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Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Mar 2017)

Gerald Nash: He might ask him to take some interest in the bus dispute and the provision of public transport. In fairness, I know that the Minister of State is extremely committed to his own brief and has a long track record of campaigning in this area. It would be appreciated if he could use his good offices to make common cause with the Minister, Deputy Ross, and see if he could express the same...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with former Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern (6 Apr 2017)

Gerald Nash: I thank Mr. Bertie Ahern for sharing the wisdom of his considerable experience on European matters. He has recounted that experience for us with great clarity. With his experience at the negotiating table at EU level, what does he think the EU could have done differently to accommodate the concerns articulated by the British people in the Brexit referendum? How does he believe the EU...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Dundalk Chamber of Commerce (6 Apr 2017)

Gerald Nash: I am pleased to know that the Chairman spent some of his hard-earned cash in the locality in recent times. I am sure he got a great welcome and had an enjoyable weekend in north Louth. Mr. Gaynor is very welcome to this important meeting. Nowhere is the impact of Brexit more pronounced than in our own county of Louth and across the Border counties. We remember very acutely and only too...

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Gerald Nash: I move amendment No. 3:In page 60, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 599 of Principal Act 92. Section 599 of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following for subsection (4)(c)—“(c) whether an action of the related company or of any subsidiary of the related company caused the liquidation; (d) whether the...

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Gerald Nash: I am disappointed that the Minister will not take on board the valid arguments that support this particular initiative to strengthen section 599. We have waited well over a year for the report of the Company Law Review Group. As I said in my earlier contribution, we do not know the minute or the hour when another Clerys-type scenario will emerge in this country. If we do not tighten up our...

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Gerald Nash: We have been waiting a long time for the CLRG’s report. To the best of my recollection, it was commissioned in January 2016. While welcome, nobody envisaged it would take 18 months. The fact the Minister is not in a position to confirm when the report will be received concerns me greatly. I frankly do not believe there is a political will in this Administration to deal with this...

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Gerald Nash: I do not believe there is a political will to deal with it. I say that because of the delay in the conclusion of this report. We have seen very little product in this area and in the whole area of employment rights over the past year or so. It is not as if it is a case that there are not any issues to address. There are myriad of issues to be addressed but I do not believe they will be...

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Gerald Nash: No.

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Gerald Nash: Yes.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)

Gerald Nash: On amendment no. 63, Senator Alice-Mary Higgins, with our group, would like to propose that the Minister consider rewording the amendment to read: "cutting etc. undertaken pursuant to an order under section 70 of Roads Act 1993". We believe this would address the concerns expressed which would be satisfied if the Minister was to consider it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Gerald Nash: Well done to the witnesses for encapsulating the challenges that young teachers are facing. They are correct that some improvements have been made recently in terms of the contractual situation but more can be made. I am glad that the TUI representatives welcome the recommendations and findings in the University of Limerick report. When the process started a couple of years ago I was very...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Mr. Eamon Gilmore (11 May 2017)

Gerald Nash: One of this committee's first engagements was with the former Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. I asked his views on the possibility of the State being required to hold a referendum. I am still trying to decipher what his response was. With all due respect, that is probably quite typical of him. I thank Mr. Gilmore for his very thoughtful contribution. There was much interesting information and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Health Strategies (23 May 2017)

Gerald Nash: Approximately 40,000 people in this country have Crohn's disease or colitis. I am one of them; I have had this condition since I was 14 years of age. I was diagnosed with it in 1990. As the Minister of State will be aware, the prevalence of this condition is growing and it is very much a condition found in the western world. Alarmingly, most people in Ireland who are diagnosed with the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Health Strategies (23 May 2017)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. It is very interesting that the HSE and his Department are taking the approach that there should be a new model of care in assisting and treating inflammatory bowel disease patients across the country. I appeal to the Minister of State to give serious consideration to the initiative I outlined in my initial contribution, that is, the engagement...

Seanad: Mid-term Capital Review and Public Service Pay Commission Report: Statements (30 May 2017)

Gerald Nash: Senator Paddy Burke may be looking for divine inspiration. I welcome the Minister to the House and I am pleased to have an opportunity to discuss with him these two pressing matters for the State. As he knows only too well, from 2007 until the middle of this decade, the focus of the State was very much on the immediate viability of the country, economic recovery, getting people back to work...

Seanad: Mid-term Capital Review and Public Service Pay Commission Report: Statements (30 May 2017)

Gerald Nash: The Government has much explaining to do on this issue. I am not convinced as to the rationale for the disposal of these shares at this time. After everything the country has experienced and after all the pain caused by the bank rescue and related economic problems, it is incredible that the final act in office of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, will be to deliver a barrel load of...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Transport Policy (7 Jun 2017)

Gerald Nash: I thank Mr. Toland and Mr. Flynn for their very comprehensive contributions. I thank Mr. Toland, in particular, for the work he has done with the Dublin Airport Authority, DAA, in recent years. It is common knowledge that he is moving on from that role and it is no exaggeration to say the DAA, Mr. Toland, with the leadership he provided, and his staff have played a central role in the...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Gerald Nash: I join in the general congratulations of Deputy Jim Daly on his appointment as Minister of State. I suggest that it is a description he will never tire of hearing. It is well deserved and I wish him every success. I know he will deliver in this role and if I have any word of advice for him it is that he not lose his humanity, his compassion and his hunger to deliver and that he not be...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Gerald Nash: Absolutely. Do not remind me, a Chathaoirligh. I do not need to be reminded of that.

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Gerald Nash: This is very progressive legislation and I hope it passes through all Stages in these Houses very quickly. It is the type of legislation behind which this House can unite and I hope that all shades of political opinion can assemble behind it. It really is critical. Senator Freeman herself deserves great credit for advancing this legislation. It is essentially about human rights. The...