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Seanad: Commencement Matters: National Planning Framework (24 Oct 2017)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Minister of State for coming into the Chamber this afternoon to respond to me on this important issue. It is not just an important issue for Drogheda but also for the entire north east region, the region that the Minister of State himself represents . A month ago this week I sat down to pour over the draft of the national planning framework. This, as we are all aware, is the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: National Planning Framework (24 Oct 2017)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Minister of State for his response. However, I do not agree with it. He has set out what he describes as many of the ways in which the development of the area can be assisted. I have been strongly of the view for a long time and am still firmly of the view that, given the Drogheda area in general has developed in spite of some of the legislative and administrative constraints...

Seanad: Report on Lone Parents in Ireland: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Gerald Nash: The Minister is very welcome to the Chamber. Before I commence my remarks, I acknowledge that in her public utterances she has demonstrated a commitment to bringing about a reduction in the incidence of child poverty, including the children of lone parents and lone parents. That is a laudable objective. She has demonstrated in the budget that she is committed to doing this. As Senator...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Gerald Nash: I move amendment No. 15:In page 13, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:“(iii) a warning that is intended to inform the public of the direct link between alcohol and fatal cancers,”. I support what my colleague, Senator Reilly, said about the general approach around minimum unit pricing and I support the Minister's position. That has been the consistent position...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Minister for his contribution. Clearly, he understands and accepts that the entirety of Seanad Members accept the objectives we laid out in the context of this amendment. It is important that there is a legislative basis for this commitment. I was anxious to ensure that the proposed amendment was sufficiently broad to allow the Minister to accept it, and to give him and his...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Gerald Nash: I move amendment No. 17:In page 13, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“(c) a warning that is intended to inform the public of the direct link between alcohol and fatal cancers,”.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Gerald Nash: I move amendment No. 19:In page 14, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following:“(c) a warning that is intended to inform the public of the direct link between alcohol and fatal cancers,”.

Seanad: Defence Forces (Veterans Lapel Badge) Bill 2017: Second Stage (22 Nov 2017)

Gerald Nash: I welcome the Bill and thank Senator Craughwell for introducing it and taking the initiative. I commend all Senators who have supported it. I am not certain its objective necessarily requires it to be anchored in primary legislation. I will await the Minister of State's advice on that but perhaps it could be achieved by way of regulation. I am interested in hearing the Minister of State's...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Gerald Nash: I, too, pay tribute to my colleague and, more important, my friend, Senator Denis Landy, who has announced today his unexpected retirement from this House. Denis has made a huge contribution to local and national politics and to Labour Party politics in Tipperary, across Munster and across Ireland over almost 30 years in elected office of one description or another. As Senator Gavan said,...

Seanad: Special Needs Assistants: Motion (13 Dec 2017)

Gerald Nash: I welcome our colleagues from IMPACT, who represent so professionally the interests of SNAs across the education system in this country at primary and secondary level. I recognise their absolute right to fulfil their role as a professional trade union in the context of Irish legislation, and to represent professionally those who seek their representation. They do that job very...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

Gerald Nash: With respect, Senator Buttimer must have been listening to a different contribution from Senator Higgins than the one I heard. If Senator Higgins can be accused of consistency, the consistency I would accuse her of it being consistently supportive of the low paid, in particular women who are low paid. I have developed a relationship with Senator Higgins over the years. I very much enjoyed...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2018)

Gerald Nash: I wish to raise the long delays in the Government revising the 2005 rural housing guidelines as they apply to the local needs criteria. In 2007 the European Commission issued an infringement notice against Ireland in which a view was expressed that Ireland's local needs criteria for one-off rural houses are excessively restrictive and may be in breach of the treaties. The Flemish decree...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2018)

Gerald Nash: I formally second the proposed amendment to the Order of Business.

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times: Statements (31 Jan 2018)

Gerald Nash: I will be sharing one minute of my time with my colleague, Senator Byrne. This is an all too familiar problem. It is something we - the previous Administration, the ones before, and this Administration - have been dealing with year in, year out. Hundreds of citizens across the country are without hospital beds. Their dignity, as Senator Murnane O'Connor said, is compromised. Staff are...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)

Gerald Nash: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business to take No. 18 on the Supplementary Order Paper before No. 1. Bogus self-employment is a major issue. It is prevalent in the construction and agriculture sectors and it is becoming more prevalent in the ICT, financial services, legal, media and transport sectors.Anybody who is familiar with this phenomenon will know it denies workers of their...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: First Stage (13 Feb 2018)

Gerald Nash: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to declare the relationship between employer and employee to be a status relationship, to declare the question whether an individual is an employee or is self-employed to be a question of law to be independently determined, to provide that the description given by the parties shall not be conclusive in determining the true...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Measures to Counter False Self-Employment) Bill 2018: First Stage (13 Feb 2018)

Gerald Nash: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Gerald Nash: A lovers' tiff on Valentine's Day.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2018)

Gerald Nash: I voice my support for Senator Grace O'Sullivan's expression of concern on Hinkley Point C plant. It certainly used to be the practice that successive Irish Governments would engage very actively on matters pertaining to nuclear power, nuclear energy and the location and development of nuclear reactors in the UK. I recall back in the mid-1990s, when my former colleague, the then Minister of...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2018)

Gerald Nash: The reality, unfortunately, is something different.