Results 141-160 of 6,280 for speaker:Thomas Gould

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: 190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated timeline for delivery of the northern distributor road and the northern ring road in Cork. [51724/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: 490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children attending special schools in Cork for whom a school transport place has been sanctioned but a tender has not yet been awarded. [51810/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: 491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tenders for the provision of school transport to special schools in Cork that were not filled which had been filled last year. [51811/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Official Engagements (25 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: 49. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the engagements he has undertaken with a company (details supplied). [50776/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (25 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: 74. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the criteria for inclusion in the ICOB re-application. [50777/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: 123. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the abolition of means test for carer's allowance. [50775/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: 160. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average processing time for an urgent needs payment in Cork. [50774/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (25 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: 292. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of sites on the derelict sites register on 31 December 2024; the amount levied in 2024; the amount collected; the cumulative amount owed; the number of sites for which CPO notices were issued; the number of sites CPO’d; the number of sites for which derelict sites register notices were issued; and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: 339. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of SMA screening in the newborn heel prick test. [50959/25]

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: A number of Deputies have referenced the more than 5,000 children who are now homeless and living in emergency accommodation. That figure is actually much bigger because people are living in overcrowded accommodation, with three generations of families in one home, children growing up in box rooms and so on. I mean it sincerely when I say that it is going to get worse. I know that because...

School Transport: Statements (23 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: Last week, I stood here and outlined cases of children who cannot get buses. Children with additional needs cannot get transport to special schools. There were places made available but, once again, these children are being let down. Just to let the Minister of State know, in the past week only one family has got school transport. Do you know how it got it? It went to a solicitor. Are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Affordable Housing: Discussion (23 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: I thank everyone for being here. I will keep the questions short if they do not mind. I will start with Professor Norris. She has been here before on the excellent work she has done on the Housing Commission. We are talking about trying to reach a figure of social, affordable and cost rental properties. What is the best way the Government can deliver that if it was to take on board what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Affordable Housing: Discussion (23 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: To tease that out a bit more, I come from an area in Cork, Garranabraher, which is almost 90 years old. Due to the boom and bust and the finances of the country going from being awash with money to austerity and back again there is no housing maintenance plan. The previous Minister and the new Minister have talked about putting in pre-emptive maintenance and maintenance plans but what they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Affordable Housing: Discussion (23 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: Professor Norris is right there. Local authorities are being scapegoated by the Government. They are being blamed but they are not getting the funding. On another issue other people may want to come in on, I had my clinic in my office on Monday and I had a family in with me. They were a husband, wife and three children with one on the way. She is living with the kids in her mother's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Affordable Housing: Discussion (23 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: Okay. Mr. Turnbull was talking about this. With the tenant purchase, there is a lot of it in some areas like Knocknaheeny. What happens then, especially for estates that are completely social housing, is the area where people buy into the community and buy their houses, you see the standards within that community rise because people are more invested. There was mention of what happened in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disabilities Assessments (23 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: 36. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently overdue an assessment of needs in Cork; and the number of private assessments that have been funded in Cork in the past 12 months. [50224/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (23 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: 78. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement she has undertaken with disability advocacy groups in terms of ensuring disabled access to public realm and shared public spaces. [50225/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (23 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: 254. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if primary retail purpose is a criterion for the increased cost of business grant. [50275/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Sep 2025)

Thomas Gould: 314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in special schools in Cork who are sanctioned transport provision, but for whom a contract has not yet issued. [50238/25]