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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: Mr. Cussen referred to the Government's recent announcement of €405 million for Cork, with €350 million for the docklands. This is great.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: However, there is not one project for the north side of the river. Mr. Cussen mentioned strategic and balanced development but I found the position on the northside unbelievable. About six weeks ago, there was an announcement on strategic transport developments. Of those, 32 were for the southside and only 12 were for the northside. My final point is on amenities. In the part of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: -----areas where we know there are issues, why would we increase the density so much? We are trying to build communities.

Private Rental Sector: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: I went on to daft.ie today and the cheapest rental property in Cork is €450 for a one-bed studio. One would need to earn €34,000 a year to afford this property. One is paying €200 a week to live in a box, because that is what it is, and to look at a washing machine and oven. In another property, on the market for €900, the kitchen countertop doubles up as a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: Last year, 109 beds were lost in rehabilitation treatment facilities nationally. Waiting times for beds in some facilities have doubled. Some 1,229 people have been waiting more than 12 months for treatment in one facility in particular. When I asked the Minister about this, he said there was nothing he or the HSE could do about it. That is not good enough. There is plenty that could...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: These beds were lost due to the Covid restrictions but no attempt was made to replace them.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: It is addiction services.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (5 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 207. To ask the Minister for Finance the provisions being made or that will be made in respect of section 56B of the Credit Union Act 1997 to prevent undemocratic nominations processes within credit unions. [22595/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (5 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 459. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for the sale of alcohol Bill; and if this Bill will include provisions for drink deliveries similar to those included in 2005. [22660/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (5 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 514. To ask the Minister for Health if a timeline has been provided for the expansion of attendance at addiction recovery group meetings. [22654/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (5 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 515. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek public health advice on the expansion of attendance at addiction recovery group meetings given the significant impact Covid-19 has had on addiction. [22655/21]

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (6 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: I have a number of questions. I will take three minutes and give the Minister the remaining time to answer if he could. I was contacted by a lady whose mother is 69 and is housebound. She had received a vaccine appointment for a clinic but she had not received an appointment from the National Ambulance Service to come out to her house. When I contacted the HSE about this, it was...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (6 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: There are three centres in Cork but not one is on the northside. Half of Cork has no vaccination centre.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Repeal of Part V Leasing) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: I support the Bill and thank Deputy Cian O’Callaghan and everyone involved in bringing it forward. Part V long-term leasing is a cosy deal for developers, which leads to social holding being turned into a commodity under the watch of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. Part V long-leasing, combined with investment funds buying entire estates, as we have seen this week, will not solve the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (6 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason there are only three full-time vacant homes officers in the State with none in County Cork. [23532/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether affordability and not market value should be the criteria by which costing for cost-rental and affordable housing is judged. [23533/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (6 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 190. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions that are in place for housebound persons under 70 years of age to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. [23401/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (11 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he has taken to protect families in forced evictions in east Jerusalem. [24170/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (11 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 85. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the provisions in place to support Irish citizens whose visa has expired but test positive for Covid-19. [24171/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (11 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 234. To ask the Minister for Finance the support that can be given to persons currently in receipt of the employment wage subsidy scheme indefinitely who cannot drawdown a mortgage. [24273/21]