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Written Answers — Department of Health: State Bodies (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 211. To ask the Minister for Health the reason family support networks no longer have a seat on the National Oversight Committee; and when this will be restored. [49996/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Priorities (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on establishing a national family support network. [49997/21]

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: On my behalf and on behalf of Sinn Féin I thank the witnesses for the work they did during Covid, from working with people who are in active addiction and the challenges Covid posed to provide the services to helping those people in their recovery journeys. It was a major undertaking and, without being dramatic, the organisations represented today certainly helped to save some peoples'...

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I appreciate that. What the witnesses say is important and it is taken on board. I would like to ask our guests from the Ballymun Local Drugs Task Force about the priorities in the national drugs strategy. Have they seen them? Are those priorities the same as those of the task force? Do they have thoughts on the priorities as they have been outlined?

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: On the question of task forces, from meetings I have held over the past 12 months with different groups, each of them has said what the witnesses have just told us. There is the matter of funding going back to 2008 levels either for task forces or youth work. How frustrating is it for the groups here today, working on the front line, in trying to provide services? Much of the new funding...

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I am not sure who wishes to respond to this comment, but there is the impact of disbanding the national family support network. Do the witnesses have views on that?

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: It does not have a seat on the national body at present.

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: Thank you for that clarity, Chair. I am not sure if it was Ms Leonard who mentioned families earlier and the support that is needed, especially during Covid. Mr. Cooney mentioned not being able to engage with families because of Covid when trying to work with people in addiction services or recovery during Covid. The restrictions and the fact one could not meet people in person were an...

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I appreciate that, and all the people who are working with families. As Ms MacAndrew and Ms Leonard said, this is vital work. I know from my family and friends the importance of having families involved. As Ms Leonard said earlier, there are people suffering the addiction but there are also the effects they have on families. It all has to be dealt with. It is disappointing that, given it...

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: May I ask a question since Ms Leonard is talking? With regard to alcohol-related brain injury, Dr. McMonagle said earlier that 75% of people who go into treatment can recover. I just wanted to raise that since Ms Leonard was talking. That is a phenomenal recovery rate for a treatable illness. The recovery can be great. Since Ms Leonard is speaking, will she return to that point?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (12 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the location to which waste is shipped from the Port of Cork by a company (details supplied). [49330/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (12 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 153. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 25 of 5 October 2021, the amount of additional funding mentioned that is specifically being provided to clubs and organisations to ensure young persons return to sport post-Covid-19. [49697/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (12 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 477. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the planned children’s hospital for Cork; and the timeline for same. [49140/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I wish the Minister of State the best of luck. It is obvious that a lot of work has been done in this area. The Minister of State seems to be passionate about it and I hope he will implement what he has outlined. One of the sites in my constituency that the Minister of State visited earlier this year is Spring Lane. Some 30 years ago, they moved the site from the bottom of Spring Lane to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Expert Group Review of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (12 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I thank the witnesses for being with us today and for giving us their thoughts. My first question is for Mr. Cummins. He made a point earlier about Traveller accommodation being a complex issue. It is a complex issue and I would not deny that for one minute. The local authorities are ultimately responsible. I was a member of Cork City Council for 12 years. We had a number of issues with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Expert Group Review of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (12 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I will cut Mr. Cummins short because I have another question. I worked in Cork City Council with some brilliant officials, to be fair. The point being made by Mr. Cummins may tie in with a point made earlier by my colleague, Deputy Ó Broin. He referred to having a dedicated full-time senior official in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to deal with this issue....

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (12 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I wish the Minister of State the best of luck. It is obvious that a lot of work has been done in this area. The Minister of State seems to be passionate about it and I hope he will implement what he has outlined. One of the sites in my constituency that the Minister of State visited earlier this year is Spring Lane. Some 30 years ago, they moved the site from the bottom of Spring Lane to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Expert Group Review of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (12 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I thank the witnesses for being with us today and for giving us their thoughts. My first question is for Mr. Cummins. He made a point earlier about Traveller accommodation being a complex issue. It is a complex issue and I would not deny that for one minute. The local authorities are ultimately responsible. I was a member of Cork City Council for 12 years. We had a number of issues with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Expert Group Review of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (12 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I will cut Mr. Cummins short because I have another question. I worked in Cork City Council with some brilliant officials, to be fair. The point being made by Mr. Cummins may tie in with a point made earlier by my colleague, Deputy Ó Broin. He referred to having a dedicated full-time senior official in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to deal with this issue....