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Pride: Statements (16 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: As the Minister of State knows, Pride is a protest. In recent years, we have seen companies and large multinationals join Pride. In many ways, that has been welcome and positive for those who work in those companies. It sends out a positive message that they are accepted and recognised as a part of these companies, and that their workplaces are safe. That is a good thing for those people....

Health (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (16 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: There are 121 people in the HR department in the south west. The Minister talks about progressing this Bill, but I believe it is bluff and smoke and mirrors. It is trying to pretend that there will be proper accountability and value for money in the HSE. Even though 121 people are working in the HR department in the south west, €250,000 was paid to private consultants in 2023. Who...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: Come on now. Fair is fair.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: Child poverty has doubled in a year.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: Child poverty has doubled in 12 months.

Dental Treatment Services: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: I will just give the Minister of State some figures. Before Covid-19, in the first quarter of 2019, 5,175 children got dental screenings in Cork city. In the first quarter of this year, it was 4,938. There were fewer children seen in the first quarter of 2025 than there were in the first quarter of 2019. We must factor in that during the Covid years, screening went below 2,500. There...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: I thank the Chair for allowing me in. I have a few points to make, one of which goes back to what other committee members have said regarding regional airports. We have a very successful airport in Cork, but we have no direct flight from Cork to Dublin or Cork to Belfast. To me that is a huge weakness in connectivity, especially for people travelling here as tourists or for business. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: There was talk earlier about regional development and the counterbalance to Dublin, especially now with Cork Airport, Kerry Airport, Shannon Airport, Knock airport and right up to Donegal. I flew out of Dublin last year. Mother to God, the number of people there. I live 30 minutes from Cork Airport and I have to travel out of Dublin. We have Knock. I flew out of Shannon a few times. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: What about the regional airports being supported as more of a counterbalance to Dublin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: So for Sunday, there is no chance we can get some charter flights to and from Cork to carry a couple of thousand supporters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Irish Aviation Authority: Engagement (16 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: I will leave them at reception.

Endometriosis Care in Ireland: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: There were women in the Public Gallery tonight. I spoke with some of them earlier and listened to their stories. A few weeks ago, I attended a meeting in Cork where people told their horrific stories. Here I am a 6 ft 5 in. man talking about women's health and women's period pains. I have no idea. I believe the Minister is a decent person so I ask her not to let the bureaucracy, the...

Endometriosis Care in Ireland: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: These people want her to lead the way. As a woman and as Minister for Health, she has the ability to do that. I implore her to do it. There are girls who have given up sport and who cannot go to school. Education is needed here. There are girls and women who every month cannot go to work or are out of work for long periods. They have lost their jobs and lost their friends, because they...

Endometriosis Care in Ireland: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: In politics, we politically disagree on many issues. Can we not come together on this issue? Can we not park the politics and for once let the women of Ireland be listened to? For far too long, they were sent home to suffer in silence, but no longer.

Commission of Investigation (Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools) Order 2025: Motion (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: A couple of days ago, I got a phone call from a guy I knew. He saw the Minister talk about the commission of investigation. His voice was very low when I was talking to him. A member of his family was in the house and he did not want them to hear what he was talking to me about because of the shame and stigma that are still there. He did nothing wrong; he is a victim and a survivor....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: The Taoiseach blames that for everything.

Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: I thank the Minister for being here. Unfortunately, I have to start with a negative comment on what he said to the effect that it is not realistic to hit the targets the Government should be hitting this year. That is an outrageous admission for the Minister for housing to make. He was in the previous Government. He was part of the Government that went around during the election campaign...

Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

Thomas Gould: Just to clarify, when the ESRI and others produced data last September that showed the Government was not going to hit its targets the then Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Minister for housing, Deputy O'Brien, used data from a German bank or some other body. The then Taoiseach and Tánaiste would not take the ESRI's information and now the Minister is telling us he is being realistic in...