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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Updated Economic and Fiscal Position in Advance of Budget 2023: Discussion (7 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: It is more radical.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Updated Economic and Fiscal Position in Advance of Budget 2023: Discussion (7 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: There is much discussion across society about targeted measures. I was quite hostile to the idea of the energy credit and I thought it was not a very smart use of finite public resources when it was introduced. The rationale provided by the Government was that it needed to get money into people's pockets very quickly. That being said, we all know and acknowledge that we have a...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Updated Economic and Fiscal Position in Advance of Budget 2023: Discussion (7 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: What is the view of the witnesses from the ESRI on energy credits and-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Updated Economic and Fiscal Position in Advance of Budget 2023: Discussion (7 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: I will consider that. To be fair, we are heading now to a point, based on the ESRI's own analysis, where we could very well end up with 50% of the population in energy poverty, as defined by 10% of people's disposable income-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Updated Economic and Fiscal Position in Advance of Budget 2023: Discussion (7 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: Sure.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Updated Economic and Fiscal Position in Advance of Budget 2023: Discussion (7 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: Yes, brilliant.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Updated Economic and Fiscal Position in Advance of Budget 2023: Discussion (7 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: I have one final question, or rather an observation. I am concerned about the situation energy-intensive industries will find themselves in from a job retention perspective over the next year or two. I have been a long-standing proponent of the introduction and embedding into our labour market policies of a German-style short time working scheme, based along the lines of the Kurzarbeit...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Updated Economic and Fiscal Position in Advance of Budget 2023: Discussion (7 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: We can try to keep people working for a period or to furlough people for a period until we grasp that nettle. We do not have a system in place to allow us to do that.

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Commission of Investigation Report: Statements (14 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: The Siteserv report brings us back to the year 2007 and to the calamitous events that unfolded in this country and across the world, events from which we, arguably, have yet to recover. We are still dealing with the fallout. It was in June of that year that Bear Stearns bailed out two of its hedge funds with $20 billion of exposure to collateralise debt obligations as sub-prime mortgages....

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Updated Economic and Fiscal Position in Advance of Budget 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: The Minister, Deputy McGrath, is right that according to his Department's calculations and commitments, as again enunciated in his opening contribution, it is fair to say that expenditure on new measures next year comes in at approximately €1.3 billion in the plan, if that is accurate. The intention is then to introduce tax adjustments totalling just more than €1 billion. ...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Updated Economic and Fiscal Position in Advance of Budget 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: The Department will stick to the 6.5%.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Updated Economic and Fiscal Position in Advance of Budget 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: The Department is committed to remaining within the confines of the framework that it set earlier this year, temporarily moving away from the 5% commitment to 6.5% for next year. The Minister is on record as saying that. We are approaching, at least technical, full employment. Nobody could have envisaged that this time two years ago. It would be churlish of me not to recognise the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Updated Economic and Fiscal Position in Advance of Budget 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: It is a canary in a coalmine. There may well be other significant employers experiencing those issues at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (14 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: 167. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of increasing the remote working from home relief from €3.20 per day to €5 per day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44705/22]

An Bord Pleanála: Statements (15 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: I very much welcome this debate. It is timely and important. An Bord Pleanála is a critical arm of the State. Since it was established, it has, by and large, served this country and its citizens well. My party, namely, the Labour Party, has been a strong supporter of the principles of An Bord Pleanála when it is acting at its best. We believe in the organisation and its...

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: I am pleased to speak on this important legislation, which the Labour Party will not be opposing, although there may be amendments that we will propose on Committee Stage and later stages. I know the Minister and everybody in this Chamber will agree that water is a public good. We have had many debates across our society in the past few months about what constitutes a public good and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: 240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to reintroduce the extended Covid leave for school staff who cannot attend work as a consequence of long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45297/22]

National Retrofit Plan: Motion [Private Members] (20 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: Retrofitting is the low-hanging fruit with regard to reaching the State's emission targets and future-proofing energy security. As the Minister will be aware, in 2017 the built environment alone accounted for 12.7% of Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions. To put this into context, the average Irish dwelling emits 104% more than the EU average. This is not a record we can be proud of. This...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Equality Issues (20 Sep 2022)

Gerald Nash: 243. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to issue a formal circular to all Government Departments and all public bodies in relation to their responsibilities and statutory obligations under the Public Sector Equality & Human Rights Duty under Section 42 of the Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission Act of 2014; and if he will make a statement on...