Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 17 Feb

Colm Burke — Fine Gael 6 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Housing 1 question
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider extending the temporary waiver in respect of local authority development contributions, in view of the fact it would greatly support annual housing targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6653/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-02-19 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the action his Department is taking to tackle the noise pollution caused by modified exhausts especially when cars with such modifications are driven at night through quiet suburbs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6532/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-02-19 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application and when it is likely that same will be completed, in view that it is over 25 months since the application (details supplied) was first lodged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6753/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-02-19 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she plans to extend the accommodation recognition payment scheme beyond 31 March 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6667/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-02-20 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education the current status of an additional accommodation project application by a school (details supplied); when they can proceed to the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7060/25]

Eoghan Kenny — Labour Party 6 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Children 2 questions
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will extend the accommodation recognition payment until at least March 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5778/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide clarity on the length of time people are waiting for autism assessment in primary care, and with specific regard to a person (details supplied) waiting for assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6140/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-02-20 Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if her Department considers rule 64 (1) of the rules for national schools a barrier that prevents pupils with moderate intellectual disabilities in special schools access to transition year, as it states that a pupil may not be retained on the rolls after the 18th anniversary of their birth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6874/25]

Ken O'Flynn — Independent Ireland 6 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Environment 2 questions
- 2025-02-20 Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the delegated authority given to An Post in May 1989 to approve the payment of pension increases to pensioners of the company was withdrawn; the instructions that replaced it; if these are still enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6902/25]
- 2025-02-20 Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department was requested by An Post in 2013 to approve the pensions accord introduced by the company; if not, if the new procedure to control pension costs was an operational matter for An Post and the trustees of the superannuation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6903/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-02-19 Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the reason the residential zoned land tax (RZLT) applies to a developer who is proceeding to immediately develop lands for an approved housing body and who has served a commencement notice under the planning permission in the past twelve months (details supplied); if this was intended; and if so, the way this fit with the stated policy that the RZLT was being introduced in order to penalise developers who were not developing their land with all due speed. [6721/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-02-20 Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he will support the allocation of €800,000 requested by Cork County Council to advance the development of the Mallow Relief Road (details supplied). [6918/25]

Pádraig O'Sullivan — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Enterprise 3 questions
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his reaction to comments made last week by US President Donald Trump that he would specifically target tariffs at the pharmaceutical industry, and what preparations we are making were this to happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5779/25]
- 2025-02-20 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is preparing a response strategy in the event of the trade relationship between Ireland and the United States taking a turn for the worse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6790/25]
- 2025-02-20 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work visas granted in each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; the average length of time to process such applications, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6789/25]
Defence 2 questions
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he could provide an update on progress with the recommendations from the report of the Commission on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6138/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence what the benefits are of getting rid of the triple lock for military involvement in operations abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6139/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established. [1680/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his assessment of the actions taken by the present United States administration to put sanctions on the International Criminal Court and it’s members; the nature of Ireland’s part in this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5771/25]
Environment 1 question
- 2025-02-20 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications with reference to solar panel farms, that they would be required to locate on un-used marginal land or upland, rather than prime agricultural land that is required for farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6802/25]

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Transport 3 questions
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of times a Bus Éireann bus has broken down or been unable to complete its route in each of the past 12 weeks in Cork city. [5740/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of delayed train services into and out of Mallow train station and Kent station in each of the past 12 weeks, in tabular form. [5741/25]
- 2025-02-19 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of busses in Cork city that were not in service on each of the days in the past two weeks; the number of times drivers were unable to complete a bus route because no bus was available; the number of routes that could not run because busses were not available; and the number of defect sheets filed on each of the days in the past four weeks. [6638/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the organisers of the consultation meetings for the new National Drugs Strategy do not know if alcohol will be included in a new National Drugs Strategy; if she will clarify if alcohol is a specific consideration for stakeholders taking part in the current consultations for the new strategy; and if alcohol will be included in a new National Drugs Strategy; and if not, if a new dedicated alcohol strategy will be developed. [5537/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on free HRT scheme. [6330/25]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-02-20 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in Cork that received the power up grant; the number of businesses that received the increased cost of business grant, ICOB, 1; and the number of businesses that wrote to him or his Department requesting assistance because of a mistake on their initial ICOB application preventing access to the Power Up grant. [6547/25]
- 2025-02-20 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a fund exists for businesses impacted by Government-funded construction. [6546/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the reason a request for extension of a Teaching Council number for a person was refused (details supplied). [5738/25]

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