per annum for each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40610/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students studying part-time for each of the years from 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40611/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of females in apprenticeship courses per annum for each of the years from 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; his plans to increase female participation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40615/22]
Social2 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to increasing the tax credits available to family carers in budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41898/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the qualifying criteria for fuel allowance payments in order that those in receipt of illness benefit also receive the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41899/22]
Transport1 question
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of constructing the M20 motorway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40538/22]
Public1 question
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the selection of a contractor for the Glashaboy flood relief scheme; the length of time that he envisages that this process will take; if he will give assurances that selection will be completed as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40720/22]
Housing1 question
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of stage 4 process applications for funding per annum per local authority for the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40617/22]
Justice1 question
2022-07-26Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice her views on the recent report by an organisation (details supplied) which found that Ireland does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking; the measures that she is taking to improve this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41900/22]
Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
60 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked60 total
Housing23 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amounts collected, levied, owed and owed cumulatively under the derelict sites register; and the number of sites on each register by local authority for 2021, in tabular form. [40546/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify the situation whereby a person living for longer than six months in a cost-rental apartment requires the housing assistance payment and thus must apply for the social housing waiting list. [40811/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount collected by local authority in derelict sites levies since the relevant Act was established in 1990. [40812/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount collected by local authority in vacant sites levies since the levy was established. [40813/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to request an update from Cork City Council and the OPW on the status of plans for the Ballincollig Weir. [40820/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of promised legislation that would allow local authorities to rename public areas. [40824/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration could be given to ensuring no historical title deeds are destroyed as permitted under rule 152 of the Land Registry rules and are instead retained for historical purposes. [40830/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority houses that were sold and build, respectively; the financial income from sales and the financial spend by year from 2002 to date in tabular form. [40831/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a vacancy will be tracked using energy usage; and if his Department is engaged in developing this system [41595/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of whole-time equivalent staff in the vacant homes unit by grade. [41596/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of whole-time equivalent vacant homes officers in each local authority. [41597/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there will be caps on specific work carried out under the proposed grant for renewing vacant homes for example carpets. [41610/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the amounts proposed under the vacant homes grant given construction inflation. [41611/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the review on social housing income assessments [41612/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider publishing the review into housing assistance payments [41613/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount to be spent, by local authority on housing assistance payments in 2022 [41614/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of long-term leases each local authority has entered into in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form [41615/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider granting local authorities the permission to carry out works on voids year-round rather than waiting for the scheme to open. [41711/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of voids that have been vacant for over 12, over 18, over 24 and over 36 months by local authority; and if consideration will be given to an extended voids scheme to bring these back into use. [41712/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with Cork City Council on the cost of their affordable housing units. [41713/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that affordable housing in Cork will be more expensive than existing schemes in Dublin. [41719/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with Cork City Council on its affordable housing scheme with specific reference to pricing of the scheme. [41720/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the price for a home in Cork city that he considers affordable. [41721/22]
Health13 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the vacant apartments above a shop (details supplied) in Macroom, County Cork; and if he has engaged with the company about same. [40200/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of engagements that the Minister of State with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy has held with addiction community stakeholders in each month in 2022, in tabular form. [40693/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if it is envisaged that a new action plan will be completed on the National Drugs Strategy with trackable deliverables; and if so, the timeline for the delivery of same. [40695/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Budget measures announced under the remit of the National Drugs Strategy in Budget 2022, by measure in tabular form. [40696/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his Department has analysed the cost of the closure of the Keltoi Rehabilitation Unit given the need to source additional beds elsewhere. [40697/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the redeployment of staff of the Keltoi Rehabilitation Unit; the number of staff that were employed; and the number currently still employed in HSE addiction services. [40698/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his Department has analysed the impact of competitive tendering on community projects. [40699/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason that a decision was taken to restrict access to school dental services in Cork to only sixth class students. [40701/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when school dental services in Cork will be available to school aged children in all classes currently offered in other counties. [40702/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children eligible for school dental visits in Cork in 2015. [40703/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the classes to which school dental visits are offered in all counties other than counties Cork, Cavan and Monaghan. [40705/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were assessed, by facility, for addiction rehabilitation and detox in 2021, in tabular form. [41169/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the estimated average capital and current costs, respectively, of an acute bed. [41172/22]
Tourism5 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are any circumstances under which a sports club without ownership of land can access grants; and if she will outline these circumstances [40817/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if information will be provided on any files in the National Archive that relate directly to a person (details supplied). [40822/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on artifacts and items that were removed from Ireland without consent and are currently on display or in storage overseas and the actions she intends to take on same. [40823/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if consideration has been given to bringing forward the release of 1926 census data given the current interest in history. [40825/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if consideration has been given to an extension of the Decade of Centenaries perhaps under a new name given the significance of events which occurred from 1924 to 1934. [40827/22]
Environment3 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the dumping task forces; and if consideration will be given to establishing a number of task forces in Cork city. [41580/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to tackle global warming given the record temperatures experienced in recent weeks. [41833/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the contingency plans that are in place for extreme weather events caused by global warming. [41834/22]
Transport3 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of sites visits undertaken by the BusConnects team. [41807/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if consultants who are not based in Ireland were engaged to draw up sustainable corridors under BusConnects. [41808/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the northern ring road. [41809/22]
Foreign2 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expedite the processing of passports for children (details supplied). [40605/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions that the European Union is taking to investigate the death of a person (details supplied). [41932/22]
Children2 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will list the services and supports available to survivors of State religious institutional abuse in Cork. [40814/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to announcements in Cork recently regarding the closure of childcare facilities; and his plans to ensure that every child has a preschool place in Cork city in September 2022. [41815/22]
Justice2 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons convicted for possessions of cannabis; and the number of these who have been diverted through the Adult Caution Programme in 2021 and to date in 2022, respectively. [40692/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the current Garda to population ratio by district. [40829/22]
Rural2 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department have analysed the impact of competitive tendering on community projects. [40700/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants that are available to community groups that wish to build new community centres. [40828/22]
Finance1 question
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the date that he was informed of the decision by a bank (details supplied) to withdraw cash services from 70 branches. [40970/22]
Public1 question
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of plans for the Ballincollig Weir. [40821/22]
Defence1 question
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Defence if his Department is still in ownership of the landing field currently used by a soccer club as home ground in Ballincollig. [41299/22]
Education1 question
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of children in each of the primary school class ages in Cork in 2022, in tabular form; and the number in junior infants, senior infants and so on. [40704/22]
Social1 question
2022-07-26Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of community welfare services offices in County Cork in 2011; and the number that are currently open. [40676/22]