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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: I have been very brief.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: Is the Minister of State giving a commitment that the other seven members will not be civil servants from Departments but that they will all be independent?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: I am not saying that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: We are looking for clarity about who is on the board to ensure it is independent. I am trying to work with the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 130: In page 46, to delete line 15 and substitute the following: “(vii) six other persons from environmental non-governmental organisations and university departments who have an expertise in marine biodiversity, environmental protection and European environmental law.”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: I move amendment No. 131: In page 46, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “(viii) a representative of the fishing industry.”.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (3 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: 98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amounts levied on derelict sites by local authorities in 2020; the overall market value of sites on the register; and the levies still outstanding by local authority. [53525/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (3 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: 142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department allocates funding to Cork City Council to fund the Coroner’s Court in Cork. [53610/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Department of Health (3 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: I would like to start where Ms Gordon has just finished. During the lockdown many people may have watched a lot of TV. I could not believe the number of new shows and series, such as those commissioned in the past five years, where major characters in all of the shows were constantly smoking. Some of the series were period dramas but many were more up-to-date shows or set in the future....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Department of Health (3 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: On that point, I must let the Chairman know that the clock has not started and we are two minutes into this questioning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Department of Health (3 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: I thank the Chairman. I started smoking in my teens and I am off them a year. I smoked for 40 years. I had made numerous attempts. Every 1 January I would make an attempt. For many years when I played sports I was able to stay off them for a couple of years at a time. Playing sports gives a person a huge incentive not to smoke. I go back to the point made by Ms Gordon in her...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Department of Health (3 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: On that point, could we make the flavours available by prescription only? That would introduce regulation. At the moment, a person who is under 18 can go into a shop and buy bubblegum flavoured e-cigarettes. This law, which we support, will ban e-cigarettes for those under 18. However, an 18-year-old or a 19-year-old will still be able to buy bubblegum or candy flavoured e-cigarettes....

Extension of Part 3 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: As the Minister has already heard, last Thursday evening, Sport Ireland issued new guidelines stating young people and their coaches who are not vaccinated cannot participate in indoor sporting matches without vaccination. I spoke to a number of families but will refer to one family in particular. Their 17-year-old son has been training both on his own and with his teammates over the last...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (2 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: 30. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the implementation of the Duffy-Cahill report. [53166/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (2 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: 60. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role his Department is taking in the planned refurbishment of the Butter Exchange in Shandon, Cork city to be used as a hub for start-up businesses and entrepreneurs. [53167/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (2 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: 442. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the supports that his Department can provide to two parents looking to travel to western Australia to assist their terminally ill daughter. [53027/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (2 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: 746. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the community approach to address the misuse of scramblers and quad bikes; and if a person who has motor racing track and experience in the field could apply to be included in the scheme. [52550/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (2 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: 751. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for the old Cork Prison given the impact the wasted land and building has on the local community in the midst of a housing crisis and in the centre of an area desperately in need of community improvement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52605/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (2 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: 772. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the recruitment of additional administrative staff for the Coroner's Court in Cork in order to address delays in completing inquests at the Coroner’s Office in Cork city. [53201/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (2 Nov 2021)

Thomas Gould: 774. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the request for pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the gambling control Bill will be submitted. [53243/21]