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Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: What did that particular project involve?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: So the then Taoiseach was appointing more Ministers and Ministers of State than could be physically accommodated.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 10 - Office of Public Works (23 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: Executive accommodation.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: I assume the meeting will be held in public session.

Ireland and the Eurozone: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: I am happy to respond to the motion. Specifically, I am glad to have the opportunity to nail some of the myths and distortions that have grown about Europe, generated by a bizarre collection of populists, fantasists and conspiracy theorists across the Continent and in this country. If ever I begin to doubt my position on Europe, I take a quick look around the Continent and listen to those...

Topical Issue Debate: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (21 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: Credit unions which have served the ordinary people so well over the years are being pushed back out of sight and out of mind and they will soon be out of pocket. It is immoral that the banks, which contributed hugely to the debt crisis we are in through reckless lending, should receive primary protection while community-based credit unions, which have consistently encouraged responsible...

Topical Issue Debate: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (21 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. The pilot framework will be initiated in June and I wish this process well. It forms part of the Government's holistic approach to dealing with personal indebtedness and mortgage arrears, in particular, which have bedevilled the country for too long. The Government is trying to take a coherent, co-ordinated and comprehensive...

Topical Issue Debate: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (21 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: I am glad to have this opportunity to raise this issue of the pilot scheme announced last week by the Central Bank last week for dealing with distressed mortgages. No Member would argue that such a scheme is not badly needed. It is, indeed, long overdue. However, one point that galls ordinary people most is not just the appalling behaviour of the banks prior to the crash, but their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (21 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: 614. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including a medical product (details supplied) on the list of reimbursable items; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23733/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (21 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: 618. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including Addison's disease to the list under the terms of the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23743/13]

Leaders' Questions (16 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: There is much concern for Our Lady's Hospital.

Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this technical Bill. Housing, and public housing in particular, has been of concern to me for some time and was one of the core reasons for my entry into public life 14 years ago. Having a place to call home involves much more than bricks and mortar. It involves building communities. We spend so much money each year bailing out private...

Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: Indeed, and some of the most responsible citizens.

Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: By building local authority houses we also give people the aspiration to own their own homes, which is important. If we are to build a series of local authority housing developments we need to be sure to ring-fence the proceeds of those sales to ensure we continue to reinvest in replenishing and replacing the local authority housing stock that we are removing. I accept and appreciate the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: Who are those individuals?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Resumed) (2 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: Would Ms Moylan say the staff of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, and perhaps other board members, were somewhat in awe of some of the individuals such as Sean FitzPatrick, Lar Bradshaw and others because of their expertise - quote, unquote - in the area. Has Ms Moylan ever experienced that feeling with regard to those individuals or has she identified that feeling in the...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Resumed) (2 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: Reference was made earlier to the 2010 code of practice for public servants on various boards, which is a governance structure, but is it correct to say that does not apply to commercial semi-State organisations?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Resumed) (2 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: It is still the case that the protocol has not been updated to include commercial semi-State companies.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Resumed) (2 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: Absolutely.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Resumed) (2 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: That is very important. We appreciate the witnesses' evidence today and the circumstances around that. It would be valuable if others would make themselves available to allow us complete that circle. The witnesses should not be disadvantaged by virtue of their public office, which requires them to appear here when others who are not required to attend can decide not to appear. I...