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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: My first question is for the representatives from SWAN. How do the regulations in Northern Ireland compare with the provisions in this proposed Bill? Do the witnesses consider the regulations in Northern Ireland and Scotland to be best practice or better practice than what we are proposing? For the witnesses from the EPA, when looking at the aspect of 10 cu. m against 25 cu. m, was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: I would like some comment regarding the comparison of regulations in Northern Ireland and what is proposed in this Bill. I know we do not have much time left.

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (4 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: I do not wish to use up the time if Deputy Daly is just running late. I support Deputy Martin Kenny's amendment to the motion. Will the Acting Chairman indicate whether I may return to the point I was making in my contribution on Second Stage of the Finance Bill 2020?

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (4 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: I agree with the points made by Deputies Martin Kenny and Cullinane.

Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (4 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: I will give way.

Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (4 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: I begin by welcoming the Government's decision to reverse the cuts to the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment and the employment wage subsidy scheme. I am delighted that the Government listened to me and my Sinn Féin colleagues. We had been calling for these reversals. It goes to show how out of touch the Government was and is that it brought the cuts in in the first place but...

Flood Prevention Policies: Motion [Private Members] (4 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: In 2012, there was extensive flooding in Glanmire in Cork. On the night of the flood, I was contacted by distraught residents who told me about the damage that was being done to their homes and their businesses. I travelled down on the night to find that there were no sandbags and there was no support from the Government. Water was rushing through people's doors, destroying their homes and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the PPE to be worn by teachers in schools and the location in which the guidance on this can be found. [33949/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if teachers and special needs assistants providing intimate care are automatically deemed a close contact; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33950/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 142. To ask the Minister for Health the number of complaints made to SouthDoc in counties Cork and Kerry in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, by year. [34077/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes (4 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 165. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocation provided to towns, villages and organisations in Cork under the LEADER programme in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [34120/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (4 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 166. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available to towns, villages and rural community groups; and the way in which community groups apply for funding. [34121/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 518. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has given the final sign-off on guidance for indoor sport at level 3, if not, when she will sign off on these guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33862/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Increases (3 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 577. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the protections in place to prevent rent increases for those whose income has been impacted by Covid-19 restrictions beyond 30 November 2020. [32371/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 839. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a childcare worker who is unable to work due to living with an extremely high-risk relative is entitled to the pandemic unemployment payment. [32386/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (3 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 1090. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the provisions currently in place to regulate for alcohol delivery services; and her plans to implement further regulations. [33934/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (3 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 1091. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the alcohol forum's Deliver Change on Drink Deliveries campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33935/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 1135. To ask the Minister for Health if persons working in a company (details supplied) are considered essential workers [32348/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (3 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 1159. To ask the Minister for Health if a child and teen physiotherapist can continue on a one-to-one basis for children with disabilities such as muscle dyspraxia and Asperger's syndrome under level 5 Covid-19 restrictions. [32455/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (3 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 1179. To ask the Minister for Health if recovery support programme meetings are to be allowed continue under current level 5 committees. [32536/20]