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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Collection (15 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the agreement reached between the G7 and the United States in relation to the OECD's global minimum corporation tax rate proportion for large MNCs; his views on the implications for Ireland's corporation tax base, the Exchequer more generally, and inward investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39703/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Collection (15 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Minister for his response. I note the publication of that statement and that he has placed on the record of the House that at this stage, this is an understanding. At the time, my recollection is that he welcomed the removal of section 899 retaliatory measures and that is very important for businesses. We have to remember that Ireland has significant foreign direct investment...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Collection (15 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: I appreciate this is a bit of an moveable feast but there are uncertainties. The G20 nations were the guardians of the OECD deal originally. The OECD adopted it and we adopted it. I welcomed at the time that we adopted the process ourselves. That was not without risks for Ireland. It was a welcome thing to do. Because the framework of this deal is subject to EU legislation, I assume EU...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: The witnesses are welcome. I have a number of questions based on the quarterly statement and their earlier contributions. It is clear that in recent budgets, a demonstrable procyclical approach has been taken while the advice would have been to the contrary. All the evidence shows that the procyclical and untargeted approach, if I can call it that, contributed to the inflationary...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: On making the net position better, it would classically be said that if we were going to invest in the economy and inject more current spending into the system, and do more with capital, which we need to be smarter about, to balance that out you would introduce certain forms of taxation to review that position in a way that would not impact on employment and would encourage productivity and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (15 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: 252. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he agrees that a whole-of-Government air and maritime services ‘needs analysis’ should be undertaken in the short term in an attempt to highlight trends and predict needs into the future over a 10‐20-year period, as recommended by the Report Of The Commission On Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (15 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: 253. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence in advance of the delivery of the Airbus 295 military transport aircraft in September of this year, and further to Parliamentary Question No. 21 of 25 June 2025 concerning Ireland’s admission to the European Air Transport Command EATC, if his Department has considered the “Sponsor Nation” scheme associated with the EATC...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (15 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: 254. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has considered the technical arrangement to gain access into the “Air Transport & Air to Air refuelling Exchange of Services” ATARES scheme as part of the “Movement Coordination Centre Europe” MCCE which runs in tandem to the EATC; if the Government is committed to signing an agreement to gain...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (15 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: 255. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is willing to commit to providing personnel from the Air Corps to vacancies which may arise in the Operations Headquarters of the European Air Transport Command once Ireland joins the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39727/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (15 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: 256. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will commit to offering EATC both the Airbus 295 and the new Dassualt Falcon 6x Strategic reach aircraft when both are delivered later this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39728/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (15 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: 257. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the national caveats Ireland will implement on joining the European Air Transport Command; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39729/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (15 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: 327. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff in his Department WTE’s who have day to day responsibility for developing and advancing the recommendations from the All-Island Strategic Rail Review; if he will clarify the next steps in respect of advancing the recommendations from the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39554/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: Do not be so cynical.

Transparency for Supermarket Profits: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 1: After "compare prices and make informed choices" to insert: "calls on the Government to: — commit to passing the Competition and Consumer Protection (Unfair Prices) Bill 2023; and — instead of using over €700 million to cut the rate of Value Added Tax on hospitality in Budget 2026, to use these hundreds of millions...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: The Taoiseach and his officials are very welcome. He has said that he is going to prioritise addressing child poverty. That is a worthy ambition and one all of us should share. An office has been established in the Taoiseach's Department to address that issue on the well-being of children. How many whole-time equivalent staff are engaged in that unit?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: Is that the same as under the previous administration or are there additional staff compared to-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: I will put a couple of questions, if I may. I appreciate that we are under time pressure. On subhead A.6, relating to citizens' assemblies, I note that €1.547 million was allocated last year. It is €500,000 this year. I know there was a very active series of citizens' assemblies during the previous administration. What are the plans for citizens' assemblies for this...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 Jul 2025)

Gerald Nash: There are no plans for citizens' assemblies as we knew them in the previous administration or for constitutional conventions. It will be a different model.