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Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality: Statements (20 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this matter. I also welcome the budget allocation of €500,000 to increase access to community-based drug and alcohol services for women, ethnic minorities and the LGBTI+ community. However, I ask myself if this Government really understands the depth of the issues facing women in addiction and recovery. Once again women, the LGBTI community and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I thank Dr. Ryan for his presentation. I have a couple of questions. I will try to keep them brief. In the second last paragraph of the second last page of the EPA's report, which Dr. Ryan read out earlier, it states, "Additional unreported incidents were uncovered by EPA inspectors during the auditing process which supports the EPA's view of incident management by Irish Water and Local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I am sorry to interrupt Dr. Minihan but I ask her not to go into the details of each case because my time is limited. I appreciate her answer. From the EPA's point of view, is there now a risk of ongoing problems such as these? What can we do and what can Irish Water do - it is responsible - to ensure there are no further such incidents? If the EPA is uncovering incidents that are not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I have another question. There is an incident in Ballingeary, west Cork, at the moment. In the 1930s a septic tank was built for ten houses there. Now there are 61 houses, 13 businesses, two schools, a summer school, a community hall and a GAA club there and the septic tank cannot cope with the amount of wastewater going into it, which is flowing into the local river. We have been in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: Yes, I can email the witnesses that. There have been another couple of incidents, and this goes back to who is in charge of water quality. In Ballyphehane, Cork, a number of residents have brown water coming out of their taps. It is the same in a couple of houses in Knocknaheeny. We have been contacting Irish Water for maybe a week or ten days and the issue has not been resolved. Irish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: Chair, may I ask one more question? It can be answered later if that is possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: I appreciate that my time is up. In Churchfield industrial estate there are a number of waste collection facilities. Last year the EPA did an audit and found there was ammonia in the groundwater there. The witnesses will know that ammonia is serious.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: The witnesses might come back later on ammonia in groundwater-----

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 165. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons availing of the telephone support allowance. [51576/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 166. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons availing of the living alone allowance. [51577/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: Last night, while the Minister and his Government were in here voting against renters and for landlords, five young people in Cork were forcefully, illegally and violently evicted from their home. This was not just an illegal eviction. The father of one of the girls staying there was knocked to the ground and put in a stranglehold while trying to defend his daughter from being evicted...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: It is happening today. People are being evicted from their homes.

Covid-19: Reframing the Challenge, Continuing our Recovery and Reconnecting: Statements (21 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: This is the weekend of the jazz festival in Cork. It is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, weekends of the year for restaurants, hotels, bars and nightclubs. When the businesses were told restrictions would be lifted on 22 October, just in time for the weekend, they were delighted. It presented a good opportunity and it really lifted people's spirits. On Tuesday, however, all this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (21 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will introduce legislation to establish an enforcement authority per the Unfair Trading Practices Directive. [50911/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (21 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 49. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he intends to bring forward to support young farmers as part of the CAP strategic plan. [50912/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (21 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of her Department’s role in the roll-out of the scramblers initiative. [50096/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Citizens' Assembly (19 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 60. To ask the Taoiseach the proposed running order of the citizens’ assemblies committed to under the Programme for Government. [44815/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 101. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of the HSE Keltoi Rehabilitation Unit. [50813/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (19 Oct 2021)

Thomas Gould: 177. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed elective hospital in County Cork. [50812/21]