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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (14 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 462. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is a grant to renovate roofing in a private owned home; if so, the age that the roof needs to be; and the way that a person can apply for same. [28833/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 647. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on a passport application by a person (details supplied). [29493/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 648. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on a passport application by a person (details supplied). [29494/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 628. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will provide assistance in expediting passport applications for those wishing to represent Ireland on an international stage in sports. [29315/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (14 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1292. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied). [29314/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (14 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1293. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will provide assistance in expediting naturalisation applications for those wishing to represent Ireland on an international stage in sports. [29315/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (14 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1399. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend an invitation to an organisation (details supplied) for the next national oversight committee on the national drugs strategy meeting given its previous position on the committee and the failure to appoint a nursing representative to same, as committed to. [28957/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (14 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1494. To ask the Minister for Health if full funding was made available to complete to action plan 2017-2020 included in the national drugs strategy; and the stream under which funding was made available. [29441/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (14 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 1513. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time from submission of business case to approval by the HSE for an adult residential placement. [29499/22]

Urban Regeneration Report: Motion (2 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: I agree with my colleague, Deputy Ó Broin. I welcome the report. I thank the chair and the committee. Sometimes we disagree and argue but in putting this housing and urban regeneration report together, people worked well because we need to come up with solutions, which the report outlines. There was extensive consultation with various groups that dedicate their time and energy to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Persons Supports (2 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: The question I asked has not been answered. I refer to an increase in the homeless HAP for living outside the Dublin area. As the Minister of State said, it is possible to avail of a rate 20% above the maximum rate outside the Dublin area, but discretion in this regard is set at 50% inside the Dublin area. I ask that the level of discretion be set at 50% across the State. I think that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Persons Supports (2 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: The homeless housing assistance payment, HAP, scheme is available only in Dublin but, unfortunately, the homeless crisis is not a Dublin-only issue. Rents have been skyrocketing and are now completely out of control across every county in the State. I am dealing with numerous families who are facing eviction. More than 30 of them are facing that prospect between now and October. I am...

Higher Education Investment and Costs: Statements (2 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: This year the Minister published a report that declared he would be cutting the cost of student contributions. This was a huge relief to college students and also gave hope to younger students who had ruled out college because of the cost involved. People eagerly await details on the amount by which it will be cut and when this will happen, but we are still waiting. On a future date, by...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (2 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 25. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the role that his Department is taking in leading and coordinating a whole of government approach to accessibility in the public realm given the cross-Departmental nature of this issue. [28411/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (2 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 82. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress that his Department has made on enabling rights, following Ireland’s ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28410/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (2 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the targets that his Department has for the retrofitting of local authority and privately-owned homes respectively, by year for the next five years. [28398/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (2 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 138. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the negotiations with An Post and an organisation (details supplied) to secure a public-service obligation for post offices. [28397/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Burial Grounds (2 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 153. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to claims of a mistake on the beneficiary ownership registration of the Bessboro site in Cork; if these mistakes would be a common issue; and if the Register of Beneficial Ownership have taken steps to address the matter. [28714/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: 238. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 26 May 2022, if this passport has been issued. [28616/22]

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Thomas Gould: As the Minister and the Minister of State will be aware, this Bill has the potential to be really transformative and make Ireland a leader in supporting those who need assisted decision-making. Unfortunately, I do not believe the Bill goes far enough in that regard. We need to do more. I have dealt with major issues in my constituency and nationally in the context of the existing process...