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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 183. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider making the HPV vaccine available to girls who did not avail of it in first year given the recent upswing in uptake of the vaccine due to relevant campaigns, the ability to offset the cost against savings made in the years these girls did not avail of the vaccine and the substantial cost of availing of the vaccine privately; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Road Network (10 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure on the M20 from 2010 to date. [42743/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Road Network (10 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process by which the north ring road was taken into account to ensure the designs of the M20 accomplish the best outcome for both roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42744/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Road Network (10 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if houses, businesses, historical and community areas were considered in the planning process of the M20; and the steps taken to consult with persons affected by the proposed routes in the pre-planning stages. [42745/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 389. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide mental health support to children suffering as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic given the waiting lists for CAMHS. [40756/20]

Homeless Prevention Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: I congratulate Deputy Ó Broin on bringing forward this Bill. At the end of the day, it is about protecting people in homelessness and putting in place structures and strategies such that people are not appearing in local authority offices saying that their notice to quit expires that day and they are homeless. This has been the procedure and the policy until now. I welcome the...

Homeless Prevention Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: -----but the comments he made were disrespectful. He mentioned that he met Cork Simon Community. I will give him some figures. In 2019, some 1,100 men and women availed of the services of Cork Simon Community. It took Deputy Ó Broin to bring forward a Bill to support people in homelessness and to put a plan in place. I welcome the Minister's support. He needs to thank Deputy Ó...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (15 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to encourage qualitative research methodology in Irish research given a shift towards quantitative methods in recent years and the importance of qualitative research in developing rich and deep understandings of human behaviour. [43215/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport Ireland (15 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 229. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if an organisation (details supplied) will receive support in fast-tracking its application for membership of Sport Ireland given the impact this will have on its ability to train under level 3 Covid-19 restrictions. [42886/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (15 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the capital expenditure allocation for Irish Water to replace water mains pipes over the period 2021 to 2024. [42871/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (15 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the budget allocation for Irish Water for salaries, maintenance, repairs, burst pipes and overdrafts in tabular form. [42873/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (15 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 472. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no age limit regulating the sale of vape products; and his plans to rectify the situation. [43374/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (15 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 515. To ask the Minister for Health the duties home helps can perform; and if his attention has been drawn to a situation in which persons are being informed home helps will now only perform personal care duties. [42990/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 543. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the continued closure of bowling alleys. [43116/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (15 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 599. To ask the Minister for Health the schemes available to persons who need to avail of medical expertise not available in this jurisdiction but available in the UK; the processes through which a patient can apply for these schemes if the tests and procedures required are available here but expertise for interpretation are not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43428/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (15 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 601. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medicinal cannabis must be sourced from the Hague; if other exporters are available; and if consideration has been given to sourcing the product from other sources. [43430/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (15 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 602. To ask the Minister for Health if he has contacted his counterparts in the UK and Northern Ireland to discuss their arrangements for the importation of medicinal cannabis. [43431/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment: Discussion (15 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: I thank the witnesses and their organisations for the brilliant work they do to support families and to help people. I know from my constituency the work that is being done. For me, housing is the single biggest issue we face. I was a councillor for 11 years and now, as a Deputy, HAP just keeps coming up. HAP meets some people's needs but from what I am hearing, and have been hearing for...

Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (16 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: This Christmas will be like no other. People are finally looking forward to going out socialising with family and friends. The long-awaited controlled environments that the Government has announced for people to go out and meet in are welcome. Realistically, this will not be possible for many ordinary people because having to pay for a substantial meal will limit or completely stop them...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: Today I received correspondence from the HSE which indicates that on 18 September and again on 16 October the executive wrote to SouthDoc and instructed it to reopen its facility in Blackpool in Cork. The HSE warned that it did not accept the closure of this facility because it increased the risk of unnecessary presentations being made to acute hospitals. If the facility at Blackpool is not...