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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: The Minister needs to come back in the next couple of months to answer questions. I represent the people of Cork North-Central and I have vital questions that I need-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: There were so many Fine Gael speakers that I did not know if we would get a chance to contribute.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Apr 2021)

Thomas Gould: I welcome the extension of remote working, the right to turn off and the provision of rights for people who work remotely. However, it is unbelievable for one Fine Gael Deputy after another to stand up and talk about the great work they are doing on workers' rights. What about the Debenhams workers who were lifted off the streets today while they were trying to stop stock being removed?...

Public Service Pay Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Gould: I was hoping to speak on Second Stage.

Public Service Pay Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Gould: I thought we would be able to come back in after the Minister finished.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Gould: On a point of clarification, after Deputies Mairéad Farrell and O'Reilly made their contributions on Second Stage of the Public Service Pay Bill 2020, there was a slot for the Labour Party but no Deputy from that party was in the Chamber. I understood that a Government speaker was then to have the floor, after which it would revert back to Deputy Clarke. I am here in the Chamber...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Gould: What the Ceann Comhairle is saying is not right. He asked the Minister to respond-----

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Gould: If I may finish-----

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Gould: What I am saying is right.

Children (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Gould: I thank the Minister. I recognise how quickly she has moved on this Bill. Unfortunately, I personally know a family who have been affected. Kimberly O'Connor, who I can now name because the case has been through the courts, tragically passed away on 19 February last year. Kimberly was a bright, artistic, caring young girl who had a loving family and her whole life ahead of her. The...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Gould: Politicians have to be responsible for our actions. When the Taoiseach speaks to the nation, as he did yesterday, people look for leadership and hope. I refer to the last-minute announcement about the change in the vaccine roll-out. I am dealing with carers, teachers, child support workers, members of the Garda and bus drivers. A man told me on the train from Cork yesterday that one of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Citizens' Assembly (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Gould: 40. To ask the Taoiseach the expected running order of citizens' assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [13256/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Register (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Gould: 126. To ask the Minister for Finance the credit implications of missed mortgage payments due to the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic; and the actions he has taken to mitigate same. [17159/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Gould: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a situation in relation to a credit union (details suppled) that has continued to refuse to supply a death grant to members despite a motion passed unanimously at its last AGM. [17158/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Gould: 456. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a situation in which Cork City Council refuses a transfer pathway to a person (details supplied) under the RAS scheme despite his or her eligibility for the transfer. [16321/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Gould: 457. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the recourse available to a person denied a transfer pathway under the RAS scheme in which he or she believes he or she is eligible for such a transfer and the local authority diagreess. [16322/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Gould: 458. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities have the power to engage with the Residential Tenancies Board on landlords contracted to it through the RAS scheme. [16323/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Gould: 459. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if tenants have the power under the RAS scheme to engage with the Residential Tenancies Board about the local authority and-or their landlord. [16324/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Gould: 475. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the discrepancy in figures between those given by his Department in the 2020 summary of social housing assessments and those given in the 2020 allocations report by Cork City Council in respect of social housing waiting lists given that these figures were both taken one month apart but show a significant...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Tests (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Gould: 508. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a PCR test is needed to travel from Ireland to the UK. [16357/21]