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Cork East

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Vacant Properties

Liam Quaide

Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of vacant or derelict buildings have been acquired and brought back into productive community use through the town and village renewal scheme and Rural Regeneration and…
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Departmental Programmes

Liam Quaide

Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the assessment that has been undertaken of the effectiveness of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) in reaching people experiencing poverty, social isolation…
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Community Development Projects

Liam Quaide

Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the assessment his Department has undertaken of the financial sustainability of community and voluntary organisations, particularly those facing increased insurance, energy, staffing and…
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Hospital Facilities

Pat Buckley

Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health where a hospital (details supplied) will be relocated to at the end of November given staff have been told they will be moving building but have not been told where the new location will be.
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Schools Building Projects

James O'Connor

Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for the delays of school building applications, especially when space among schools around Cork is at a premium; and the status of school building applications in County Cork (details supplied).
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School Facilities

Noel McCarthy

Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects her Department to make a green area available for use by schools (details supplied).
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Departmental Policies

Noel McCarthy

Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's plans to establish a new special school or expand existing special school provision within the east Cork area.
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School Transport

James O'Connor

Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if students are eligible for the school transport scheme if they are attending their second next school following the school transport review.
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Special Educational Needs

Liam Quaide

Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention classes operating, and the number of places available, in each school year from 2022-2023 to 2026-2027, broken down by county, in tabular form; and her views on the value of early…
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Departmental Schemes

Noel McCarthy

Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the rollout of the east Cork individual property protection scheme to date.
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Flood Relief Schemes

James O'Connor

Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of the Midleton flood relief scheme; and he timeline for when the planning application will be submitted to the relevant authorities.
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Flood Relief Schemes

Noel McCarthy

Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to report on the progression of flood prevention measures in Castlemartyr, Midleton, Mogeely, Killeagh, Rathcormac and Whitegate in County Cork.

James O'Connor

Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of the flood schemes outside of Midleton that are being funded by his Department; and the works that must be completed following the recent funding…
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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions ›

Youth Services

Liam Quaide

I acknowledge the enormous contribution of local youth services, often operating on a shoestring. In Cork East, we have excellent examples of this work done through the Cloyne Diocesan Youth Services, CDYS, in Mitchelstown, Fermoy, Midleton, Carrigtohill and Cloyne, and we have a…
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Health Screening Programmes

Pat Buckley

Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to fund a funded DEXA screening programme for women over 50 years (details supplied).
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Disability Services

Pat Buckley

Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to increase funding and staff assessment of need teams and children’s disability network teams to eliminate the backlogs that delay formal diagnosis (details supplied).
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Special Educational Needs

Pat Buckley

Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth to proactively mandate and fund mainstream schools to open dedicated autism classes ahead of demand, ensuring no child is left without a suitable placement in their local community.
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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation

Liam Quaide

When Cork University Hospital, CUH, CEO, Jennifer Kearney, raised serious staffing and patient safety concerns in August, the Minister, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, lashed out, accusing the hospital of mismanaging its budget. She dismissed those concerns and repeatedly held up the…