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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (8 Dec 2020)

Gerald Nash: I have two more observations and questions. The most recent Exchequer returns and the trajectory we are on at present would suggest, to me at least, that the deficit this year will ultimately not be anywhere close to €21 billion. Mr. Barnes may have a different view, but what does he believe is the lowest level at which it might potentially come in at the end of the year, given the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (24 Nov 2022)

Gerald Nash: 162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which the contract with a company (details supplied) that operates the toll on the M1 at Julianstown, County Meath and the toll at the Donore exit at Drogheda will end; if his Department plans to end tolling at both locations on the conclusion of the contract and on transfer to the State; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (18 Jan 2023)

Gerald Nash: 1440. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a status update on the provision of podiatry services at the HSE Boyne primary care centre and at the Community Services Building, Dublin Road, Dundalk respectively; the number of persons on a waiting list for the service at these locations; the number of staff engaged at these locations on podiatry services; the number of vacant posts...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mortgage Interest Rates (10 Nov 2022)

Gerald Nash: I think it is inevitable that the main banks will pass on the likely increases in the ECB rate over the coming period. The perverse reality is that the environment we are in at the moment, as interest rates go up, means that bank profitability will go up as well. I would like the Government to send a signal, and this House should send a signal, that banks should, given the climate at the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fuel Prices (10 Apr 2024)

Gerald Nash: On budget night the Labour Party moved a motion to seek a deferral of the planned excise duty increases pushed on punters at the pumps, at least until budget 2025 next October. On budget night the Minister, Deputy Ryan, refused to accept the Labour Party amendment to the motion and we have seen excise duties rise at the pumps on 1 April - "April fuels day", as it was dubbed by Pat Flanagan...

An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2020)

Gerald Nash: I want to raise a brief point in regard to building workers. If in doubt, we should simply ensure that building sites are closed. There is no way in this world that we can, at every single juncture, ensure that all building workers are protected and adhere at all times to social distancing. I will leave it at that.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (18 Apr 2024)

Gerald Nash: 284. To ask the Minister for Health the number of candidates or patients with addresses in County Louth who are currently on the waiting list for their first formal and direct appointment at the fertility treatment facility for IVF at the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin; the average waiting times for a first appointment at the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17109/24]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Gerald Nash: The Deputy may have been at the ploughing championships, as I and others in the House were. There was a very strong representation there from SBCI; its representatives talked to the agricultural community about the possibilities that are available through SBCI. At Taking Care of Business events, the Department includes dozens of agencies which are under its aegis and which operate in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (19 Jan 2022)

Gerald Nash: 1396. To ask the Minister for Health the level of specialist services available for patients presenting to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital for ocular emergencies at weekends; if patients with eye-related emergencies who present to the hospital at late hours or at weekends are seen and treated immediately by a specialist ophthalmologist or a member of the ophthalmology team; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Apr 2024)

Gerald Nash: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a serious issue at a school in Omeath, County Louth (details supplied) that has seen its allocation of special education teaching hours cut for the second year running, putting enormous strain on the school’s staff and putting the provision of the SET teaching support needed at the school, greatly at risk; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (16 Jun 2020)

Gerald Nash: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised from a reduction in the thresholds for capital acquisitions tax on inheritance and gifts to €280,000 for group A, €30,000 for group B and €15,000 for group C, respectively; the estimated revenue that would be raised at these new thresholds from increasing the rate of the tax applied at these...

An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2020)

Gerald Nash: We covered the Department of Finance measures earlier but I apologise to the Minister that I was not in the Chamber to hear his reply. He will recall that in my previous contribution, I raised the issue of employers that seek to engage on the temporary wage subsidy scheme and issues that may arise with creditors and insolvency. I referred to the potential for them to trade recklessly or...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fishing Industry (26 Nov 2015)

Gerald Nash: We are providing an opportunity to a considerable number of non-EEA workers who are engaged in this system to be considered employees. The new permit scheme will be very robust. The State will hold a central depository of relevant permits that are in play at any given moment. The Deputy will be aware that the number of permits in the scheme has been set at 500. For the first few months of...

Topical Issue Debate: Election Management System (2 Oct 2012)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive outline of the situation. I am pleased he has taken the opportunity at this juncture to remind returning officers of their responsibilities. We are in a time of national crisis and we as Government have always attempted to prioritise the needs of the unemployed or underemployed. As I said earlier, €400 would mean a world of difference to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (24 Nov 2015)

Gerald Nash: Arrangements which may be described as internships are not defined by Irish legislation. Depending on the particulars of the individual arrangement, the participants may have entitlements to protection under employment law. Any persons with questions or complaints regarding their rights under employment law should contact Workplace Relations Customer Service on lo-call 1890 80 80 90 or at...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Internship Scheme Placements (24 Nov 2015)

Gerald Nash: Arrangements which may be described as internships are not defined by Irish legislation. Depending on the particulars of the individual arrangement, the participants may have entitlements to protection under employment law. Any persons with questions or complaints regarding their rights under employment law should contact Workplace Relations Customer Service on lo-call 1890 80 80 90 or at...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: I will first ask Mr. Cassidy about the EU fiscal framework and the fiscal rules. He referenced the incapacity, a decade ago, of the State to finance infrastructure projects that in the specific circumstances we have at the moment we could finance. We know the best thing is to invest in transport, housing and so on to stimulate the economy and get people back to work and do so in a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ministerial Advisers (29 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. I assure the Minister that I am not throwing cheap, political potshots at the Minister and his Government colleagues on the appointment of a raft of special advisers for junior Ministers. I do not believe it is in my nature to do so and the Minister may know this. The Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (8 Nov 2018)

Gerald Nash: The capital programme for health projects, approved by the previous Government, included provision for a badly needed extension to the emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, my local hospital. The hospital has been synonymous with serious overcrowding. This project, worth more than €20 million, was a welcome addition to the health infrastructure in the area...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Issues (24 Feb 2021)

Gerald Nash: 16. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 10 February 2021, if Ireland will support the PCBCR proposal if it is tabled and discussed at COMPET later in February 2021; his views on whether the current opposition to the proposal is consistent with Government policy to ensure developing countries benefit from greater transparency in...