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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Regeneration (29 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: 297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the regeneration plans for Noonan’s road in Cork city. [31714/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electricity Grid (29 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: 298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on meters installed in homes at Noonan’s road, Cork city, to monitor energy usage. [31715/23]

Environmental Protection Agency Water Quality Report 2022: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: I welcome this report. It is a pity it is not more positive, but it outlines the facts, which is very important if we are going to do our work, and especially if the Minister of State and the Government are going to do their work. It outlines the work that needs to be done. I also have serious concerns, however, that this report does not reflect some of the lived experience of the people I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (28 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: 172. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of Keltoi. [31621/23]

Nursing Home Care: Motion [Private Members] (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: I have met with families from Beaumont nursing home in Cork city. I have heard their heartbreaking stories. I know the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, has promised alternative beds. Residents I have heard from do not want other beds; they want to remain in Beaumont. That is where they themselves chose to be. Beaumont is their home. It is not just a bed; it is where they have...

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Bill 2023: Second Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: I ask for some latitude at the start. I am taking a brief moment to send best wishes to Denise O'Sullivan and the Irish women's soccer team, who are heading off to Australia. Denise is from Knocknaheeny, County Cork, where I am from. She is a great ambassador for her community and her family. I want to send her and all of the ladies and everyone involved the very best wishes. I know we...

Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: Last week the Tánaiste issued a public statement calling on the British Government to pause the legacy Bill and instead commit itself to a victim-centred justice mechanism set out in the Stormont House Agreement. The next day a Cabinet Minister told the House of Commons categorically that the legacy Bill would become law by the end of July. Political parties throughout the island are...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: Women's Aid released devastating figures last week showing nearly 32,000 contacts to its regional or national services last year. Behind each contact is a woman, who often has children, living in unimaginable conditions. State investment in new safe accommodation and refuges is too low, as is the funding of services. Implementation of the third national strategy is also too low and too...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: One of the most obvious areas in need of public service modernisation and reform is the addiction sector. We have seen significant recent shifts in addiction treatment presentations and in deaths. Alongside this, we have seen staff in section 29 services fighting for fair pay and conditions. The reality is that many of these staff raised concerns about the changing drug trends two years...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: There has been a great deal of talk in this Chamber about women in sport and equality. Next Saturday, the Cork senior ladies football team and the Cork senior camogie team will play in Cork at 2 p.m. and in Clare at 3 p.m., respectively. Both are must-win games, but there are four dual players who will have to make the terrible decision of which team to line out with. These ladies have...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: I thank the Taoiseach.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: 80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the OPW plans for flood relief in Blackpool. [31023/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: 83. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role his Department has taken in the review of occupancy status of public buildings. [31024/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: 98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he will ensure a passport is delivered to a person (details supplied) in time for travel on 4 July 2023. [31147/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (22 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: 64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a number of active travel interventions by Cork City Council that have decreased accessibility for those with mobility issues or disabilities and, in some instances, caused serious concern for cyclists; and the level of engagement he has had on these issues. [30089/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (22 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: 79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the Northern Ring Road project in Cork. [30088/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (22 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: 126. To ask the Minister for Finance the situations under which it would be considered appropriate to withdraw funds from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund. [30087/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (22 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the status of the northern ring road for Cork, which is included in the NPF. [22062/23]

Youth Justice Strategy: Statements (21 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: We saw a report from the Health Research Board, HRB, this week on presentations to addiction treatment centres that shows, for the first time in the history of the State, that cocaine addiction has overtaken opioids as the drug for which treatment is most frequently sought. We know that, unlike opioids, there is no medical substitute for cocaine. This makes treatment more complex. The...

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

Thomas Gould: From 31 January 2021 to 11 February 2021, there were 22 deaths at the nursing home in Ballynoe in Cork. In total, 24 of the 46 residents died. I have met with a number of families whose members died in other nursing homes and hospitals. I have heard their heartbreaking stories. Some of them were on "Prime Time" recently. These are families who were bereaved and left without answers. I...