168. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of wings for people in recovery in each prison; and whether these wings are maintained given prison overcrowding, in tabular form. [39415/24]
167. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of deaths in Irish prisons in each of the past five years; the number of these found to be drug overdose at inquest or review; and the number where drugs was referenced in either report [39414/24]
166. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of counselling hours provided by prison in 2017 and 2024, respectively, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39413/24]
165. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time addiction nurses employed, solely for the purpose of the role of addiction nurse, in the Irish Prison Service in the years 2017 to 2024 inclusive respectively, in tabular form. [39412/24]
442. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the steps the clinical lead for transgender services has taken to date to engage with the patient community, the transgender community and other stakeholders; the steps which will be taken and the engagements which are planned; if the clinical lead intends to engage with an organisation (details supplied). [38554/24]
441. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the proportion of work time of the clinical lead for transgender services which is dedicated to clinical practice at the National Gender Service; the proportion dedicated to the development of the new model of care; and the special arrangements, if any, which apply for the duration of the development of the new model of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38553/24]
319. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the schools in County Cork that submitted an expression of interest to participate in the hot school meals programme; which schools were selected; which schools were not selected; the criteria for selection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39149/24]
63. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if any members of the Defence Forces in Lebanon have had to pay for their own flights home in the past six months; the number of members to whom this applied; and whether these members were subsequently reimbursed. [38942/24]
314. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of people who have been deemed eligible for Templemore but are awaiting admission, by waiting time in four-week intervals, in tabular form. [37374/24]
251. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the schools in County Cork that submitted an expression of interest to participate in the hot school meals programme; the schools that were selected; the schools that were not selected; the criteria for selection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37311/24]
93. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of times drivers have submitted complaints regarding the condition of the buses for the direct award urban contracts in Cork, in each of the past 12 months, in tabular form. [37388/24]
92. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of reports received by Bus Éireann regarding driver safety and working conditions in Cork, in each of the past 12 months respectively, by reason for complaint, in tabular form. [37387/24]
45. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the work her Department has undertaken to improve access to the carer’s allowance. [37633/24]
34. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of additional needs payments made, by reason, in Cork, in the first six months of 2022 and the first six months of 2024 respectively, in tabular form. [37632/24]
79. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the operation of the mortgage-to-rent scheme; and whether a new private operator is to come in. [28579/24]
857. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the Local Authority Control of Dogs Statistics Report for 2023 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36062/24]
837. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are no set criteria for the assessment of ‘irreconcilable differences’ in SUSI grant applications; or guidance as to what a student should do if their appeal is refused, despite submitting evidence from their former school and all other evidence available. [36343/24]
654. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he plans to increase payments to nursing homes under the National Treatment Purchase Fund to compensate for the higher payments due to health care assistants under the Medical Review and Assessment system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36063/24]
603. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Early Childhood Care and Education Programme-approved pre-school places in Cork city in 2020, and the current number. [36345/24]
602. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on a facility (details supplied). [36344/24]
496. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the security cost for the old Cork Prison site, by year, since it closed, in tabular form; and whether this will now increase. [36351/24]
495. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the electricity cost, by year, for the old Cork Prison site since it closed, in tabular form. [36350/24]
493. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the meeting she held with the chief superintendent in Anglesea Street on Thursday, 5 September. [36342/24]
492. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí in each Cork Garda station on the last day of April, May, June, July and August respectively, in tabular form. [36341/24]
378. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount levied, paid, collected, owed, cumulatively owed, assessed value of sites, number of sites, the number of new sites and the number of sites removed from each local authority’s vacant sites register in 2023, in tabular form. [36340/24]
358. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the allocation of language assistants to Irish-language schools in Cork. [36338/24]
298. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she will sanction an additional school bus from Upper Glanmire to a school (details supplied). [36346/24]
274. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to an application by a school (details supplied) for an additional teacher; and whether she will grant this, given that the school is DEIS Band 1. [36087/24]
237. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take to address systemic inequality after findings show that nearly half of all social enterprises were denied support from their local enterprise office due to their legal status or perceived lack of commercial viability. [36055/24]
176. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if flood insurance protection will be available following the Blackpool flood relief scheme; and for an update on same. [36360/24]
166. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that banks will not give loans to purchase businesses in Blackpool, County Cork due to a lack of flood relief protection. [36358/24]
146. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent by Bus Éireann on private coach direct award contractors to deliver urban services in Cork city since 1 March 2024, by week, in tabular form. [36348/24]
122. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport when resurfacing works due on the N22 Carrigrohane Road will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36061/24]
1889. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of pay and remuneration for section 39 workers; whether payments to agencies will be backdated to when the announcement was made; whether backdating will be allocated to agencies who have increased pay for workers on the basis of this announcement and when this will be paid. [35636/24]
804. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether rates must be paid on a portacabin, used for storage by a business, but placed on personal land. [34426/24]
789. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Cork County Council have no policy for the housing of people who have been victims of domestic violence; if it is his view that local authorities should have such a policy and his plans to ensure that they develop such policies. [34132/24]
690. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that the SENO for Cork north Lee is not currently in post and that the post has not been filled temporarily. [35767/24]
676. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education whether school transport can be approved for a person granted home tuition in a registered premises. [35597/24]
416. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there are pensions pots that have laid dormant since the foundation of the State. [34545/24]
301. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent by Bus Éireann on private coach hire to fulfil obligations under direct award contracts in Cork city and county in each of the past 12 months respectively, in tabular form. [35697/24]
2666. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the local authority control of dogs statistics report for 2023 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31559/24]
2665. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown of the funding provided to each local authority under the dog control support initiative announced in November 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31558/24]
2030. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when the Westfield integrated care centre in Ballincollig, Cork, will be fully operational. [31122/24]
1944. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the consideration by Pobal of a funding request by Northside Community Enterprise to reopen a childcare facility (details supplied) in Cork city. [33569/24]
1441. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of designated community Gardaí in the Cork city division for the years 2019 to 2024, by station, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31121/24]
916. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a club in Cork (details supplied) had their facilities damaged. [31543/24]
915. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there is funding available for clubs that have their facilities destroyed by antisocial behaviour. [31542/24]