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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: From my point of view, it is a double standard that local authority tenants do not have the same protections as private tenants. That is not fair. I recall that, when the RTB was here last year, we discussed a figure of 100 inspections a year. Those are inspections that the RTB takes on itself without complaints coming in. How many were carried out in 2024? I felt there should have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: I thank the witnesses. I apologise; I have to run to the Chamber. I will be back and I hope I will get another opportunity.

Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: In regard to funding for local authorities, I have raised this issue numerous times with the Minister. I received figures yesterday that show there were more children are homeless in Cork during the first six months of this year than there were in 2021, 2022 or 2023. It is an astounding figure. I have the figures in front of me. In 2021, no child in Cork was homeless for longer than a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: Page 9 of the report indicates that there were 4,693 notices of termination received in quarter one of 2025. I am a TD in Cork city. In Cork city, there were 591 notices of termination received in the first quarter of 2025. How many of these will result in evictions and people either becoming homeless or entering emergency accommodation? When will the quarter 2 figures be released?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2025: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: As other members stated, one of the few good things to come out of Covid was the expansion of outdoor dining. We see it in every village, town and city. Overall, it is a very positive thing. We still see it, especially in light of the good weather we have enjoyed over the past few weeks. There is a great atmosphere created by outdoor dining. The only issue, as some colleagues mentioned,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Conservation (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 217. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of homes funded for retrofit in 2025, by local authority under the warmer homes scheme, in tabular form. [38832/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the Northern Ring road and the funding provided in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [38852/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided by local authority for new cycle lanes and cycle lane maintenance, respectively, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [38853/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provision of funding for traffic calming measures and the amount applied for in Cork city and county, respectively, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [38854/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provision of funding for road maintenance and the amount applied for in Cork city and county, respectively, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [38855/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a list of schools funded under the safe routes to school scheme in Cork in each of the past five years; and the amount provided for same. [38856/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to date of BusConnects in Cork. [38874/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications received for the electric taxi vehicle grant; and the number approved, to date in 2025. [38875/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 425. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if funding is available for businesses that have been subject to repeated water outages, roadwork diversions and power cuts. [39505/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 553. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of stock audits completed, by local authority, in tabular form. [38833/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 554. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether local authorities can outsource stock audits. [38834/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 555. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of applicants for Rebuilding Ireland home loans/local authority home loans from Cork in 2025; the total number that have been successful; the total number that have been refused; the average time from application to decision, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38838/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 556. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of applications for the croí cónaithe scheme, by local authority area; the total number that have been successful; the number that have passed the maximum delivery time; and the number that have been fully drawn down. [38839/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 557. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding provided for the compulsory purchase orders (CPO) of properties and the number of properties subject to a CPO in each of the last five years, by local authority, in tabular form. [38849/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 558. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase collection of the derelict sites levy to increase the number of sites on the register and the actions he is taking to ensure local authorities fulfil their statutory obligations in terms of the Derelict Sites Act 1990. [38850/25]