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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (11 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: 301. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when backpay due to members of the Army Ranger Wing will be paid; the reason the money has not been paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55305/21]

Finance (European Stability Mechanism and Single Resolution Fund) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: It is very elastic.

Finance (European Stability Mechanism and Single Resolution Fund) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: Sadly, like the Minister of State, I am familiar with all of the terms and acronyms in the glossary of the Bill. It is complex and technical legislation but an extremely important Bill nonetheless. The Labour Party will support its passage on Second Stage on a qualified basis. We look forward to going into the legislation in more detail when it comes before the committee. The Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (10 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of first and second level school places allocated to schools (details supplied) for the 2021-2022 school year; if she is satisfied that there are sufficient second level first year places available in the Drogheda and east County Meath area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54925/21]

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019: Motion (9 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion. The so-called rainy day fund was established in 2018 and for reasons that are fairly obvious at this point in time, only one instalment of €500 million was paid into the fund. That was in 2019. The right thing to do was to use that €500 million to help fight the pandemic and to support jobs and business through the most...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out a risk assessment regarding the winding down of the employment wage subsidy scheme and the potential impact on employment levels and the risk of corporate insolvencies; if his Department is considering a replacement scheme based on the principles of the successful German Kurzarbeit short-time work scheme; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a short-term reduction in the rate of VAT charged on energy and certain other household utility bills to assist households with escalating heating and energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54318/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his plans regarding double tax rules for cross-Border workers (details supplied) who are based in Ireland given the temporary Covid-19 waiver on these rules ends in January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54319/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of workers aged under 25 years of age whose wages are subsidised through the employment wage subsidy scheme; if he will provide a breakdown on an economic sector by sector basis in respect of the total number of firms in receipt of the scheme as of 1 November 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54317/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the sale of a portion of the State’s shareholding in a bank (details supplied); the brokerage costs of the sale to date; if he plans to reconsider plans to divest the State of its remaining shareholding in the bank in view of the recent profits posted by the institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54315/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (4 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: 222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for the decision to remove the grant of €2,500 for plug-in hybrid vehicles; if his attention has been drawn to the issues this has created for consumers who have pre-ordered such vehicles in the expectation that grant support would be provided; if consideration will be given to delaying the withdrawal of the grant...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (4 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: 345. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner practices in counties Louth and Meath that provided Covid-19 vaccinations to their patients under the initial vaccination programme roll-out; the number of general practitioner practices that have indicated to date that they will not provide the booster shot service to patients; if the HSE plans to utilise the mass...

Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: I welcome the Minister to the House. We are debating the Finance Bill at a very challenging and, indeed, dangerous time for our country and our citizens. Even since we debated budget 2022, a few short weeks ago, the situation regarding Covid-19 has worsened considerably. We are far from out of the woods yet and we must proceed with caution and care. The role that the institutions of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (3 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of registered undergraduate students at a college (details supplied) in each of the years 2016 to 2021 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53606/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (3 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: 152. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the immediate future of the Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme; the conditions and treatments the scheme covers; the number of patients from the Ireland who utilised the EU cross-border directive in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; the treatments they underwent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53469/21]

Extension of Part 3 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion (2 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: Even two years ago, the notion that the Dáil would be proposing to extend any types of restrictions on the way we live our lives would have been unthinkable. The prospect of a global pandemic that has thus far taken the lives of more than 5,000 Irish citizens and millions of lives across the globe was the stuff of science fiction, thrillers and horror movies. It is through the lens of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: 476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to an application for additional support for children with ASD in a school (details supplied) in County Louth; if she plans to change policy relating to this matter to ensure that children who have had early intervention classes at a mainstream school will retain their SNA support while being educated and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (2 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: 495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the results of a survey (details supplied) of 37 schools in the north-east Leinster area and the percentage found to have not been assigned a NEPS psychologist and that have been granted assessments through the scheme for the commissioning of psychological assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52354/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (2 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: 496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the results of a survey (details supplied) of 37 schools in the north-east Leinster area and the percentage found to have not yet managed to source a psychologist through the SCPA scheme to complete psychological assessments to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52355/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (2 Nov 2021)

Gerald Nash: 498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the results of a survey (details supplied) of 37 schools in the north-east Leinster area regarding the percentage of schools surveyed that have been assigned a NEPS psychologist in the 2021-2022 academic year and last academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52357/21]