Cork North-Central — week of Mon, 3 Mar

What your Cork North-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Mar – 9 Mar 2025 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 111 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Oideachas trí Mheán na Gaeilge: Tairiscint (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha]

2025-03-05 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 86–70

Voted for 1 Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 3 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 1 Colm Burke

The motion · motion passed 87–71

Voted for 1 Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 3 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 1 Colm Burke

Waste in Public Expenditure

2025-03-05 · 3 votes

A sub-amendment · motion failed 56–102

Voted for 2 Ken O'Flynn · Thomas Gould

Voted against 2 Eoghan Kenny · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Did not vote 1 Colm Burke

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 90–69

Voted for 1 Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 3 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 1 Colm Burke

The motion · motion passed 90–69

Voted for 1 Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 3 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn · Thomas Gould

Did not vote 1 Colm Burke

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-03-04 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 93–66

Voted for 2 Colm Burke · Pádraig O'Sullivan

Voted against 2 Eoghan Kenny · Ken O'Flynn

Did not vote 1 Thomas Gould

Colm Burke — Fine Gael 1 vote · 31 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 31 total

Health 12 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the current position in respect of the employment of occupational therapists in the Mayfield area of Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9108/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration could be given to awarding a person (details supplied), who is a type 2 insulin-dependent diabetic with renal failure on dialysis, a diabetic sensor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9539/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to recruit and fund the appropriate number of professionals to meet the number of cancer patients and survivors, including dietitians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and medical social workers through the public health service in their local communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9948/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will give due consideration to funding the lymphoedema and lipoedema model of care considering that international studies show that the cost to treat patients could be reduced by 87%, if comprehensive lymphedema services were introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9949/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to consider providing additional specific funding to hospitals to allow for the abolition of parking charges for cancer patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9950/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to consider implementing the improvements in the approval process recommended in the Mazars review, including increased staffing for the national cancer control programme and National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, an application tracker, greater transparency and indicative timelines for the approval of medicines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9951/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to ensure that Irish cancer patients are not waiting longer than the EU average to access new medicines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9952/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider reducing the threshold of the drugs payment scheme to €72 per month, as per the 2017 Sláintecare report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9954/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of notifications issued for BreastCheck appointments for each CHO area; the number of notifications on foot of such letter for the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9955/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider increasing the income limit for those over 70 years applying for a medical card given the income threshold has not been increased in a number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10118/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided make the first and ground floor of the new extension to the Mallow General Hospital operational; the designated purposes will be provided to both floors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9870/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when a design for the elective hospital for Cork in Sarsfield Court, Glanmire will be finalised; when it will proceed to planning stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9871/25]
Transport 3 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the progress of Cork’s northern distributor road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9502/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if his Department plans to amend the automatic implementation of penalty points to include driving offences such as breaking red lights at junctions, and other offences that create a danger to other road users including pedestrians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9503/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the action his Department is taking to progress the Mallow relief road project; the level of funding that will be allocated for 2025, given €300,000 was allocated in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9518/25]
Finance 3 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to removing the extra USC charge of 3% that applies to any self-employed income over €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9027/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance whether those who exceeded their group A capital acquisition tax threshold of €335,000 under their prior threshold rules are enabled to avail of the €400,000 group A threshold introduced as part of Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9556/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if he will bring forward legislation for a “right to be forgotten” for cancer survivors, in order that they do not have to disclose their cancer diagnosis after five years, with independent oversight and penalties for companies who breach this right; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9947/25]
Tourism 3 questions
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the action he is taking to increase the tourism potential of the north Cork region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10235/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the timeframe for when the next sports capital grant applications will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10207/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the action being taken by his Department to support the Irish language during Seachtain na Gaeilge 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10206/25]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when ACRES-Cooperation payments will be issued to persons (details supplied) for 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9629/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to ensure that all successful applicants of ACRES and ACRES-Cooperation schemes receive outstanding payments for 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9633/25]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm that there will be an increase in dental training places at University College Cork dental school, in view of the substantial increase in population and need for additional dentists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9642/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm that there will be an increase in dental training places at Trinity College Dublin dental school, in view of the substantial increase in population and need for additional dentists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9643/25]
Rural 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when applications for the next phase of the town and village renewal scheme will open; when the next tranche of funding under this scheme is likely to be allocated; the last time funding was made available under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9053/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the scheme outline for 2025 for the local improvement scheme will be made available to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9059/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm that a person (details supplied) who is currently working as a kindergarten teacher in the United Arab Emirates and hopes to return to Ireland to work in July summer provision this year, whose request for an extension of their Teaching Council registration has been refused, will have their registration renewed as they wish to work in the education sector and have educational and professional qualifications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9645/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will update legislation and or provide further guidelines or funding to assist local authorities in the taking in charge of housing estates and residential developments from private developers, in particular with reference to legacy estates built between 2005 and 2008 which have not been taken in charge and are in a poor state of repair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9093/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application (details supplied); when the application will be completed given it is over 53 months since the application was first lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9620/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider extending the domiciliary care allowance eligibility criteria from 16 years of age to 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9953/25]

