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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]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Urban Development (15 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 989. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if Blackpool, County Cork will be allocated a town centres first officer. [7447/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Living Wage (10 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 39. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the work of the Working Group on the Living Wage. [7013/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (10 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the work to address equine welfare in Cork city and county. [7010/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (10 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of reports of equine abuse or neglect to his Department by county in 2021 and 2020. [7011/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if support will be provided to a school (details supplied) to open an additional autism spectrum disorder unit. [7121/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process a school undergoes in order to open a new autism spectrum disorder unit. [7122/22]

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: I welcome the Bill. It is important that we tackle tender rigging, which is a scam and drives up prices. Unfortunately, the Government does not seem to have the same inclination to end bid rigging in the private housing market. Ordinary working families and individuals are trying to buy homes every day but they are being outbid by cuckoo funds. One in five homes in Cork city is being...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (9 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 74. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the updating of regulations to allow for plebiscites to change place names. [7084/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no option to study physiotherapy at undergraduate level in third-level institutions in County Cork. [6360/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met either of the universities located in Cork city with regard to opening a campus on the northside of the city. [6361/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to the provision of a rail service to Cork city arriving in before 9:00 am considering the potential positive impact this could have for those commuting into the city. [6112/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (8 Feb 2022)

Thomas Gould: 289. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the criteria under which a person requires a television licence; and the way they can claim an exemption. [6681/22]