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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (23 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: 91. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the announced 20% cut in transport fares will apply to those who have purchased annual taxsaver ticket for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10468/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (23 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: 127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will publish updated guidance to facilitate a transition period for the changes to the tenant purchase scheme pursuant to SI. No.776 of 2021 Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) (Amendment) Regulations 2021; if his Department will facilitate flexibility in respect of tenants who had commenced the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (23 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provision that is being made for playing pitches, basketball courts and other outdoor sports facilities for students at a school (details supplied) in advance of the development of the permanent school facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10282/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: The convicted serial sex abuser, Michael Shine, will be released from prison tomorrow. He may have served his prison sentence but there is no end in sight for the survivors. Up to 100 men were expected to receive compensation but a legal dispute between the Medical Missionaries of Mary and the HSE over the indemnification of the HSE for legal costs and related matters has thrown the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: 21. To ask the Minister for Finance if an update will be provided on discussions with the European Commission regarding a temporary derogation on the rate of VAT applied on energy and gas usage; if he held discussions with other European Union Finance Ministers regarding the relaxation of such rules as part of a common approach to tackling rising energy prices; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (22 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: 32. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to reverse recent cuts to the bank levy given that a potential rise of European Central Bank rates will boost the incomes of Irish banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9484/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (22 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance if an update will be provided on his plans to reform the way in which capital gains are treated under the Key Employee Engagement Programme; the cost of the programme to the Exchequer for each year from 2017 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9483/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (22 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to protect current and prospective mortgage holders from a rise in European Central Bank interest rates; his views on the introduction of maximum interest rates that can be contracted to each type of credit agreement as applied in some other European Union countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9485/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance if an update will be provided on the repayment of outstanding pandemic unemployment payment and temporary wage subsidy scheme tax liabilities; the amount repaid to date; the number of persons with an outstanding TWSS or PUP tax liability for 2020 who subsequently overpaid tax in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9482/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (22 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: 237. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the transposition of the pan-European personal pension product regulation; the expected timeline for the transposition of the regulation into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9505/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: 244. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to abolish the prohibitive VAT rate on defibrillators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9648/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (17 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: 287. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a policy issue raised by a person (details supplied) relating to nursing home charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8840/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (16 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: 125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason no contact was made with the parents (details supplied) of a child in County Louth when issues arose with a passport application for the child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8623/22]

Tackling the Cost of Living - Institutional Investors in the Residential Property Market: Motion (15 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion on behalf of the Labour Party. The Minister knows that we are in the midst of a real cost-of-living crisis. The reality is that we have faced an affordability crisis in our housing and rental market for far longer. Over the past year alone, we have seen house prices in County Louth experience double-digit growth with young couples from...

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: I did not have the opportunity to engage in pre-legislative scrutiny of this legislation, which I regret. That said, it is not the case that I have not taken a keen interest in the passage and progress of this legislation, given the history of my own party's involvement in the development of what became the 2014 Act. Deputy Buckley articulated very well a lot of the concerns that have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (15 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: 550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his role in the appointment and reappointment of presidents of institutes of technology; the factors that he is obliged to take into account under the relevant legislation when considering such matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8079/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (15 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: 644. To ask the Minister for Health if an inspection has been undertaken at a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7472/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (15 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: 645. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the refurbishment work being undertaken at a facility (details supplied); the total cost of the works involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7473/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (15 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: 679. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to provide funding in budget 2023 to fund the provision of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7600/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (15 Feb 2022)

Gerald Nash: 680. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence some of the anticipated 2021 cost savings from the recent HSE medicines management programme preferred blood glucose strips for adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes evaluation to fund the provision of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age based on clinical need; and if he...