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Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: This is a huge missed opportunity. We were optimistic that with this Bill, the Government would finally tackle the issue and support renters. In the past four weeks, 14 families have come to me with notices to quit, which are really eviction notices. In one day in my clinic, which is held every Monday, five families came to me with notices to quit. They will become homeless in the new...

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: I commend my constituency colleague, Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan, on bringing forward this Bill. It is vitally important that we make medicines as accessible and affordable as possible. We need to remove barriers to medicine and this will be a positive step in the right direction, albeit not the final step, in achieving this. Given my portfolio, the epidemic of crack cocaine comes to...

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan bringing forward this Bill today shows that action was not delivered. I hope the Minister for Health will finally deliver for people. I know people who have been waiting years to get the drugs they need on the reimbursement scheme. I congratulate my constituency colleague on bringing forward this Bill.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (3 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: What is being proposed is 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (3 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: We know the figures in CUH and Mercy University Hospital are at crisis point. We have people on trolleys and waiting lists. This is not just about Cork wanting or needing a hospital. Hospital services are at crisis point in Cork. This hospital has to happen. It was proposed that it would be operational by 2024. There is no way I can see that happening. I am asking the Minister a direct...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (3 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: Will it be delivered by 2024?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (3 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: A commitment was given to 2024. I am looking for an answer on that.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (3 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: 106. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the new elective hospital in Cork. [59419/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (3 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: I ask the Minister what the status is of the new elective hospital in Cork.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (3 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: I apologise to the Minister but I am looking for the status. I am looking to see where we are.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (3 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: The Minister is saying he received a proposal in September. This is December and it still has not been approved. This is urgent. A site should be specifically set out in the PBC. Why is there a delay in announcing it? It should say where the potential site is. Where is the information for people? I ask that this hospital be based on the north side of Cork. The people of the north side...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (3 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: The Minister of State made a point about a reduction in the backlog of assessments of need for children. They are getting their assessments of need done, but then there are no services. I am dealing with families who have had no services for their children for years. We are talking about the children's disability network teams. I am dealing with a mother who is doing a 12-week course to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (3 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: As the Minister will probably know, today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. I want to know how he plans to address the slow pace of implementing and processing disability services, and children's disability networks. I want to know how he plans to address the challenges this presents for parents of children with disabilities. Finally, I ask him to make a statement here on...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (3 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: Last month, figures were released to me that show the following: 853 children await occupational therapy in Cork north Lee in my own constituency; over 200 children have waited two years or more; and some children have waited three and four years. I have also had it confirmed for me that out of the three funded occupational therapist positions in Cork north Lee 1.5 persons have been on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services (3 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: I support the thrust of this question. The one thing we have learned from Covid is that we are going to do things differently. We have seen that young people need supports, particularly after Covid. Unfortunately, we could be living with Covid for a long time, so we need to enhance facilities, schools, GAA and soccer clubs. I have noticed in my community that many of the youth facilities...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: 174. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a business proposal for the new elective hospital in County Cork; and if not, when he expects to receive same. [55908/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: If there is need to go into private session, I can get the information there, and if there is not, a written response will be fine as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: Like everyone else, I was having difficulties. My first question is on whether planning fees will be applied to local authorities. Will the fees be enough to cover the cost of the planning decisions of these developments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Thomas Gould: I have a question for the Minister of State, which follows on from some of the other comments about local authority funding. I raised it earlier with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien. At the moment, the Department gives €50,000 for a vacant home officer every year. We know from questions I have tabled that there are only three full-time...