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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2024)

Gerald Nash: 182. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide figures for the number of staff directly employed in his Department who work from home/remotely as part of their working week; the percentage of staff on an overall basis who work from home at least one day a week; the number of working hours on average per week that staff in his Department work from...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2024)

Gerald Nash: 183. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide figures for the number of staff directly employed in agencies and bodies directly under his aegis who work from home/remotely as part of their working week; the percentage of staff on an overall basis who work from home at least one day a week; the number of working hours on average per week that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2024)

Gerald Nash: ...provide figures for the number of staff directly employed in his Department who work from home/remotely as part of their working week; the percentage of staff on an overall basis who work from home at least one day a week; the number of working hours on average per week that staff in his Department work from home; the gender breakdown of those who avail of the opportunity to work from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2024)

Gerald Nash: ...of staff directly employed in agencies and bodies directly under his aegis who work from home/remotely as part of their working week; the percentage of staff on an overall basis who work from home at least one day a week; the number of working hours on average per week that staff in relevant agencies and bodies work from home; the gender breakdown of those who avail of the opportunity to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Flexible Work Practices (24 Jan 2024)

Gerald Nash: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide figures for the number of staff directly employed in his Department who work from home/remotely as part of their working week; the percentage of staff on an overall basis who work from home at least one day a week; the number of working hours on average per week that staff in his Department work from home; the gender breakdown of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2024)

Gerald Nash: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide figures for the number of staff directly employed in agencies and bodies directly under his aegis who work from home/remotely as part of their working week; the percentage of staff on an overall basis who work from home at least one day a week; the number of working hours on average per week that staff in relevant agencies and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2024)

Gerald Nash: ...provide figures for the number of staff directly employed in her Department who work from home/remotely as part of their working week; the percentage of staff on an overall basis who work from home at least one day a week; the number of working hours on average per week that staff in her Department work from home; the gender breakdown of those who avail of the opportunity to work from...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2024)

Gerald Nash: ...of staff directly employed in agencies and bodies directly under her aegis who work from home/remotely as part of their working week; the percentage of staff on an overall basis who work from home at least one day a week; the number of working hours on average per week that staff in relevant agencies and bodies work from home; the gender breakdown of those who avail of the opportunity to...

Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)

Gerald Nash: I sincerely thank Deputy Ó Broin and Sinn Féin for bringing the motion before the House. It is unfortunate and, frankly, troubling that we have to discuss housing and homelessness so often in the Chamber but, as we are all aware, this is the sad reality. This is the issue of our time. It is very rare that you can point to a single issue and say that is what is uniquely holding...

Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2024)

Gerald Nash: I am privileged to support the Bill for several reasons. It is very much anchored in two areas of policy that are synonymous with the best traditions of the Labour Party, namely, workplace rights and the vindication of the reproductive rights of women. Pregnancy loss is utterly cruel. It is deeply personal, harrowing and physical and has a lasting emotional impact. For a woman who is...

Investment Funds Trading in the Residential Property Market: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2024)

Gerald Nash: When I read last week's story by Killian Woods of the Business Post about the bulk purchase of new homes by an institutional investor at Belcamp Manor in north Dublin, it was gut-wrenching but it must have felt like a real punch in the guts for first-time buyers from the area who are anxious and are working hard to buy their forever home. The odds are stacked against them and here is what...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Gerald Nash: 693. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an additional specific new-build autism classroom will not be developed at a school (details supplied) for four to five years; the reason her Department will not permit the addition of high standard prefabricated or modular alternatives to allow the school to meet local demand; if she will review this urgent situation; and if she...

Digital Services Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Dec 2023)

Gerald Nash: I welcome the ambitious Digital Services Act regulation and recognise that European law in this area continues to be the global leader. I also welcome this Bill. The Labour Party will support its transition through the stages to ensure it is enforced by 17 February. In much the same way that the general data protection regulation, GDPR, led the way in privacy rights, the Digital Services...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2023)

Gerald Nash: To move on to a couple of real-world impacts, because when we talk about how we generate and make decisions about the distribution of resources, it is about the real-world impact, Professor McMahon said, and has not put a tooth in it, that this is a procyclical budget. I do not mean to put words in his mouth but my interpretation of what he said was this budget could potentially add fuel to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2023)

Gerald Nash: I recall a number of months ago in national economic dialogue at meetings with civil society groups, and I will paraphrase here but I think it is accurate, the Taoiseach actually contradicted the Minister, Deputy Donohoe and the Minister, Deputy McGrath, when he said we can do tax cuts, we can increase capital expenditure, we can increase current expenditure all at the same time, provided...

Appropriation Bill 2023: Second Stage (12 Dec 2023)

Gerald Nash: I welcome the Minister. While this Bill is something of a housekeeping exercise, it is nonetheless important that we are having some class of parliamentary debate on it. The Minister will recall it was not that long ago when we did not have debates of this nature on the annual Appropriation Bill. It simply went through on the nod, sadly, a little like our Supplementary Estimates this year....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Nuclear Plants (12 Dec 2023)

Gerald Nash: 171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the Government was first made aware of reported leaks from the Magnox swarf storage silo, MSSS, at the Sellafield nuclear plant in Cumbria (details supplied); if the Government was formally notified of the issue by the UK authorities; the actions the Government has taken in order to make the company and the UK...

Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: I commend Deputy Shanahan on bringing this important Bill forward. Its principles have considerable merit. As a party that believes in transparency in all aspects of public life, including and especially the expenditure of public money, the Labour Party fully supports the Bill. As was said, what it seeks to achieve is simple and quite straightforward. The Government might argue about the...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Departmental Schemes (23 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Minister. Can we assume the statutory scheme, when he brings it forward, will look very similar to the business flood relief and enhanced flood relief schemes? Will he give a timeline on their introduction? I want to record my appreciation to him for the rapid response by him and his Department on the introduction of a scheme for Louth on foot of the devastating experience by...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Supports (23 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: The Minister may not have this at a granular level. As I raised at the outset, is it the case that businesses will have to be in good stead with the local authority in terms of their repayment of rates?