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Co-ordination of International Protection Services: Statements (16 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: For the past 200 years Irish people have travelled all over the world. They have moved to Australia, the United States of America, England and Canada. Personally I have friends and family members who have built lives in these countries. In some cases they were welcomed with open arms but in others they fought racism and prejudice. "No Irish, no Blacks, no dogs". Unfortunately we all know...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: People need clarity.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: People will be evicted in April.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: They are waiting for the Government to tell them.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: But the supply will not be here by April.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: Last week it was announced that rents in Cork had risen by over 15% in 2022 and the average monthly rent is now over €1,700. The Tánaiste is a Cork man, like me. There is no way any ordinary family can afford €1,700 a month for rent. It has gone beyond the ordinary person. On top of that, dozens of families are in with me at the moment that I am trying to help. They...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: The Government copied us.

Energy Costs and Windfall Taxes: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: Figures released to me following a parliamentary question show that the number in Cork seeking support from their local social welfare office rose in 2021 from 100 to 461 families. This is a shocking indictment of the Government's complete failure to tackle the cost of living crisis for ordinary families and individuals who should be at the core of policy. Last year, Eirtricity, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cybersecurity Policy (15 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the support he has provided to MTU and to its students following the IT breach. [7470/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (14 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered gathering demographic data on where students in universities and colleges went to secondary school and publishing same. [6883/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (14 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will reach its target of 10,000 apprentices in 2023. [6884/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (14 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an internal inspection of a property is required prior to it being placed on the derelict sites register and, if not, whether he will consider implementing same. [6995/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 398. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of urgent needs payment applications, by category, in Cork, and the number refused, in each of the years 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [6731/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (14 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 603. To ask the Minister for Health the expected opening date of the new elective hospital in Cork. [6626/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (14 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who were on trolleys in CUH in the month of January in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [6627/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 605. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in Éist Linn, by role, in 2019 and 2023, in tabular form. [6628/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 660. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to the removal of the prescription requirement for naloxone. [6792/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 661. To ask the Minister for Health the number of naloxone prescriptions issued in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [6793/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (14 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: 662. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has reviewed the 2015 pilot naloxone scheme; and if he will report on same. [6794/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)

Thomas Gould: A great deal has come up in this discussion. I have a few questions. In regard to WEI, the witnesses spoke earlier about the lifespan, and it is in the submission. This came up in our meetings over the years. The submission states that it is restricted to between 20 and 25 years. WEI made the point that in the 1990s permission was unconditional. I am not sure I would go that far....