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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 am conscious of the time. 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: Will Mr. Carroll clarify that Fine Gael does know how many people have access to its registers? We have a Fine Gael Senator here demanding definitive answers from Sinn Féin, when his own party cannot even answer the same questions.

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

Thomas Gould: Could I finish? I do not know where Senator Cummins is coming from, but surely he should have the same standards in his party that he expects from other political parties.

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 relation to the last point, I have often seen Fine Gael candidates out and about with lists of registers. Who has access to those registers on a local basis? Can Fine Gael provide the names of everyone in every constituency? Will it forward that information to us this afternoon?

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

Thomas Gould: Do the directors of elections, the directors of canvassers or canvassers have access to that information locally?

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 Mr. Carroll. He has told me that Fine Gael has the same system as Sinn Féin. The only difference is we control it nationally because it is very complex. I move on to Mr. McShea.

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. McShea said some of the data would be stored outside the EU. Are Mr. McShea and Mr. Sheehan confident they are not breaching EU guidelines? There was a ruling on contracts. Is Fianna Fáil confident that holding registers outside the EU is not in breach?

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

Thomas Gould: When Mr. McShea says some data, could we have clarity-----

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

Thomas Gould: Thank you, Chair. Go raibh maith agat.

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

Thomas Gould: Will I get an opportunity to come back in? I am just looking at the-----

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (26 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process by which the workers of a company (details supplied) can request access to the retraining fund. [28468/21]

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (27 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: A lady contacted me who is in desperate need of gastric sleeve surgery. She saved for four years for the surgery in Turkey. She forwarded to me a letter from her surgeon which states that this surgery is time-sensitive and necessary. I contacted the Department of Health and was informed that only a liaison officer can tell her, when she returns to Dublin Airport, whether she is exempt from...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (27 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the number of countries that have defaulted on their payment commitments to the UN; and the approximate sum owed in tabular form. [28960/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: United Nations (27 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 188. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount Ireland is owed by the UN for the Defence Forces being deployed on peacekeeping duties all over the world. [28959/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Jun 2021)

Thomas Gould: 88. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of broadband in Blarney, County Cork. [29422/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (1 Jun 2021)

Thomas Gould: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to four waste management facilities in a location (details supplied) which are surrounded by residential properties and sporting facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29423/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (1 Jun 2021)

Thomas Gould: 311. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loan applications submitted and approved, respectively by quarter, month and local authority in 2020 and to date in 2021 in tabular form. [29119/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (1 Jun 2021)

Thomas Gould: 388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consultation process required when an application for amalgamation of schools has been made; and if there is a statutory duty in this regard. [29121/21]