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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Information and Quality Authority (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 1322. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances that are required to be met when HIQA requests weekly and regular reporting from nursing home and care facilities on the state of residents, including on issues such as weight and the prevalence of bedsores; the number of times such procedures were in place and used in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13927/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 1323. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the call for independent, human rights focused inspections in nursing homes as suggested by organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13928/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 1644. To ask the Minister for Health if statistics on the level of community transmission continue to be published and publicly available; the latest community transmission rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14944/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 2015. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his discussions with his European Union counterparts regarding the expected 15% reduction in fish landed in Ireland as a result of the recent Brexit deal and the inequity of Ireland having the largest proportion transferred among involved EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15267/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 2016. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to renegotiate the Common Fisheries Policy to prevent direct and indirect job losses in the Irish fishing industry, to protect the sustainability of fisheries stock within Ireland’s exclusive economic zone and to prevent the displacement of Irish vessels in Irish waters by EU counterparts; and if he will make a...

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...

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

Gerald Nash: I will ask a question on potential inflation, price rises and interest rate rises. I do not necessarily expect Dr. Cassidy to comment on political remarks, but the Tánaiste expressed a view, in an interview with The Irish Times, that we should be preparing for rises in interest rates and price inflation. I do not agree with him and do not agree it is something we should be concerned...

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

Gerald Nash: I have two further points. From what I am hearing from Dr. Cassidy, it seems he would not necessarily agree with the Tánaiste's remarks. I do not believe there is any evidence basis for them, frankly, and that seems to be what Dr. Cassidy is saying. One of the policy interventions that was made last year was an intervention that my party and I have been calling for in the context of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Engagement with Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: Ms McDonagh should know that I have got very limited time because I am not formally a member of the committee but we can elaborate further on some of the issues I hope to explore with her today when we meet over the next period. On the bank's treatment of those who are on the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS, and previously the temporary COVID-19 wage subsidy scheme, TWSS, across the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Engagement with Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: In the limited time I have I am honour bound to express my reservations about the way in which the bank approached the bank branch closure issue. One of the branches in my constituency in Dunleer, County Louth, was affected. There is significant disquiet in that community about the impact this will have on local commerce and the local community generally. We would ask Bank of Ireland to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (11 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 60. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he or his predecessor received any notifications under appendix 4, circular 12/2010 (details supplied) since January 2016 in relation to the bodies under his aegis; the bodies under his aegis to which such nominees are placed; if all such civil servants are aware of their obligations under this circular; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (11 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 61. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the bodies under his aegis operating under the Code of Practice on Accessibility of Public Services and Information provided by Public Bodies; if all such bodies have a trained access officer; if so, the year they first appointed an access officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13725/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (11 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the bodies under his aegis have an access team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13727/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (11 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the bodies under his aegis have an evacuation chair for mobility-impaired persons in cases in which it is required at all their premises; if staff or agents at such premises have formal training with regard to the use of such a chair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13728/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (11 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 62. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all bodies under his aegis have a procurement policy that includes consideration of obligations under section 27 of the Disability Act 2005; if such procurement is audited for compliance with section 27; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13726/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (11 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the outcome for an area (details supplied) under the proposed Land Development Agency Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13693/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (10 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 269. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a citation in the relationship framework agreement between the Minister and a bank (details supplied) that prohibits or in any way prevents him from meeting with the bank to discuss and negotiate on a change to that agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12617/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (10 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 270. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a citation in the relationship framework agreement between the Minister and a bank (details supplied) that prohibits or in any way prevents him from meeting with the bank to discuss and negotiate on a change to that agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12618/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (10 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 271. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount forgone to the Exchequer through past losses written-off against future tax liabilities by each of the pillar banks operating in the State (details supplied) from 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12619/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (10 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 272. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount forgone to the Exchequer through past losses written-off against future tax liabilities by all companies from 2016 to 2020; the amount written off by company size and by the number of employees, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12620/21]