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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...to go back over too much old ground. The rent pressure zones, RPZs, in particular are large and are almost like a blunt instrument approach. There is such variety across the RPZ, from the edge of Cork city in Ovens right out to Gougane Barra which is in the same electoral area in Macroom. If it is not to be determined according to RPZs, do the witnesses have a view on whether there some...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Medicinal Products (16 Feb 2023)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...in the UK market that are not available here in the Republic. People would quite readily cross the Border to get access to them or fill a prescription. That is a big step for people coming from Cork. They are doing it because they know they can get access to different prescriptions in the North that are not available here. It is not only prescription medications that are involved; it...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Feb 2023)

Aindrias Moynihan: I want to raise with the Minister the closure of Munster Technological University, MTU, campuses in Cork due to the attack on IT systems. Have personal data - bank details and so on - been impacted? When will normal college activities resume? Students are losing out in the meantime on lab time, for example, and there is a backlog building. There are 13,000 students and 1,200 staff there....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Feb 2023)

Aindrias Moynihan: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on delivery of additional ASD spaces for students in Ballincollig, Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5131/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (26 Jan 2023)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...on the go for a number of months at this point. There is good interest. People have been inquiring about it in my office. There are many inquiries locally on it. On the figure of 84 for Cork county, can the Minister of State give a breakdown of how many are approved at this point? The figures the Minister of State has given are for applications. When people are applying on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (26 Jan 2023)

Aindrias Moynihan: 157. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number for each Cork local authority of Croí Cónaithe applicants, in tabular form; the number of approved applicants; if they are vacant or derelict properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3401/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Aindrias Moynihan: 120. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable homes delivered by each of the Cork local authorities; the number of homes being advanced through the various schemes for the next three years; the target number of homes for each of the next three years; and the rationale for these target figures. [3662/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (19 Jan 2023)

Aindrias Moynihan: 49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has examined the possibility of having access to the new N22 west of Macroom at Carrigaphooca, County Cork; the measures that would be necessary to bring this about; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2054/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (15 Dec 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...is also a Gaeltacht area and the language depends on people being able to live locally. Without that there is no language. Irish Water is threatening the Gaeltacht by its inaction. Cork County Council was advancing Ballingeary wastewater plant and a number of other plants many years ago. It even prepared a planning application at the time. While the other plants in what was known...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Isolation (15 Dec 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: Across north-west Cork, a range of vital community groups and initiatives provide wonderful support to many communities. They are people who would otherwise find themselves socially excluded. These groups include IRD Duhallow, Westgate Foundation, Macroom Senior Citizens, and Coiste Tithíochta Uíbh Laoghaire Teo, to name but a few. They help to tackle social inclusion and poverty...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Dec 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 29. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that has been drawn down under the Rural Regeneration Fund for County Cork and specifically by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62534/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (13 Dec 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 67. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that the current staffing levels at Enterprise Ireland Cork regional offices meet the demands for County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62133/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Waiting Lists (8 Dec 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: Many people use private operators, that is, the optician on the high street. They serve the public with the PRSI scheme and so on. They struggle to get staff. Across Cork a half dozen optometrist posts are currently advertised and, for as many again, the advertisement has been taken down because they have not been able to recruit anybody. Locum cover is extremely difficult to get. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (7 Dec 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the application by Cork Education and Training Board under the strategic infrastructure investment fund for the development of a new centre for Youthreach in Macroom, County Cork; if his Department has finalised a site acquisition process to be applied in respect of this development; if such a process is required; when his...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (1 Dec 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will urgently engage with an organisation (details supplied) regarding vacant housing units which are owned in Macroom, County Cork, to ensure as a matter of urgency that these units can be used for people to live in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59865/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Nov 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...not possible to deliver it because Cope Foundation has not recruited people. Similarly, there is a serious situation with care assistants and home help workers, in that up to 20% of posts in the Cork and Kerry region remain vacant. These are vital services to support people who want to live at home and in their communities in order that they can avoid hospital. It is also an issue of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State. It is very disruptive when that area floods. A key artery into mid-Cork and west Cork is disrupted and there is a great deal of disruption for locals as well. I thank the Minister of State for the various details on it. It is hugely important every effort be made to advance that work as quickly as possible in the interests of locals. I acknowledge the work...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: 88. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress on flooding project works for Ardcahan Bridge in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56471/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: When the Bandon river floods at Ardcahan it causes a great deal of disruption for people trying to get to Dunmanway and west Cork and to mid-Cork. The R587, which is the key artery from mid-Cork into west Cork, is blocked when the river floods. There has been a great deal of talk for many years about advancing flood defences and improvement works in the area and much investigation has been...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (15 Nov 2022)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...the work. The Natura impact study was expected earlier this year, and it is frustrating and of concern for locals to hear that it will not be available until next year. I understand that Cork County Council is taking the lead role in the project. Once the various plans are ready, is there a possibility that the project could be fast-tracked through the planning services to ensure that...