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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...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (27 May 2021)

Gerald Nash: I welcome the fact that the Minister has put on record that half of all adults in this country will have received a vaccination by the end of this week. However, as the previous contributor said, vaccinations in Louth and Meath have been something of a postcode lottery. Dublin and the rest of the country have streaked ahead in terms of the vaccination of those aged between 50 and 69 years...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (27 May 2021)

Gerald Nash: I have been contacted by a considerable number of people who have accessed the vaccination training programme and because of the cyberattack, it seems they cannot complete the final anaphylaxis module. Is the Minister working on a workaround for that? It is an issue because the vaccination programme is only as successful as the number of people we train to engage in it and deliver...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 May 2021)

Gerald Nash: Some of the questions I originally intended to ask have already been answered to my satisfaction. Unfortunately, I have to leave at 10.30 a.m. to attend another meeting so I will be brief. I have two observations and two related questions. There is no doubt that the witnesses gave the Department of Finance some kicking on the stability programme update and did not pull any punches. Is...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 May 2021)

Gerald Nash: It was not necessarily a question, but more of an observation on our over-reliance on gathering so much tax from so few companies, which poses a risk. How can we replace that and could the design and imposition of a net wealth tax help to address the imbalance and fill the gap?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Irregularities (25 May 2021)

Gerald Nash: 173. To ask the Minister for Finance , further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 235 and 236 of 11 May, the criteria applied in concluding that the Revenue Commissioners programme of investigations with a view to prosecution has achieved a considerable level of success, and is an effective deterrent to tax evasion and fraud. [27485/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Irregularities (25 May 2021)

Gerald Nash: 174. To ask the Minister for Finance , further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 284 to 287, inclusive, of 28 April, the number of convictions that related to income tax, value-added tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax, and capital acquisitions tax or stamp duty, respectively, in each of the years 2011 to 2020. [27486/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Agreements (25 May 2021)

Gerald Nash: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the ratification by Ireland of the Council Decisions (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27488/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 May 2021)

Gerald Nash: 176. To ask the Minister for Finance the action Ireland has taken on foot of the European Commission recommendation of 14 July 2020 (C(2020) 4885 final) on making State financial support to undertakings conditional on the absence of links, up to the beneficial owner, to non-co-operative jurisdictions for tax purposes, so-called blacklist jurisdictions, pursuant to point 7 of the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Higher Education Grants (20 May 2021)

Gerald Nash: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to amend the earnings disregard for qualification for a SUSI grant to include support received by students who have received pandemic unemployment payment support as a consequence of the loss of a job during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26777/21]