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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consumer Protection (18 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the lack of enforcement action for breaches of the consumer protection codes since July 2016 exclusive of the tracker mortgage scandal; if he has discussed this directly with the Governor of the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37370/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance if tax-paying pensioners on pensions alone have no entitlement to either earned income credits despite the Revenue Commissioners classification of pensions as earned income; his views on whether this amount to discrimination against the earned income of tax paying pensioners; his plans to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Budget Process (17 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: Of course, the Committee on Budgetary Oversight is now in place, as is the Parliamentary Budget Office. They are two very important innovations in terms of robust oversight of expenditure and budget planning in terms of the parliamentary process. Those innovations were introduced in response to the previous financial crisis and deficits identified by international organisations in terms of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Budget Process (17 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: I hope the Minister will agree that, constitutionally, the Dáil has a very important function in terms of the allocation of resources. It behoves the Executive to provide a more balanced approach to budget planning and to ensure not just that resources are made available to the Dáil in our consideration of budgets and financial matters, but that the political will is there to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Budget Process (17 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: 94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a recent report by the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight, which suggests that parliamentary oversight in the budgetary cycle may be suboptimal; his plans and proposed timeframe for reforms of the budgetary process to improve parliamentary oversight in view of increased public expenditure during the Covid-19...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Budget Process (17 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: The Committee on Budgetary Oversight published a report this month entitled An Overview of Comparative Parliamentary Engagement in the Budgetary Cycle. The report notes that despite some improvements that have been made since the previous financial crisis "parliamentary involvement in the budgetary cycle may still be suboptimal", which is code for terrible and it really is terrible. I want...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Lobbying Regulation (17 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: 86. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he plans to introduce legislation to enhance section 22 of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015; his views on whether a breach of the section by former Ministers or relevant public officials should be made an offence; his further views on whether sanctions proposed in legislation (details supplied) should be included in any...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Lobbying Regulation (17 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: This day two weeks ago, I introduced the Regulation of Lobbying (Post-Term Employment as Lobbyist) Bill 2020. It was heartening to see the Minister, in The Sunday Timestwo Sundays ago, publicly endorse all the measures contained in that Bill, including the proposal to introduce fines of €2,500 and the threat of imprisonment for former Ministers or senior officials who may be found in...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Lobbying Regulation (17 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: That needs to be done urgently. Time and again, SIPO, in its annual reports, has pointed out the lacuna that currently exists in section 22 of the Act. SIPO needs the power to initiate investigations. A range of things must be done to ensure confidence and trust in politics, and that involves empowering SIPO, reforming the organisation and giving that important watchdog sufficient teeth. ...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Lobbying Regulation (17 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Minister for the comprehensive response. I am very aware of the advice the then Minister, Deputy Howlin, received back in 2015. That is important, and we need to balance those rights when we are approaching this legislation. The Minister, however, is absolutely right. We have seen, on far too many occasions, the revolving door system in play and that affects and impacts on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Directives (17 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: 118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the recent proposals for an EU directive (details supplied) which includes the call for an action plan to promote collective bargaining; his plans to update the national public procurement policy framework to help promote collective bargaining given that countries with high collective bargaining coverage tend to display a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Employment Rights (17 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: 132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will implement a right to disconnect policy across the public services given the increased incidence of remote working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36580/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (17 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: 136. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to introduce new reforms to ensure enhanced monitoring, transparency and effectiveness of public spending in view of the overspend on a series of flagship projects, including the national broadband plan, with a 500% cost overrun, the national children's hospital, with a 94% overrun, and Dublin Port tunnel, with a 160%...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Economic Policy (17 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: 142. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the proposed national economic plan; and when it will be published. [36729/20]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Budget 2021 (17 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: 143. To ask the Taoiseach the amount of additional ring-fenced funding to be provided to domestic violence services under budget 2021 in order that services can respond adequately to increased incidence of domestic violence through Covid-19 and beyond. [37137/20]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Climate Action Plan (17 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: 145. To ask the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the climate action delivery board that have taken place to date in 2020; and the number scheduled for the remainder of 2020. [36072/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Budget 2021 (17 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: 157. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the amount of additional ring-fenced funding to be provided to domestic violence services under Budget 2021 in order that services can respond adequately to increased incidence of domestic violence through Covid-19 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37127/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Domestic Violence Services (17 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: 173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of additional ring-fenced funding to be provided to domestic violence services under budget 2021 in order that services can respond adequately to increased incidence of domestic violence through Covid-19 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37128/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2021 (17 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: 256. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of additional ring-fenced funding to be provided to domestic violence services under budget 2021 in order that services can respond adequately to increased incidence of domestic violence through Covid-19 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37129/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (17 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: 267. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the arrangements under the relationship framework in respect of the relationship between him and a bank (details supplied) in view of Covid-19 and the upcoming national economic plan; his views on whether the State-owned bank could offer business and personal loans at ECB interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter....