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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Provision for Older People: Discussion (10 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: I have a few questions, the first being for Ms Murphy. On the safeguards we are discussing, my first question is on the reduction from 80% to 40% in respect of the fair deal scheme. Ms Murphy made the point the rate should be 0% because there is no income coming in at the moment. There is no loss to the Exchequer. The hope is that more people would be encouraged to rent out their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Provision for Older People: Discussion (10 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: I have another question which I posed earlier to the departmental officials. I am not sure who might wish to answer it. I have been contacted by people who took out equity loans on their homes during the Celtic tiger era and now, when they need to avail of the fair deal scheme because the equity loan is in place, that person cannot avail of the fair deal scheme. Is this something any of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Provision for Older People: Discussion (10 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: I accept what Mr. Moynihan has said. Where I live on Cathedral Road in Cork, there are three beautiful homes within 100 yd. It would be possible to go in and hang up a coat. The people who own those houses are in nursing homes and will never come out. It is a sin. The person in the nursing home is not getting any benefit from their home. The lights are set to come on at 8 p.m. and they...

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

Thomas Gould: 71. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the targets for the return of social housing stock; and the targeted average timeline for return. [22133/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (5 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the timeline for completion of the regeneration of Knocknaheeny. [22134/22]

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

Thomas Gould: 149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether there is only mortgage protection insurance offered to local authority home loan applicants. [21479/22]

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

Thomas Gould: 150. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention was drawn to the fact that approved housing bodies are being bypassed in the mortgage to rent process in favour of a private operator. [21480/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Functions (5 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 164. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the vacant homes unit established in 2017 in his Department; the different role this plays to the vacant homes unit currently being established in his Department; and the number of full-time staff employed in this original unit in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [22438/22]

Rising Rental Costs: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: Not true.

Rising Rental Costs: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: You certainly could not put the Minister's comments on Twitter because people would see through them.

Rising Rental Costs: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: The Minister mentioned it.

Rising Rental Costs: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: First, I thank my colleague, Deputy Ó Broin, for bringing forward this motion and working tirelessly for renters. Deputy Ó Broin has put forward really important motions, which we implore the Government to take on board. Speaking for myself, the housing crisis in Cork has never been as bad as it is now. I am working with more than 20 families who are facing eviction from next...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (4 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 216. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the appointed Senior Counsel is expected to report back to him regarding allegations of failing to declare conflicting interests in An Bord Pleanála. [22305/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (4 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 389. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the application process for a gambling regulator CEO; the number of applications; if a successful applicant has been chosen; and when it is envisaged a successful applicant will take up the role. [21925/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (4 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 393. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the application process for a CEO for the gambling regulator; the number of applications that have been received; if a successful applicant has been chosen; and, if so, when the successful applicant will take up the role. [22027/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (4 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 476. To ask the Minister for Health if current community and voluntary representatives on the national oversight committee, NOC, on national drugs strategy, NDS, will have a role in deciding membership of the new civil society forum; if they will receive automatic membership; and if this group will take over their places on the NOC. [21926/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Teacher Training (4 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 547. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 951 of 26 April 2022, the training the HSE provides to teachers with students with epilepsy; the way that this training is given; the way that a teacher applies to take part; and the number of teachers have taken part in the past five years in tabular form. [22308/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (4 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 548. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 951 of 26 April 2022, the funding given towards nursing supports for children with epilepsy in the past five years, by year in tabular form. [22309/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: School Funding (4 May 2022)

Thomas Gould: 549. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 951 of 26 April 2022, the process a school must engage with to seek funding for a nursing support for a children with epilepsy. [22310/22]

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Thomas Gould: There are concerns with this Bill. I hope the Minister will take on board the amendments we and others will bring forward to improve it. There are and have been concerns with the Government's role in judicial appointments over the past couple of years. The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice did not agree to waive the pre-legislative scrutiny, PLS, on this. More importantly, the...