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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: I was watching the proceedings online and I thank the witnesses. For me as a new Deputy, this is quite a robust Bill. There is a great deal of detail in it and much to take on board. Can the witnesses outline what were the changes between the first general scheme and the second general scheme? One of the witnesses mentioned the frequently asked questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: That is not a problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: Is that the final version?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: When will the new general scheme be released?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: This is safer gambling week. In 2013, Fine Gael published the general scheme of a gambling control Bill. In 2018, the Fianna Fáil Party published the Gambling Control Bill. The Bill passed Second Stage but lapsed with the dissolution of the previous Dáil earlier this year. These two parties are now in government. Yet, the Minister of State with responsibility for public health...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (25 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to increasing road safety in Kilcully, County Cork through a number of measures including traffic calming, increased lighting and footpath development. [38907/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Implementation of Duffy Cahill Report: Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (25 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: I listened very carefully to the questions of other members and to the Minister of State. He referred to the Debenhams dispute. I clearly remember the Clerys dispute and we also had a dispute in Cork with Vita Cortex where workers had to have a sit-in for months. Similar issues arose with Coca-Cola in Cork where workers had to protest and picket outside for months. This issue is not...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Availability (26 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to incentives to encourage credit unions and post offices to lend to persons whose income has been temporarily affected by Covid-19 to ensure they are not forced to obtain loans from private moneylenders with extortionate interest rates. [39153/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Availability (26 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: Has the Minister given consideration to providing incentives to encourage credit unions and post offices to lend to people whose income has been temporarily reduced during the Covid-19 crisis so that they are not forced to obtain loans from private moneylenders who are charging exorbitant rates?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Availability (26 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: I thank the Minister. Sinn Féin recently carried out a household survey and 94% of those who responded were concerned about their household income this year. A survey from last year showed that one in eight Irish parents goes into debt for Christmas, something that will be much worse this year because of the Covid-19 crisis. A financial broker quoted in the Irish Independent said that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Availability (26 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: Moneylenders are currently distributing leaflets promoting loans. My father recently received one in the post. If one borrows €1,000 from one of these moneylenders, one will pay back €32 a week for a year, which means paying back €1,560. That is a scam and a disgrace. How can we allow this? The problem is that, if people cannot find another avenue to borrow money,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: I would like to ask the Tánaiste about his recent comments on the Covid-19 crisis and the potential for another lockdown in January. This is an extremely worrying time for people. We are being asked to follow public health advice, but the Tánaiste is now projecting that advice. To some people, his comments mean that they will have a limited window to see their families and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Legislative Measures (26 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to reintroduce legislation similar to that of the Control of Economic Activities (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018. [38242/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (26 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a situation whereby a credit union (details supplied) has removed its death grant and refused to reinstate the grant despite a motion passed at the AGM in 2019. [39152/20]

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: This year, during the election, I met a man who told me that he had his first job when he was 14 years old. After working for 51 years, the Government put him on the dole, or the exchange as he called it. After 51 years of work, that was what the Government did to him. He was angry. He said the lack of respect shown to him demonstrated that all his years of service, his work and his...

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: We look forward to-----

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: That is right.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (1 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a situation in which a school (details supplied) is being forced to campaign again for additional SNA resources given its last campaign was in 2019. [39725/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (1 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a situation in which a school on the north side of Cork city lost a teacher in October 2020 and was forced to amalgamate two classes. [39724/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when residents in Cluain Ard, Blarney, will have broadband rolled out. [40450/20]