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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (18 Sep 2024)

Thomas Gould: 497. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the future plans for the old Cork Prison site. [36352/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (18 Sep 2024)

Thomas Gould: 602. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on a facility (details supplied). [36344/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (18 Sep 2024)

Thomas Gould: 603. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (18 Sep 2024)

Thomas Gould: 654. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (18 Sep 2024)

Thomas Gould: 837. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Welfare (18 Sep 2024)

Thomas Gould: 857. To ask 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]

Health Information Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2024)

Thomas Gould: It is important that we discuss this today. It is disappointing, however, that the Taoiseach, Deputy Harris, in his time as Minister for Health did nothing to sanction or secure funding for this. To be fair, Fianna Fáil has not been much better in health but at least this Bill is now being brought forward, towards the end of this Government. Will we see it passed in the light of day...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (24 Sep 2024)

Thomas Gould: 34. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and 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]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Sep 2024)

Thomas Gould: 45. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the work her Department has undertaken to improve access to the carer’s allowance. [37633/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Sep 2024)

Thomas Gould: 92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Sep 2024)

Thomas Gould: 93. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Sep 2024)

Thomas Gould: 314. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality 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]

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (26 Sep 2024)

Thomas Gould: I thank our guests for their attendance and my first question is for Ms Quigley. She said that for the first ten years when she started out there was genuine partnership. As almost 30 years have elapsed how would she describe the changes in the treatment for those people found with drugs? Has stigma reduced considering where we are now? What is her opinion?

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (26 Sep 2024)

Thomas Gould: According to the report on Irish prisons, the average school-leaving age among those in prison is 14. I know it myself from youth work and the GAA. It is an awful thing to say and I am not trying to categorise anyone but I can see a young person, look at the family and say they are in trouble. Where are the wrap-around services between social workers, Tusla and the schools? I have seen...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (1 Oct 2024)

Thomas Gould: 63. To ask the Taoiseach 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Recognition (1 Oct 2024)

Thomas Gould: 441. To ask 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Recognition (1 Oct 2024)

Thomas Gould: 442. To ask 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]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Parental Leave (2 Oct 2024)

Thomas Gould: They may be after the next election though.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)

Thomas Gould: Why are you here?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2024)

Thomas Gould: Why not?