Results 161-180 of 4,816 for speaker:Thomas Gould

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (9 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: 656. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether emergency accommodation can be refused on the basis of a previous eviction from social housing; whether there is a timeframe for this impact; and whether a local authority should take into account proven efforts by a person to resolve vulnerabilities that led to the eviction. [14581/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (9 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: 657. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he has implemented second chance principles for those in recovery from addiction to access social housing. [14583/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (9 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: 662. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the derelict sites levies levied, collected, owed and cumulatively owed and the number of sites on their register on 31 December 2023 and at current date, by local authority, in tabular form. [14647/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (9 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: 695. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he is aware of a property (details supplied) in Cork city that has been reportedly vacant for five years and is causing issues for tenants in the property next door; and whether an application for repair of the property has ever been made by Cork City Council. [15120/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (9 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: 779. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether a diagnosis of myalgia encephalomyelitis would allow a person to access disability allowance. [14584/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (9 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: 922. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether legislation exists, or has been considered, to regulate solicitors acting for family members. [15079/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (9 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: 1132. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of need for each month to date 2019-2024, inclusive, in tabular form; the number overdue for completion; and the average length of wait in Cork, by LHO or administrative area. [14605/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (9 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: 1727. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether she is aware that Pobal requires verified audited accounts from community groups to access funding but does not provide financial assistance to support such organisations in funding these audits. [14585/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (9 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: 1728. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available to community centres struggling with increased gas and electricity bills. [14586/24]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Thomas Gould: I will not go over what my colleagues have said. Last week I expressed my concerns about local democracy and taking away powers from councillors. There have been huge changes in local authorities from when I became a councillor in 2009 to now. I am concerned about any reduction in the power or ability of councillors to have a say. In his response, the Minister might explain the reason for...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Thomas Gould: I will follow on from what Deputy O'Callaghan has said and the Minister's response. The Minister said the section will only be used in national emergencies and extreme cases but the worry is the wording. He also said that this would not be used on an ongoing basis but the problem is that the section has been included, which gives additional powers to Ministers and the Government. That...

Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2024)

Thomas Gould: I was out canvassing during the week, and I knocked on a door and met a gentleman I have known, along with his family, for years. He said the Minister and his Government are making him a racist. This man was never a racist. He was a hardworking man who raised a good family. He never had an issue with refugees or asylum seekers. He has an adult child who has a disability and he has had to...

Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2024)

Thomas Gould: We are not going to the right at all. We have to deal with people on the ground. I will not have that said.

Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2024)

Thomas Gould: I will not have that said. I am on the front line.

Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2024)

Thomas Gould: I have been attacked, in my home and my office, and I will not listen to that from him.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Active Travel (21 Mar 2024)

Thomas Gould: Does the Minister not accept that receiving half the same funding for four years on the trot is not fair on the constituents I represent? I have spoken directly with the NTA where I have raised this issue repeatedly. I have also raised it with Cork City Council, and I understand it is the council’s job to bring these projects forward, but the people I represent do not see any...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Active Travel (21 Mar 2024)

Thomas Gould: -----to walk on roads that trucks drive on. That is not good enough.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (21 Mar 2024)

Thomas Gould: There are huge issues with all of the bus services in Cork. Last week, Sinn Féin in Cork brought out a policy outlining that a minimum of 30 extra drivers need to be hired by Bus Éireann to fill the gaps that are now showing. Due to traffic congestion, we are seeing more people using the buses, which is what we all want, but the problem is that buses are being delayed and are not...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Active Travel (21 Mar 2024)

Thomas Gould: 70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether he is aware of an uneven allocation in funding for active travel in 2024 in Cork city. [13240/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Active Travel (21 Mar 2024)

Thomas Gould: Will the Minister update the House as to whether he is aware of the uneven allocation of funding for active travel in 2024 in Cork city? For the fourth year on the trot, active travel funding is skewed between the northside and the southside and, once again, the northside of Cork city loses out.