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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (3 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: I will go off on something different. We are talking about heritage. I live in Cork and perhaps the witnesses can comment on a situation with one of the main streets on the north side of Cork city centre, namely MacCurtain Street. It was named after Tomás Mac Curtain, who was a former Lord Mayor of Cork and was murdered in his home in March 1920 by the Black and Tans and British...

Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: It is time for there to be more regulation within the higher education sector to ensure that third level is accessible for everyone. Cork is very well known as a beacon of education, with both University College Cork and Munster Technological University recognised regularly on the world stage for their academics, both in teaching and research. Unfortunately, on the north side, in the heart...

Easing of Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (2 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: I express my sincere and deepest gratitude to volunteers and workers, especially front-line workers. At a time when the State was in most need, people stood up to be counted. Everyone in this Chamber recognises that and we salute those people for their efforts and respect the work they have done. In January this year, there were over 650 people waiting for access to residential...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: The Taoiseach will have heard of the brutal attack on a young woman in Cork at the weekend. It comes three weeks after the awful murder of Ashling Murphy. There was another attack last week on a woman in Kilkenny. Our thoughts are with these women and their families. Violence against women is an epidemic. We are all agreed that consistent action is needed to eliminate it. The women of...

Cancer Care: Motion [Private Members] (2 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: Like the rest of the Sinn Féin speakers, I thank the Social Democrats for bringing forward this important motion. Diagnosis of cancer is devastating for an individual and his or her family. It is a shock to the system. It is unacceptable that in the midst of this upset, fear, anger and sickness, the HSE is sending debt collectors' letters to people. The HSE has spent over €4...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (2 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the list of refused applications under the active travel 2022 allocations in Cork city; and the reason for refusal in each case. [5231/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (2 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prison cells still slopping out by prison in tabular form. [5234/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (2 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the year in which slopping out was stopped by prison in tabular form. [5235/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (2 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 142. To ask the Minister for Health the way that a person can apply for an exemption to the European Union booster requirement for travel if they are double vaccinated but have been advised by a consultant not to avail of the booster due to medical reactions to the previous doses. [5271/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Places (1 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who will require a primary and secondary special school place in County Cork in September 2022; and the number available. [4642/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider centrally procuring HEPA filters and distributing to all schools. [4641/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (1 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of Environmental Protection Agency official air quality monitoring systems; and the location of each. [4249/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (1 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 208. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how areas are chosen for Environmental Protection Agency official air quality monitoring systems. [4250/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (1 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 209. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the proposed locations of new Environmental Protection Agency air quality monitoring systems. [4251/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (1 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of all refused applications by Cork City Council for an active travel funding 2022 allocation. [4332/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (1 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria used to determine the suitability of a project for active travel funding. [4413/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (1 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if general allocations, for example, for walking infrastructure, under active travel funding are distributed by local authorities or specified at the time of application.. [4414/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 741. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated number of paid employees working in the addiction sector. [4790/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 812. To ask the Minister for Health the amount Cork University Hospital has paid to patients for preventable incidents in the past three years in tabular form. [5107/22]

National Broadband Plan: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Thomas Gould: There are large parts of Cork North-Central, my own constituency, that are without high-speed broadband and there is no timeline for delivery. I recently contacted Eir about River Towers, an apartment block on Lee Road in Cork city that is waiting for a fibre to the home connection. Eir informed me it could not give me a date for delivery but that it will be done by 2026, which is four...