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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: Mr. Deverell is using the word "friend" very loosely there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: We do not know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: A notice to quit is an eviction; let us call a spade a spade. For the people I am dealing with, a notice to quit is an eviction all over-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: If it is a voluntary exit, they go into homeless emergency accommodation or they end up going into their parents' box room. That is homelessness by another name. I would like the RTB to collect more data because the data it is collecting is really good. When it comes to making Government policy, the more accurate and up-to-date the data, the better. I would also like to see a major...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: From my point of view, it is a double standard that local authority tenants do not have the same protections as private tenants. That is not fair. I recall that, when the RTB was here last year, we discussed a figure of 100 inspections a year. Those are inspections that the RTB takes on itself without complaints coming in. How many were carried out in 2024? I felt there should have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: I thank the witnesses. I apologise; I have to run to the Chamber. I will be back and I hope I will get another opportunity.

Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: In regard to funding for local authorities, I have raised this issue numerous times with the Minister. I received figures yesterday that show there were more children are homeless in Cork during the first six months of this year than there were in 2021, 2022 or 2023. It is an astounding figure. I have the figures in front of me. In 2021, no child in Cork was homeless for longer than a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: Page 9 of the report indicates that there were 4,693 notices of termination received in quarter one of 2025. I am a TD in Cork city. In Cork city, there were 591 notices of termination received in the first quarter of 2025. How many of these will result in evictions and people either becoming homeless or entering emergency accommodation? When will the quarter 2 figures be released?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2025: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: As other members stated, one of the few good things to come out of Covid was the expansion of outdoor dining. We see it in every village, town and city. Overall, it is a very positive thing. We still see it, especially in light of the good weather we have enjoyed over the past few weeks. There is a great atmosphere created by outdoor dining. The only issue, as some colleagues mentioned,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Conservation (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 217. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of homes funded for retrofit in 2025, by local authority under the warmer homes scheme, in tabular form. [38832/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the Northern Ring road and the funding provided in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [38852/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided by local authority for new cycle lanes and cycle lane maintenance, respectively, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [38853/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provision of funding for traffic calming measures and the amount applied for in Cork city and county, respectively, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [38854/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provision of funding for road maintenance and the amount applied for in Cork city and county, respectively, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [38855/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a list of schools funded under the safe routes to school scheme in Cork in each of the past five years; and the amount provided for same. [38856/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to date of BusConnects in Cork. [38874/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications received for the electric taxi vehicle grant; and the number approved, to date in 2025. [38875/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 425. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if funding is available for businesses that have been subject to repeated water outages, roadwork diversions and power cuts. [39505/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 553. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of stock audits completed, by local authority, in tabular form. [38833/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: 554. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether local authorities can outsource stock audits. [38834/25]