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Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Thomas Gould: Getting rid of the Government. That is enough.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Thomas Gould: What about Government Members?

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Thomas Gould: You were the Minister for housing who would end homelessness. Do you remember that?

Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)

Thomas Gould: I listened to the debate on the motion of confidence in the Government, and Ministers and Deputies from Government parties, one after another, rolled out and talked about the great work the Government is doing to deliver housing and all the start-ups. The fact is that in my 14 years in politics, it has never been as bad as it is now. This is not just Sinn Féin talking; all of the...

Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)

Thomas Gould: What is the Minister going to do?

Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)

Thomas Gould: We want homes now.

Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)

Thomas Gould: We want homes now. People need homes now. They are sick and tired of listening to bluff.

Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)

Thomas Gould: I have objected to no developments. I have never objected to any of them.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Thomas Gould: I echo the calls of my colleague, Deputy Eoin Ó Broin, and other Deputies here. Rushed legislation is bad legislation. A call has been made to withdraw these amendments and to look at them as part of the legislation that the Government will bring forward in the autumn. There are serious concerns about why these amendments are coming in at this stage of the game. Here we are at...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (12 Jul 2022)

Thomas Gould: 124. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time in July 2022 in the emergency department of each of the Cork hospitals. [37506/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jul 2022)

Thomas Gould: 191. To ask the Minister for Health the support that his Department has provided to the replacement addiction family support network that stakeholders are currently attempting to establish nationwide. [37505/22]

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

Thomas Gould: 391. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the first homes will be available for purchase, rent and allocation on a site (details supplied) in Cork. [37191/22]

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

Thomas Gould: 413. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the oversight measures that will be provided by his Department to ensure that the housing targets laid out in the Housing Delivery Action Plans that are currently being prepared by each local authority are met. [37449/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (12 Jul 2022)

Thomas Gould: 415. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a local authority can refuse a person access to homeless accommodation by reason of failing to provide a safety or legal reason for homelessness. [37539/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (12 Jul 2022)

Thomas Gould: 416. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the criteria that a local authority can assess a person’s application for homelessness; and the documentation that needs to be provided by a person who is seeking homeless accommodation, having left their family home. [37540/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (12 Jul 2022)

Thomas Gould: 417. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he believes that it is appropriate to refuse homeless accommodation to a person who has a letter from a parent confirming that they can no longer stay in the family home and has no other means of accommodation. [37541/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (12 Jul 2022)

Thomas Gould: 418. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the options that must be, and should be, available to a person who has been refused access to homeless accommodation. [37542/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (12 Jul 2022)

Thomas Gould: 419. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the cases of some local authorities refusing individuals access to emergency accommodation due to the fact that they cannot provide a legal reason for homelessness. [37544/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Sanctions (12 Jul 2022)

Thomas Gould: 508. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the European Union has considered a ban on Brazilian beef given record deforestation in the Amazon. [37662/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (12 Jul 2022)

Thomas Gould: 509. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagements that the European Union has had with Brazil on record deforestation in the Amazon. [37663/22]