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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach for facilitating me. Will the Minister provide an update on funding provided to maintain Parnell Place bus station in Cork and an update on plans to renovated it? Right now, the Parnell Place bus station is in a terrible condition. It looks absolutely horrible. When tourists come to the city, this is their first stop. When they see the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: The Minister discussed BusConnects but that is not what I am here to talk about today. I am here to talk about the condition of the Parnell Place bus station. The Minister has outlined over €5 million for works that will be started if funding is got in 2026. The bus station is a disgrace to Bus Éireann and to the people of Cork, and it is a disgrace to this Government that it...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: I just want to make it clear: the Minister agrees with me that Parnell Place bus station is in a shocking condition at the moment and then in the same tone, he said that funding might be there in two years' time. We need funding now. We need a proper bus station now. We need proper bus, toilet and changing facilities. The Minister outlined everything that is being done but another...
- Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Road Tolls (4 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: With regard to the announcement that this road could be tolled, or that tolling is being considered - according to what the Minister is outlining here - we have seen other roads that had been tolled, like the M8, and we have seen increases in those tolls even though the money invested originally by the private sector has long been paid back. Multiples of it have been paid back and still they...
- Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (4 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: We will not support the Bill because it is not the step forward in tackling smoking the State needs. Under-18s smoke and have access to cigarettes. If we are concerned with enforcement, maybe that is where we should be concentrating instead creating a new law that will not be enforceable and will be flouted. With this Bill, we are creating a situation where 18-year-olds can go into a...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (4 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: 14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of ongoing issues with the TFI real time app for Bus Éireann services in Cork city; and his plans to resolve this. [28577/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (4 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people who have been approved for the mortgage interest relief and the number eligible. [28580/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (4 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: 200. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a three-month gap in named driver experience renders this non-assessable for an insurance application with some providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28655/24]
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: I thank the witnesses for attending and for their presentations. It is very important that we listen to the lived professional experience they have on these issues. It is also vital, as we move forward ourselves, that we look at these issues from all of the different angles. One of the things I have learned since being elected is the risk of potential unintended consequences. We need to...
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: From Ms Wilson's experience and looking at it now from her perspective, what could have been done to make this work? If we are looking at decriminalisation, what would be the top two or three things that Ms Wilson would suggest?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: I thank Ms Wilson. I will come back in.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: To follow up on that, Mr. Russoniello stated "Decriminalisation is an important component of a public health approach to drugs, but it should not act alone." Does this mean he believes an increase in services is needed in tandem with decriminalisation for it to be successful or do these services need to be in place first? Mr. Russoniello also said that if you were to wait for services, you...
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: I suppose the point is that for decriminalisation it to be successful, ideally everything would come together to give it the best chance of success. Is that a fair point?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: Does Ms Wilson agree that for decriminalisation to be successful and to give it the best chance, everything needs to be tied in?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: On cannabis, one of the witnesses made the point that it is now treated almost like alcohol in that people cannot consume it in public but they can get it in certain stores. Are there issues with cannabis being used in public? Does that issue come up?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: Does Mr. Russoniello have the same experience in Oregon with respect to cannabis?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: When decriminalisation was introduced, did it result in the police having more manpower and time to concentrate on the serious criminals because they were not arresting people for small amounts or for personal use? Was there a benefit? The main traffickers and suppliers had to be tackled. Did it make any difference from a policing point of view?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: I thank the witnesses for their presentations today. Someone made the point earlier that sometimes Oregon is used as an example of what went wrong. From the information the witnesses have provided today about British Columbia, it is to be hoped we can learn from these experiences. It is a pity that, due to Covid and the arrival of fentanyl, the region faced the perfect storm in drug terms....
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: There are 4,000 children homeless.
- Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: I acknowledge that this Bill has been brought forward quickly and in a constructive manner. We have worked with the Government to ensure that what is proposed in the Bill will happen as swiftly as possible in order to try to make sure students are not forced into these leases in September. We need to make sure that the President will be in a position to sign the Bill into law as soon as...