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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 361. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a situation in which persons who have been given rent breaks during the Covid-19 pandemic are now being asked to pay this rent back incrementally at an increased rate due to rent increases in the interim period. [37765/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is funding available for early start classes in DEIS Gaelscoileanna. [37649/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children eligible for July provision in Cork; the number of applications received by her Department to date for children who have a tutor and the number of tutors registered with her Department for the programme. [37766/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 461. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years of age currently on the pandemic unemployment payment in County Cork. [37772/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 462. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for the carer’s allowance in County Cork in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively; and the number of these that were refused. [37773/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 463. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of domiciliary care allowance applications in County Cork in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 respectively; and the number of these that were refused. [37774/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 556. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the situation residents in a location (details supplied) are having with serious issues regarding the sale of drugs that may fall under the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010; and the supports that are being provided to local gardaí to combat same. [37441/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 566. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applicants going through the accelerated process at the International Protections Office; the number going through the non-accelerated process; and the total number respectively in tabular form. [37800/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 567. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the overall median waiting time for applications through the International Protections Office; and the median waiting time for accelerated and non-accelerated applications, respectively in tabular form. [37801/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 568. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications to the new pre-clearance visa scheme that was introduced for UK nationals who came to Ireland after 31 December 2020 and wish to bring their non-EEA family members with them; the number of visas granted in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37802/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 587. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average processing time for probate in the past five years by year, in tabular form. [37887/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 631. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding given to Cork City Council in respect of equine welfare management in the past five years in tabular form. [37775/21]

Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: This week, it was announced that indoor summer camps for children could not go ahead. LEGO camps, drama camps and many others that children across the State were looking forward to have been cancelled. Following on from last week's announcement, first holy communions, confirmations and christenings were all cancelled. However, this legislation will allow children to go into restaurants and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (15 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to improve equine welfare standards. [38616/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (15 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 71. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reform the organic farming scheme to remove preference for larger holdings above smaller farms. [38615/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Road Projects (15 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 88. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide clarity in relation to local improvement schemes particularly in areas that were formally within the boundary limits of Cork County Council which now find themselves within the boundaries of Cork City Council which are no longer entitled to funding. [38620/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Broadband Plan (15 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 118. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will work with the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications to improve remote working facilities for persons in a location (details supplied) in areas which do not have high-quality broadband. [38634/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Mortality in Single Homeless Population 2020: Engagement with HSE (24 Jun 2021)

Thomas Gould: I thank Dr. O'Carroll for attending today and for his report. One of the recommendations concerns getting data and analysing what has happened to people in respect of tracking and tracing why homeless people are dying. This is a major issue for me as well. As a Deputy for Cork North-Central, I have been raising this issue with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to Local Property Tax: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: I thank the witnesses for attending. I have a number of questions. In 2021, Cork City Council will pay €985,000 in LPT for social housing that it council owns. It paid €600,000 last year. All local authorities are paying LPT on social housing. The money that is being collected from people who pay LPT is being taken out of local properties. This means that there is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to Local Property Tax: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: So there is nothing in this Bill for local authorities. They will continue to pay LPT on social housing. Ms Walshe stated that the band for all social housing is the bottom band. With the addition of more social housing, that will mean a higher cost to local authorities. Is anything being done to offset the additional cost that local authorities will have as a result of additional social...