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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Archaeological Sites (5 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: 267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his view on a matter raised in relation to Newgrange and related matters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43259/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: 320. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm if an employer (details supplied) was approved for the pandemic recognition payment; if so, whether payment has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43193/23]

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle very much. I am sharing time with Deputy Duncan Smith. It is said that RTÉ does too many repeats. So does this Government. There is some truth in the hackneyed description of a "The Late, Late Show" budget, with one for everyone in the audience. It is worse still. It is a "Reeling in the Years" budget in that it is a lazy rerun of all that was...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: More than 20% of workers are still on low pay, and deprivation rates went up four percentage points after last year's budget. The Government had to follow this up with a mini-budget in February because they got it so wrong this time last year. The Government would not need to spend so much today if they got things right then. Those who are most in need are still paying the price for...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: We need to move more quickly to a real living wage, not the rebranded, watered-down version Government has in mind. In its costed alternative budget, Labour has ring-fenced €1.3 billion for a new public service pay agreement. The talks have yet to commence, but this would allow for a cumulative increase of in the region of 5% next year for nurses, healthcare assistants, teachers,...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: We need to move more quickly to a real living wage, not the rebranded, watered-down version Government has in mind. In its costed alternative budget, Labour has ring-fenced €1.3 billion for a new public service pay agreement. The talks have yet to commence, but this would allow for a cumulative increase of in the region of 5% next year for nurses, healthcare assistants, teachers,...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: It is state-sponsored vandalism and the victims are first-time buyers and communities throughout the country. We have anything between 25,000, 70,000 or 170,000 homes lying idle in the Ireland of 2023. The Government is that switched off it cannot even properly measure the scale of the problem because it simply does not seem to care. Property and property rights mean everything for Fianna...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: No mention. There has been no mention of it.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: On a point of order, is amendment No. 4 being taken in this tranche as well? If that is the case, would the mover of the amendment be prioritised to speak?

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: However, the Leas-Cheann Comhairle also indicated they would be taken together, so surely there is some latitude for the mover of the amendment to speak.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: I did. I indicated clearly.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: Essentially these amendments do not involve the carbon tax. We are talking here about the excise duty on petrol and diesel. The Government has agreed that it will extend the period to March next year and have another phased increase in August, to the best of my recollection. We are proposing that the Government should go further. It has acknowledged the reason for postponing this planned...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: Behave yourself.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: This is what the Deputy wants. He is a child.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: 96. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline, in view of the Low Pay Commission's recommendation that the hourly rate of the national minimum wage should rise to €12.70 in 2024, the estimated full-year cost of adjusting USC rates to avoid a cliff edge for full-time workers on the national minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43507/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of a change of approach by the Revenue Commissioners to the tax affairs of general practitioners who hold general medical services contracts with the HSE, specifically those who operate within a partnership structure, as is common practice (details supplied); his views on whether the position should be reconsidered, as outlined in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is reviewing the position as regards the exit tax applicable to life insurance investment arrangements in the context of the forthcoming Finance Bill; his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43970/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (10 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of inconsistencies occurring on the migration of debt management practices from the Credit Bureau to the Credit Central Register (CCR), and current operational practices by some financial institutions with respect to statute barred loan defaults and the CCR (details supplied); if his Department has raised this issue with the CCR/Central...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (10 Oct 2023)

Gerald Nash: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of necessary alterations needed in relation to the construction of a school (details supplied); if she can confirm receipt of correspondence regarding same; if she can detail the process her Department will make to address these needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44061/23]