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Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: I will be contributing at length during the later Stages of this Bill but I wanted to take this opportunity to emphasise the importance of proper public consultation. In Cork, serious concerns are being raised by people at the minute regarding the consultation process for residents who may be affected by one of the routes of the M20. These residents feel they are being shut out of the...

Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: I will be brief in speaking to this Bill and the priorities of this Government, in particular the priorities of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael and, unbelievably, the Green Party. Today, the workers of Debenhams have been 251 days on picket lines. Nine years ago, Vita Cortex workers engaged in a sit-in for 131 days to get a fair redundancy. At that time, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael told...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 303. To ask the Minister for Health the stage in the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out at which those in active addiction will be vaccinated given previous assertions that these groups and those in recovery are at high risk of Covid-19. [43748/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 290. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation in which persons who are required to access preoperative Covid-19 testing are forced to travel to the hospital or a sister hospital and cannot avail of this through the centralised testing system, particularly in circumstances in which this is a significant distance from their home address and in view of...

Appropriation Bill 2020: Second and Subsequent Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: I want to raise the need for capital expenditure to be provided this year for the building of a hospital on the north side of Cork city. Deputy Colm Burke, the Fine Gael health spokesperson, has raised this issue over the years. Somehow, however, we are entering ten years of Fine Gael being in government and there is still no hospital on Cork's north side. It is unbelievable that nothing...

Covid-19 Task Force: Statements (17 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: I take this opportunity to speak about the Covid-19 vaccine. I want to state on the record that as soon as it is available to me personally, I will be taking the vaccine. When the swine flu vaccine came out 11 years ago, I was one of those people deemed a vulnerable person and myself and my baby daughter were some of the people who were vaccinated. I know people have concerns about the...

Brexit Readiness for the End of the Transition Period: Statements (17 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: I want to raise an issue that has come to the fore and been highlighted as a result of Brexit, that is, connectivity and people being able to connect in the face of Brexit and the consequences that has for companies. We have a very intelligent, educated workforce who are eager to work and to learn. We are lucky in that respect. Many companies are now looking for employees to work from home...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (17 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 220. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to protect the rights and redundancies of workers. [44544/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (17 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 221. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to address the issue of zero-hour contracts given the recent controversy surrounding contact tracing contracts. [44545/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (17 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 244. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out plan for the national broadband scheme. [44547/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gambling Sector (17 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 320. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the initiatives that have been developed to educate young persons through sporting organisations on the dangers of problem gambling; her plans for more initiatives in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44234/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (17 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 453. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding streams available to support the work of a project (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the extraordinary work it does; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44232/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (17 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 470. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the parts of the gambling regulation Bill that need to be updated; the reason this will take until 2021; and if consideration has been given to using a similar Bill proposed by Fianna Fáil in 2018. [44228/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (17 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 471. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding streams available to support the work of a project (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the extraordinary work it does; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44229/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gambling Sector (17 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 525. To ask the Minister for Health the funding streams available to support the work of a project (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the extraordinary work it does; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44230/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gambling Sector (17 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 526. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided in budget 2021 to support those addressing gambling addiction, education programmes surrounding the dangers of gambling and the importance of accessing support for harmful gambling. [44233/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 537. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of patients admitted to the Keltoi centre for isolation purposes, including the location they were referred from and the reason they could not make use of the facility in Citywest, Dublin 24. [44257/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 592. To ask the Minister for Health the name and location of rehabilitation detoxification services that have been closed and used as isolation facilities due to Covid-19. [44439/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Remote Working (17 Dec 2020)

Thomas Gould: 675. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans for remote working hubs in County Cork. [44546/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jan 2021)

Thomas Gould: Last night in my constituency, a community came under attack from youths lighting fires and engaging in antisocial behaviour. In part, the reason for this is derelict council properties that have been allowed to lie idle for years. There are a number of problems. First, thousands of families in cork are crying out to be housed. Second, they are looking at houses that are lying idle....