Results 641-660 of 5,875 for speaker:Thomas Gould

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (10 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 893. To ask the Minister for Health if a review has been commissioned on the qualifying conditions under medicinal cannabis access programme, MCAP; if so, the timeline for the review; if not, his plans for such a review; if flexibility will exist on the current list of qualifying conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7128/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (10 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 894. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 788 of 3 February 2021, if his attention has been drawn to page 88 of the national development plan which, under Acute Hospital Development, specifically mentions a new hospital for Cork; and if, in view of this information, he will provide a timeline for and update on the promised acute hospital in Cork. [7135/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the percentage of affordable, social and private houses, respectively, to be built on the St. Kevin's site in Cork city. [7543/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: I represent Cork, where more than 9,000 individuals and families are on the social housing list. Thousands of other families do not qualify to go on the social housing list and are either in receipt of HAP or RAS. Others again are not in receipt of any payment and are paying large rents. Rents increased by 5% in Cork in 2020. For the people I represent, access to affordable house purchase...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: I have a further question for Mr O'Connor. What will the rent be for the cost-rental units in Cork? He mentioned the LIHAF. That is for a development in the Old Whitechurch Road, which I proposed for development in 2011. Ten years on, people are saying, "Great news in Cork; 600 units are being developed on the Old Whitechurch Road site." This is ten years after I proposed it. This is my...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: In my constituency of Cork North Central, the LDA is developing the St. Kevin's site as its flagship initiative. The Minister will be aware of the St. Kevin's site, which is the location of a former mental hospital owned by the HSE. The Minister might also be aware that for years I have been calling for this site to be developed.

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: It is shocking that I am still contributing on the St. Kevin's site, which the LDA is now developing. The Minister is making comments about the site now, but if he wants to know the real facts of the situation he should know that for 20 years this site has lain idle under governments led by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. If I had received the support of the Minister, Fianna Fáil and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (17 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 123. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if local authorities applied for funding for specific projects under the sustainable transport fund; if these submissions are to be published; the projects submitted by Cork City Council; and the outcome of each in tabular form. [8947/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (17 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will engage with banks to request them to extend approval in principle for the duration of the level 5 lockdown and the ban on house visiting. [8445/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 290. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to financial support for those who have carried out renovations or have incurred delays in housebuilding due to Covid-19 restrictions and have incurred additional financial delays due to same such as extended renting. [8519/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 919. To ask the Minister for Health the services in place or planned for those persons suffering with long Covid. [8774/21]

Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: I want to express my disappointment at the title of these statements and questions and answers. Addiction services and homelessness are two issues and are often intertwined but we must recognise that these are two separate issues. Those in active addiction or in need of addiction services are not always homeless. Vice versa, homeless people are not always in active addiction. To say...

Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: I can take the answers in writing from the Minister of State.

Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: I will take that up with the Ceann Comhairle.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: I have written to the Minister about conducting a walkability audit and ensuring that correct disability parking spaces are installed-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: -----rather than just parking spaces with disability signs. We wrote to the Minister seeking for him to provide funding so that a walkability audit could be carried out on behalf of people with different types of disability and limited mobility in Cork city, but it should be done in every constituency.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 310. To ask the Minister for Health when persons with Addison’s disease will be included in the vaccine roll-out. [9298/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (24 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the initiatives currently operating and those planned to encourage domestic recycling. [9456/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Gambling Sector (24 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 214. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which betting duty is used to combat the social costs of problem gambling as outlined as a purpose of the duty in his Department's general excise paper 2019, given that no Department has specific funding for combatting problem gambling. [10307/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (24 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 324. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if funding for the voids programme is planned to be wound down, as suggested in circular 5 of 2019 issued to Cork City Council; if so, the timeline for same; and the measures that will be implemented for preventative maintenance in this instance. [10103/21]