Thomas Gould

621. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the number of social homes retrofitted in each of the past five years respectively. [26991/26]

625. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 513 of 6 May 2026, if supports are available to a person who has already received approval for social housing but has been issued with a social housing income assessment and has literacy vulnerabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37596/26]

756. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether planning permission is needed for the construction or expansion of a prison. [37809/26]

757. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress of the works on the site of the Old Cork Prison to develop the proposed new prison. [37810/26]

758. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Irish Prison Service has informed him of commitments made to the people of the Glen prior to the opening of the new Cork prison site. [37811/26]

759. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated cost of the proposed prison on the Glen. [37812/26]

760. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the proposed women's prison in the Glen will be co-located or will operate as a separate facility. [37813/26]

761. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the overall spend in each of the past five years on the Old Cork Prison site respectively, in tabular form. [37814/26]

1077. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the supports available to a child diagnosed with FND. [36941/26]

1078. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health where a person with a diagnosis of FND can go to seek assistance in the purchase of medical equipment for example, a wheelchair. [36942/26]

1181. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of cancellations in 2025 and to date in 2026 respectively, by reason for cancellation in Cork hospitals, in tabular form. [37438/26]

1194. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if she has sent, or intends to send, a letter to the Department of Finance in advance of Budget 2027 on correspondence (details supplied) as is customary by the Minister for Health; if this was done by her, or her Department, for Budget 2026; and if not, the reason for same. [37601/26]

68. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the proposed prison expansion in the Glen. [35671/26]

122. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there are only 33 officers authorised to investigate animal cruelty in Cork. [35673/26]

145. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken to reduce food prices for ordinary consumers. [35674/26]

219. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the spend to date on contactless payments for buses; and when these will be available in Cork. [35883/26]

26. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether there are any supports beyond the primary medical cert for payment of motor tax or insurance. [35530/26]

105. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for Local Government when he will publish the report from the Local Government Taskforce. [35531/26]

106. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the spending, by year, to date on the Dublin Inner City Taskforce including projects funded by the initiative or because of it, in tabular form. [35532/26]

394. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the current estimated cost of the Tivoli bus depot; the length of time it will be used for; and the timeline for opening it. [34920/26]

395. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of second hand buses transferred to Cork in 2026 and 2025 respectively. [34921/26]

396. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the reason the Tivoli depot has been delayed. [34922/26]

397. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport when Cork will have electric bus charging infrastructure. [34923/26]

608. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an application for a new school building (details supplied). [34931/26]

1059. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether Cork hospitals utilised surge capacity to date in 2026; and if so, which hospitals; when it was used; and whether additional security was deployed or requested. [34285/26]