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- Social and Affordable Housing Supply: Motion [Private Members] (26 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: Recently at the housing committee we have had local authorities in to give us an update on the Government's housing plan. Each week we hear the news from the Government that local authorities are meeting their targets, so you might think building enough social and affordable housing to meet the need is happening, but it is not. Not one local authority that has been in says that if they meet...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (26 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: 89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has received a progress update on the implementation of the blue green cities' initiative in the southern region; and his views on the matter, particularly in relation to progress in the Cork city area. [53756/22]
- Finance Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: There are 166,000 vacant homes in the State. The Government’s plan to tackle this is to bring in a levy of 0.3%. It looks like a joke, but it is so serious that it would be wrong to do so. The Minister has completely failed to tackle vacancy. Once again, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and now their partners, the Green Party, cosy up to the vulture funds, the land hoarders and the...
- Finance Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: Glanmire needs protection and the money must be delivered.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: Many of my constituents and of the Taoiseach were devastated to hear the news that the new elective hospital in Cork will not be operational until 2028. Last September, promises were made that that hospital would be open in 2024. Hospitals in Cork are in crisis right now. Tens of thousands are on waiting lists. People wait days on trolleys. To wait another six years is not feasible. We...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: But there will be operations carried out.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: So people will be going in their beds.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: I was talking about the elective hospital.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: It was said last year that it would be open next year.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: There were commitments given by this Government.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: When will it be open?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: When will it be open?
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Security (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: 86. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to maintain and develop food security in Ireland given the impact of the Ukrainian crisis on European food supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53167/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: 100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in Budget 2023 to support women farmers. [53166/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: 191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that are being taken to improve air quality in Glanmire, County Cork. [53147/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: 302. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding that will be given to local authorities to employ disability officers by local authority in tabular form. [52936/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: 303. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of biodiversity officers who will be funded centrally in Cork City Council; and the funding allocation for biodiversity officers by local authority in tabular form. [52937/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: 316. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports that are available in Cork for survivors of institutional abuse who find themselves homeless. [53142/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: 687. To ask the Minister for Health if an official group has been established to review the codeine prescription processes; the membership of this group; the parameters of the group; the date of its establishment; and the date that the group will report back. [53433/22]