Results 2,701-2,720 of 5,816 for speaker:Thomas Gould

Drugs Policy: Motion [Private Members] (30 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: I listened to the Minister of State's description of what the Government has done. This Government's treatment of and support for people in recovery, recovery services and people at the coalface of addiction have been shocking. Deputy Martin Kenny made the point that in the alternative budget Sinn Féin put forward, we pledged €45 million for this. A sum of €45 million...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (30 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: 65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason staff are being charged to park cars for work in Cork Airport. [59667/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (30 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: 66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff employed by the DAA who left within six months of completing a DAA-funded training course. [59668/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: 85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current average processing time for an application under the Croí Cónaithe towns fund. [59635/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: 86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding increase that has been provided to each local authority given the expanded application criteria for the Croí Cónaithe towns fund, in tabular form. [59636/22]

Toll Charge Increases: Motion [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: People are sick to the teeth of this Government hiking prices left, right and centre. Ordinary people are sick of being at the bottom of the pile time and again. Once again this Government is trying to sneak through measures that will put even more pressure on the pockets of ordinary people. We are talking about a counterbalance to Dublin in Cork but the reality is that without public...

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: I echo the comments made by our party spokesperson on climate action, Deputy O'Rourke. Sinn Féin believes in more than just tackling climate change. We believe in a just transition to a sustainable, cleaner and better future life for all of us. We believe climate action can and must be achieved without penalising the most vulnerable in society. It is amazing that after two and a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Strategies (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: 108. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the work that her Department has carried out to increase work capacity among vulnerable cohorts including those in addiction recovery. [53846/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of amendments that have been made to the Planning and Development Act 2000. [58880/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: 309. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken with the South African ambassador to Ireland in the past six months. [59074/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: 319. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the planned upgrades that will be carried out to Defence Forces buildings in 2023. [59076/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Medical Aids and Appliances (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: 419. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who received a grant to purchase a hearing aid under her Department’s medical appliances scheme in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [59075/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: 573. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will instruct the Irish Prison Service to release the report into the death of a person (details supplied) to the Cork city Coroner. [59042/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: 574. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process by which a family can gain access to the Inspector's Report into a death in prison. [59043/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: 577. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new unmarked Garda vans attached to the fleet in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and the number of unmarked vans withdrawn from the fleet during same period. [59073/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: 623. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the public inquiry into nursing home deaths during Covid-19. [58827/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: 624. To ask the Minister for Health the last date that he met with bereaved families of those who died in nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic. [58828/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: 625. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with the bereaved families of residents of a nursing home (details supplied). [58829/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: 677. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant neurosurgeons attached to Cork University Hospital in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and the hours per week that these consultants are based in the hospital. [59070/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Gould: 678. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to increase the number of number of higher specialist training posts by 3%; the estimated number of additional posts that would result; and the extra workforce requirements incurred by same. [59071/22]