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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (22 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: 125. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the impact on the local economy of the decision made by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability Integration and Youth to use all beds in a hotel (details supplied) in Drogheda to accommodate international protection applicants from March 2024; if he, his officials and local agencies will introduce a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (22 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: 162. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department and the relevant agencies are aware of the fact that a hotel (details supplied) in Drogheda will, from March 2024, no longer have beds available for tourism use; if she and the tourism agencies are concerned about this, given the level of investment in Drogheda's tourism product in recent years; if she and the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: She represents rural Ireland.

Protection of Employees (Trade Union Subscriptions) Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: I often find myself following my constituency colleague Deputy Ó Murchú. I am always happy to give way to him if he needs additional space to elaborate on a point. I agree with him on the treatment of the PayPal workers in Dundalk. All too often in the past couple of years, local Deputies have had to advise, individually and collectively, Paypal workers on their rights and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: Apologies have been received from Deputy Cowen. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: I propose that we suspend the meeting to allow us to participate in the weekly divisions in the House and we will return when that has been completed.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the report of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC: What Climate Change Means for Ireland's Public Finances. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the following representatives from IFAC: Professor Michael McMahon, who is appearing remotely, Mr. Niall Conroy and Mr. Killian Carroll. Before we start, I wish to explain some limitations to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: I thank Professor McMahon.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: I thank Deputy Conway-Walsh. The next contribution will be from Fine Gael. I see Deputy Durkan is online. He might need to unmute himself.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: I thank Professor McMahon. That was very useful indeed. I now call on Deputy Canney.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: I accept Professor McMahon is not a climate expert or, indeed, an agricultural scientist, as far as I am aware.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: We obsess about the cost of climate change and the transition but we rarely speak about the economic opportunities and benefits that could accrue with the kind of planning, about which I think there is consent in this room, at least, we need to do and may not necessarily be evident from some quarters. Deputy Durkan said earlier he was astounded shopping in the summer at the amount of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: I thank all three witnesses for their contributions and their responses to Deputy Canney. I have some questions and observations. One of the threads running through the report and all the expert commentary on what we are required to do between now and 2030 on the climate agenda and the transition is that we need to be more decisive now, sooner rather than later, because there are a range...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: It is a provisional Government.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: Fianna Fáil used to be ambitious.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: In driving up prices.

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Daichead ar an mBunreacht (An Comhaontú maidir le Cúirt Aontaithe um Paitinní), 2024: An Dara Céim - Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill 2024: Second Stage (29 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: We, in the Labour Party, very much support this legislation and we have been aware for some time of course that there would be the requirement for a constitutional amendment and ratification of the Unified Patent Court. Which way are we pronouncing patent? I am not sure. It is interchangeable.

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Daichead ar an mBunreacht (An Comhaontú maidir le Cúirt Aontaithe um Paitinní), 2024: An Dara Céim - Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill 2024: Second Stage (29 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: We are looking forward to the debate and I am interested to see what exotic creatures emerge on the "No" side and what those arguments might be. It will probably be the least-challenging job the Electoral Commission will have over the next period. The Minister of State, Deputy Richmond, stated earlier in his contribution that the original commitment was signed by the State in 2013. The...