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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 561. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions and arrests under legislation regulating the supply of a vehicle to a person with a learner permit to drive unaccompanied. [5216/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 562. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions and arrests relating to the supply of a vehicle to a person under 16 years of age. [5217/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 563. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of road traffic collisions involving underage drivers in each of the years 2010 to 2020, in tabular form. [5221/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 564. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of road traffic collisions involving learner drivers in each of the years 2010 to 2020, in tabular form. [5222/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 565. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fines and sanctions issued to employers for breach of Covid-19 guidelines by month to date in tabular form. [5226/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 566. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the training provided to gardaí on horse welfare and licensing requirements; and her plans to improve this. [5227/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Garda Deployment (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 604. To ask the Minister for Health the sanctions available to gardaí to regulate employers who are in breach of the Covid-19 guidelines. [5224/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Garda Deployment (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 605. To ask the Minister for Health the sanctions available to gardaí to regulate employers who are in breach of the Covid-19 guidelines but have no premises, for example those in construction. [5225/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 622. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the refusal to fund programmes specific to gambling addiction, given that the latest published data show that 8% of persons here suffer with problem gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5041/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 623. To ask the Minister for Health when the various sections of the national survey on drug and alcohol use in Ireland conducted by the Health Research Board will be published; the reason for the delay; and if he has received a draft copy of the survey to date. [5042/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 663. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the promised elective hospital for Cork; and if this will include an accident and emergency department. [5203/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 664. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to support the HSE to reopen SouthDoc Blackpool and Listowel. [5204/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 665. To ask the Minister for Health if further Covid-19 funding will be provided to local and regional drug and alcohol taskforces. [5213/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Treatment Services (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 666. To ask the Minister for Health the services funded to support those with alcohol-related brain injury. [5214/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 779. To ask the Minister for Health if an application has been made for the participation of a company (details supplied) in the cannabis access programme, CAP, scheme; if so, the status of the application; and if not, if an indication has been given that an application will be made in future. [5576/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 788. To ask the Minister for Health the status and timeline for the construction of an acute hospital in Cork as promised in the national development plan. [5592/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 789. To ask the Minister for Health if the ambulatory elective hospital intended for Cork and promised in the national development plan will include an emergency department; and if an updated timeline on delivery of the hospital will be provided. [5593/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: First, I want to let the officials know I am in my office in LH2000. I thank Dr. Reidy and Dr. Suiter for their thoughts on this legislation. I welcome the Bill and the setting up of the electoral commission for several reasons. In the constituency I represent, Cork North Central, we have fierce variations in the number of people who vote. In some parts of the constituency, only 30% of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: The Chairman is absolutely correct. Where there is a lack of education or information, we step into the breach, although one could call us old-fashioned in that way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: In regard to education, when there are multiple elections at one time, it can be off-putting for people who are not confident about voting. There might be a referendum, and a European election and a local election, or a general election, all in one day, and referendums can be complicated. Even though the Referendum Commission does excellent work, more needs to be done in this area.