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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (12 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 174. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when work will commence on the Glashaboy flood relief scheme. [35833/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (12 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 317. To ask the Minister for Health the status of SouthDoc reopening in Blackpool, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35828/20]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (12 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: I welcome the funding going to local authorities to offset the shortfall in rates. Cork City Council has its budget meeting next Monday night. It has a shortfall in its budget which excludes the funding coming in for rates. Cork City Council has put up its local property tax by 7.5%, which will bring in an initial €2.5 million, but that will still not fill the gap because the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: I thank everyone for their contributions. They are very profound, especially that of Dr. McDonagh. I will talk about lived experience. There was an issue in Cork this year, and witnesses might be able to give me some advice. Cork City Council closed some streets to provide for more on-street dining. This resulted in the closure of some disabled parking spaces and the opening of new...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: Is the Taoiseach aware that, in March, the SouthDoc centre in Blackpool, Cork, along with a number of other SouthDoc centres, was closed due to the Covid-19 crisis? All the other SouthDoc centres were reopened except for the one on the north side of the city, in Blackpool. I have contacted the HSE and the operators of SouthDoc seeking a timeline for the reopening of SouthDoc in Blackpool....

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Programme for Government (10 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 47. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the plans he has to fulfil the commitment in the programme for Government of building County Cork as a viable alternative to Dublin and bringing more employment to the city. [35077/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Industrial Disputes (10 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 88. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the deal offered in relation to a company (details supplied); and if he will intervene given this clear indication that the liquidator is unwilling to enter negotiations in good faith. [35076/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the National Broadband Plan will be prioritised in County Cork given the commitment to build County Cork as a viable alternative to Dublin. [35080/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (10 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 124. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans in place to control the carbon output of large corporations. [35081/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (10 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 525. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if bank payments for disability, invalidity and pensions will be returned to weekly payments through the bank. [35236/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (10 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 605. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the gambling control Bill. [34834/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (10 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 699. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for residential addiction treatment services from November 2019 to date, by month in tabular form. [34796/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (10 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 700. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for residential medical detox treatment services from November 2019 to date by month in tabular form. [34797/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (10 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 745. To ask the Minister for Health the status of funding for addiction services announced by Minister of State with responsibility for public health, well-being and the national drugs strategy on 10 September 2020. [35250/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: I thank the officials for coming in. There is a lot involved. My colleague, Deputy Ó Broin, highlighted problems with this legislation from the word go, prior to it coming into being. My big issue as a public representative has always been the provision of housing as quickly as possible in a sustainable way. I come from an area in Cork which has seen massive regeneration. One thing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: Okay. The whole thing about the legislation is that it was to deliver housing as quickly as possible and I do not believe it has accomplished that. What will replace this when time runs out? It will run out in February 2022, not December 2021. Earlier Deputy Ó Broin asked about this. Is it possible to stop this now and stop future SHDs? No one seems happy with it, unless maybe I...

Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: I want to discuss a measure that shows the Government was unfair and underhanded in the 2021 budget and that has been enacted in legislation. Everyone knows that Sinn Féin opposed carbon tax. We believe that climate change can only be addressed by holding big business to account. I am not sure whether someone from Fine Gael is now in charge of the lobbying for big business and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: My question is simple and straightforward. As the Tánaiste is aware, the Debenhams workers have been protesting for 211 days because of their unfair treatment by Debenhams Ireland and KPMG, and a lack of action by this Government. Those workers are only looking for a fair and just redundancy. We are now in the middle of a second lockdown but those workers are still on picket lines in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: Will the Tánaiste get back to me about that?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax (5 Nov 2020)

Thomas Gould: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance the local property tax paid by local authorities on social housing stock in 2019 and to date in 2020, by local authority in tabular form. [34450/20]