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Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: Lots of people have to do so. The reality is this is important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (20 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: In order to do all of that work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (20 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: I am pleased the opportunity is being taken to anchor the common travel area arrangements in law because, as we all know, these arrangements have grown organically since the 1920s. It is important that these reciprocal rights are reflected in law and bilateral agreements. They must be enshrined and anchored in primary law to ensure that everybody's entitlements are protected. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (20 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: Regardless of the outcome of Brexit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (20 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: One way or the other, it works out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (20 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: I am assuming that the British Government would consider this to be a good idea and that the Minister did not meet any resistance from Esther McVey, Amber Rudd or her officials.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (20 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: This approach recommends itself. There is great merit to it. On employment rights, we can all be satisfied that the protections that Irish laws provides to workers will be afforded to British people working here. They will enjoy the same rights and entitlements and protections as any other posted worker under the principles of the posted worker directive. This is very positive and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (20 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: The lessons are not always pursued.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: I will give way to Senator Norris.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: It was never John Hume in Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: I am happy to second the proposal made earlier in the proceedings by Senator Norris. It is important too that we would have an early debate on defence matters, especially on the pay and conditions of those who serve in the Defence Forces. That is important also in the context of the outcome of the vote that might arise from our consideration of Senator Norris's proposal. I rise today to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: The gardaí who are in Drogheda at the moment require the kind of support that I think every member of An Garda Síochána in this country is entitled to expect. If I can, a Chathaoirligh, I will conclude on this point. This is an urgent matter. I understand that the Taoiseach is scheduled to visit Drogheda on Friday. My message to him is that he should not come to Drogheda if...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: I believe he has now reconsidered.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: He has heard them before.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: They were all vindicated, were they not?

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (27 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: The Senator has advised me not to repeat what anybody else has said but I cannot help agreeing with-----

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (27 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: -----Senator Higgins's sentiments particularly about the Operation Sophia arrangement. For years we have been signing up to various international arrangements, many quite positive for the Irish Defence Forces in respect of experience and our general commitment to securing peace around the world. Notwithstanding that, however, and despite the reassurances given by successive Ministers for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (28 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: My home town of Drogheda is in a state of fear this week in a way I have never witnessed. On Monday a man was shot in broad daylight as he sat in his car outside a toy store in a retail park in Drogheda and is now fighting for his life. The town of over 40,000 people, the town I am from and love, has been in the grip of a violent criminal feud for a few months. However, it has the level of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (28 Feb 2019)

Gerald Nash: In the 20 years I have been in public life I have never been more frustrated as I have been this week. With others, I am trying to support the work of An Garda Síochána to protect the people of my home town, about which I care deeply. I have never witnessed such angst and frustration in the area. My phone has been hopping since Monday. I know of people who witnessed the event in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Gerald Nash: I support the proposal made by Senators Ardagh and Mac Lochlainn. I will not rehearse all the arguments that we will put forward later on but I agree entirely with Senator Mac Lochlainn's comments. Two years ago the Minister sought to give legal effect to a voisinageagreement that was found to have a weak legislative underpinning in terms of its operation over the decades. It is entirely...