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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (30 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: 357. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the new process for determining the pay of chief executives in commercial State companies following the review carried out by the Senior Posts Remuneration Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52071/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (30 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: 358. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the commercial State companies for which new pay bands for chief executives have been communicated by his Department to line Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52072/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (30 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: 359. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received any correspondence or representations from the boards of any State companies and/or line Departments since 31 March 2025 regarding the pay of their chief executives; if so, to provide details of the companies concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52073/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (30 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: 363. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the revised voted capital expenditure ceilings for each Ministerial vote group in 2025 following the publication of the revised NDP, in tabular form; to confirm that approximately €17.1bn will be spent on capital expenditure in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52102/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (30 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: 364. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to confirm the total voted capital expenditure ceiling for 2025 has now increased to €17.1bn; if not, the additional revised estimates which still have to be passed by the Oireachtas; where the increased capital allocation has been provided and for the purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52103/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Media Sector (30 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: 531. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff authorised for Coimisiún na Meán; the actual number of staff in the organisation as of 1 September 2025; the number of staff who have resigned or left the organisation over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52074/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (30 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: 847. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2502 of 8 September 2025 and the failure of the HSE to provide a full response to the question, if the HSE will confirm the date on which management at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital were first informed of concerns in relation to the performance of a person (details supplied); if the HSE will also confirm the date it was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (30 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: 848. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2500 of 8 September 2025, if, prior to the Assurance Quality Framework process that identified concerns regarding the miscategorising of pre-cancerous cells by a person (details supplied) at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda whose work is subject to the current lookback review, any complaints or concerns were...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Minister for his response, which was interesting from a number of perspectives. The Labour Party always makes the case for additional public spending, whether that is to meet the needs of demographic changes or existing levels of service. We do that transparently, especially when we are looking at the new investments we need to make our economy work and our society fairer. We...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: In less than a fortnight the budget will be announced. There is growing concern among commentators and experts that we are in a situation where spending is out of control and frankly, they are right. There is a certain faint whiff of 2008 around the place. The budgetary oversight committee has heard warnings from the ESRI, IFAC, the Central Bank and me that we cannot keep spending and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (25 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: 242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has approved the necessary resources to be allocated to the Department Justice, Migration and Social Affairs, and subsequently to Cuan, to ensure that agreed pay increases due to workers in ‘Section 40’ organisations in October will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51000/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (25 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which have applied and been approved for the solar for schools programme since its inception; the cost to the Exchequer involved to date; if new school building designs now incorporate solar panels by default; the average wait time experienced by applicants from the installation of panels to connection to the grid, by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: 294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm that planning authorities are required to formally consult the HSE on pertinent planning applications that require an environmental impact assessment to be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50999/25]

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: There is a truism that abounds around this place at this time every year as we approach the budget. It goes something like "Show me your budget and I will show you my priorities". This is especially true of a budget that takes place at the start of a Government's term. We do not know a huge amount about the complexion of the budget that will be introduced on 7 October. However, we know...

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: How about VAT cuts?

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: How about your response on VAT cuts?

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: You were good at that before-----.

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: -----you were a Minister.

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: You destroyed the economy, pal.

Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2025)

Gerald Nash: You destroyed the economy. Listen to yourself.