Results 4,941-4,960 of 6,454 for speaker:Gerald Nash

Confidence in Government: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Gerald Nash: The year 2011 was year zero.

Education and the School Building Programme: Motion [Private Members] (29 Mar 2023)

Gerald Nash: One of the things the Minister needs to do this afternoon is to commit to ensuring the school transport system does not descend into the same shambles this year that she presided over last year. I do not want to have to experience the number of calls, emails and meetings with frantic parents we had to experience last year. I hope the Minister can commit to ensuring that the system functions...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (28 Mar 2023)

Gerald Nash: 342. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will formally express Ireland’s opposition along with EU partners, to new laws passed by the Ugandan Parliament that will criminalise members of the LGBT+ community in that country and will outlaw the activities of NGOs working with and advocating for the LGBT+ citizens (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (28 Mar 2023)

Gerald Nash: 387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s policy on the provision of paid maternity and paternity leave for teachers who become parents through surrogacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14765/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (28 Mar 2023)

Gerald Nash: 579. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for the completion of all stages of the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022; when he expects the Bill to be enacted; when the key reforms contained in the legislation are expected to be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15083/23]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Gerald Nash: The Minister said companies that can change should. We know the purpose of the 2019 amendment and the principles of that are very solid. As a society and economy, we should aspire to achieve a reduction in the number of high emission vehicles and the transition to electric vehicles. It is obvious that companies relying on fleets would be one of the first sectors or subsectors of the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Gerald Nash: Would the Minister accept that it is not happening quickly enough and the purchase of electric vehicles is still relatively expensive? Are there any other measures that the Minister is considering over the next period of time that would further incentivise the transition, not just of fleets of company cars, but of vehicles more generally towards EVs?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Mar 2023)

Gerald Nash: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline a specific timetable for the construction and delivery of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15852/23]

Finance Bill 2023: Financial Resolution (18 Apr 2023)

Gerald Nash: Mrs. Murphy is rarely wrong, in all of our experience. Deputy Healy-Rae is right. The Labour Party supports the setting of a zero VAT rate on solar panels for domestic use, but the measure must not be exploited by the industry to boost its profits at the expense of the consumer. This reduction in VAT needs to be passed on to the consumer by the industry. The Government needs to be...

Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Gerald Nash: The Labour Party supports the Bill and the transposition of the directive into Irish law. When an individual consumer takes on a corporation, it is never a fair fight and anything that strengthens the hand of the consumer and levels the playing field is to be welcomed. The broad thrust of the legislation is an attempt to do that. It will allow consumers to band together or enlist the help...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

Gerald Nash: I welcome Mr. Chris Macey from the Irish Heart Foundation. I must vacate the Chair at 6.30 p.m. but I am sure I will be more than adequately replaced. Before we begin, I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards references the witness may make to other persons in his evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically present or who...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

Gerald Nash: I thank Mr. Macey for that thought-provoking contribution. The first contribution will be from a Fianna Fáil member. Deputy Lahart is gone. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan is online. If he is available and wishes to contribute, he might indicate.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

Gerald Nash: The next scheduled contribution, then, would be from a Fine Gael member but I do not think any is present. The next scheduled contribution, then, will be from a Sinn Féin member. Which member would like to contribute?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (18 Apr 2023)

Gerald Nash: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide clarity and a timeframe with respect to when the issue of stabilised residual waste fines, which are going to landfill levy-free, will be dealt with; when the working group which has been tasked with examining the impact of the landfill levy exemption for stabilised waste will report on their findings; and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (18 Apr 2023)

Gerald Nash: 385. To ask the Minister for Finance what regulations and policies covers the operation of ATMs in the State; what are the requirements for these to be made accessible to disabled people; who is responsible for regulating this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17140/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (18 Apr 2023)

Gerald Nash: 386. To ask the Minister for Finance what regulations and policies cover credit card terminals in the State; what are the requirements for these to be made accessible to disabled people; who is responsible for regulating this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17141/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (18 Apr 2023)

Gerald Nash: 396. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to allow members of the public claim tax relief for physiotherapy appointments without the need for a doctor's referral; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17360/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (18 Apr 2023)

Gerald Nash: 397. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has carried out an analysis of the estimated additional revenue that will be generated for the Exchequer in 2024 with the introduction of his corporation tax reforms based on pillar 2 of the OECD agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17361/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Regulatory Bodies (18 Apr 2023)

Gerald Nash: 398. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned at the exposure of the Irish financial system to the non-bank or "shadow bank" sector; if he is satisfied that the Central Bank of Ireland has sufficient regulatory powers and supervisory functions over the "shadow bank" sector actors located in Ireland; if he will provide details of the nature and level of engagement he and his...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (18 Apr 2023)

Gerald Nash: 446. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 387 of 28 March 2023 to the Minister for Education, if he plans to introduce any reforms to civil and public service staff leave arrangements for parents who have had a child through surrogacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16958/23]