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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 707. To ask the Minister for Health the funding given to addiction family support services by CHO in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. [22714/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 708. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the stabilisation facility for Cork; and the location of same. [22715/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 709. To ask the Minister for Health the funding given to each taskforce in 2022. [22716/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 710. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the north inner city task force in Cork. [22717/22]

Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: The Consumer Rights Bill 2022 is an important step forward in advancing consumer rights in this State. It is good to see the pulling together of consumer rights which is long overdue. While many of the protections in this Bill already exist in EU, it is important to see them enshrined in Irish law as well. Granting the CCPC powers to enforce regulations is one of the most vital aspects of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (12 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the new school building for a school (details supplied). [23672/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (12 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: I seek an update on the new school building for Gaelscoil Pheig Sayers in Cork.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (12 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: I have been on the board of management of Gaelscoil Pheig Sayers for 11 years. Gaelscoil Pheig Sayers was originally founded in 1986 when a group of people who wanted to develop the Irish language on the northside of the city came together. For 36 years the school has had no permanent home. It has been brilliant to see how people have been encouraged to speak the language and the interest...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (12 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: This will be very welcome news for the almost 300 students, their parents and the staff. My youngest and eldest daughters went to the school. My eldest daughter is in sixth class and so she will not see the delivery of the new school. However, for the other children who are in Gaelscoil Pheig Sayers it will be wonderful to have a purpose-built modern school with special needs units. The...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 18. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the current pay scales in the Defence Forces are having an impact on the attractiveness for potential applicants. [23670/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 21. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the improvement of pay and conditions for the Defence Forces. [23669/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has utilised her powers under the Education (Admissions to School) Act 2018 to compel a school to open an ASD unit. [23671/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (12 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 195. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the scheme reported in January 2022 to provide a grant of €20,000 to €30,000 to those renovating derelict or long-term vacant properties to live in. [24013/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Provision for Older People: Discussion (10 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: There are some excellent complexes for older people in my constituency, Cork North-Central. One of them, in Knocknaheeney, is a beautiful place, with excellent wraparound services, and the people who live there, in the heart of the community, love it. They come from within the community. The problem is there are not enough of these places. More of them should be rolled out, and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Provision for Older People: Discussion (10 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: I thank Ms Larthwell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Provision for Older People: Discussion (10 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: I have a few questions, the first being for Ms Murphy. On the safeguards we are discussing, my first question is on the reduction from 80% to 40% in respect of the fair deal scheme. Ms Murphy made the point the rate should be 0% because there is no income coming in at the moment. There is no loss to the Exchequer. The hope is that more people would be encouraged to rent out their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Provision for Older People: Discussion (10 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: I have another question which I posed earlier to the departmental officials. I am not sure who might wish to answer it. I have been contacted by people who took out equity loans on their homes during the Celtic tiger era and now, when they need to avail of the fair deal scheme because the equity loan is in place, that person cannot avail of the fair deal scheme. Is this something any of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Provision for Older People: Discussion (10 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: I accept what Mr. Moynihan has said. Where I live on Cathedral Road in Cork, there are three beautiful homes within 100 yd. It would be possible to go in and hang up a coat. The people who own those houses are in nursing homes and will never come out. It is a sin. The person in the nursing home is not getting any benefit from their home. The lights are set to come on at 8 p.m. and they...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (17 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 95. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered increasing social welfare rates given the recent Central Statistics Office report highlighting the potential increases to those at-risk of poverty in 2021 without Covid-19 emergency payments. [24589/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (17 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 114. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider meeting with family carers to discuss supports they need due to the cost of living crisis. [24588/22]