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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used by her Department to allow a school to qualify for inclusion for initial assessment under the pathfinder decarbonisation and retrofit programme for 2025; if all schools that have been selected for initial assessment have been confirmed and have been contacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29027/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm the allocated budget in her Department for a climate-focused summer works programme for 2025; if significant roof replacement works can be considered in terms of applications from schools that also have strategic plans developed by recognised consultants to decarbonise their energy sources and make their schools more energy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 542. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if documentation relating to an NCSE review of the SNA allocation at a school (details supplied) has been processed by the body; the current status of the review; if the school can expect to secure additional SNA resources to allow it to fully meet the needs of all mainstream students in the school who require additional support; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 973. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of the problems encountered by families with children with autism who have obtained citizenship and are currently being accommodated in hotels on an interim basis, having been required to leave direct provision centres; if his Department has provided any additional supports for families in such circumstances;...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 1174. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding will be provided in Budget 2026 to deliver a community neurorehabilitation team for the midlands and north east, in line with the Programme for Government commitment to complete the rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 1385. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on her consideration of the request made to her and to the Taoiseach by an organisation (details supplied) and the victims and survivors of a former doctor with whom they work, to consider the establishment of a Commission of Investigation into the actions of the former doctor and related matters; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 1424. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the income thresholds for the awarding of medical cards, given the rising cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29603/25]

Competition and Consumer Protection (Unfair Prices) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2025)

Gerald Nash: Was it during one of Ivana's lectures?

Competition and Consumer Protection (Unfair Prices) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2025)

Gerald Nash: Exactly

Competition and Consumer Protection (Unfair Prices) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2025)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Both he and I live in the real world. Who we are and where we come from insists we do. We shop in the same places and in the same supermarkets and we see what is going on. We are connected into that and the concerns of the working families we all represent. The Bill itself is a modest proposal. I am not suggesting and never did at any...

Competition and Consumer Protection (Unfair Prices) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2025)

Gerald Nash: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I will be sharing time with my colleague Deputy Bacik. I am pleased to speak on the Competition and Consumer Protection (Unfair Prices) Bill 2023. When I introduced this legislation on First Stage two years ago, the rate of inflation was at levels not seen in decades. A confluence of grim circumstances, some of which were the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (29 May 2025)

Gerald Nash: It is important that the motion be implemented and that the will of the House be accepted by the Government and implemented at every opportunity. We have used the opportunity of the special General Assembly well. In recent times, we called for the upgrading of Palestine's status in the context of the UN General Assembly and the UN more generally, which is to be welcomed. Ireland has led...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (29 May 2025)

Gerald Nash: I absolutely would. A window is now opening because we have seen a step change in the UK, France and Canada over the past week or ten days in respect of their perspective on Gaza, the genocide, what is happening there and what needs to happen. We have also seen a step change in Germany, especially in our sister party of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, SDP. The Chancellor has made...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (29 May 2025)

Gerald Nash: The Tánaiste will recall the House yesterday approved a motion developed by the Labour Party and formally supported by Sinn Féin, the Social Democrats, the Green Party and others, mandating the Government to call for a special General Assembly of the United Nations to promote and instigate certain collective measures in respect of Gaza. Given the motion has effectively been...

Flood Relief: Statements (29 May 2025)

Gerald Nash: I am sharing time with my colleague, Deputy Ahern. We will divide our time into seven and three minutes. I will focus my comments principally on the Drogheda and Baltray flood relief scheme, which was announced in 2021. Four years later, the latest newsletter proclaims it is still at stage 1 of five stages. The Minister of State set out quite clearly that, on average, the process...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ethics in Public Office (29 May 2025)

Gerald Nash: 132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the progress of revised ethics legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28125/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Staff (29 May 2025)

Gerald Nash: Will the Minister consider finding a way to include people with international experience from outside this jurisdiction in the division? I do not know the identities of the people involved and, in some ways, it is none of my business. I wish them well, because if they do a good job our country succeeds, so we should give this initiative a fair wind. However, a lot of the people involved in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Staff (29 May 2025)

Gerald Nash: 80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff in his Department's new infrastructure division; the respective grades and areas of responsibility of staff; and if he will confirm the division's key responsibilities and deliverables for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28801/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Staff (29 May 2025)

Gerald Nash: Will the Minister elaborate on the staffing composition of the new infrastructure division within his Department and on what he views as the key responsibilities and deliverables for the division in 2025? This is a key objective of the Minister and is contained in the programme for Government. Will he inform the House as to what the priorities are for the rest of this year?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Staff (29 May 2025)

Gerald Nash: That is not an insignificant number of staff. Can the Minister confirm that those from State agencies who will be working in the division will continue to be paid by their parent agencies? I assume that will be the case. The Minister was quoted in The Irish Times yesterday as saying that the acid test will be delivery. I assume the action plan on infrastructure delivery the Minister...