Skip to content
Declared
Official portrait of Thomas Gould
Photo: Houses of the Oireachtas

Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Thomas Gould

Sinn Féin

Constituency / panel
Cork North-Central
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Committees
2 current — Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage; Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

Download CSV 95 rows, with the filters applied
Register of Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by Respond

Housing
Intended results

Key Challenges being addressed in Budget 2026

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Respond" equals CRO name "RESPOND" (CRO 90576) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by Lir Communications Ltd

Housing
Intended results

Introduce the ILEA and raise awareness about industry priorities, including: CIRI Registration and the need for lift and escalator maintenance standards.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Lir Communications Ltd" equals CRO name "LIR COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 765391) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-18

Lobbying return by Alice Public Relations

Housing
Intended results

Intended to arrange for the Housing Alliance to meet with Government Officials, to discuss the role Approved Housing Bodies are currently playing to help solve the housing crisis, and their vision and next steps for how they can collectively solve many of the challenges in this…

Register of Lobbying2025-09-11

Lobbying return by Simon Communities of Ireland

Housing
Intended results

Simon Communities of Ireland's proposed solutions considered, use of person centred language.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Simon Communities of Ireland" equals CRO name "SIMON COMMUNITIES OF IRELAND" (CRO 74038) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-08

Lobbying return by Threshold

Housing
Intended results

To clarify several points raised at a Committee session.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Threshold" equals CRO name "THRESHOLD" (CRO 70660) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2025-09-08

Lobbying return by Threshold

Housing
Intended results

Set out Threshold's policy priorities to the DPOs.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Threshold" equals CRO name "THRESHOLD" (CRO 70660) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2025-08-27

Lobbying return by National Traveller MABS

Housing
Intended results

To highlight three priority policy areas that the Committee should address in its 2025 work programme. 1. Implementation of Minimum BER Standards in the Private Rental Sector 2. Scaling Up and Resourcing the Local Authority and AHB Retrofit Programmes 3. Ireland’s Forthcoming…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-07

Lobbying return by SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland

Housing
Intended results

Influence legislation to ensure that a right to housing is enshrined in the Irish Constitution.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland" equals CRO name "SAFE IRELAND NATIONAL SOCIAL CHANGE AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 291205) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by Respond

Housing
Intended results

A sustainable supply of social and cost rental homes, maintaining quality homes and services, investing in communities and pursuing social justice for all.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Respond" equals CRO name "RESPOND" (CRO 90576) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by Hume Brophy

Housing
Intended results

Educate as to the importance of the lift and escalator industry and raise awareness of the need to improve the inspections regime for lifts and escalators nationally.

Register of Lobbying2024-09-16

Lobbying return by Community Law & Mediation

Housing
Intended results

To make DPOs aware of our position on the General Scheme of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024, in particular to the proposals to introduce ‘right to reside’ and ‘habitual residence’ conditions for access to social housing supports as set out in Part 2 of the…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Community Law & Mediation" equals CRO name "COMMUNITY LAW AND MEDIATION" (CRO 69771) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2024-05-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Housing
Intended results

Proposed amendments to the Planning & Development Bill 2023

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.