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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (3 Oct 2023)

Thomas Gould: 318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she is aware of issues with a new secondary school building in Blarney that is causing traffic chaos; what actions have been taken to mitigate this pending the completion of the staff car park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42480/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (3 Oct 2023)

Thomas Gould: 347. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on sourcing funding to support a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42768/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (27 Sep 2023)

Thomas Gould: 97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has received a report from the review into the derelict sites levy; and if so, if he will publish the review. [41800/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (27 Sep 2023)

Thomas Gould: 138. To ask the Minister for Health whether he is aware of issues with staff car parking in Cork University Hospital and Cork University Maternity Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41801/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (26 Sep 2023)

Thomas Gould: 306. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether she is aware of an Irish-grown app (details supplied); and whether funding is available to increase the availability of the project. [40998/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (26 Sep 2023)

Thomas Gould: 345. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to set out, in tabular form, a list of centres in Dublin that are used exclusively for homeless accommodation on behalf of the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive, and are operated by private operators, from 2020 to date, including the address of each centre; the type of accommodation provided; and the name of the operator;...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Gould: The Minister is a great man for the facts. The real facts and the truth on the ground is that last year he and the Government delivered 323 affordable houses and 135 of them were in Cork. I can be critical of Cork City Council sometimes, but on affordable housing, it has led the way. The Minister gave it a target of 278, to be completed by 2026. It will probably have it met next year or,...

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Second Stage (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Gould: Energy companies made huge profits on the backs of ordinary hardworking people and families. The Government allowed this to happen. It stood idly by while Europe moved ahead to bring in windfall taxes. I welcome the Bill, but as others have said, it is too little, too late and not enough. Ordinary people have suffered. The question now is whether the Government will finally grasp the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Gould: Cork University Hospital, CUH, is a hospital that is constantly overcrowded and understaffed. The staff members there do Trojan work in the face of huge difficulties often caused by the failure of successive Governments to invest in healthcare in Cork. In recent weeks, they have been informed that their car park is to close. This was done without consultation with their union, the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Gould: 187. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that significant issues in the construction of phase 2C of the north west quarter regeneration in Cork have resulted in a withdrawal of construction activities for a number of months; if mediation is currently taking place with the contractor; if this mediation is funded centrally or directly by Cork City...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Gould: 188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the timeline for the north-west quarter regeneration in Cork city; the current spend to date; the original projected spend; and the current projected spend on completion of the project. [40865/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Gould: I will let the Senator in before myself.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Gould: I know Senator Boyhan and Deputy Lawless have not spoken and it is an issue important to them so I will concede our time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Gould: I am okay. If the other groups want to round up, I will concede the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Gould: I will give up a bit of my time for the Minister to answer some of those questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Gould: There are two minutes-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Gould: I will be quick. On the point the Minister made about uniformity on guidelines, I certainly am getting issues about being overoccupied or underoccupied. It is important the Minister would restate that to local authorities. Some landlords are telling me it is quicker to do a private sale than the tenant in situ. I actually rang a landlord last week and I asked him if he would engage with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Gould: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire.

Mortgage Interest Relief: Motion (20 Sep 2023)

Thomas Gould: Does the Minister know the fear many people felt last July when the first interest rate hike was announced? Can he imagine the fear they felt last week when the tenth interest rate hike was announced? These are families who are struggling and are waiting on the Minister. A man who lives in Cork contacted me. His current mortgage interest rate is double what it was 18 months ago. He said...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2023)

Thomas Gould: On a point of order, does Deputy Ring realise that he has been in government for 12 years?