Results 141-160 of 990 for cork speaker:David Stanton

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

David Stanton: ...on the shoulders of people who own houses that are empty and properties that are derelict, and invite them to talk and let us get this up and running. Would the Minister of State confirm that if Cork County Council applies to the Department for, say, one officer in each municipal district, of which there are eight, ten or 12, that application would be looked on favourably?

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

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Has he any idea of how many vacant homes there are per county? Some work has been done in this regard in County Cork. Does the Minister of State agree that having one full-time vacant homes officer in each county is a good thing? For a county the size of Cork, though, does he also agree with its chief executive's recent statement that one...

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

David Stanton: ...Planning, and Local Government when the next call for applications under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund will be made given the need for public realm infrastructure improvements in east Cork as a result of rising population levels in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2525/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: 605. To ask the Minister for Health to outline plans to appoint consultant paediatric rheumatologists to Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3201/23]

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

David Stanton: 55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received the strategic assessment report from Cork County Council on the proposed upgrade options for the R624 access road to Cobh as part of the great island connectivity scheme; when he will in a position to make a decision on that report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1222/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (18 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: ...has received the strategic assessment report on the need to put in place a relief road bypass around Castlemartyr and or Killeagh and to further upgrade the N25 between Midleton and Youghal, County Cork; when he will he be in a position to make any decision on this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1223/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (18 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: 538. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has received a request from Cork County Council for funding support to enable the upgrade of the public realm and, in particular, the completion of the upgrade of footpaths on the Main Street of Midleton, County Cork; if so, the amount requested; if he will be in a position to accede to this request in the near future;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (18 Jan 2023)

David Stanton: ...Planning, and Local Government his views on wastewater treatment plants servicing private housing estates on a temporary basis; the number of such wastewater treatment plants in operation in County Cork; his plans, if any, to connect such estates to the Irish Water wastewater treatment system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1225/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (15 Dec 2022)

David Stanton: ...and Heritage and the Ministers of State at that Department cannot be here but I know they have been on their feet all day. There is a major problem affecting water supply for 10,000 people in east Cork and impacting on areas south-east of Midleton such as Ballinacurra, Cloyne, Aghada, Ballycotton, Churchtown, Trabolgan and all of the rural areas inbetween. The problem has been there...

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

David Stanton: 19. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 1150 of 12 July 2022, the number of applications that have been received and approved in County Cork under the local improvement scheme to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62792/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (24 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that there will be sufficient places in secondary schools in east Cork to accommodate student enrolment numbers for September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57642/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made by her Department in the establishment of a special school specific to the east Cork area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57677/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: ...will need to leave later as I have another event at 10.45. I welcome our guests this morning and thank them for a most interesting and ambitious presentation. It is great that Mr. Travers was in Cork and other places announcing jobs and I hope he can keep that up. Ms Fitzpatrick mentioned the digital nations and that we should become more involved. I believe we are not involved at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a place in a special class or an ASD unit will be made available for a child (details supplied) in a second-level school in east Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57282/22]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Swimming Strategy (17 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: I come from one of the fastest growing towns in the country, Midleton in east Cork. Recently, there was a feasibility study carried out on the need for a swimming pool in the area. Part of the problem is trying to find a site. Part of the problem is to get the local authority to buy-in to it. The population growth is projected to be significant. There is a local group established to put...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (15 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 574. To ask the Minister for Health his plans, if any, to establish a day care centre for older persons in Youghal, County Cork; the timelines for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56566/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (10 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered making resources available to Irish Rail to provide a high-speed rail service between Cork, Dublin and Belfast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55877/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (27 Oct 2022)

David Stanton: 110. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider treating Cork County as three separate entities for the purposes of funding under the 2023-2027 LEADER Programme following the establishment of three standalone Local Community Development Committees for the Cork County Council administrative area under the Local Government (Reform) Act 2014; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Oct 2022)

David Stanton: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the requirements that would need to be in place in order for her Department to support the establishment of a special school in east Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50001/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (11 Oct 2022)

David Stanton: ...for Education and Skills the engagement and research her Department has undertaken and is undertaking to upgrade existing second level schools and to provide new second level schools in east Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50022/22]