Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 4 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Cork North-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 4 Nov – 10 Nov 2024 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 71 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Equitable Beef Pricing Bill 2020

2024-11-06 · 1 vote · Aontú PMB

A bill to ensure the provision of an equitable price for beef to farmers operating in that sector in order to ensure that it is a sustainable means for them to earn a livelihood

full description

A bill to ensure the provision of an equitable price for beef to farmers operating in that sector in order to ensure that it is a sustainable means for them to earn a livelihood; and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 57–69

Voted against 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 3 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Thomas Gould

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-11-05 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 72–58

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 3 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Thomas Gould

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages

2024-11-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 75–55

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 3 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Thomas Gould

Colm Burke — Fine Gael 3 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Education 3 questions
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the current status of a school’s (details supplied) application for reconfiguration works to existing school accommodation for SEN purposes under the ASA scheme; if an official from her Department will visit the school to see the necessity of such works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45541/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the current status of an application by a school (details supplied) for a refurbishment and reconfiguration project; when the project will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45678/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) was previously unsuccessful in the emergency works scheme for a full roof replacement, given that the roof membrane is now at the end of its life expectancy and a health and safety concern, that consideration would be given to granting them funding for this now; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45679/24]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an application by a business for the increased cost of business grant scheme could be amended and recategorised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44281/24]

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 3 votes · 22 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 22 total

Education 11 questions
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education further to the recent announcement regarding a new special school for Cork for the 2025-26 school term, if a location has been identified for the school; to provide further information on the capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44629/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education for a further update regarding the urgent need for an ASD unit at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44628/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education for an update on the pay review for bus escorts; when the review will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44139/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education why a person (details supplied) has not moved up further on the pay scale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44430/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education when a child (details supplied) will receive school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44431/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education when a child (details supplied) will receive school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44432/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education when a child (details supplied) will receive school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44433/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if her Department is aware of the costs associated with a process (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44496/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 162 of 24 September 2024, if there is a further update on the status of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44605/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education to Parliamentary Question No. 317 of 12 December 2023, to provide an update on the request to consider the acquisition of additional land at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44630/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 223 of 1 October 2024, when work will commence on an SEN project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44729/24]
Health 3 questions
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that retired medical scientists are excluded from the benefit of the pay parity that was implemented in January 2024; if there are plans to include retired workers in the pay parity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44465/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if chronic kidney disease will be included in the expansion of the chronic disease management programme in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45702/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the €10 million ring-fenced funding for oncology drugs announced in Budget 2025 will be sourced from the €30 million allocated for new medicines; the details of the specific ring-fencing of this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45703/24]
Transport 2 questions
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving tests completed in each test centre in County Cork, including Cork city, for each of the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44554/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport when the Kerry Pike and Clogheen bus will be operational in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45994/24]
Justice 2 questions
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice for an update on a visa application for an individual; if her Department will address matters in the correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45259/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will engage with an embassy (details supplied) regarding a work visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45528/24]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on large-scale sport infrastructure fund applications for Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45472/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on a large-scale sport infrastructure fund application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45473/24]
Social 1 question
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44137/24]
Finance 1 question
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance when the report on the proposed changes to the criteria for the primary medical certificate will be published; if his Department has seen the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45375/24]

New lobbying 1 return

Catholic Education Partnership CLG Education and Training
- Proposed Primary Curriculum Subject Specifications

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 42 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 42 total

Health 15 questions
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he will accept the recommendations of the National Radiation Therapist Review Report. [45704/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres operated under a leasing arrangement, by count; and the annual cost of these leases, in tabular form. [45716/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of GMS GPs available and the number of GMS patients in Cork in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. [45717/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting their school-age dental appointments, by waiting time, in Cork, by LHO, in tabular form. [45718/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the elective hospital for Cork; the amount spent to date; and the date it is expected to first open and be fully operational. [45719/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on a site (details supplied). [45720/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of beds currently operational in Heather House; the number temporarily closed; and the reason for this closure. [45721/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of people on a waiting list for Heather House. [45722/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently awaiting a nursing home place in Cork. [45723/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of requests for respite, to date in 2024; and the number refused. [45724/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to drug and alcohol taskforces, respectively in 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024. [45725/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the total number of respite hours provided to families in Cork over each of the past 12 months; the total number that has been provided each month since March 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45741/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of overnight respite beds for children and adults, respectively in Cork in 2019 and 2024, in tabular form. [45742/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the total number of people on the waiting list for ophthalmology in Cork; the average waiting time for an appointment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45744/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on external staff, agency staff in each of the Cork hospitals, to date in 2024, in tabular form. [45746/24]
Housing 7 questions
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on collection of the vacant sites levy, by local authority, the amount collected, the amount levied, the amount cumulatively owed, the amount collected to date, the number of sites and the number of sites added to the register, in tabular form. [45711/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people who accessed emergency accommodation in Cork, to date in 2024 and for the same time in 2020. [45734/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable homes delivered in Cork city; the average price of these homes; and the number for which contracts have been signed. [45735/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost rental homes to be delivered in Cork in 2024. [45736/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided to Cork City Council for CPO, in each of the years 2020 to date. [45737/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding provided to Cork City Council for housing maintenance, in each of the years 2019 to date. [45738/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of applicants for rebuilding Ireland home loans, local authority home loans from Cork; the total number that have been successful; the total number that have been refused; the average time from application to decision, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45745/24]
Education 6 questions
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs at a school (details supplied); why the numbers have been cut for 2024/25; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44029/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education why funding has yet to be provided to a school (details supplied) to provide ASD classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44030/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs at a school (details supplied); why the numbers have been cut for 2024/25; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44051/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education why funding has yet to be provided to a school (details supplied) to provide ASD classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44052/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of Cork schools that had their SEN or SNA allocation reduced in 2024. [45727/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of children in Cork currently availing of the home tuition scheme due to a lack of a school place. [45728/24]
Justice 5 questions
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the options currently being considered for the old Cork Prison site in the Glen. [45712/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda vehicles in Cork in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, by station. [45713/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí who retired or left the force from Cork in each of the past five years, respectively, by station; and the number of new recruits assigned to Cork stations, in tabular form. [45714/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of fireworks seized under Operation Tombola, by county. [45715/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of unanswered 911 calls originating in Cork, in each of the past 12 months, in tabular form. [45729/24]
Children 4 questions
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether a costing has been developed on the potential moving costs of modular homes if planning is refused when required for the sites; how much this is expected to cost; and whether local authorities have identified alternative sites.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44209/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current WTE staffing of each Cork CDNT; and the number considered a full cohort, in tabular form. [45726/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children registered as at-risk with TUSLA in 2024; and the number registered at the same time in 2020. [45740/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding provided to Cork Kerry Community Healthcare for child and adult respite, respectively, in each of the years from 2019 to date in 2024, in tabular form. [45743/24]
Transport 4 questions
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the spend to date on BusConnects Cork. [45730/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the solutions he has offered for the crisis in Cork’s bus network. [45731/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers he believes will be needed in Cork in the next 12 months to run the bus service properly. [45732/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of complaints received by the NTA and Bus Éireann on Cork’s bus service. [45733/24]
Social 1 question
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications made under the additional needs payment to date in 2024; and the number made for the same time period in 2019. [45739/24]