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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: The Minister of State knows he will be very welcome to Oldbridge.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: The Minister of State could anticipate that.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: Yes. I have two further short questions, if I may. As regards subhead C7 on the number of surplus properties disposed and the outturn in 2023, there is a figure of 22 with a figure of 25 in brackets, so I imagine 22 was probably the estimated outturn. The target will be 20 properties in 2025. In 2024, the output target was 29. The Minister of State may not have this information...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: Finally, if I may, and it is-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: -----related to subhead C7 on the income from disposal of surplus properties, a lot of properties in the ownership of the OPW would be allocated to local authorities-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: -----or other State agencies. Is that not the case? I assume there is little or no charge-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: -----involved in that.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025.
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (2 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: On the EU Presidency, the Minister of State explained to Deputy Brennan why there was a small amount allocated at this point in time. The OPW always does a very important job in the context of the rotating European Union Presidency. That is something the Office of Public Works can be very proud of. The Minister of State mentioned that Dublin Castle would be the principal location for many...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (3 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when physical work will start on the new permanent building for a school (details supplied); the timeline for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36864/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (3 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when LMETB will start the physical work to develop the new LMETH head office building in Drogheda, as per a decision taken by Government twelve years ago; if approval of a report referred to in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 622 of 23 July 2024, has been sanctioned; the date on when this occurred; if the project has been approved to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (3 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount spent since 2013 on work connected to the planned new LMETB head office building in Drogheda for each accounting year from 2013 to date in 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36866/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: That is exactly what the Government has been doing for the past three years. This is why it is in this difficulty.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: Tax cuts to target child poverty.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: Absolutely.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: And then you delayed my Bill by 12 months.

Transparency for Supermarket Profits: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 1: After "compare prices and make informed choices" to insert: "calls on the Government to: — commit to passing the Competition and Consumer Protection (Unfair Prices) Bill 2023; and — instead of using over €700 million to cut the rate of Value Added Tax on hospitality in Budget 2026, to use these hundreds of millions...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: Do not be so cynical.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: The Taoiseach and his officials are very welcome. He has said that he is going to prioritise addressing child poverty. That is a worthy ambition and one all of us should share. An office has been established in the Taoiseach's Department to address that issue on the well-being of children. How many whole-time equivalent staff are engaged in that unit?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: Is that the same as under the previous administration or are there additional staff compared to-----