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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]

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...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: I have tabled two sets of amendments to the Bill that I strongly urge the Minister to consider. The current tax punishes people who cannot afford to pay. At the meeting of the housing committee last week, representatives of the Revenue Commissioners confirmed that 43,000 people deferred their local property tax payments last year because they could not afford to pay them. This means single...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Citizens' Assembly (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 152. To ask the Minister for Health if a framework for discussion has been drawn up for the citizens' assembly on drugs; and if this will be published. [13257/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 155. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to paying student travel allowances paid to students on placement from a student’s address given that colleges are teaching online and many students have not rented accommodation close to colleges in 2020. [43214/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 188. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Workplace Relations Commission staff employed in Cork city and county by role in March 2020 and to date, in tabular form. [37771/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 208. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan. [37767/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Projects (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if supports can be given to a group (details supplied) to secure and fund a permanent building for the group. [37203/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an updated timeline will be provided for the M20 project. [37768/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if assurance can be given that no existing bus route will be terminated due to Cork BusConnects. [37769/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 Jul 2021)

Thomas Gould: 245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to bring a bus service to Whitechurch, County Cork. [37770/21]

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

Thomas Gould: 360. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities retain 100% of the local property tax paid by them in regard to social housing. [37764/21]

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]