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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (1 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: I thank Deputy Brendan Smith for allowing me to come in before him. It is much appreciated.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (1 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices currently enrolled in Cork; and the number targeted for 2023-24. [26653/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Apprenticeship Programmes (1 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: Will the Minster update the House on the number of apprentices enrolled in Cork and the target for 2023-4?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: I thank the witnesses for being here today. This is an important Bill and it is important that we get everyone's opinion on it. I hear what the witnesses are saying. The one thing we do not want to do is put any more blockages in the way of housing delivery. We are all in agreement. We need houses, we need them built and we need them built as quickly as possible. On the other side of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: I appreciate that but I know of cases in my constituency in Cork where people have gone in, got planning and sold the project on. There are projects in my constituency that have received planning, have been sold on and still have not been built. We need to get those properties developed. We need to get those houses and apartments developed. I thank Mr. O'Connell for his contribution. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: The IIP suggested that the UDZs should be modelled off the SDRAs that are currently operating in Dublin City Council and not the SDZ model. Could Mr. Moran expand on how he thinks the SDRAs are better?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: I would only suggest Mr. Moran not use the phrase, "lighter touch".

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (1 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: 9. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the timeline and delivery of the elective hospital and the regional eye care facility in Cork. [26659/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (1 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: 14. To ask the Minister for Health if he has taken action to address the long delays in accessing equipment for children with disabilities. [25904/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: 76. To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken to address the GP crisis in Cork city. [26660/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met with University College Cork and Munster Technological University with a view to developing a third-level campus on the northside of Cork city. [26654/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Budgets (1 Jun 2023)

Thomas Gould: 343. To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated, by project, for addiction services and treatment in budget 2023; and the amount spent to date, in tabular form. [26889/23]

Home Ownership: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: I thank the Social Democrats and Deputy O'Callaghan for bringing forward the motion. Will the Government ever take ownership, and put its hands up and admit that it is wrong? We all make mistakes. It takes a bigger person to say that they have made a mistake and their housing policy is wrong, and that we should get together, take on the Opposition's constructive support and ideas and work...

Home Ownership: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: We have been talking about it for years. Simon and Threshold came before the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage yesterday. The homelessness figures are only the tip of the iceberg considering how many people are affected. Families are staying in their parents and grandparents houses because they have nowhere to go. They cannot get money for a mortgage. I wish to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (31 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: 62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that a child (details supplied) cannot attend school due to a lack of nursing care; and the measures she is taking to resolve this. [26441/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (31 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school pupils enrolled in the 2022-2023 academic year. [26505/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (31 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school pupils enrolled in DEIS schools in the 2022-2023 academic year. [26506/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (31 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: 127. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will sanction a nursing post to a child (details supplied) so that they can attend school. [26440/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: I thank the witnesses for being here today and for all the work they do. Looking back over the years at where the homeless figures were previously and where they are now, we recognise the important front-line work that has to be done. I thank the witnesses and everyone in their organisations for their tremendous work. My first two questions are for Threshold. From a parochial point of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Thomas Gould: I thank Mr. McCafferty.