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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (14 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 415. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when transport will be provided to a person in Drogheda (details supplied) to attend much-needed disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49368/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (14 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 505. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 542 of 14 February 2023, if he will confirm when the promised resource for the Drogheda area, by way of provision for a full-time staff post on the drug-related intimidation and violence engagement (DRIVE) programme, as provided for in Budget 2023, will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49456/23]

Energy Charter Treaty: Statements (9 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: I am glad we are finally getting around to having a debate on this topic. At the outset, I state that the Labour Party supports withdrawing from the ECT. This is one of those rare instances in which the Government and the Opposition are, broadly speaking, in agreement, though we may disagree on the mechanics, so to speak, regarding how we get there. We in the Labour Party have numerous...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: There is a deeply concerning report in The Irish Timestoday by Jack Power about the Peter McVerry Trust. It outlines that in 2018 the trust bought nine apartments in Birr, County Offaly, which had been developed by the then auditor of the charity. This raises very serious and obvious conflict-of-interest concerns. The level of homelessness has exploded under Fianna Fáil's watch by...

Home Care Workers and Home Support Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: The elephant in the room in the area of recruitment and retention of vital workers in the home care sector is pay, terms and conditions. It is that simple. Some of the best people I know work as healthcare assistants, HCAs, and healthcare support assistants, HCSAs. They are the best of people, but they are among the least valued by employers and the State. As the Minister of State knows...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (8 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in regard to the low emission vehicle toll incentive scheme; if he agrees that apparent uncertainty over the future of the scheme could act as a disincentive to the purchase of EVs; if he will put the scheme on a more permanent footing; and if he will make a statement on...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: There is a degree of value in what Deputy English said. That may be something we could explore at some point in the future when the Minister with responsibility for the sector could look critically at the idea of introducing sectoral bargaining arrangements on a more formal basis. I am open to persuasion on whether a joint labour committee is the right approach. Deputy English is familiar...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: I move amendment No. 22: In page 71, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “(3) The Film Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 119 of 2019) made by the Revenue Commissioners under section 481 of the Principal Act are amended by the insertion after Regulation 3(4) of the following: “(5) In this Regulation quality employment means employment— (a) provided under...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Weather Events (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Louth County Council has made a request to his Department to provide the local authority with financial assistance to undertake repairs to roads in the north Louth area as a result of recent serious flooding incidents; if so, what level of financial support his Department will provide to the council in this regard; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 319. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the banking review; if has considered the merits of establishing a review group to oversee the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47856/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 328. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); if his officials briefed him and-or his immediate predecessor on reported claims made by the senior official; when was he briefed by officials on these concerns; what action he took to address these concerns; if he plans to address these issues by means of amending legislation; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 329. To ask the Minister for Finance to confirm how many enforcement actions the Central Bank has taken against Russian individuals or entities who are on the EU sanctions list since the current sanctions regime became operational in 2022, and who have a presence in the Irish financial services system vis a vis ‘Section 110’ Special Purpose Vehicles; how many live investigations...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 397. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of times his Department, under the Protection of Employment Act 1977 (as amended), has been notified to date in 2023 of a collective redundancy situation; to supply a list of companies involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47854/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 398. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that the current round of redundancies undertaken by Google does not fall under a collective redundancy situation; and to outline what steps his Department has made to ascertain the number of redundancies taking place currently in Google; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47855/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 424. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider, given the frequency of flooding events, putting a form of the emergency business flooding support scheme and the enhanced scheme on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48769/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 658. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48146/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Weather Events (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 687. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what additional supports his Department is making available to Louth County Council in relation to the clean-up operation after the recent flooding events in north Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48768/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 999. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of how many qualifying organisations applied for the recent 'Scheme A: Supporting Community Services for LGBTI+ Persons' funding open call; the names of those qualifying organisations; how many were successful in receiving 100% of funding requested and the names of those organisations; how...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Service Executive (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 1013. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the HSE will provide the assessments and services required to an individual (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47946/23]