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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 619. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of supplementary welfare allowance or urgent needs payment made, by reason, in Cork in the first six months of each of the past five years. [38829/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 620. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people refused carer’s allowance in the first six months of 2025 due to exceeding the income threshold. [38830/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 686. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí in each Garda station in Cork; and the number of probationer Gardaí assigned to each Garda station in each of the past five years. [38831/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 687. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of domestic abuse refuge beds in Cork in each of the last five years, in tabular form. [38848/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 780. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided to Cork City Council for the control of horses in each of the first six months of 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [38842/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 797. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the total number of respite hours provided to families in Cork over each of the past 12 months; the total number that has been provided each month since March 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39114/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 877. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the number of people awaiting an occupational therapy appointment in each of the local health offices in Cork; the number who have been waiting less than three months; three to six months; six to 12 months; more than 12 months; broken down in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38859/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 878. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the number of people awaiting a speech and language therapy appointment in each of the local health offices in Cork; the number who have been waiting less than three months; three to six months; six to 12 months; more than 12 months; broken down in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38860/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 879. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the number of people awaiting a psychology appointment in each of the local health offices in Cork; the number who have been waiting less than three months; three to six months; six to 12 months; more than 12 months; broken down in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38861/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 880. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the number of people awaiting a first appointment in each of the local health offices in Cork; the number who have been waiting less than three months; three to six months; six to 12 months; more than 12 months; broken down in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38862/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 881. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the total number of respite hours provided to families in Cork over each of the past 12 months; the total number that has been provided each month since March 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38863/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 882. To ask the Minister for Health the number of overnight respite beds for children and adults respectively in Cork in 2019 and 2024 in tabular form. [38864/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 883. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided for children's and adults respite in Cork respectively in each of the years 2019 to date by year in tabular form. [38865/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 1009. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds currently unopened in Heather House. [39715/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 1019. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of purpose-built student accommodation units available in Cork city in September 2025. [38873/25]

Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: I thank the Minister for being here. Unfortunately, I have to start with a negative comment on what he said to the effect that it is not realistic to hit the targets the Government should be hitting this year. That is an outrageous admission for the Minister for housing to make. He was in the previous Government. He was part of the Government that went around during the election campaign...

Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: Just to clarify, when the ESRI and others produced data last September that showed the Government was not going to hit its targets the then Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Minister for housing, Deputy O'Brien, used data from a German bank or some other body. The then Taoiseach and Tánaiste would not take the ESRI's information and now the Minister is telling us he is being realistic in...

Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: That is fair enough. I would appreciate it if the Minister looked into this issue. I will move on to the fact that the derelict sites levy is not being collected by almost half the local authorities. There are local authorities that are not putting sites under the derelict sites levy. We have derelict sites. The figure nationally is €20 million but the figure for Cork is...

Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: I know the Minister published a chart related to local authorities and their performance. What will he do to ensure the derelict sites levy is applied to sites and that derelict site levy funding of millions of euro is collected? Following from that, what is the Minister doing to make it easier for local authorities to use compulsory purchase orders? Will the Minister provide the...