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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Apr 2023)

Thomas Gould: 33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average waiting time for a first passport in Cork. [19790/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (27 Apr 2023)

Thomas Gould: 174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the national retrofit scheme. [11503/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (27 Apr 2023)

Thomas Gould: 175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the interactions between the proposed Planning and Development Bill 2022 and the Aarhus Convention. [19788/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (25 Apr 2023)

Thomas Gould: 82. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the role her Department is taking in the National Drugs Strategy. [19279/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 Apr 2023)

Thomas Gould: 330. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of HAP and RAS tenancies respectively targeted for delivery by Cork City Council in each of the years 2022-2026, in tabular form. [19304/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (25 Apr 2023)

Thomas Gould: 331. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of acquisitions targeted for delivery by Cork City Council in each of the years 2022-2026, in tabular form. [19305/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (25 Apr 2023)

Thomas Gould: 354. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the cost of disability payment was extended to those on CE schemes. [19021/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Apr 2023)

Thomas Gould: 412. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the crime figure statistics from each of the Garda stations in Cork city by category in March 2022 and March 2023. [19192/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health (26 Apr 2023)

Thomas Gould: I will get through my questions as quickly as I can. There is a lot going on in the health service and I appreciate everybody's hard work. The Minister is aware of the tragic case of Vivienne Murphy, the young child in Cork who passed away from Strep A. One of the issues her parents raised was the lack of ICU facilities for children outside of Dublin. Has a decision been made to put a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health (26 Apr 2023)

Thomas Gould: I thank the Minister.

Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Second Stage (3 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: If this Bill does as it promises, it will be a step forward. However, there is a real disconnect at the moment between SOLAS, ETBs, and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. This is causing issues with apprenticeships that do not need to be there. It is making it harder for apprentices to do the vital work they need to do, especially in house...

Support for Household Energy Bills: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: It was announced last week that we now have the highest energy prices in Europe. Our cost of housing was found to be 88% higher than the EU average and prices across the board were 40% higher, but wages do not match up. Ireland's low-income earners earn far less than their European counterparts. One in five Irish homes are now behind in paying their gas bills. These people are terrified....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: 8. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider instructing the NTA to delay the closing date for submissions on BusConnects Cork STC routes pending publication of traffic data. [20744/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: Will the Minister consider instructing the NTA to delay the closing date for submissions on the BusConnects Cork STC routes pending publication of the traffic data? The NTA plans will have serious consequences for businesses, workers, constituents, communities and people's lives. That is why the publication of the traffic data in advance of the closing date is essential.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: I support BusConnects. We need bus BusConnects in Cork, but we need it to be credible. The first round of consultation was done by the NTA without traffic data, which means the routes that were drawn up did not have the data to support them, which does not make sense. As we have all said here, we must be led by data and by science. Public transport interventions should be evidence-based....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: To this point, there has been no delay. I have put in a submission. I met representatives of the NTA for two hours this week, and I thank them for that. With Councillors Kevin Collins and Mick Nugent and my personal assistant, we went through the proposal line by line. This plan needs to be credible and the people of Cork need it to work. We want to get people out of their cars, but if...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: It will not be possible without the northern ring road. That is the point.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (4 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: 68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Northern Ring road in Cork. [20745/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (3 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: 205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities can apply for the scheme to fix defects in apartments and duplexes. [20256/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (3 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: 213. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether local authorities must vote at a full council meeting to allow the individual sales of affordable homes to progress. [20331/23]