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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Waterways Issues (21 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update in relation to proposals to remove the Hebble Sand from the River Boyne; for an update on Parliamentary Question No. 38 of 19 April 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30065/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (21 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has any plans to address flooding at an estate (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30060/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (21 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 133. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration is being given alongside the Departments of Finance and Enterprise, Trade and Employment, respectively, to the introduction of a short-term employment support model similar to the German Kurzarbeit scheme, especially in view of the threat of 650 layoffs at a company (details supplied); and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (21 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 140. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration is being given to the reform of supports for workers who are placed on temporary layoff as reported previously, especially in light of the threat of 650 layoffs at a company (details supplied); if she will give consideration to the introduction of a model similar to the German Kurzarbeit scheme; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (21 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 184. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of capacity issues in GP surgeries in the Drogheda area and that some practices are not in a position to take on new patients; his plans to address the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29941/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: We would appreciate an update on the question of the inquiry into the concerns highlighted by the Women of Honour group and where the process is at.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: The Tánaiste knows the Women of Honour group is dissatisfied, to say the least, at the narrowness of the proposed terms of reference that were produced. The women have raised this directly with him. They do not believe the terms of reference as they are drafted and the proposal presented to them have sufficient scope to encompass the range of issues they have very bravely and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: What timeline does the Tánaiste expect for the recommendations?

LGBTQI+ Equality: Statements (20 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: I am incredibly pleased to speak on behalf of the Labour Party in this very important debate. l am a proud LGBTQI+ ally. I always have been. I grew up in a State, as did the Minister, that was a very cold and hostile place for anyone who was considered to be "different". I use the term "different" advisedly. My party has a long and proud track record of legislative social reform....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 497. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the HSE will establish a community neuro-rehabilitation team in the CHO 8 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29400/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 671. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has any plans to introduce an over eight’s voucher scheme for optometry assessment and treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29394/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 740. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of first-year apprentices in the system on 1 January 2023, broken down thematically across the individual wet trades; the total number of apprentices across all years in the system as it relates to the wet trades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29395/23]

National Minimum Wage (Equal Pay for Young Workers) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: This is relevant generally to the conditions of workers across the country. They should engage with the trade unions on alternatives. It is high time, by the way, in conclusion on this point, that the Government stopped ignoring the Labour Party's calls for a German-type short-time working scheme to be introduced that could greatly assist in situations like this. The Labour Party is...

National Minimum Wage (Equal Pay for Young Workers) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: With the indulgence of the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach, I will take the opportunity to express my solidarity with the workers in Tara Mines who received the devastating news yesterday evening that there are to be 650 temporary layoffs - and we hope they are temporary - at the mine in Navan. 11 o’clock It has a huge impact on workers and families in Meath and across County Louth...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (14 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 155. To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to engage with representatives of community-based pharmacists (details supplied) in relation to ongoing concerns over a 15-year pharmacy pay freeze and its impact on patient care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28705/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (13 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 221. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the costs to date of providing emergency power generation under the measures carried out as part of the consent granted to the CRU in June 2021 under Article 28(10) of the European Communities (internal Market in Electricity) Regulation and as part of the Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Act 2022; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (13 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 222. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what level of oversight his Department has in the provision of emergency power generation nationally; which body is in charge of managing the cost and delivery of these projects; how regularly this body reports on costs or costs overruns and progress in the delivery of this emergency power generation to his...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (13 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 223. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what he expects the all-in costs to the Exchequer are in terms of (euros per MWHr) of emergency electricity generation vs new-build electricity generation contracted under the recent capacity market auctions conducted in 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28226/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Procurement Contracts (13 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 351. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the steps his Department takes to ensure that consulting firms do not share confidential information in terms of policy development within his Department with other sections of their business in order to gain competitive advantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27189/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (13 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 398. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the steps his Department takes to ensure that consulting firms do not share confidential information in terms of policy development within his Department with other sections of their business in order to gain competitive advantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27190/23]