Results 41-60 of 6,202 for speaker:Thomas Gould

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Compulsory Purchase Orders (7 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: 295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the targets for the CPO activation programme in 2025, by local authority, in tabular form. [53317/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Compulsory Purchase Orders (7 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: 296. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of buildings which are the subject of compulsory purchase orders under the CPO activation programme in 2023, by local authority, in tabular form. [53319/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: 407. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of probationer Gardaí and other additional Gardaí assigned to Cork, by rank, in each of the past five years. [53269/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: 408. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí by station in Cork city. [53270/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: 479. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí who have retired or left the force; and the number of probationary or additional Gardaí assigned to Cork in each of the past five years. [53202/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services (2 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: Like the Minister, I have attended meetings and met women who have described how they have suffered. Their lives have been hugely impacted. Endometriosis has completely changed their quality of life. It has just been horrendous for them. It is good to hear that the Minister is listening to the patient and it is good to see that a framework has been put in place. I accept her sincerity in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (2 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: I will follow up on a point made by the Deputy. I have spoken to the representatives of some colleges and they have told me that they have the capacity to deliver more therapists and all the professionals we need. They are saying that if they get the funding and resources, they can meet the challenges. I know UCC is rolling out additional courses. There should be more courses to allow...

Situation in Gaza: Statements (1 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: I want to read into the record the names of three brave rebels who are now on a flotilla 120 nautical miles from Gaza - Tadhg Hickey, Donna Schwarz and Paddy Cole. They join our friend and comrade, Senator Chris Andrews, and many others who are sailing to Gaza. They are taking their lives in their hands because we know other flotillas have been attacked and people have been murdered. These...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vacant Properties (1 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: I accept that town centre first is a good model. The problem is that only 26 town centres were done in the first three years, between 2021 and 2024, and another 26 have been passed for 2024 and the next three years, as I learned from the answer I got to a parliamentary question. The town centre first policy is a good policy, but it will take 90 years to implement because there are over 800...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vacant Properties (1 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: Right across cities, towns and villages, there are empty, vacant, and derelict houses and buildings lying idle. They are being left to rot. These are properties and homes where people should be able to live, work and raise families, but instead they are left derelict and vacant. GeoDirectory has found record levels of commercial vacancy. It has also found that only 2,377 homes have been...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (1 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: 4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to send observer boats to the Global Sumud Flotilla given the presence of 22 Irish citizens. [52272/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Navigation Orders (1 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: 24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on investigations into the use of Irish Air Space and Shannon Airport by those travelling to partake in the genocide in Gaza. [52273/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (1 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: 27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the 90-minute fare roll-out in Cork. [52324/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the expansion of a school (details supplied). [52331/25]

Insurance Costs: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: I will be honest; this is mind-boggling. Insurance companies have been ripping off the Irish people for as long as I can remember. I am 57 years of age. I have been driving for 39 years and for 39 years these companies have ripped off me and everyone else in this State. People are struggling with the cost of living. They are struggling to put food on the table, to pay the rent and to...

Insurance Costs: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: To follow on, I see the Minister of State is reading his notes. When he gets the opportunity to address us, I would like him to explain to us how the companies justify the prices being so high. We understand there are costs to insurance, including the cost of payouts and the costs of administration, but how can the enormous profits these companies are making be justified?

Insurance Costs: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: They are making huge profits. What is the Minister of State doing about it?

Insurance Costs: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: Has the Government capped these profits?

Insurance Costs: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: I am asking a question. The Minister of State is telling me we are wrong. I am asking him a simple question. Has the Government capped these profits? What has it done to tackle them? It is not just insurance.

Insurance Costs: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: The Government has done the same with electricity and gas. It lets private sector companies come in and do whatever they want in this country. Not only that, but Europe has allowed the same thing. We have the highest prices for food, insurance, electricity and everything else. Fine Gael has been in government for 14 years and Fianna Fáil has been in government for ten. It was they...