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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: Is there any chance I could come in before Deputy Ó Broin. I am actually in the convention centre now. I will be speaking in the Chamber in the centre in a few minutes. If a vote is called on these amendments, I am going to have to fly over to Leinster House. The whole operation of trying to speak in the Chamber - I get limited speaking time as it is because of the restrictions - has...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: Unfortunately, I missed the vote because I was travelling back from the convention centre, which was very disappointing for me, and it is something we must talk about at another stage. On these amendments, I support my colleagues, Deputies Ó Broin and O'Callaghan, in the comments they made. We take on board what the Minister said. I hope he will take on board the recommendations...

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: In the context of the forthcoming announcement on Friday, I ask the Minister to put in place a plan to increase attendance numbers at meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and other such bodies because it is time to be proactive. The Minister recognises these are essential services and we have worked together in the past to get these services back up and running. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (26 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process by which the workers of a company (details supplied) can request access to the retraining fund. [28468/21]

International Travel and Aviation: Statements (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: The crisis that now faces our aviation sector is unprecedented and requires unprecedented action from the Government. Sinn Féin has been calling for a survival and recovery plan for months to protect workers, their families and the industry. These workers need help to pay their mortgages and look after their families. They do not need Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to play politics...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: Gaelscoil Pheig Sayers was set up 35 years ago, in 1986. Since then, it has moved from Na Piarsaigh football and hurling club to the North Monastery and later to the North Point Business Park. The Department of Education is in negotiations with the Farranferris Foundation. Gaelscoil Pheig Sayers needs a new purpose-built school. Will the Minister commit to this? Twelve years ago, the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 32. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a grant or support is in place to assist residents in Bridgetown, County Cork in petitioning the local authorities to apply for localised flood relief in the area and to strengthen the local community group. [27988/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if persons in residential addiction treatment are considered housed in terms of open social housing applications. [27518/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if persons in residential addiction treatment can still avail of the HAP scheme for a property for the duration of their stay. [27519/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if HAP is stopped or paused for persons in residential addiction treatment. [27520/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 407. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons still awaiting pandemic unemployment payment arrears payments; the average time persons wait for a payment to be made; and the number of successful reviews upon request by month since April 2020, in tabular form. [27901/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 568. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to ensure equine welfare is prioritised within his Department. [28359/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 569. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of equine seizures that were recorded in Cork city and county. [28362/21]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: On the Minister's point about delaying, I will use the example of the LDA's site at St. Kevin's Hospital in Cork. I, my Sinn Féin colleagues and other people in the Opposition proposed the development of this site back in 2013. The site is being developed now by the LDA but we still do not have a breakdown of how much is going to be affordable, affordable cost-rental or purchase,...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (25 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: As Deputies Ó Broin and Boyd Barrett have stated, the reason for these amendments is our concern that public land is being siphoned off to the private sector. We want to deliver truly affordable homes for people. I am dealing with a large amount of people every week who do not qualify for the social housing list and who cannot get a mortgage. These people are trapped in the middle...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Supply (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent introduction of dairy caps by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26931/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason cattle are routinely transported across long distances for slaughter. [26932/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (20 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met with UCC or MTU to discuss the possibility of locating a campus on the northside of Cork city. [26935/21]

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 want to raise a number of issues in regard to the electoral reform Bill on which I would welcome the opinion of Ms McMahon and Ms Sparks. In my parts of my constituency, voter turnout is very low. In terms of the electoral register, in some cases, only 25% of those registered are voting. A lack of knowledge around how to vote appears to be an issue. In that regard, in previous...

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 my contribution, I asked Ms McMahon and Ms Sparks to give their opinion on how we can get more people to vote. They commented on the issue earlier, in particular Ms McMahon in her opening statement.