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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: 70. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding will be provided to sporting organisations and other similar organisations to assist them in meeting fixed costs such as rent which have remained despite closure. [21936/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: 277. To ask the Minister for Finance if insurance companies can refuse cover or increase premiums on the basis of controlled type 1 diabetes; and if so, the steps he is taking to address the issue. [21622/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: 647. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will make contact with a centre (details supplied) whose maintenance worker is due to conclude their community employment scheme in coming months and are eager to retain this particular worker but do not have funding and assist them in sourcing funding to retain this person.; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: 800. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the gambling control Bill will be published; and if the Bill will explicitly transfer gambling addiction to the remit of the Minister for Health. [21344/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Pricing (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: 900. To ask the Minister for Health when minimum unit pricing will be implemented as prescribed in the Public Health Alcohol Act 2018. [21340/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Research Board (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: 901. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Research Board drugs and alcohol behavioural study will be published. [21341/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: 902. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the mid-term review of the National Drugs Strategy. [21342/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: 903. To ask the Minister for Health the engagements undertaken by the Minister for State with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy in relation to rehabilitation and detox residential treatment waiting times. [21343/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 and Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2021: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: I would like to support the amendments that are coming today. It is a time when we need to support local businesses and to do everything we can. It is only part of the issue. A few members have touched on the fact the whole issue consists of providing the local authorities with resources for extra staff and bins and for more collections. I was in Cork city centre last Saturday night and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: That is helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: I am obviously supporting Deputy Ó Broin's amendment. I am not sure whether there is a lack of understanding or people realise where Deputy Ó Broin is coming from on this issue. That is the crux of the problem. When I first became a councillor in 2009, I thought the housing crisis was as bad as could get. Unfortunately, because of Covid-19, there is an unbelievable crisis in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: I find it unbelievable parties would oppose this. Let us be honest, I am not shocked at Fine Gael opposing this because we know its position.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: I was just about to finish. I have not interrupted anyone since I became a member of the housing committee. I will finish my last point, which is that we want to deliver affordable housing and cost rental-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: Members say they want to get through this as quickly as possible and yet I have been interrupted numerous times. My point is I want to help families and people who are struggling. I want to support this and Deputy Ó Broin's amendment is the best way to do it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: I had not signalled to speak but given some of the contributions, I feel I have no alternative but to educate some members. In 2011, I proposed a development of a site involving the building of 800 houses on Old Whitechurch Road that got the support of the majority of members of Cork City Council but was then blocked by the Minister at the time, Phil Hogan. Affordable housing was part of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: I have not interrupted anyone. I have been interrupted, as has Deputy Ó Broin. I was just finishing my contribution. I have no problem if they want to go down this road but I would like my contribution to be completed without interruption and to be listened to.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: I am actually surprised at the Government's stance here. I moved a similar amendment to that of Senator Moynihan, although not the same, which stated that "draft regulations concerning the pricing of rental tenancies make clear that it must be based on affordability and not market value." I believe that Senator Fitzpatrick tabled an amendment then, and we reached a comprise that full...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: A comment was passed that this is Sinn Féin policy. This is not just a Sinn Féin recommendation. It is partly a Sinn Féin recommendation and the Social Democrats and Labour Party have a similar recommendation. We know other parties, groups and Independents support the removal of the shared equity scheme from the affordable housing Bill. These are contradictory terms. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: The Government parties contend the shared equity loan scheme was introduced to increase supply. I have friends and family in Australia and right across the world but if the country had not introduced austerity measures, those workers would be here and we would not have such an issue with supply because we would have workers to build houses. In Cork there are projects at a standstill...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: For 13 months, SouthDoc in Blackpool has been closed. The people of Cork North-Central need this vital out-of-hours GP service. I ask the Tánaiste to commit to investigating why SouthDoc is receiving €7.29 million from the State to provide a service that it is not providing to the people of Cork North-Central. It would not happen in the constituencies of the Tánaiste or the...