6. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of new sites purchased by the OPW in each of the past five years. [73836/26]
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Thomas Gould
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- constituency Cork North-Central 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
The OPW spent more than €31 million last year nationally renting office space. In Cork, the OPW spent €20 million in rent in the past five years. Included in that is over €1.6 million on a probation and welfare office while the Probation Service in Cork owns an empty building. Does that make sense to the Minister of State? He raises the issue of the passport office, and to listen to him, it sounds great, but the OPW …
It is mind-boggling to people out there, after the Government drove families and workers out on strike last week, that now we are in here talking about the Government wasting millions of euro. The OPW in Cork alone has 14 empty properties. RTÉ Investigates found that the OPW has numerous properties on derelict sites registered right across the State on which it is not paying the derelict sites levies. Paying them is …
I was listening to “Morning Ireland” this morning, and I encourage everyone to listen back to it. From it, I learned that the Minister for housing does not believe in housing targets. He does not believe in housing forecasts. I always knew he did not believe in delivering affordable housing. What I also heard is that he went on to describe the increase in house prices as “a little thing”. How arrogant can he be to de…
Did you?
House prices have doubled.
I asked a straightforward question.
Is the doubling of house prices a little thing? That is the question I asked. I did not get an answer.
You said it now.
Just to let the Chair know, I will be coming back on those comments.
No, I am watching here. I will not be accused of being a liar by anyone. If Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael want to go down that road, I will go down it with them.
It is good to start with the Taoiseach's own words, namely that the triple lock is !at the core of Irish neutrality" and that UN peacekeeping is the core of Irish neutrality. That is what the Taoiseach said. My constituency colleague, Fianna Fáil TD, Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan, said on "The Tonight Show" last night that it is regrettable that more time was not given to the debate. This is one of the most major decisio…
Let us remember that. If Members wish to talk about history, let us remember that. Was that the right decision to fly the swastika? By God, then they come into the Chamber, accuse the Opposition and say Sinn Féin are liars. They cannot stand over their argument. That Deputy never withdrew his statement. It is because they know the Irish people do not want this. They know they cannot go to the people. They know it wil…
On Sunday, republicans in Cork and London will remember two republicans who died on hunger strike. Ard-Mhéara Chorcaí Terence MacSwiney began his hunger strike in the detention centre, the old Cork Prison, a building that the Government now intends to demolish. He spent his first night there with the chain of office that the Taoiseach once wore as Ard-Mhéara of Cork. Seventy-four days later, he died on hunger strike …
Will the Taoiseach commit not to demolish the old Cork Prison?
He never answered my question.
I walked around Shandon yesterday where I held my clinic. Shandon is one of the most historic areas in the State. It has the Shandon Bells and the old butter market. The history and culture there are unbelievable. If any other European city had an area like Shandon, with its restaurants and shops, the whole area would be a magnet for tourism. Instead, when I come out of my office, I look up the hill at the old Connie…
I want to begin by sending our thoughts and prayers to the English family - Philip, Kim, Callum and Jayden - and to Nadia and Elliott, who at this moment are fighting for the lives in hospital. It is absolutely heartbreaking stuff. However, this is not without warning as my colleagues have outlined.
I have here some correspondence sent to Cork City Council in the past couple of months about families who have been bu…
12. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the role his Department has taken in tackling vacancy and dereliction in our towns and villages. [72877/26]
17. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when a new funding phase will be announced for community centre building. [72878/26]
97. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the dementia unit in Sarsfield Court is still proposed for closure given her commitment that no resident would move unless families are satisfied and the number of families who do not want their loved ones to move. [72875/26]
98. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the potential closure of the DOMINO scheme in CUMH. [72876/26]
Yesterday I stood on 21 different pickets in Cork city and county. I could not get around to all of them. A handful of grave workers stood at St. Finbarr's Cemetery and 500 yards up the road there were almost 1,000 workers outside Cork University Hospital. The one message that came from every picket line I was on is that they will not back down. The Minister will not beat the workers of Ireland because the workers ha…
I wish to raise the issue of Bessborough. The Minister will be well aware that mediators between Cork City Council and landlords and landowners have been appointed. This was confirmed in the media on 8 September. After a month, will the Minister update us on the progress of the mediation?
I reached out to those involved in the campaign group today and they asked me to ask the Minister these questions. I hope the Min…
A man contacted me today. It cost him €1,400 to put 800 litres of oil into his tank. That is not even a full fill but that is all he could manage. This is an ordinary person who, as members of the Government say, gets up early in the morning to go to work. He cannot even afford to fill his tank with oil because of the carbon tax. If that carbon tax was removed, as Pearse Doherty suggested, he could have filled his ta…