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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Performance Indicators and Public Spending Code: National Oversight and Audit Commission (17 Jan 2023)

Thomas Gould: I have been critical of Cork City Council here but one thing I can be very positive about is what it has done in the area of affordable and cost-rental accommodation. It is really leading the way in that regard. We have met representatives of a number of local authorities at this committee and some have not even started on that. Cork City Council is a frontrunner in terms of affordable and...

Income Eligibility for Social Housing Supports: Statements (15 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: I welcome the increase in the social housing thresholds. This was long overdue. For many people, this will make a difference. I come from the Harbour View Road in Knocknaheeny, which is a social housing estate. The provision of social housing gives people, especially working-class people, the opportunity to have homes of their own. My father still lives in Knocknaheeny. He was able to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (15 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: 48. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the community centre for Ballyvolane. [62693/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (15 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: 60. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the role that her Department is playing in the national drugs strategy. [62692/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: 114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of offshore renewable facilities delivered to date in 2022. [62690/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (15 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: 125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the National Broadband Plan. [62691/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: 333. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of adult ADHD services in CHO4. [63013/22]

Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: We have been in here for the past two and a half years doing everything we can to be constructive and encourage the Minister and Department to deliver housing as quickly as possible. That is the way we want to come at things but I have concerns about this. To touch on a point Deputy O’Callaghan made, I come from Knocknaheeny. It is a huge regeneration project. Whether it is...

Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: There is an explicit and important recognition of the value of the work our environmental NGOs do in the planning process, whether through European Union directives or the Aarhus Convention. Traditionally, this aspect has been reflected in their treatment by the Government and in the legislative process. The Oireachtas housing committee engages with environmental NGOs on pre-legislative...

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: The Minister, Deputy Ryan, said yesterday we cannot be certain what any energy company will do. We absolutely can be certain. We can make sure we are certain. We can meet with them, put the hard questions to them and tax their huge profits through a windfall tax. We have been calling for such a tax for months, and it was not until Europe brought it in that the Government finally...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Standards Authority of Ireland (14 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: 21. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding provided to the NSAI in each of the years 2019 to date. [62651/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Standards Authority of Ireland (14 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: 22. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff at the NSAI with responsibility for approval of new building technologies. [62652/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Standards Authority of Ireland (14 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: 23. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of meetings he has held with his European counterparts to discuss approval of new building technologies. [62653/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (14 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: 24. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the support available to customers who had paid into Christmas clubs (details supplied) prior to their closure. [62654/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (14 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: 26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding given under the Green Schools Initiative in Cork by school in the years 2019 to date respectively in tabular form. [62686/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (14 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: 42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the M20. [62682/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (14 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: 43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Northern Distributor Road. [62683/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (14 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: 44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the allocation of active travel funds in Cork city with a status on each project allocated funding in 2022, in tabular form. [62684/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (14 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: 45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the local authorities that have utilised the NTA walkability audit tool. [62685/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (14 Dec 2022)

Thomas Gould: 46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on shared spaces for cyclists and pedestrians; and his views on whether these represent the optimum in the public realm design. [62687/22]