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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (28 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: 118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding given to Cork City Council to address dereliction given the high dereliction levels in the city. [46404/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (28 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: 179. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the turnaround time for vacant council houses in Cork city has now reached 64 weeks; and his plans to work with the local authority to reduce same. [46403/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (28 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: 237. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if details of the destination of waste shipped from waste management facilities in Cork city will be provided. [46695/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: 719. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1184 of 9 September 2021, when new guidelines for addiction recovery group meetings will be published; if these guidelines will take account of the current restrictions imposed in an office environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46261/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Appointments (30 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: 6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the process of securing a special envoy for freedom of expression. [47113/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Appointments (30 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: I was looking for an update on the status of the process of securing a special envoy for freedom of expression.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Appointments (30 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: While there is no specific number of LGBTQIA community members in this State, the Oireachtas research team estimates that there could be up to 500,000 people in the community in the State. Many of them were probably heartened to hear that the position of a special envoy for their freedom of expression was a priority for the Government and were disappointed when it fell through. Last night...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Appointments (30 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: An awful lot of people would be qualified to carry out the role of special envoy and would be interested in doing so. Sometimes we need to look outside the box of the usual suspects. A special envoy in this specific case for the LGBTQIA community is such an important role and it sends out such an important signal of how the Government considers that community and how it wants to support...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (30 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: 49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to address passport backlogs in County Cork. [47114/21]

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: This week, Greta Thunberg slammed politicians for empty words on climate change. I wonder if this was a response to some of the recent comments the Minister has made. The Minister and the Government have put the burden on ordinary people and have made it clear that they will have to make cuts this winter, that we might have power outages and that heating and electricity costs will continue...

Cork University Maternity Hospital: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: The Minister has the balance of the time - five minutes - to answer some of the questions.

Cork University Maternity Hospital: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: I thank the Minister. My thoughts are with all the families who have suffered unimaginable heartbreak and have had this further compounded this week. This has added to their grief when their grief is so overwhelming that they are already just trying to cope with it. This week I was contacted by a lady whose son was born in January 2020 at 24 weeks. She has asked that she and her...

Cork University Maternity Hospital: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: To clarify, the family were contacted, but only on Monday and only to say that there had been revelations in the media. They have not been formally contacted about what took place. There was an initial contact, but I have outlined the situation. I can contact the family after we speak and, if they are willing, pass on the details to the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Services Separation Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (28 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: In respect of the Department's engagement with WRC, are the people attending the WRC just there to observe or will they be decision-makers who will, it is hoped, help resolve the workers' rights issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Services Separation Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (28 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: In 2015, Irish Water introduced a decade-long plan starting with a public consultation to source a new water supply for Dublin in the midlands. Given that the process of separating Irish Water was not meant to happen until 2025, will the separation impact on and delay this process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Services Separation Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (28 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: Should the referendum on water not have been brought forward before this new company? Surely a referendum will have profound implications for this new company. Has the Government not made a mistake in not bringing forward the referendum first and then dealing with this issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Services Separation Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (28 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: I believe the referendum should have been dealt with before we got to this stage. A number of Government Deputies and Senators made the point that a lot of mistakes were made with the setting up of Irish Water. If ever there was a comment that did not reflect the complete disaster that was the setting up of Irish Water and the water charges that were implemented, it is that. I wish to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Services Separation Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (28 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: I have serious concerns that the annual costs of €5 million and €10 million will be far more.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Services Separation Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (28 Sep 2021)

Thomas Gould: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Is there anything in the Bill to ensure the day-to-day running of the plants is not outsourced and is fully managed by Irish Water? Contracting work out is something we have concerns about. In terms of the rights of existing workers, it is very unfair to expect them to walk away from their terms and conditions. I do not believe that is...

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021: Motion (5 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: That was optimistic.