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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: I propose that we suspend the meeting to allow us to participate in the weekly divisions in the House and we will return when that has been completed.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the report of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC: What Climate Change Means for Ireland's Public Finances. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the following representatives from IFAC: Professor Michael McMahon, who is appearing remotely, Mr. Niall Conroy and Mr. Killian Carroll. Before we start, I wish to explain some limitations to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: I thank Professor McMahon.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: I thank Deputy Conway-Walsh. The next contribution will be from Fine Gael. I see Deputy Durkan is online. He might need to unmute himself.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: I thank Professor McMahon. That was very useful indeed. I now call on Deputy Canney.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: I accept Professor McMahon is not a climate expert or, indeed, an agricultural scientist, as far as I am aware.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: We obsess about the cost of climate change and the transition but we rarely speak about the economic opportunities and benefits that could accrue with the kind of planning, about which I think there is consent in this room, at least, we need to do and may not necessarily be evident from some quarters. Deputy Durkan said earlier he was astounded shopping in the summer at the amount of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: I thank all three witnesses for their contributions and their responses to Deputy Canney. I have some questions and observations. One of the threads running through the report and all the expert commentary on what we are required to do between now and 2030 on the climate agenda and the transition is that we need to be more decisive now, sooner rather than later, because there are a range...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: 152. To ask the Minister for Health when a reply will issue to correspondence regarding a supervised residential unit in Carndonagh (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9490/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: She represents rural Ireland.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Prices (27 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: 181. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request the CCPC to investigate the practices and pricing within the infant formula market under his powers in section 10 (4) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9371/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (27 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: 473. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the reported impact that proposed changes to the allowance and supports made available to women for the provision of post-mastectomy products (details supplied) may have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8644/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (27 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: 506. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE plans to award a tender for a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8803/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (22 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: 123. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the timeline for completion and delivery of the planned IDA-backed advance facility in Drogheda, County Louth; the sector or purpose for which the facility will be marketed to potential IDA clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8517/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (22 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: 125. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the impact on the local economy of the decision made by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability Integration and Youth to use all beds in a hotel (details supplied) in Drogheda to accommodate international protection applicants from March 2024; if he, his officials and local agencies will introduce a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (22 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: 162. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department and the relevant agencies are aware of the fact that a hotel (details supplied) in Drogheda will, from March 2024, no longer have beds available for tourism use; if she and the tourism agencies are concerned about this, given the level of investment in Drogheda's tourism product in recent years; if she and the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: Drogheda will lose 56% of its tourism hotel beds in March. The nature of the Department of integration's arrangement with the D Hotel must be re-examined. As the Taoiseach knows, the town of Drogheda has a long and proud history of social solidarity and tolerance of pluralism, and that continues. For the vast majority of the people of my town, this was only ever about the loss of key hotel...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: The D Hotel should not be any different. Will the Taoiseach accept and work with me and the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, on the constructive proposal I made for dual use in the D Hotel?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: The Government owes that much to 41,000 Droghedians.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)

Gerald Nash: Correct.