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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: Has affordable housing been sold in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: Will it have affordable homes for next year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: The reason I raise that is, as a Deputy for Cork North-Central, I cannot understand how Dublin local authorities can sell affordable houses €50,000 cheaper than we can in Cork, especially when the average cost of a three-bedroom house in Dublin is almost €100,000 greater. Obviously Cork City Council will have to answer that when it is here next week, but it relates to the point...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: I will touch on a point with regard to one-bed accommodation. A number of the witnesses made a point about older people who are living in two-, three- or four-bedroom houses. Every one of us knows people like that. We need more of a roll-out of that type of one-bed accommodation. We have some very successful ones in Cork and probably in other areas, but we need more of them. Are councils...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: We recognise there is an opportunity with regard to the accommodation that older people need. It would also release three- and four-bedroom properties. With regard to manning levels, we know that staff was culled in local authorities after the financial crash. Where are councils now, staff-wise, compared to where they were at the high of their staffing in 2010, 2011 or 2012? Are they...

Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. It has some very good measures, specifically those that will increase the powers of ComReg. That organisation does good work. It supports vulnerable people and can be an easier organisation to gain access to and get support from. This removes the need to go to the High Court, freeing up valuable and vital court resources. It is...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: After 28 years Gaelscoil Pheig Sayers got the good news this year it will get a new school building, but then it was shocked to find out that the new school hall would be 195 sq. m, which is too small. It is a disgrace. It turns out that it is now Department of Education policy to build school halls of this size for primary schools. When the school approached the Department, it was told to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (6 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: 24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent engagement that he has had on Palestine. [48908/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (6 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: 57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons living in Cork who are currently awaiting a passport. [48907/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: 96. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the last time he met with a group (details supplied). [48905/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: 107. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the improvements that will be made to the pay and conditions of staff in the Defence Forces. [48906/22]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: I support Deputy O’Callaghan in this amendment. We fought a long campaign to prevent water being privatised. Some hundreds of thousands of people came on to the street. This issue does not seem to be on the Government’s agenda but there is still a concern there among people I speak to that until we have the referendum and until right to water issue is enshrined in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: Recent reports about the delivery of alcohol harm awareness programmes in schools by Drinkaware, an industry-funded organisation, are concerning. This, however, is not a new issue. The Irish Community Action on Alcohol Network, ICAAN, have been raising this issue for years. Research from the Health Research Board, HRB, has found that alcohol-related harm leads to an average of three deaths...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: We support that.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: Ah stop.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (5 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: 149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way that the allocation of funding to the croí cónaithe towns fund specifically in Budget 2023 will be spent. [48955/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (5 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: 150. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding that he intends to allocate to local authorities for the voids programme returns in 2023; and the funding allocated in each of the past five years in tabular form. [48956/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (5 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: 151. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of additional Housing First tenancies that will be delivered with Budget 2023. [48957/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: 342. To ask the Minister for Health the planned funding for Drug and Alcohol Taskforces in 2023. [48953/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Oct 2022)

Thomas Gould: 343. To ask the Minister for Health the funding in Budget 2023 for gambling addiction harm reduction, prevention and treatment. [48954/22]