1081. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which he reconciles the stated policy of transitioning from a reactive voids approach to a planned maintenance approach with the continued operation of the Voids Programme as the principal maintenance funding stream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42554/26]
1080. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the average per-unit funding allowance provided under the Voids Programme has been reviewed in the context of construction cost inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42553/26]
1079. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authority owned social housing is subject to the same minimum standards and independent inspection regime as private rented dwellings under the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42552/26]
1078. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the rollout of the national housing asset management system being delivered through the Local Government Management Agency; the number of local authorities currently using the system; and when it will be fully operational across all local authorities. [42551/26]
1077. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority dwellings that have been the subject of a stock condition survey to date; the projected date by which such surveys will be completed across the entire social housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42550/26]
1076. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the fact that the majority of local authority housing maintenance expenditure nationally is reactive rather than planned; the steps he is taking to support local authorities to transition to a planned, cyclical maintenance model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42549/26]
742. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on legislation relating to the registration of children born to same sex couples through surrogacy; and the timeline for the delivery of same. [41354/26]
320. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Cork that have availed of the phone pouch scheme; and the overall cost of the scheme in Cork. [40327/26]
319. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Cork that have had SET hours reduced and the overall gross reduction. [40326/26]
160. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Cork that have had SET hours reduced; and the overall gross reduction. [40071/26]
155. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Cork that have availed of the phone pouch scheme; and the overall cost of the scheme in Cork. [40072/26]
79. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the current infrastructure he sees as deliverable in Cork before the end of the decade [40325/26]
75. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation where he has identified money wastage in his own Department; and the actions he has taken to address these. [40324/26]
130. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to that the assistant chief executive of Dublin City Council informed the Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage that Dublin City Council submit the results of housing maintenance surveys to the Department through IT infrastructure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40440/26]
1332. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of patients seen in Southdoc, Blackpool in the first four months of each of the years 2019, 2022 and 2026. [39309/26]
885. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if construction works, survey works, or any works are currently being undertaken on the old Cork prison site. [40298/26]
731. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the North-West Quarter regeneration, in Cork, by phase status, in tabular form. [40106/26]
714. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will introduce staged payments for the derelict properties grant. [39875/26]
533. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if capital funding will be provided to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38784/26]
532. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the development of a new school site to accommodate a school (details supplied) when the new schools will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38783/26]
527. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date a special school (details supplied) will open; if it will be open in September 2026; and the way in which wastewater will be connected on the site. [38722/26]
494. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the current status of works on the weir at Ballincollig Regional Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38785/26]
268. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of stock audits undertaken in 2025 and 2026 to date, by county, in tabular form. [38602/26]
126. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when he will open the next phase of town centre first applications. [38217/26]
110. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the Ballyvolane Community Centre. [38216/26]
64. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has attended any meetings to discuss the Israeli-Ireland soccer match. [38214/26]
56. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025. [38215/26]
1194. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if she has sent, or intends to send, a letter to the Department of Finance in advance of Budget 2027 on correspondence (details supplied) as is customary by the Minister for Health; if this was done by her, or her Department, for Budget 2026; and if not, the reason for same. [37601/26]
1181. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of cancellations in 2025 and to date in 2026 respectively, by reason for cancellation in Cork hospitals, in tabular form. [37438/26]
1078. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health where a person with a diagnosis of FND can go to seek assistance in the purchase of medical equipment for example, a wheelchair. [36942/26]
761. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the overall spend in each of the past five years on the Old Cork Prison site respectively, in tabular form. [37814/26]
760. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the proposed women's prison in the Glen will be co-located or will operate as a separate facility. [37813/26]
758. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Irish Prison Service has informed him of commitments made to the people of the Glen prior to the opening of the new Cork prison site. [37811/26]
757. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress of the works on the site of the Old Cork Prison to develop the proposed new prison. [37810/26]
756. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether planning permission is needed for the construction or expansion of a prison. [37809/26]
625. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 513 of 6 May 2026, if supports are available to a person who has already received approval for social housing but has been issued with a social housing income assessment and has literacy vulnerabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37596/26]
621. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the number of social homes retrofitted in each of the past five years respectively. [26991/26]
618. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what the indicative results on the ICT system show from stock maintenance surveys to date, given that his Department indicated at the Oireachtas housing committee recently that it had some oversight of cumulative results. [37490/26]
596. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether State agencies must pay the derelict sites levy. [37093/26]
158. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on delivery of the north-west quarter regeneration in Cork. [37511/26]
145. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress being made in addressing vacancy and dereliction following reports of the lowest number of quarter 1 electricity reconnections since Central Statistics Office, CSO, data began. [37512/26]
141. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the voids programme review committed to in the Government's housing plan. [37768/26]