Eoghan Kenny — Labour Party 6 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Education 6 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education for a detailed timeframe on the building works at a college (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9219/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education the measures taken, and planed, to resource secondary schools to ensure that they can implement Leaving Certificate reform, beginning in September 2025, particularly in relation to ICT and lab enhancements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9559/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she has sought legal advice from the Attorney General or from any other quarter as to whether denying pupils with moderate, severe and profound intellectual disabilities enrolled in special schools from receiving the same number of years of State education in senior cycle is against equality legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10236/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if rule 64(1) is a barrier to children with severe, profound and moderate intellectual disabilities from receiving a transition-type year in their senior cycle in special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10237/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education for an update on the proposed time bound provision for teachers who qualified outside of the Republic of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10251/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if the sourcing of a special school place for a child (details supplied) is possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10520/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time occupational therapists and physiotherapists currently working at a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9218/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health 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) awaiting assessment for autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9247/25]
Environment 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason fibre broadband has not been established in a location (details supplied) given fibre broadband exists in the area already; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9220/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the wastewater treatment plant at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9670/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department plans to develop free soft play areas in urban hubs, such as shopping centres, in Cork city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9331/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 26 February 2025, to account for his Department’s role on this project under the immigrant investor programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9913/25]

Ken O'Flynn — Independent Ireland 6 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Health 2 questions
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if there is a mandatory requirement for dental practices to accept patients with medical cards for treatment; and if not, the measures that are in place to ensure access to dental care for medical card holders. [10370/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current procedure for emergency dental treatment for children under the age of 16 years when dental clinics are closed; and there plans to improve accessibility to urgent dental care for young patients. [10371/25]

Pádraig O'Sullivan — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 42 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 42 total

