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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: Will Mr. Carroll clarify that Fine Gael does know how many people have access to its registers? We have a Fine Gael Senator here demanding definitive answers from Sinn Féin, when his own party cannot even answer the same questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: Could I finish? I do not know where Senator Cummins is coming from, but surely he should have the same standards in his party that he expects from other political parties.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: In relation to the last point, I have often seen Fine Gael candidates out and about with lists of registers. Who has access to those registers on a local basis? Can Fine Gael provide the names of everyone in every constituency? Will it forward that information to us this afternoon?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: Do the directors of elections, the directors of canvassers or canvassers have access to that information locally?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: I thank Mr. Carroll. He has told me that Fine Gael has the same system as Sinn Féin. The only difference is we control it nationally because it is very complex. I move on to Mr. McShea.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: Mr. McShea said some of the data would be stored outside the EU. Are Mr. McShea and Mr. Sheehan confident they are not breaching EU guidelines? There was a ruling on contracts. Is Fianna Fáil confident that holding registers outside the EU is not in breach?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: When Mr. McShea says some data, could we have clarity-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: Thank you, Chair. Go raibh maith agat.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: Will I get an opportunity to come back in? I am just looking at the-----

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: I welcome and support the Bill because for many, the fair deal scheme has not been fair or equal and the Bill finally provides recognition of that. We could go further and introduce a publicly funded residential care model because the Government is relying too heavily on the private sector to provide residential care. Older people must be treated with dignity and respect and they must be...

Water and Wastewater Treatment Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: I wish to support this motion and I thank the Deputies from the Regional Group for bringing it forward. Some 50% of my constituency is rural and the lack of water and waste water infrastructure there is an important issue. We are in the middle of the worst housing crisis in the history of the State. 11 o’clock Without investment by the Government in water and wastewater...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vacant Properties (19 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: Providing funding is what I said.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vacant Properties (19 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: Does the Minister of State believe that one vacant homes officer in Cork could return 92,000 houses to use? It is not possible.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vacant Properties (19 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: There are approximately 92,712 vacant homes throughout the State. This does not include homes on the derelict sites register. This is a shocking statistic and it is clearly a very serious problem. The Government has committed to tackling vacant homes, as did its predecessor. Yet, there are only three full-time vacant homes officers across the entire State. This is nothing short of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vacant Properties (19 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: There are 31 local authorities, with three full-time vacant homes officers and the rest work part time. The Minister of State is telling us that many of these part-time officers have multiple roles. They can be the derelict sites officers, they can organise housing maintenance or they may be involved in allocations and planning. They are overseeing adaption grants and tenant purchase...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the case of a person (details supplied). [25839/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Question Heading (13 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building for a school (details supplied). [25088/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (13 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the proposed amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Cork. [25089/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses, consultants, doctors, administrators and HCAs respectively employed in Cork University Hospital from January 2020 to date by month in tabular form. [25265/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (12 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance the provisions in place for persons that have lost their home to repossession or recession to purchase a home now in cases in which they cannot save the 20% deposit needed as non-first time buyers. [24820/21]