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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: I asked the Minister a couple of questions and he answered none of them. Why is 100% of the funding not being given to homelessness service providers? Why are they put into a bidding war with each other in trying to provide homelessness services for people? Was there any oversight of what was happening? There had to be a €15 million bailout of the Peter McVerry Trust, a trust that...

GPO and Moore Street Regeneration as a 1916 Cultural Quarter: Motion [Private Members] (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: The people do not trust the Government to honour the patriot dead, the men and women and their families. Those families must be remembered. The volunteers and heroes died but their families had to live on through the pain and suffering. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have disrespected those men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. The Minister comes in here and talks about turning...

Review of Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004: Statements (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and I appreciate him letting me speak. The results of this report are no surprise to parents or anyone involved with special education in Cork city. This Government and previous Governments have failed children with additional needs. Schools like Scoil Íosagáin in Farranree are crying out for additional autism spectrum disorder, ASD, classes....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: I thank the witnesses for being here today. To Uisce Éireann, there are ten houses in Carrignavar village in County Cork built and ready for use. Cork County Council wants to buy them but they have not been connected to wastewater for the past ten years. The same village has a proposed new special school going into the old primary school. It is supposed to happen this year if not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: I thank Ms Ryan. I apologise for rushing the witnesses but I have limited time. I am going to speak in the Dáil straight after this. There is an issue in relation to the priority given in the small towns and villages programme. Carrignavar is on the outskirts of Cork; it is an area people want to live in. They can be in the countryside but work in the city. There is no capacity....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: I have a letter from Uisce Éireann - this is all data I got from Uisce Éireann. Why is a do not drink notice not put on the water when it is at these levels?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: I am sorry for interrupting, but this has been going on for two and a half years on the north side of Cork city. We have got the data from Uisce Éireann through either freedom of information or questions to the Minister. We have a situation where people are drinking water in Cork they should not be drinking. Why is there not a "Do not consume" notice being put out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: These are figures from Uisce Éireann that say the manganese levels-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: -----are at 120-odd.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: On 28 August, 30 August, 2 September, 23 September, 30 September, 4 October, 11 October, 14 October, 18 November and 28 December it went over. This is every week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: I will conclude because I have to go to the Chamber to speak, but as long as those are exceeding the European Union's figures, Uisce Éireann's figures, that means that water in my opinion and in the legal opinion is not fit for consumption and a "Do not consume" notice should be put on it. We are talking about over 100,000 people. We are talking about thousands of children being put at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: I will be back to you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: Last year, the ESB made €706 million in profit. The year before, it made €868 million. The year before that, it made €649 million. We are in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis. We have some of the highest electricity prices in Europe. What can be done to give some relief to people who are struggling to turn on their lights and keep their homes warm? At the same...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: I know all that, but I am asking on behalf of the person living in Gurranabraher or Mayfield who is worried about turning on the kettle. People are worried that, if they boil the kettle during the day when it is at peak time, it costs them extra. We know that some money goes into the Exchequer. I ask what can we do for ordinary people who are suffering with the cost of living. What can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: There is no relief. We have some of the highest electricity prices in Europe and they will stay the same. I have only 30 seconds left and I thank the ESB but apologies, but time is against us. I want to make it clear to Uisce Éireann that I do not blame it for all of the problems we have with our water infrastructure. This is a result of generations of Governments failing to invest...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: Can I get the answer in writing after the meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: I ask that the information Deputy McGrath looked for be circulated to all of us, please.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the latest Construction Status Progress Report, which shows that 5,166 public homes in the pipeline have not progressed in three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35548/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on discussions between his Department and Cork City Council regarding the tenant-in-situ scheme. [35547/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (1 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 563. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has explored average sentence length and the impact living in an area of deprivation has on these for similar crimes. [35517/25]