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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (15 Jan 2014)

Gerald Nash: 769. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive intends to increase the number of intermediate care beds at a facility (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55450/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (15 Jan 2014)

Gerald Nash: 804. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Ambulance Service is satisfied that it has sufficient resources to operate the ambulance service in the Drogheda area to the accepted international standard in terms of emergency response times; if the service is satisfied that the resources available in Drogheda are analogous to those available in similar scale population centres; and if he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Gerald Nash: Did Mr. Tierney make a submission in respect of the treatment, or otherwise, of Irish Water in respect of freedom of information legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Gerald Nash: As a supplementary question on performance-related bonuses, is there a performance-related bonus system that applies to all staff or staff above a certain grade or function?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Gerald Nash: Can Mr. Tierney remind the meeting how many staff will be employed directly by Irish Water?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Gerald Nash: Will a staff member's entitlement to qualify for a bonus be examined by any independent organisation or individual asked to audit it? Will the decision be made internally by Irish Water?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Gerald Nash: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Gerald Nash: I will seamlessly move on from Senator Ó Murchú's point and he nailed it in pointing out that a very full and frank communication of all these issues previously would have obviated the need for a hearing such as this. I hope Mr. Tierney and his colleagues would admit that public confidence in Irish Water is crucial to its legitimacy, particularly when we are attempting to seek...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second and Subsequent Stages (19 Dec 2013)

Gerald Nash: I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiments expressed by my colleague, Deputy Ciara Conway. I have been in regular contact with one of the families affected by this issue and I am very much aware of the distress the uncertainty has caused. It is difficult to imagine a more upsetting scenario than a family waiting to hear whether they can proceed with a planned adoption of a child with whom...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Betting Legislation (17 Dec 2013)

Gerald Nash: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013 to pass all Stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54226/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (17 Dec 2013)

Gerald Nash: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider adding illness benefit to the list of qualifying payments for the special rate student grant as outlined in Schedule 2 of the Student Grant Scheme 2013 - Statutory Instruments SI No 159 of 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53859/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Data (17 Dec 2013)

Gerald Nash: 400. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, the number of persons who have registered and paid the non-principal private residence charge in each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 with the total number of properties involved. [54003/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Data (17 Dec 2013)

Gerald Nash: 401. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, the number of persons who registered late and paid the non-principal private residence charge in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 with the total number of properties involved. [54004/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Data (17 Dec 2013)

Gerald Nash: 402. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, the total amount received in respect of non-principal private residence for 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 analysed by the year to which it referred and the amount of interest and penalties collected. [54005/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Data (17 Dec 2013)

Gerald Nash: 403. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an estimate by his Department of the level of non-compliance with the non-principal private residence for each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 and the likely level of the charge outstanding. [54006/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Data (17 Dec 2013)

Gerald Nash: 404. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a statistical analysis for 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 of the number of persons who have paid the non-principal private residence by the number of housing units owned. [54007/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (17 Dec 2013)

Gerald Nash: 464. To ask the Minister for Defence the organisation that purchased a site (details supplied) in the ownership of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53773/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (12 Dec 2013)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply which sets out the services available and the policies which inform those services. It is important that we have in place a support mechanism for young people who are exceptionally able. Through my work as a constituency Deputy I have had contact with students who are frustrated because they no longer feel challenged in a classroom...

Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (12 Dec 2013)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this topical issue. I suspect it is one that is rarely raised in the House. All Members of the House are rightly concerned with ensuring that the State supports children who may have learning difficulties or other disadvantages that might hamper their educational development or their general opportunities in life. It might seem a little...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Gerald Nash: No, I am happy for Mr. Maloney to respond.