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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2025)

Thomas Gould: Where are the 40,000 houses you promised?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2025)

Thomas Gould: You were on the record saying there were 40,000 houses. Where are they?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2025)

Thomas Gould: 5,000 children homeless.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2025)

Thomas Gould: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2025)

Thomas Gould: But they are only at 50% capacity. I was at the meeting.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2025)

Thomas Gould: You were not at the meeting.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2025)

Thomas Gould: They are at 50% capacity.

Decriminalisation of People Who Use Drugs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2025)

Thomas Gould: In the last Dáil, I was very honoured to be the party spokesperson on addiction, recovery and well-being. It was a privilege for me to meet all the different groups and organisations who were working at the front line, supporting people in recovery and those in the throws of addiction and supporting their families. I commend my colleague, Deputy Graves, who has taken over this role...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (4 Nov 2025)

Thomas Gould: The question here is whether the Minister of State, the principal, the board of management and the parents are satisfied that the concerns about a reduction in teaching hours for pupils have been addressed and that there is 100% certainty that there will be no such reduction? As the Minister of State knows, St. Gabriel’s is a specialist school that deals with children with some of the...

Education (Affordable School Uniforms) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Nov 2025)

Thomas Gould: The report of the Barnardos 2025 back to school survey indicated that the average price of uniforms was €126 for a primary school uniform and €119 for a secondary school uniform. Many parents have just paid out for these uniforms, but they are facing additional costs as well in January. Children grow and play and a lot of the time, these uniforms have to be replaced. That...

Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (4 Nov 2025)

Thomas Gould: We believe that price legislation should work for the ordinary person and our amendments look to deliver on that. This is about people's quality of life. This is about people not being afraid. Can the Minister of State imagine being afraid to turn on the electricity or the heating?

Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (4 Nov 2025)

Thomas Gould: This Bill has been fast-tracked as an attempt to cover up decades of underinvestment in our energy grid. I absolutely agree that we need a modern, fit-for-purpose grid but it must be done with the required Government accountability. Sinn Féin has four constructive amendments we are asking the Minister to consider. They include proposals for greater transparency, fairness in pricing...

Office of the President: Motion [Private Members] (22 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: Democracy is at its best when it is robust and transparent. I understand that there in awful lot of anger at the process certain parties took during the nomination process for presidential candidates. This has to be looked at. Looking back, the majority of people agree on that. I sat on the housing committee during the establishment of the Electoral Commission. Now is the time to...

Irish Unity: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: We have a unique opportunity to work together to accomplish something many people thought could never happen. We have brought forward a motion on planning for a united Ireland. Going back to Wolfe Tone, the Fenians and all the people down through the generations, many tried to unite this country as a free 32-county Irish republic. We have the opportunity to take a step closer on that road...

Finance Bill 2025: Second Stage (21 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: If we ever wanted more proof that the Government has its priorities all wrong, this Bill is it. On a day when the Minister for housing announced a war on dereliction and vacancy, it is a joke. It would be funny if it were not so serious. We have a Finance Bill that does absolutely nothing to tackle either. The housing Minister's war on dereliction will start in two years' time, but for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Vacancy and Dereliction: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: I thank the witnesses for being here. My first question is to both local authorities. Do they have a derelict sites register and, if so, are they reflective of the derelict sites in their administrative areas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Vacancy and Dereliction: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: Longford County Council identified that it receives €11,000 to return voids, such as boarded-up council properties. Is the shortfall in funding preventing properties being returned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Vacancy and Dereliction: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: Ms Healy mentioned that the average figure is €40,000, but the information I have received from another local authority is that some properties, such as complex houses or houses that are old and require a lot of work, could cost €60,000, €70,000 or €80,000 because they are really old. The side-effects of that then, because local authorities only get...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Vacancy and Dereliction: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: I am sorry for interrupting but I am just conscious that my time is limited. I appreciate Ms Healy’s answers. My next question is to both local authorities. If they were to get extra funding and were told that we want no more voids or boarded-up houses and that, the minute they come in, the local authorities should get them out and put teams in place to turn them around, could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Vacancy and Dereliction: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)

Thomas Gould: I know the local authorities are doing it quickly, but we are returning houses that do not meet energy efficiency standards because the local authorities do not have the money. I appreciate that. I have a question for the Department. How many staff are working in the vacant homes unit and what percentage of the Department's budget goes on vacancy and dereliction?