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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason cattle are routinely transported across long distances for slaughter. [26932/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met with UCC or MTU to discuss the possibility of locating a campus on the northside of Cork city. [26935/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: Gaelscoil Pheig Sayers was set up 35 years ago, in 1986. Since then, it has moved from Na Piarsaigh football and hurling club to the North Monastery and later to the North Point Business Park. The Department of Education is in negotiations with the Farranferris Foundation. Gaelscoil Pheig Sayers needs a new purpose-built school. Will the Minister commit to this? Twelve years ago, the...

International Travel and Aviation: Statements (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: The crisis that now faces our aviation sector is unprecedented and requires unprecedented action from the Government. Sinn Féin has been calling for a survival and recovery plan for months to protect workers, their families and the industry. These workers need help to pay their mortgages and look after their families. They do not need Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to play politics...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 32. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a grant or support is in place to assist residents in Bridgetown, County Cork in petitioning the local authorities to apply for localised flood relief in the area and to strengthen the local community group. [27988/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if persons in residential addiction treatment are considered housed in terms of open social housing applications. [27518/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if persons in residential addiction treatment can still avail of the HAP scheme for a property for the duration of their stay. [27519/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if HAP is stopped or paused for persons in residential addiction treatment. [27520/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 407. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons still awaiting pandemic unemployment payment arrears payments; the average time persons wait for a payment to be made; and the number of successful reviews upon request by month since April 2020, in tabular form. [27901/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 568. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to ensure equine welfare is prioritised within his Department. [28359/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 569. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of equine seizures that were recorded in Cork city and county. [28362/21]

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: In the context of the forthcoming announcement on Friday, I ask the Minister to put in place a plan to increase attendance numbers at meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and other such bodies because it is time to be proactive. The Minister recognises these are essential services and we have worked together in the past to get these services back up and running. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: I want to raise a number of issues in regard to the electoral reform Bill on which I would welcome the opinion of Ms McMahon and Ms Sparks. In my parts of my constituency, voter turnout is very low. In terms of the electoral register, in some cases, only 25% of those registered are voting. A lack of knowledge around how to vote appears to be an issue. In that regard, in previous...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: In my contribution, I asked Ms McMahon and Ms Sparks to give their opinion on how we can get more people to vote. They commented on the issue earlier, in particular Ms McMahon in her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: Perhaps Mr. Carroll or Mr. McShea can answer my question. A constituent brought it up with me that when their son turned 18 years, he was taken off the child benefit. The children’s allowance was stopped. What they could not understand was why he did not automatically go on to the electoral register so that he could vote. When the election came last year, he was not able to vote....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: I thank the Chair. We are here today discussing pre-legislative scrutiny on the electoral reform Bill 2020. Unfortunately, Senator Cummins seems to think that it is a witch hunt. This is disappointing because we are trying to get more people to engage with the electoral process and to get a more accurate and independent register. I think the majority of people want to achieve that. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: That is not the question I asked. Fine Gael does not hold registers nationally, is that what Mr. Carroll is saying?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: Can Mr. Carroll tell me who has access to all the registers both locally and nationally? How many people?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: Mr. Carroll said "approximately". He is saying that between all the Senators, councillors and Deputies, only six people have access to the registers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: From a national point of view, how many people would have access to registers in 26 counties?