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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ministerial Advisers (29 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: Ahead of the announcement of the July stimulus, the Government decided to appoint teams of special advisers to the offices of the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan. I described it at the time as the Government parties' very own job creation initiative, or a July stimulus for Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party. In the week that the pandemic...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (29 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: There is widespread relief this afternoon at the figures contained in the Department's outlook published today. In April, it was predicted that GDP would crash by 10.5%, whereas the figures published today suggest instead that it will shrink by 2.5% only, a significant figure but one we can accommodate. Worryingly, unemployment will be 2% higher than forecast at the peak of the first wave...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (29 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 36. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline his views on the pre-budget statement from an organisation (details supplied); his views on the need for a multi-year stimulus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26797/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (29 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 43. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a recent Central Bank report on household wealth; his views on the growth in the net wealth of the top 20% of households from €560,000 to €853,000; and if he will consider adjusting taxation measures to increase revenue from the top 10% quintile of households to help fund the Covid-19 recovery. [26798/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Debt (29 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which he plans to avail of the favourable debt dynamics as cited in the recent Central Bank Governor’s pre-Budget letter; his views on the need to retain a long-term perspective regarding the social return from high-quality public investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26799/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (29 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the need for involvement of social partners to ensure the effective oversight and implementation of taxpayer funded support to businesses via the employment wage subsidy scheme; if he has examined the operation of such schemes in Germany and other EU countries; if not, if a commitment will be given to doing so in the context of the promise of a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (29 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 124. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the Central Bank Governor's pre-budget letter; his views on whether the need for prudent use of public funds must be ensured to the largest extent possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26739/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (29 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 141. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of his discussion with Ministers in advance of budget 2021 and the National Economic Plan; his views on whether Departments should seek to ensure public expenditure induces progressive structural changes that achieve long-term savings for the Exchequer such as the diagnostic hubs and community clinical hubs proposed in the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (29 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 144. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specific oversight measures and metrics he is considering to ensure an economic, social and environmental return from pandemic related stimulus spending; if he has held discussion with Ministers regarding the importance of ensuring that spending generates a high social return for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: IDA Ireland (29 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 176. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of employees in IDA supported businesses by county in tabular form in each of the years 2016 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27224/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 177. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his views on the need for targeting of public expenditure supports to recipient firms and-or elements of equity in the form of upside or clawback for the State built into the grant support as cited in the Central Bank Governor's pre-budget letter; if he plans to discuss such proposals with the Minister for Finance and the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (29 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 572. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the Tax Strategy Group Budget 2021 proposal to adjust the class S PRSI rate for self-employed workers; her views on whether it is imperative to address the difference between contributions paid and access to benefits for the cohort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26796/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 913. To ask the Minister for Health if he has sought or will be seeking for the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to extend the Covid-19-related pension abatement waiver for HSE rehires beyond 30 September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26962/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: The KBC tracker mortgage scandal illustrates something problematic in this country. It is that we do not do accountability. The culture of banking needs to change in this country. While my party welcomes the €18.3 million fine issued by the Central Bank today, it does not change anything in terms of holding individual bankers to account for their actions. Corporations do not make...

Sick Leave and Parental Leave (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: The Minister will remember the years between 2011 and 2016 very well and the oft-quoted mantra of the then Taoiseach, Enda Kenny. Was it a bit of virtue signalling and not a mantra, as the current Tánaiste might say? Enda Kenny wanted to make Ireland the best small country in the world in which to do business. I always countered that assertion by saying that we should also make this...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Tests (22 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: The idea that a testing centre in Dundalk would be closed down and moved to Ardee misses the point entirely. That is splitting the difference. For the sake of good planning we should be making sure that the response is where the service is needed, which in this case is Drogheda. Looking at it on population terms or need terms, an objective case can and should be made to locate a centre of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Tests (22 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: Drogheda urgently needs a Covid-19 testing centre. I thank the 1,307 people who signed a petition on this matter that I launched several days ago. That shows the depth of feeling in the area and the need for a testing centre in Ireland’s largest town. It is a travesty that Ireland's largest town does not have a Covid-19 testing centre. The population of Drogheda town alone is in...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: IDA Ireland (22 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 113. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of persons employed by the IDA by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24812/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (22 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the feasibility study on the proposed Julianstown bypass, County Meath will commence; when the process will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24694/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (22 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 238. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to relax the income tax returns and CRO deadline, respectively to ensure no business is penalised for a late submission during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24811/20]