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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: What about the eviction ban?

Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 1: A. To delete the following words "best practice in promoting and supporting rehabilitation and recovery from drug addiction;" and substitute the following: "— best practice in promoting and supporting people on rehabilitation and recovery journeys from drug addiction;" B. To insert the following after "the efficacy of current strategic, policy and...

Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: One hundred per cent.

Housing and Evictions: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: I agree with my colleagues that this eviction ban has to be extended. This is a humanitarian crisis and a national emergency. The senior Minister came into the House a while ago, attacked the Opposition, attacked Deputy Ó Broin, and attacked us all. He answered no questions, ran out the door and left the Minister of State here, as happens every time we have a discussion on housing....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (22 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: IBEC's latest housing report states that the availability of affordable housing in Ireland, be it home ownership or rental properties, is becoming a critical barrier to continued growth and development of business investment. Every time we raise the need for the Government to increase public housing targets, Ministers and even the Taoiseach level the false arguments that the Opposition is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Nursing Homes (22 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: The Disability Federation of Ireland described the Attorney General's report as deeply discouraging. Nowhere in his report did the Attorney General refer to the State's obligation to people with disabilities under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD, or Ireland's responsibility as a signatory to this international human rights convention....

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (22 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: The draft national risk assessment expects inflation to remain elevated and anticipates a very gradual easing of inflation rates over the course of 2023. It then uses the energy-linked inflation to warn against a wage-price spiral emerging as the economy approaches full employment. This is a limited argument that ignores the fact early warnings of a wage-price spiral have not materialised,...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: I want to discuss the issue of community policing and keeping our community safe while at the same time keeping the members of the Garda Síochána safe. What we are seeing at the moment, not just in Dublin but across the country - the last speaker described the problems in his constituency - is that there is now a crisis in policing, especially community policing. I believe that if...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 270. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on tourism proposals for Cork city and the key areas to be prioritised in this plan. [8600/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Projects (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 271. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the alcohol-free night time events that will be included as part of the St. Patrick’s Day programmes in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford. [8601/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on the Glen Regeneration Project in Cork; and the number of properties that were included in the project; and whether inspections of the quality of work took place. [8161/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to regenerate the Mayfield area of Cork city. [8162/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 328. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether Ireland has proposed any new SACs or SPAs in 2022 and 2023; and if he will list these. [8878/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 661. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for the vacant GP position in Blarney; if a successful candidate has been chosen; and when the surgery will reopen. [8667/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 677. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE requires photographic ID to access information concerning breached data; and where the data processing plan for these IDs can be found. [8751/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 678. To ask the Minister for Health the reason it has taken the HSE two years to inform people their data were breached. [8752/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drugs Strategy (23 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 10. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the role her Department is taking in the implementation of the national drugs strategy. [9262/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (23 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 39. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the role her Department is taking in the Town Centres First policy initiative. [9263/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (23 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 85. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to equalise minimum wage for those under 20 years. [9247/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (23 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 128. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the Duffy-Cahill report. [9246/23]