Results 141-160 of 1,041 for speaker:Thomas Gould in 'Dáil debates'
- Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024)
Thomas Gould: Like all of the other speakers, I wish to send my condolences, thoughts and prayers to the families who lost loved ones, last year especially. It was a catastrophic year on our roads. I know the Minister of State knows that. To be honest, this Government is saying one thing but doing another. We have seen budgets cut for road maintenance and safety by €150 million. This is...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2024)
Thomas Gould: 3 o’clock It is time to scrap the TV licence. In the wake of the financial scandals at RTÉ and more than 100,000 people who have not paid their TV licence, it is now time for it to go. Public support for the licence has collapsed and the idea that the State would chase thousands of people through the courts is, frankly, absurd. The Taoiseach has described the TV licence as...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2024)
Thomas Gould: I thank the Taoiseach.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2024)
Thomas Gould: That is an awful thing to say to me.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2024)
Thomas Gould: What about the water charges?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2024)
Thomas Gould: Post offices are closing down every month.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)
Thomas Gould: People in glasshouses.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Éireann (1 Feb 2024)
Thomas Gould: I have engaged extensively with BusConnects because I believe Cork needs it, but it needs to be a BusConnects that delivers. We are working very closely with the NTA on that. Buses in Cork are being cancelled and delayed. People have no faith in the service at present. I met Bus Éireann before Christmas to explain to it that more and more people are getting into their cars because...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Éireann (1 Feb 2024)
Thomas Gould: That will not be for years. I am talking about now.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Éireann (1 Feb 2024)
Thomas Gould: We want BusConnects, but it will take years. These are the facts. Today, people in Cork are not getting buses because they are delayed or have been cancelled. I need an answer from the Minister today. Will he provide additional funding for bus drivers? A young man going to college every day needs to take the 201 bus service. Nine days out of ten, the bus never turns up or is delayed....
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (1 Feb 2024)
Thomas Gould: The issues raised here are happening nationally, in every town and city. Along with Deputy Kenny, I think this Government needs to look at a specific transport police to ensure people's safety when they are using all forms of public transport. The other thing I would encourage the Minister to do is to work with and to link in with schools and community projects. I have seen at first...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Éireann (1 Feb 2024)
Thomas Gould: 10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met recently with Bus Éireann in Cork city; and if he is aware of frequent delays and cancellations. [4602/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Éireann (1 Feb 2024)
Thomas Gould: Has the Minister recently met with Bus Éireann in Cork city, and is he aware of the frequent delays and cancellations of bus services, which increased before the Christmas period and are still ongoing?
- Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024)
Thomas Gould: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. Failed Government policies have left universities in Cork with no capacity for innovation and research beyond what they already have. UCC and Munster Technological University, MTU, do unbelievable work in research and development. At a time when we should be funding them to do more and creating more capacity, the Government has not invested...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Jan 2024)
Thomas Gould: You are afraid of Fianna Fáil-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Jan 2024)
Thomas Gould: Ah, stop.
- Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)
Thomas Gould: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this legislation. I understand that the Bill addresses many of the issues that extend beyond addiction and these have been well addressed by Deputy Daly. As the Sinn Féin spokesman on addiction, recovery and well-being, I feel it is vitally important to speak for those in the sector who are actively experiencing the harmful impacts of addiction -...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2024)
Thomas Gould: Tánaiste -----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2024)
Thomas Gould: Right now, my wife is in a primary care centre and she cannot get an appointment.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2024)
Thomas Gould: Right now she is there. She is on to me now. She is in a primary care in Gurranabraher and she cannot get an appointment for our sick child.