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Topical Issue Debate: Fisheries Protection (3 Jul 2013)

Gerald Nash: The Minister of State has met anglers on Saturday mornings.

Topical Issue Debate: Fisheries Protection (3 Jul 2013)

Gerald Nash: I wish to be clear as well about what I said. I did not say that fishing on the River Boyne had ceased; I said that the objective evidence from what I have seen and heard from local fishermen in many respects indicates that fishing on the River Boyne has all but ceased in recent years. The level of activity is certainly not the same as it used to be. That is understandable given the...

Topical Issue Debate: Fisheries Protection (3 Jul 2013)

Gerald Nash: As the Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, knows only too well since September 2006, angling on the River Boyne has all but ceased with the exception of some sea trout fishing by a small number of anglers in mid-summer. This is a sad development for those who traditionally fished on the River Boyne and the many young people who wish to engage in salmon fishing and experience what angling has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Gerald Nash: On a related point, Dr. Ó Gallachóir might clarify Ireland's inability to meet the targets under current circumstances. I assume what he is saying is that we have less chance of meeting those targets in the absence of legislation and that at least when the legislation and the sectoral roadmaps are introduced, we will have a better chance of meeting them? Can he clarify that?

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (2 Jul 2013)

Gerald Nash: As a Deputy for Louth, I very much welcome the opportunity to share the tributes made to a very decorated predecessor in my county, the late Pádraig Faulkner. His family, his party – Fianna Fáil - his village of Dunleer, and the county of which he was immensely proud, can be immensely proud of his achievements, his integrity and his record of selfless public service. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Gerald Nash: I apologise for missing Dr. Ó Gallachóir's opening statement. He may well have addressed some of the points to which I am going to refer. I draw his attention to recommendation No. 5 which states, "As we enter negotiations regarding Ireland’s contribution to 2030 and 2050 EU targets for energy efficiency, renewable energy and climate mitigation, this modelling tool [I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (2 Jul 2013)

Gerald Nash: Based on evidence.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (2 Jul 2013)

Gerald Nash: 342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when payment of a higher education grant will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth as same was approved by award letter on 1 May 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32026/13]

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2013)

Gerald Nash: As a 16 year old boy, I was infuriated and maddened at the way in which the State treated a then 14 year old girl who had been raped by a neighbour in a case that has become known to all of us as the X case. It has been 21 years since the Supreme Court clarified the constitutional position on this most serious matter related to the health and lives of pregnant women. I did not envisage that...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Gerald Nash: Mr. Bradshaw raised the matter himself at the meeting, which is why I raise it again. As I understand it, he had a minority shareholding in two properties in the Dublin Docklands Development Authority area.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Gerald Nash: Is Mr. Bradshaw in a position to identify those two properties? Is that in order, Chairman?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Gerald Nash: I am sorry. In fairness, Mr. Bradshaw did make that position known to the Minister who originally appointed him to the board of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. I accept and understand that.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Gerald Nash: In fairness, Mr. Bradshaw has been very open. He has gone further than he was necessarily obliged to do, but I brought it up again given that he raised the issue himself. Did any conflicts arise during Mr. Bradshaw’s ten year tenure as chairman as a result of his property investments? He referenced those at various board meetings. Did he absent himself? Could he explain the...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Gerald Nash: The authority was the planning authority for the area and had the duty of examining and sanctioning any planning application.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Gerald Nash: I thank Mr. Bradshaw.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Gerald Nash: No.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Gerald Nash: It was overheated.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Gerald Nash: I was.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Gerald Nash: It tried to pull off the 1998 success almost ten years later.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Gerald Nash: Mr. Bradshaw has done his best to address the point, but I am finding it very difficult to understand why a formal valuation was not secured in October before the final decision on the joint venture was made. He will accept that was far from best practice.