695. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the organisers of the consultation meetings for the new National Drugs Strategy do not know if alcohol will be included in a new National Drugs Strategy; if she will clarify if alcohol is a specific consideration for stakeholders taking part in the current consultations for the new strategy; and if alcohol will be included in a new National D…
832. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on free HRT scheme. [6330/25]
153. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport when 90-minute fares will be introduced in Cork. [5408/25]
159. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the amount paid to date by the NTA for rental of office space in Penrose Quay in Cork. [4585/25]
227. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware of ongoing issues with traffic in Glanmire due to delays to the flood relief scheme and when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4790/25]
447. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice when the suspension of re-entry visa requirements for children under the age of 16 years, who are travelling with legal parent or guardian, will be lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4638/25]
466. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who are assigned to Cork Garda stations but are expected to cover the region. [4789/25]
709. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the level of alcohol brand advertising broadcast on terrestrial television during the Six Nations Rugby Championship game between Ireland and England; if this contravenes the daytime broadcasting watershed under Section 19 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4835/25]
710. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that an alcohol brand was advertised in the middle of the field of play during the Six Nations Rugby Championship game between Ireland and England at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin; if this contravenes the restrictions on advertising during sporting events under Section 15 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; and if she will make a statement on the…
137. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the contingency plan available for those with complex needs who cannot access existing hostel accommodation in Cork city. [3720/25]
138. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the contingency plan available for those without access to accommodation when hostel services are at capacity in Cork city. [3721/25]
156. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection whether a person can receive domiciliary carer's allowance past a child's sixteenth birthday or whether the child is required to apply for disability allowance. [3718/25]
581. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether there exists an available grant for a disabled person to install an accessible upstairs bathroom. [2362/25]
612. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason no tenant-in-situ cases have been approved in 2025 for Cork city; the number currently pending; and when these will be processed. [3077/25]
1044. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in CHO 4 who have left the National Ambulance Service; and the number of exit interviews conducted. [2206/25]
1045. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if paramedics under the National Ambulance Service are provided with telephones or a telephone allowance. [2207/25]
1046. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of shifts undertaken by paramedics in the National Ambulance Service longer than 12 hours in each of the past six months. [2208/25]
1047. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if a decision was taken to reduce the helicopter-emergency-medical-service crew size in Cork and Kerry; if so, when this decision was taken; and the reason therefor. [2209/25]
1048. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedics, by advanced paramedic and other roles respectively, in CHO 4, or its corresponding equivalent, in January in each of the past ten years. [2210/25]
1049. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of calls that required a National Ambulance Service response in Cork and Kerry, or its corresponding equivalent, in each of the past ten years. [2211/25]
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1380. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider a conversion programme for graduates who have completed an intellectual disability nursing programme and wish to transfer to general nursing. [3074/25]
196. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of universal design audits undertaken by local authorities in 2024. [46810/24]
197. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport to report on the last meetings he held with the NTA and Bus Éireann on the current bus crisis in Cork; the date of these meetings; and when the timetable will be returned to normal. [46813/24]
198. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the reduced timetable and the current driver deficit in Cork, including the number of drivers in training. [46815/24]
199. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the M20. [46816/24]