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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jul 2021)

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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jul 2021)

Gerald Nash: That is fine. I thank the Chair.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jul 2021)

Gerald Nash: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the disparity in the allocation of special education teacher hours in a school (details supplied); if her Department will review the allocation in order for the school to meet the low and high incidence needs of its pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38425/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2021)

Gerald Nash: 342. To ask the Minister for Health when the zolgensma gene therapy will be approved for reimbursement for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30968/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2021)

Gerald Nash: 377. To ask the Minister for Health when the zolgensma gene therapy will be approved for reimbursement for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31214/21]

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 Jul 2021)

Gerald Nash: I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. As social democrats and a social democratic, left-of-centre party, the Labour Party supports the principle of a tax on property. When it comes to taxes on assets, some who claim to be of the left cannot find it within themselves to support a modest charge on property for the running of local services. I find that...

Long-Term Residential Care: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jul 2021)

Gerald Nash: I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this important motion. According to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, more than 2,000 residents of nursing homes have passed away because of Covid-19, a number that accounts, in real terms, for over 40% of Covid deaths in Ireland to this point in time. This has been a massive issue in our society over the past year and a half. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Jul 2021)

Gerald Nash: 267. To ask the Minister for Finance when the public consultation process on the OECD corporation tax proposals will commence; the terms of reference for the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37318/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Jul 2021)

Gerald Nash: 415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average delivery timescale for a new school building under the design and build system from stage one of the process to completion and handover between 2016 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37616/21]

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Jul 2021)

Gerald Nash: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. The number of personal contract plans for new cars has sky rocketed since data were first recorded in 2014, from just over 10,000 PCPs then to over 62,000 outstanding PCPs in February 2020. That is an increase of over 500%. Not only has the number of unregulated PCPs risen rapidly, but the outstanding level of PCP debt attached to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (8 Jul 2021)

Gerald Nash: 39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 182 of 23 June 2021, the amount of financial support provided by his Department and or the HEA to Dundalk Institute of Technology to assist in the purchase of the sports campus in 2014 which includes a building (details supplied); if conditions were attached to the provision of funds in terms of a...

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2021)

Gerald Nash: The Labour Party cannot support this amendment either. We would be minded, like other parties, to support the thrust of the legislation extending the Covid-19 supports that are of such benefit to working people and businesses that are struggling across the country. If it is the case, however, that this amendment survives and is inserted into the legislation, we will not support this...

Future of Banking in Ireland: Statements (1 Jul 2021)

Gerald Nash: I welcome the opportunity to participate in the debate on this pivotal issue for Irish society and the economy at this particular moment in time. The level of public interest in this issue is growing. This is evidenced by the fact that we are having a significant debate on this significant issue so soon after we had a similar debate a few short months ago. The type of changes we have seen...

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Gerald Nash: The Labour Party and I are happy to support the continuation of the schemes as outlined in the Bill. The scale of the support provided to businesses and to working people who may have lost their work through no fault of their own in the last 16 to 17 months is unprecedented. We all agree that there should be no cliff edge facing any business or worker with the removal of any of these...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Jul 2021)

Gerald Nash: 207. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some travel agents have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that under the reopening of non-essential retail that they no longer qualify for the Covid restrictions support scheme despite not being able to trade due to non-essential travel (details supplied); his plans to address this anomaly; if it...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (1 Jul 2021)

Gerald Nash: 211. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the delays experienced by some civil service pensioners who are living abroad in terms of the late payment of pension payments as illustrated in the case of a person (details supplied); his views on whether this is a systemic problem; his plans to resolve the matter; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (1 Jul 2021)

Gerald Nash: 351. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the circumstances of undocumented persons (detail supplied) is intended to be covered by the provisions of the new regularisation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35597/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (30 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the high cross monastic site at Monasterboice, County Louth in respect of the tentative list to be submitted to UNESCO for consideration for world heritage site status in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35439/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Circulars (29 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 171. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the implications of circular 08/2019 for staff promotion and movement between public sector bodies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34933/21]