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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (22 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 219. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost per uncompleted action of completing the unfinished actions in the 2017-2020 Action Plan included in the National Drugs Strategy. [33129/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (22 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the cost per year of opioid substitution treatment prescribing as paid to general practitioners. [33130/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (22 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 221. To ask the Minister for Health the cost difference in nurse prescribing and general practitioner prescribing. [33131/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (21 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 15. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has met with a sporting organisation (details supplied) to discuss barriers to attendance at games due to scarcity of hotel accommodation and increasing prices. [32193/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 27. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has engaged with Cork City Council or stakeholder groups to examine the potential of an urban Gaeltacht on the northside of Cork city. [32194/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (21 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 133. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 24 May 2022, if he will instruct the Road Safety Authority to issue an answer on the aforementioned question. [32181/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (21 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has received a report from senior counsel regarding alleged conflicts of interest in An Bord Pleanála; and if he will publish same. [32160/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 568. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the appointment of a project manager and team to oversee the building of a new school for a school (details supplied). [32473/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (21 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 620. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an official in his Department will make contact with a person (details supplied) regarding accommodation for Ukrainian refugees given that numerous attempts to contact the International Protection Accommodation Services have been unsuccessful. [31829/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (21 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 653. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met with third level institutions to progress the establishment of a neurology nursing course in this State. [32561/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: I go back to the point made earlier about data. We really missed an opportunity. Like all of us, I am not sure how we missed that opportunity to include much better and more detailed questions in the census that would have given us an opportunity to put the data together. Deputy Ó Broin made the point about local authorities and the point was made that when people fill in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: Ms Lally touched on the understanding of universal design. I put my hand up and admit that I used to understand universal design was for everyone, whether an older person with limited mobility, any person with limited mobility or a person in a wheelchair. Then we found out that is not the case. There is universal design, universal design for people in wheelchairs and universal design for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: I thank Ms Carthy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: I think that is what I said. It should not be a financial barrier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: We might need a book.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: I want to continue on the point that has just been discussed on build-to-buy apartments and the extra 10%. There is no ring-fencing of the units for use by people who require UD apartments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: Does a percentage have to be put to one side so people have the ability to access them? Anyone who wants to do so can buy a bigger apartment and those who need the space might not be able to access it. There is no ring-fencing of the properties. Is this correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: There was a discussion on the exemption for build-to-rent apartments. This is a shocking exemption. A proportion should be set aside. This has been mentioned in the witnesses' submissions. Something that has been raised often with me in recent years is the cost of adapting houses. The maximum that can be obtained is €30,000. No one can adapt a house for €30,000. Even...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: My next question is for Age Action. Recently, the Minister announced a reduction from 80% to 40% in the rental income people on the fair deal scheme would have to pay the HSE. Age Action advocated that it be reduced to zero. This would have allowed more properties to come back onto the rental market. What is the opinion of the witnesses on the Minister's move to reduce it to 40%? Has he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: What Ms Murphy has described is what I hear from constituents who come to me looking for health and support. Ms Murphy mentioned the review of the adaptation grants. We will all make strong submissions on that. Ms Lally discussed the eight houses the Irish Wheelchair Association built in Belmullet. Should it be a benchmark for all local authorities to develop similar housing programmes?...