Results 5,101-5,120 of 5,683 for speaker:Thomas Gould

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 563. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of road traffic collisions involving underage drivers in each of the years 2010 to 2020, in tabular form. [5221/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 564. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of road traffic collisions involving learner drivers in each of the years 2010 to 2020, in tabular form. [5222/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 565. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fines and sanctions issued to employers for breach of Covid-19 guidelines by month to date in tabular form. [5226/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 566. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the training provided to gardaí on horse welfare and licensing requirements; and her plans to improve this. [5227/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Garda Deployment (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 604. To ask the Minister for Health the sanctions available to gardaí to regulate employers who are in breach of the Covid-19 guidelines. [5224/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Garda Deployment (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 605. To ask the Minister for Health the sanctions available to gardaí to regulate employers who are in breach of the Covid-19 guidelines but have no premises, for example those in construction. [5225/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 622. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the refusal to fund programmes specific to gambling addiction, given that the latest published data show that 8% of persons here suffer with problem gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5041/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 623. To ask the Minister for Health when the various sections of the national survey on drug and alcohol use in Ireland conducted by the Health Research Board will be published; the reason for the delay; and if he has received a draft copy of the survey to date. [5042/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 663. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the promised elective hospital for Cork; and if this will include an accident and emergency department. [5203/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 664. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to support the HSE to reopen SouthDoc Blackpool and Listowel. [5204/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 665. To ask the Minister for Health if further Covid-19 funding will be provided to local and regional drug and alcohol taskforces. [5213/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Treatment Services (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 666. To ask the Minister for Health the services funded to support those with alcohol-related brain injury. [5214/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 779. To ask the Minister for Health if an application has been made for the participation of a company (details supplied) in the cannabis access programme, CAP, scheme; if so, the status of the application; and if not, if an indication has been given that an application will be made in future. [5576/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 788. To ask the Minister for Health the status and timeline for the construction of an acute hospital in Cork as promised in the national development plan. [5592/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: 789. To ask the Minister for Health if the ambulatory elective hospital intended for Cork and promised in the national development plan will include an emergency department; and if an updated timeline on delivery of the hospital will be provided. [5593/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: First, I want to let the officials know I am in my office in LH2000. I thank Dr. Reidy and Dr. Suiter for their thoughts on this legislation. I welcome the Bill and the setting up of the electoral commission for several reasons. In the constituency I represent, Cork North Central, we have fierce variations in the number of people who vote. In some parts of the constituency, only 30% of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: The Chairman is absolutely correct. Where there is a lack of education or information, we step into the breach, although one could call us old-fashioned in that way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2021)

Thomas Gould: In regard to education, when there are multiple elections at one time, it can be off-putting for people who are not confident about voting. There might be a referendum, and a European election and a local election, or a general election, all in one day, and referendums can be complicated. Even though the Referendum Commission does excellent work, more needs to be done in this area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Thomas Gould: For years people who have become homeless in Cork have told me that they do not want to enter homeless emergency accommodation. These are people who are in recovery and are concerned that everyone is being mixed together in emergency accommodation. They are concerned about the risk of going back into addiction. Both in Cork and nationally, we need specific wrap-around services for those in...

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Thomas Gould: The latest managers' report from Cork City Council states that there are 8,913 individuals and families on the housing list in Cork city alone. That does not include all the people on the housing assistance payment, HAP, scheme or the rental accommodation scheme, RAS. On average, 1,054 new applications are received in Cork annually. Cork City Council built approximately 600 houses in 2020....