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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Éireann (1 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: That will not be for years. I am talking about now.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Éireann (1 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: We want BusConnects, but it will take years. These are the facts. Today, people in Cork are not getting buses because they are delayed or have been cancelled. I need an answer from the Minister today. Will he provide additional funding for bus drivers? A young man going to college every day needs to take the 201 bus service. Nine days out of ten, the bus never turns up or is delayed....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: People in glasshouses.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plan to resolve issues with bus services in Cork city. [4601/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (1 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of homes for which the increased stamp duty for bulk buys has been paid in Cork. [4604/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Sector Pay (1 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the dates he attended the public sector pay talks and the issues he raised at these attendances. [4657/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the mortgage to rent scheme; and if any private operators are currently operating in the scheme. [4603/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (7 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 47. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of a new naval ship in Cork; and whether this has been reviewed in light of cost of similar ships to be purchased in Portugal. [5340/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD places available in primary schools in Ballincollig, Cork for September 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5145/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD places available in Scoil Eoin in Ballincollig, Cork for September 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5146/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason funding has not been provided to Scoil Eoin in Ballincollig, Cork to increase the provision of ASD places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5147/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (7 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 437. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the recent announcement by Tir Na Nóg preschool in Castlepark, Ballincollig that it will soon close; the steps his Department is taking to ensure that childcare provision will be retained at the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5148/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (8 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 28. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement that has taken place to support workers in VMWare in Ballincollig who face redundancy. [5669/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 83. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the increased cost of business scheme payments will be made. [5670/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 3 o’clock It is time to scrap the TV licence. In the wake of the financial scandals at RTÉ and more than 100,000 people who have not paid their TV licence, it is now time for it to go. Public support for the licence has collapsed and the idea that the State would chase thousands of people through the courts is, frankly, absurd. The Taoiseach has described the TV licence as...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: I thank the Taoiseach.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: That is an awful thing to say to me.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: What about the water charges?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: Post offices are closing down every month.

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: Like all of the other speakers, I wish to send my condolences, thoughts and prayers to the families who lost loved ones, last year especially. It was a catastrophic year on our roads. I know the Minister of State knows that. To be honest, this Government is saying one thing but doing another. We have seen budgets cut for road maintenance and safety by €150 million. This is...