Health 15 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in filling occupational therapy services at a location (details supplied), including maternity cover; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9071/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in filling all positions available in CH04 including maternity leave cover; the number of positions likely to be filled to ensure continuity of care for the local community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9072/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9073/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the registration process for physiotherapists who have achieved qualifications in EU Member States; the cost of registration; the average length of time it takes to register; if there is a standard framework used across all EU Member States for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9119/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if, in light of recent storm damage, she will ensure that all State and semi-State agencies under her remit tasked with the provision of services to the public, would have back-up generators to allow them function regardless of power cuts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9524/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to tackle the lack of dental treatment services being delivered in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9673/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is outsourcing routine orthodontic care in Cork to reduce waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9674/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand public dentistry, with a particular focus on addressing the backlog in the schools' system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9675/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the national oral health policy; when the first phase will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9676/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that orthodontic waiting lists in Cork are currently approximately five years for school-going children; what measures are being taken to reduce these waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9677/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in Cork city and county which have ceased providing medical card services over the past five years; if she will provide an overview of the dental services currently offered to medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9678/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the implementation of the national oral health policy, Smile agus Sláinte; if she will provide a timeline for implementation; the cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9679/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the Programme for Government commitment to implement the recommendations in a review (details supplied); if she has engaged with officials in her Department in relation to this; if she can provide a timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10095/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the new elective hospital for Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10094/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the waiting list times for occupational therapy appointments, and CAMHS wait times, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7550/25]
Agriculture 8 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons convicted of a €5,000 penalty under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9020/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons imprisoned for six months under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9021/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons fined €250,000 under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9022/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons imprisoned for up to five years under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9023/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons disqualified from owning animals under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9024/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of equines euthanised as a result of being seized by local authorities in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9025/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of equines seized for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 per local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9026/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason no clean up after storm Éowyn has commenced in Killinthomas Woods, Rathangan; the timescale for when this will happen (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9096/25]
Education 7 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of new ASD classes delivered in Cork primary schools for 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9034/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of new ASD classes delivered in Cork secondary schools for 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9035/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she has considered establishing a school in Cork county exclusively for children with a specific autism diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9036/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of newly appointed special education teachers for 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9037/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of special education teachers that retired in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9038/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education her policy on twins in primary schools remaining in the same class or being separated; if it is at the discretion of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9619/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if her Department has a policy or guidelines regarding a situation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9711/25]
Transport 3 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if the Irish Rail fourth fleet order will deliver the required fleet for the Cork area commuter network and ensure that it will be provided within the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9323/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the specific criteria required for a road to qualify for active travel funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9199/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will commit to protecting the current pension benefits of the CIÉ workers; if he will commit to ensuring that CIÉ immediately grants an increase to pensions in payment for CIÉ pensioners; if he will commit to delivering a truly independent investigation of CIÉ’s management and governance of the CIÉ 1951 Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4981/25]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the large-scale sport infrastructure fund approved for the centre of excellence in Glanmire, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9914/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to appoint a Sport Ireland disability lead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10060/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education and disability will meet next. [5903/25]
Environment 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if, in light of recent storm damage, he will ensure that all State and semi-State agencies under his remit tasked with the provision of services to the public, would have back-up generators to allow them function regardless of power cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9523/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to applying a 0% VAT rate to gluten-free food products to bring into line with other medicinal products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8979/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if, in light of recent storm damage, he will ensure that all State and semi-State agencies under his remit tasked with the provision of services to the public, would have back-up generators to allow them function regardless of power cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9520/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to administrative issues and misclassifications causing a number of businesses to be unable to avail of the increased cost of business grant; if an appeals system will be put in place to ensure those businesses can avail of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9242/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in light of recent storm damage, he will ensure that all State and semi-State agencies under his remit tasked with the provision of services to the public, would have back-up generators to allow them function regardless of power cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9521/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the options open to a person (details supplied) who urgently needs to apply for a passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9710/25]

Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 24 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 24 total

Health 8 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for a children’s occupational therapy primary care review, by area in CHO4, in tabular form. [9663/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting a primary care occupational therapy appointment in CHO4, by area, in tabular form. [9664/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a shortage of occupational therapists in Mayfield in Cork; and the actions she intends to take to resolve this. [9665/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason no advanced paramedic has been trained since 2019; and if she is aware that paramedics working in the National Ambulance Service do not receive a telephone allowance. [10197/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if she has engaged with SouthDoc on the closure of SouthDoc, Blackpool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10196/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the elective hospital in Cork. [10198/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if the amount of the €16 million Budget 2025 allocation for the National Ambulance Service that was to be used to train advanced paramedics; and the number of advanced paramedics this will train. [10540/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether he is aware of comments made by the National Ambulance Service indicating it does not intend to reopen training for advanced paramedics. [10541/25]
Agriculture 5 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of an incident in Glanmire, Cork recently that saw the body of a horse left with seven other horses on land for multiple days in very poor conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9102/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a horse must be tagged; if not, the options that are available to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9103/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is an offence to leave the body of a horse on open land. [9104/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is an offence not to tag a horse; and the consequences of same. [9105/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses seized in Cork in 2024. [9106/25]
Transport 3 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the reason cameras for live traffic feed at the Dunkettle Interchange are not currently live. [9285/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the cost of installing cameras at the Dunkettle Interchange. [9286/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the rent paid by Iarnród Éireann for 1 Horgan Quay in Cork in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively; and the approximate square metreage of office space being let, in tabular form. [9288/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the status of a plan to open SEN classes in a school (details supplied); and if this will include a needed extension of the school building. [9297/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the status of the application for capital works by a school (details supplied). [9298/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of charges under the Control of Horses Act 1996 in 2024. [9107/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of community Garda buses in Cork city in 2019; and the number currently by station, in tabular form. [9299/25]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the Plean Teanga for Cork city. [10246/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the Shandon Area Plan committed to by Failte Ireland. [10241/25]
Finance 2 questions
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the number of PAYE workers who received flat-rate expenses in 2023; and to provide a breakdown of these in each category, in tabular form. [10536/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the number of workers to date who have applied to have their flat-rate expenses reinstated; and to provide a breakdown of these in each category, in tabular form. [10537/25]