153. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase collection of the derelict sites levy; to increase the number of sites on the register and the actions he is taking to ensure local authorities fulfil their statutory obligations in terms of the Derelict Sites Act 1990. [30452/24]
152. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided for compulsory purchase orders of properties and the number of properties compulsorily purchased in each of the past five years, by local authority, in tabular form. [30451/24]
141. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE vacant homes officers employed, by local authority, in tabular form. [30212/24]
140. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on legislative amendments to allow for the renaming of streets. [30210/24]
139. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount collected, by local authority, in vacant sites levy since the levy was established, by year, in tabular form. [30201/24]
138. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of purpose-built student accommodation units available in Cork city in September 2024. [30185/24]
137. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of mortgage to rent applications to date in 2023 through approved housing bodies, local authorities and Home for Life, respectively. [30180/24]
136. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has invited Cork City Council to make an application for the vacant properties (voids) programme; if such an application has been submitted; the total amount of funding his Department proposes to allocate to the authority; the expected timeframe for release of the funding; the number of units this funding will cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30177/24]
135. 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. [30176/24]
98. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of applications received from schools in Cork under the major capital works scheme; and the number granted to date in 2024, in tabular form. [30186/24]
97. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the funding provided through the ICT grant to Cork schools in each of the years 2019 to date, by year, in tabular form. [30173/24]
96. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of secondary school students enrolled in Cork schools in each of the years 2019 to date, by year, in tabular form. [30172/24]
95. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of secondary school teachers employed in Cork in each of the years 2019 to date, by year, in tabular form. [30171/24]
94. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school students enrolled in Cork schools in each of the years 2019 to date, by year, in tabular form. [30170/24]
93. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school teachers employed in Cork in each of the years 2019 to date, by year, in tabular form. [30169/24]
92. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education for an update on a school (details supplied) and the need for a new school building. [30168/24]
91. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the funding provided for capital projects in Cork schools in each of the years 2019 to date, by year, in tabular form. [30167/24]
90. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the funding provided for NEPS services in Cork in each of the years 2019 to date, in tabular form. [30166/24]
75. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the tidal barrier for Cork city, and the funding provided for same, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [30458/24]
64. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that officials in his Department had requested a copy of the Housing Commission report; the date the officials made this request; and the date they received the report. [30211/24]
58. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the provision of funding for road maintenance and the amount applied for in Cork city and county respectively in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [30461/24]
57. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the provision of funding for traffic calming measures and the amount applied for in Cork city and county respectively in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [30460/24]
56. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the funding provided for new cycle lanes and cycle lane maintenance respectively in each of the past five years, by local authority, in tabular form. [30459/24]
55. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the northern ring road and the funding provided in each of the past 5 years, in tabular form. [30457/24]
50. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications received for the electric taxi vehicle grant; and the number approved to date in 2024. [30193/24]
47. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the light rail system in Cork; and the stations that will be on the northside of Cork city. [30178/24]
45. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether a funding application has been received from Cork City Council for footpath restoration and the removal of bollards on John F Connolly road. [30150/24]
581. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of concerns about a licence application by an organisation (details supplied). [29572/24]
392. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of affordable homes that have been built in Cork city in each of the past five years; the total amount planned for 2024; the total funding allocated each year to the local authority to supply affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30174/24]
391. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of affordable homes that have been built in Cork county in each of the past five years; the total amount planned for 2024; the total funding allocated each year to the local authority to supply affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30175/24]
446. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason babies born from April to September are not eligible for the RSV immunisation. [28673/24]
200. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a three-month gap in named driver experience renders this non-assessable for an insurance application with some providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28655/24]
92. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the number of people who have been approved for the mortgage interest relief and the number eligible. [28580/24]
14. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of ongoing issues with the TFI real time app for Bus Éireann services in Cork city; and his plans to resolve this. [28577/24]
11. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the funding provided to maintain the Parnell Place bus station in Cork; and for an update on plans to renovate same. [28578/24]
255. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that electricity reconnections are causing delays in the return to use of vacant council-owned homes. [27869/24]
253. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications made under the first-home scheme by tenants with a notice to quit; and the number approved. [27828/24]
106. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the actions he will take to improve pay and conditions in the Defence Forces given that one in four members quit the force in the past 27 months. [28190/24]
65. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has been made aware of any serving Defence Force members with convictions for sexual, gender or domestic-based violence. [28189/24]
102. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to consider a distribution box at a location (details supplied) to extend broadband to the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27600/24]
81. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider establishing a dumping taskforce in Cork city. [27601/24]
51. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the work to divest from companies involved in the arms trade in Israel. [27597/24]
34. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that there are delays in passports due to issues with validating signatures. [27596/24]
197. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for treatment with orthopaedic surgeon consultants in each of the Cork hospitals, in tabular form. [27417/24]