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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (17 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to increase Garda numbers in Cork given the recent attacks on women in the city and county. [8725/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (17 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a chief executive officer has been appointed for the gambling regulatory authority. [8724/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (17 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider meeting with the Irish Prison Service and an organisation (details supplied) to explore possible uses for the Old Cork Prison that would encourage entrepreneurship and increase employment in the area. [7012/22]

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: I welcome the Bill. I acknowledge that we would not be here today were it not for the Trojan work of my party colleagues, Deputies Mairéad Farrell and Buckley. They brought forward the original Bill. There are some flaws in the Government Bill which have been pointed out. I ask the Minister to consider the changes put forward. For too long, people who have been brave enough to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff (16 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 112. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of officials in his Department at principal officer grade level or above. [8643/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (15 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: I would like to let the Minister know there are operating theatres in the orthopaedic hospital that, if refurbished, would help to take the load off the backlog in elective surgeries. Orthopaedic surgeons have come to me-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (15 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: I just want to let the Minister know.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (15 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: Does he know there are theatres ready to be used?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (15 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: I still did not get an answer. Has a site been chosen? That is the question people in Cork want to know. Before the most recent local elections, there was an announcement there would be an announcement where the site would be. There were announcements before the by-election and the most recent general election. That was two years ago and we still do not have a definite site. For the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (15 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: The Minister said the site has been identified but he is not announcing it at the moment. He also made a point the State is not good at building hospitals. The Government is very good at closing them on the northside of Cork city, however. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael closed the North Infirmary hospital and the orthopaedic hospital. We have sites like Sarsfieldscourt in Glanmire, the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (15 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 65. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the elective hospital in Cork. [7942/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (15 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: I am asking the Minister for an update on the proposed new elective hospital for Cork and, in particular, whether a site has been chosen. Government Deputies are claiming a site has been chosen. I do not know about it and, more importantly, the constituents of Cork do not know about it. Will the Minister update us?

Tackling the Cost of Living - Institutional Investors in the Residential Property Market: Motion (15 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: The Taoiseach, who is a Cork man like myself, has repeatedly tried to play down the damage that is being done by international investment funds in this State by claiming it is only a Dublin issue. It is not only a Dublin issue. My constituents and those of the Taoiseach in Cork are having their hopes and dreams of owning their own homes dashed by these funds coming in and buying up...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 152. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of the Keltoi service. [7943/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (15 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Town Centres First policy applies to towns in urban settings. [7446/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 379. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of mortgage to rent schemes approved by local authorities since 2018. [8312/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 380. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the overall total payment by each local authority to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2018 to 2021. [8313/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 381. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if approved housing bodies are required to retain local authority tenants under the mortgage to rent scheme for life. [8314/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 382. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way that funds are distributed between an organisation (details supplied) and local authorities in a situation whereby a tenant is able to repurchase their home from the mortgage to rent scheme. [8315/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 383. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether local authorities should only use private operators in the mortgage to rent scheme as a last resort. [8316/22]