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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (13 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 426. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the assessment by an organisation (details supplied) in its 2023 fiscal assessment report that the real value of proposed/planned capital spending under the terms of the National Development Plan out to 2025 is almost a quarter lower than had been expected in the original plan; if he agrees with this assessment; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 711. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will give additional resources to Louth County Council to expedite urgent housing adaptation grant application cases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27687/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (13 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 780. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the revised guidelines on wind energy development will be published as part of Q2 targets for the 2023 Climate Action Plan; when the Planning and Development Act 2000 will be amended to reflect the proposed changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28464/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 1176. To ask the Minister for Health when semaglutide will be available to diabetic patients as there currently is a shortage of this vital medication for many patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27686/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 1230. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a CHI-commissioned external review of the paediatric gastroenterology department at Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin, which was initiated to inform a new multi-annual plan to enhance the service and access to care for children across the State; the current status of the review; if the proposals contained therein will be funded and actioned;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (14 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 155. To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to engage with representatives of community-based pharmacists (details supplied) in relation to ongoing concerns over a 15-year pharmacy pay freeze and its impact on patient care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28705/23]

LGBTQI+ Equality: Statements (20 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: I am incredibly pleased to speak on behalf of the Labour Party in this very important debate. l am a proud LGBTQI+ ally. I always have been. I grew up in a State, as did the Minister, that was a very cold and hostile place for anyone who was considered to be "different". I use the term "different" advisedly. My party has a long and proud track record of legislative social reform....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: We would appreciate an update on the question of the inquiry into the concerns highlighted by the Women of Honour group and where the process is at.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: The Tánaiste knows the Women of Honour group is dissatisfied, to say the least, at the narrowness of the proposed terms of reference that were produced. The women have raised this directly with him. They do not believe the terms of reference as they are drafted and the proposal presented to them have sufficient scope to encompass the range of issues they have very bravely and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: What timeline does the Tánaiste expect for the recommendations?

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 497. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the HSE will establish a community neuro-rehabilitation team in the CHO 8 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29400/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 671. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has any plans to introduce an over eight’s voucher scheme for optometry assessment and treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29394/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 740. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of first-year apprentices in the system on 1 January 2023, broken down thematically across the individual wet trades; the total number of apprentices across all years in the system as it relates to the wet trades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29395/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Waterways Issues (21 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update in relation to proposals to remove the Hebble Sand from the River Boyne; for an update on Parliamentary Question No. 38 of 19 April 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30065/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (21 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has any plans to address flooding at an estate (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30060/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (21 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 133. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration is being given alongside the Departments of Finance and Enterprise, Trade and Employment, respectively, to the introduction of a short-term employment support model similar to the German Kurzarbeit scheme, especially in view of the threat of 650 layoffs at a company (details supplied); and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (21 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 140. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration is being given to the reform of supports for workers who are placed on temporary layoff as reported previously, especially in light of the threat of 650 layoffs at a company (details supplied); if she will give consideration to the introduction of a model similar to the German Kurzarbeit scheme; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (21 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 184. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of capacity issues in GP surgeries in the Drogheda area and that some practices are not in a position to take on new patients; his plans to address the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29941/23]

Apprenticeship and Further Education and Training: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: I am happy to contribute to this debate on behalf of the Labour Party. I welcome the Minister's commitments in regard to support for apprentices in Tara Mines. We hope there will not be the kind of lay-offs initially unilaterally announced by the company. We also hope progress can be made on all of those jobs and a solution will be found to the problems facing Tara Mines, with the support...

Local Government and Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (Carrigaline Rent Pressure Zone) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Minister of State for his response to Deputy Ó Laoghaire’s very well considered Bill. The Minister of State acknowledged that this is an issue that the Deputy has been working on for some time and in good faith. As the Deputy indicated at the start of his contribution, there is a similar situation in my constituency. It is a matter that was raised with me a short...