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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (20 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost in fines issued to Bus Éireann by reason for fine for the PSO contract in Cork city in each of the past 12 months, in tabular form. [8048/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (20 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the overall cost in fines paid by Bus Éireann by reason for fine for the PSO contract in Cork city in each of the past five years respectively, in tabular form. [8049/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (20 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the protections he has put in place to prevent further privatisation of bus routes. [8050/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (20 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline each of the bus routes that was contracted to Bus Éireann previously but is now under a private commercial operator including year the contracted operator changed, in tabular form. [8051/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (20 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to Bus Éireann for the PSO bus route in Cork city, by year, in tabular form for each of the past five years. [8053/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (20 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the last date a review was undertaken of the PSO process for bus routes. [8054/24]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: I agree with what my colleagues have said about Traveller-specific accommodation and the recommendations not being included in the Bill. There were groups here last week about the Spring Lane site in Cork. What I could never understand as a councillor is that when city development plans were produced we knew the population and the increase in the Travelling community, yet local development...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: I support the amendment moved by Deputy Matthews. As Deputy Ó Broin said, the national planning framework should be adopted by a resolution of the Dáil. It should go to a vote and it should be debated. Good laws come from debate, discussion and votes. Even if we were to have the best Minister, this process supersedes the right of the Oireachtas to set these laws. The opposite...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: I was hoping to speak on the next question.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (15 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: The Government is not giving them enough money.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (15 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: That is a drop in the ocean.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (15 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle. The Minister of State mentioned voids and casual lets, but the whole system the Government has does not work. We are looking to have it be open-ended so when a house becomes vacant the council can do it up and apply for the money immediately-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (15 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: -----rather than sending a list of all the houses to the Department and waiting for the decision to come back. The Minister is shaking his head but I know what I am talking about. Last weekend, I was in Mayfield and on one estate there were six boarded-up houses. I contacted the council on Monday morning to say what a disgrace it was. It is not just in Mayfield, but in The Glen,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (15 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: -----on this Minister's watch.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (15 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant homes returned in Cork city under the voids return scheme in 2023; and the number to be returned in 2024. [6900/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Gaeltacht Policy (15 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: 13. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if officials in her Department would consider supporting a northside Gaeltacht in Cork city. [6902/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Gaeltacht Policy (15 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: Has the Minister spoken to officials in her Department about supporting a Gaeltacht on the northside of Cork city?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Gaeltacht Policy (15 Feb 2024)

Thomas Gould: The irony here is that I am asking this question in English because I do not have the Irish to do it. However, the one thing I can say, and I am really proud of it, is that my two daughters could ask this question as Gaeilge. This is because they went to a local Gaelscoil - Gaelscoil Pheig Sayers in Fearann Phiarais. The fact that there was a local Gaelscoil available to them - it was not...