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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]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 131. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a letter to allow a person (details supplied) to return home on compassionate grounds. [24738/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (12 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a proposed amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in Cork City. [24750/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (12 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the recourse available to parents who disagree with proposed major changes to the school their child attends or will attend. [24751/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Catchment Areas (12 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether it is acceptable that there could be no all-girls school in a large area of Cork city particularly given the vulnerability of certain young girls and the need for same to attend a same-sex school. [24752/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (11 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he has taken to protect families in forced evictions in east Jerusalem. [24170/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (11 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 85. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the provisions in place to support Irish citizens whose visa has expired but test positive for Covid-19. [24171/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (11 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 234. To ask the Minister for Finance the support that can be given to persons currently in receipt of the employment wage subsidy scheme indefinitely who cannot drawdown a mortgage. [24273/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: 922. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that despite a commitment given to the HSE, SouthDoc is refusing to see persons in its Blackpool, County Cork, facility in cases in which they indicate that they cannot travel to Kinsale Road; and if he will engage with SouthDoc on this issue and support the HSE in formally pursuing the full reopening of SouthDoc,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: I thank AILG and LAMA for their submissions and comments. I was a councillor for 12 years so I completely understand where the councillors are coming from. For years, different Ministers have slandered local authorities for not providing housing. They have blamed local authorities for the problems that we have now and the housing crisis. I want to completely state here that that is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: Yes, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: I wish to ask about the local property tax on social housing. Do the witnesses believe that money should be kept within local authorities for services and waived?

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Repeal of Part V Leasing) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: I support the Bill and thank Deputy Cian O’Callaghan and everyone involved in bringing it forward. Part V long-term leasing is a cosy deal for developers, which leads to social holding being turned into a commodity under the watch of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. Part V long-leasing, combined with investment funds buying entire estates, as we have seen this week, will not solve the...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (6 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: There are three centres in Cork but not one is on the northside. Half of Cork has no vaccination centre.