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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (15 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 420. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the end dates of the terms of office of each of the chief executive officers or equivalent in each of the public bodies under his aegis or of the ESRI and IPA as publicly funded bodies; if there will be a publicly open competition to fill these roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30583/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Energy Policy (15 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 421. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if each of the agencies under his aegis and the publicly funded agencies of the ESRI and the IPA have included transport and travel in their annual reports to the SEAI in relation to public sector energy efficiency performance in relation to their 2020 energy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30585/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Energy Policy (15 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 422. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if each of the agencies under his aegis and the publicly funded bodies of the ESRI and the IPA that have as of the 2020 Annual Report on Public Sector Energy Efficiency Performance, not yet reached 15% for their 2020 target, have an energy performance plan, an energy performance budget, an energy performance adviser and have fully...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (15 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 423. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works is encumbered in public sector energy reductions due to the array of older and heritage buildings in its portfolio; if additional resources or arrangements are needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30587/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (15 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 425. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department or any of the bodies under his aegis or the publicly funded bodies of the IPA and the ESRI have persons employed in roles (details supplied) for any section of the community identified for protection under the Equal Status Acts 2000-2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30820/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Issues (15 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 426. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department, the bodies under his aegis or the publicly funded bodies of his Department are covered by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; if so, if they have a public sector equality and human rights duty implementation plan; the stage of the three-step approach for implementing the public sector equality...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Issues (15 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 427. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any of the bodies under his aegis or any of the publicly funded bodies under his Department that are covered by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 have since enactment of the Act, been invited by the Equality Commission to carry out a review or prepare and implement an action plan; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Issues (15 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 940. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will extend the scope of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 to include the bodies under his aegis or the publicly funded bodies of the IPA and the ESRI that are not covered by the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30823/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 1151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed at Laytown Garda station in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31550/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 1152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a review of the Garda divisional boundaries pertaining to south County Louth and east County Meath will be completed. [31551/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Employment Support Services (15 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 1217. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the proposed pilot scheme to turn rural pubs into remote working hub as outlined in Our Rural Future - Rural Development Policy 2021-2025; when the pilot will commence; the way businesses can apply to become part of the pilot; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31017/21]

National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Statements (2 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this important debate. I want to follow on from some of the remarks made by Sinn Féin Deputies regarding the process by which the application and submission from the Government was made to the European Commission under the EU's recovery and resilience fund. It is a sad commentary on how we do business that Deputies from across the political...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Levy (2 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 98. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount raised by the 1% insurance levy each year since its introduction; if he is currently reviewing the operation of the levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30023/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (2 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her officials have met with Meath County Council to commence the pre-planning process for additional buildings at a school (details supplied) and the pre-planning process for the permanent school building on the site; if an update will be provided on the purchase by her Department of the site; if she will agree to commence the planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (2 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has agreed to allocate additional places for first year students at a school (details supplied) for the 2021-2022 school year; the number of first year places that will be allocated to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30022/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Procurement Contracts (2 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 151. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans in relation to the proposed tendering process for local employment, activation and support services; if this process and the tender process currently under consideration seeks to replace the current services provided by existing jobs clubs and local employment services; and if she will make a statement on the...

Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: I am pleased to support this Bill. I will support any legislation or intervention from any Member of this House regardless of their political colour if it means that insurance premiums will be reduced for hard-pressed consumers in this country. We cannot wait another nine months for this issue to be addressed. I believe in the Minister of State's intentions. He is well intentioned in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (1 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 261. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the impact of the recently announced changes to stamp duty in respect of the bulk buying by investment funds of houses on organisations active in the mortgage to rent sector (details supplied) and that are in the process of purchasing homes under the mortgage to rent scheme in order to lease back to distressed homeowners;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tax Code (1 Jun 2021)

Gerald Nash: 329. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the impact of the recently announced changes to stamp duty in respect of the bulk buying by investment funds of houses, on organisations active in the mortgage to rent sector (details supplied) and that are in the process of purchasing homes under the mortgage to rent scheme in order to...

Health (Amendment) Act 2021: Motion (27 May 2021)

Gerald Nash: Mandatory hotel quarantine is a tool with which none of us is comfortable but it is one of the tools that has been necessary in our fight against Covid-19 over the last few months. We all know that Covid-19 and its variants do not recognise borders. As stated repeatedly by my colleague and party Leader, Deputy Kelly, this virus is on tour. The arrival of different variants on our shores...