Results 1-20 of 1,304 for cork speaker:Thomas Gould

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (2 May 2024)

Thomas Gould: Kinsale and Bandon are not local, just to let the Minister of State know that. I see parents who have to take their kids all over Cork. It is not good enough.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (2 May 2024)

Thomas Gould: ...the way Scoil Eoin in Ballincollig has been treated. It is insulting to the seriousness of this issue we have tabled that the Ministers are not here to discuss it. Scoil Eoin in Ballincollig in Cork has been trying to secure special classes for over 11 years, since 2013. The principal, staff, board of management and parents have done everything they could to work with the Department to...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

Thomas Gould: I remember standing outside Collins Barracks in Cork with wives, partners, mothers and children who were fighting to improve the terms and conditions of their husbands, partners and loved ones in the Defence Forces because they did not have the ability to do it themselves. I know that is the core of this Bill but it does not go far enough. Members of the Defence Forces must be listened to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 May 2024)

Thomas Gould: A freedom of information request that I received showed that 15,000 people applied for just 75 homes in Cork city in a seven-week period. That is an average of 200 families for every home that came on choice-based letting, CBL. In just one allocation, seven two-bedroom properties received 945 applications. The Tánaiste talks about the Government turning a corner but for the 938...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (2 May 2024)

Thomas Gould: ...were sanctioned a number of years earlier and if the Government and the Minister of State's predecessor had not delayed, Glanmire would not have flooded that day. Areas such as Blackpool in Cork flood constantly. Will the Minister of State provide funding to enable local authorities to put in eco-drains and flood protection measures? At the top of Knocknaheeny, an area I represent,...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

Thomas Gould: ...about it. I was talking to people in GAA clubs over the weekend. I was talking to a club treasurer and I asked him if his club could operate without the €4,000 or €5,000 it makes through the Cork county board members' draw every year. He asked me where the club would get the money. We are only an average-sized club in a predominantly working-class area and that is gold to...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

Thomas Gould: ...up a car worth €31,000. Is it the case now that the Society of St. Vincent de Paul cannot advertise as a result of this legislation? It is not just that one case. We have the Marymount Hospice in Cork, which gets the majority of its money through fundraising. The Government should be providing that funding. It should not be up to people to go out and fundraise for people who...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (30 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: ...deserve answers. I had a parent in with me during the week. She has a child with additional needs who cannot settle in the school she has to travel to out in Blarney. I do not know if the Minister knows Cork that well but the child had to go out from Churchfield out to Blarney and in the end, the child gave up. If we do not get the Before 5 centre open in September, where is that child...

Petrol and Diesel Excise Rate Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: ...trying to send their kids to school or college and to go to work. The Minister of State talks about a just transition. Can I explain something? If the Minister of State ever goes to Grenagh in Cork North-Central, which is my constituency, in a rural area, or to Whitechurch, Carrignavar, Glenville or Watergrasshill, he will see that people do not have one or two cars in the drive but...

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: I am supporting a lady in my constituency who is currently in unsuitable housing. She is housed by Cork City Council. She has applied for a transfer and the council has agreed to this. It has offered to her to go on the transfer list and is assessing her situation. She is a survivor of the mother and baby homes. She is someone who the Minister probably knows personally. She has assisted...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: Last Friday, the Residential Tenancies Board, RTB, revealed that 544 families and individuals received notices to quit in Cork city in the first three months of the year. Those are people who are facing eviction in the next few months. Can you imagine being one of those parents not knowing where you and your family are going to live in a few months' time? In a seven-week period, 15,000...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2024: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: I will touch on the point the Minister mentioned about accessibility. In Cork city, during Covid, a number of streets were pedestrianised, which was very successful with restaurants, bars and cafés having on-street dining. We welcomed and supported it. There were issues about accessibility, though, which the Minister touched on. It is really important that local authorities work with...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (30 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: 94. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the return of therapists to schools in CDNT8 in Cork. [19229/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (30 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: 130. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that the number of children overdue an assessment of need in Cork North Lee is at its highest rate since Q1 2019. [19228/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (30 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: 394. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an updated timeline for completion of the NWQR in Cork. [18916/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (30 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: ..., Planning, and Local Government whether he is aware that construction work at Phase 2C of the NWQR remains stalled; whether he has received any request for additional funding to resolve this from Cork City Council; and if so, the timeline for resolution of same. [18917/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (25 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: 84. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses seized in Cork city in 2023. [18409/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (25 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: 101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horse deaths recorded in Cork in 2023. [18410/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (25 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: 289. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of positions, by role, assigned to CDNT west central Cork city; the number of vacancies that exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18615/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (25 Apr 2024)

Thomas Gould: 299. To ask the Minister for Health when the Westfield integrated care centre in Ballincollig, Cork will be fully operational. [18483/24]