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Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: I welcome the announcement of funding to complete the Dunkettle interchange. This is much needed but it is disappointing that there is still no real commitment to Cork's northern ring road. Overall, this has not been a good budget for Cork. In the face of Brexit and Covid-19, with a Cork Taoiseach and a Cork Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, this was a serious opportunity to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: 26. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new school building for a school (details supplied). [30266/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: 43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures taken to support the learning of students with high- or very high-risk family members who are not comfortable attending school; and the measures to be taken going forward if Covid-19 cases continue to rise. [30267/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (13 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: 37. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a situation regarding houses on either side of an address (details supplied) whereby one house is covered by high-speed broadband but the other is not; if a timeline for full implementation of broadband at this address will be provided; and if he will expedite the implementation....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (13 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: 144. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if persons on the HAP or RAS schemes are entitled to be placed on the transfer list; the location of the relevant document in which this entitlement is recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29650/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (13 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: 173. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to extend the commercial rates waiver for the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30201/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: 263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of a provisional teacher allocation to a school (details supplied). [30040/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme (13 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: 264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a review of an application by a school (details supplied) under the emergency works grant. [30041/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (13 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a backlog in applications for certificates of results to the State Examinations Commission; and if receipt of a certificate in the case of a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [30297/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (13 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: 403. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a delay in the Garda vetting process. [30060/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (13 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: 431. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the publication of the report by the implementation, monitoring and evaluation group established to examine the need for legislative change, the operational details and the phasing of the implementation in relation to a health diversion approach to personal drug possession. [29597/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (13 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: 432. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of the health diversion approach to personal drug use possession due to commence in the third quarter of 2020. [29598/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: 476. To ask the Minister for Health if documentation is required to prove that a person is travelling across county lines to provide an essential care service; and if so, the documentation required. [29815/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: 505. To ask the Minister for Health if provision can be made on compassionate grounds for one visitor in full PPE to a care home under level 3 restrictions if the resident is suffering with mental health issues as a result of visiting restrictions. [30054/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: I agree with the Chairman that this is a very important point. I come from Knocknaheeny, a built area that is being regenerated at the moment. I went to my first regeneration meeting in September 2000. Some 20 years later, we are halfway through the regeneration, trying to fix problems that were created when we moved in there 47 years ago. It is vital when building communities that we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: I have just one point, on housing enforcement officers. I am not sure whether we should have included it earlier. From what I gather, many local authorities do not have housing enforcement officers. Where there is antisocial behaviour or criminality in social housing, local authorities may not be taking responsibility for tenants who are bad and destroying communities. Could we find...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: I thank the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: Would it be preferable to include it in No. 9, which is repair and leasing turnkey acquisition rental schemes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: To follow on from the Deputy's proposals, I raised the fair deal scheme with Deputy Coveney when he was Minister with responsibility for housing and with the previous Minister. There were a number of announcements that they were looking into it. Were the reports done and could we see the recommendations of those reports? As far as I am aware, the HSE requires 80% of the rental income for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2020)

Thomas Gould: If we are meeting next Tuesday, could the second meeting be on Wednesday or Thursday?