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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (7 Mar 2023)

Gerald Nash: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on when a decision will be made by the National Transport Authority on a possible extension of the short-hop rail zone to Drogheda and Laytown train stations; if he will apprise this Deputy of his functions in relation to the adoption of potential changes to fare structures for commuters using these...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (7 Mar 2023)

Gerald Nash: 439. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason she has delayed an extra payment of child benefit to June while other cost-of-living measures announced by her Department recently are being paid in April; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11255/23]

Employment Equality (Pay Transparency) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Mar 2023)

Gerald Nash: This is a very positive Bill. The Deputies in Sinn Féin would be the first to admit that it is also a very modest Bill. This is in no way a criticism. It is modest because it is realistic. It is a short amendment to the existing legislation. It reads "omits the approximate remuneration for a contract of employment". It is very simple and straightforward. I understand there is...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (2 Mar 2023)

Gerald Nash: 203. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when his Department will sanction proposals, following a March 2020 Labour Court recommendation, to enable a new offer on pay, terms and conditions to be tabled to adult education tutors for their consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10739/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 Mar 2023)

Gerald Nash: 191. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to introduce a dedicated paediatric speech and language service at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10501/23]

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Feb 2023)

Gerald Nash: Like Deputy O'Reilly, I probably have my Mam to thank for introducing me to the credit union. In some ways, I have never looked back. I have maintained my old account there, as I am sure many have. At around the same time, I opened an Ulster Bank account and got my Henri Hippo savings device, if I can call it such. I may not have my Mam to thank for that, it may have been the powers of TV...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (28 Feb 2023)

Gerald Nash: 179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) raised by elected Trustees of the CIÉ ‘1951’ pensions committee as it relates to his Ministerial responsibilities and functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9608/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (28 Feb 2023)

Gerald Nash: 383. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to regularise the working conditions of special needs school bus escorts, who are currently forced to sign on the dole for approximately 11 weeks a year, when schools are closed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9920/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (28 Feb 2023)

Gerald Nash: 415. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware of the challenges faced by those who are employed as special needs bus escorts, in cases in which they are required to obtain social welfare support outside of school term as in the case of a person (details supplied); if she plans to request that the Intreo service improves and streamlines the system for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Reviews (23 Feb 2023)

Gerald Nash: 79. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has any plans to undertake a formal review of the operation of the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9000/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Wage Levels (23 Feb 2023)

Gerald Nash: 113. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on a report (details supplied) which was commissioned by a trade union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9001/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (23 Feb 2023)

Gerald Nash: 134. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the development of the new IDA site in Drogheda; when it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9002/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Supports (23 Feb 2023)

Gerald Nash: 141. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment as he prepares to address a cross-Border business conference in Dundalk next month, the new supports he will put in place to help businesses in the Dublin to Belfast economic corridor to cope with the continuing challenges of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9003/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (23 Feb 2023)

Gerald Nash: 245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is concerned at the cost to students of undertaking degrees in medicine in order to qualify as a doctor; if his attention has been drawn to the impact the removal from the market of a scheme (details supplied) for medicine students has had on access to courses; if his Department is considering any scheme of financial supports for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abuse in Hospitals (23 Feb 2023)

Gerald Nash: 270. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his Department and a third-party’s engagement with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the organisation’s reported efforts to withdraw monies lodged with his Department and the HSE in the 1990s; if he will provide an up-to-date figure on the amount of money currently held by his Department and the...

Financial Resolution No.3: Value-Added Tax (22 Feb 2023)

Gerald Nash: I agree and in that spirit I will limit my remarks to my amendment on the 9% VAT rate on the hospitality sector, which is being extended yet again. This VAT relief was introduced initially for good reason in 2011, when unemployment in this country was in danger of heading towards 20%. It was a very important measure introduced in 2011 to try to encourage a sector that we believed could...

Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Gerald Nash: Many of us warned from the get-go that there were design difficulties with the TBESS. We did not believe that all of the businesses would end up drawing money down from it. Unfortunately and sadly, that has proven to be the case. I take no pleasure in saying that. Ultimately, the objectives of the scheme were to ensure businesses could continue to operate at an unprecedentedly difficult...

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2023)

Gerald Nash: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in favour of the legislation that is being presented by People Before Profit-Solidarity. I extend my gratitude to that party for taking the time to develop legislation in a meaningful way in an effort to address this long-running challenge. The Opposition's concern about the cliff edge we will experience at the end of March - and that is what it...

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2023)

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Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2023)

Gerald Nash: The infrastructure is being funded by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, which is funded by the taxpayer. That is an important point to note. The development, although late, is, of course, welcome. The point I am making about the northern port access route is that it will lead to the development of 5,000 additional homes on the north side of Drogheda. Those homes are desperately...