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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 319. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the banking review; if has considered the merits of establishing a review group to oversee the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47856/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 328. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); if his officials briefed him and-or his immediate predecessor on reported claims made by the senior official; when was he briefed by officials on these concerns; what action he took to address these concerns; if he plans to address these issues by means of amending legislation; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 329. To ask the Minister for Finance to confirm how many enforcement actions the Central Bank has taken against Russian individuals or entities who are on the EU sanctions list since the current sanctions regime became operational in 2022, and who have a presence in the Irish financial services system vis a vis ‘Section 110’ Special Purpose Vehicles; how many live investigations...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 397. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of times his Department, under the Protection of Employment Act 1977 (as amended), has been notified to date in 2023 of a collective redundancy situation; to supply a list of companies involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47854/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 398. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that the current round of redundancies undertaken by Google does not fall under a collective redundancy situation; and to outline what steps his Department has made to ascertain the number of redundancies taking place currently in Google; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47855/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 424. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider, given the frequency of flooding events, putting a form of the emergency business flooding support scheme and the enhanced scheme on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48769/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 658. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48146/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Weather Events (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 687. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what additional supports his Department is making available to Louth County Council in relation to the clean-up operation after the recent flooding events in north Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48768/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 999. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of how many qualifying organisations applied for the recent 'Scheme A: Supporting Community Services for LGBTI+ Persons' funding open call; the names of those qualifying organisations; how many were successful in receiving 100% of funding requested and the names of those organisations; how...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Service Executive (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 1013. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the HSE will provide the assessments and services required to an individual (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47946/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 1016. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason an application for funding from an organisation (details supplied) has not been granted; if this matter can and will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47971/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 1071. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify the position as it relates to the accounting and financial reporting requirements placed on private childcare providers accessing support through his Department's core funding scheme as detailed in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48499/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Undefined (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 1201. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on access to green space (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47950/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: 1367. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the additional units being built at St. Mary's hospital, Drogheda; when the units will come into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48807/23]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: This point is related to Deputy Doherty's amendment. It has been what I would describe as the convention since the Low Pay Commission was established that where adjustments would be required to the lower rate of the USC and to employees PRSI, they would be made on an annual basis to take account of national minimum wage increases and increases to the hourly rate. This is based on the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: On potential adjustments to the USC on the minimum wage, what work is going on in the Department on that? I am assuming some work is going on in that regard because we know the pathway to a living wage has been accepted by Government this year arising from the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: I move amendment No. 3: In page 8, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 118 of Principal Act (benefit-in-kind: relief for bicycles) 3.Section 118 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (5G): “(5GA) Where expenses incurred in, or in connection with, the provision of a bicycle or bicycle...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: That is unfortunate. I will just speak to amendment No. 4 again. For most reliefs of this nature, when we look at benefit in kind, by definition there is a presumption of an employee-employer relationship. I will note that the rent tax credit for a student can be claimed by parents. The Minister is making provision for that. The same principle should apply to his consideration of this...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: I move amendment No. 4: In page 8, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “Report on benefit-in-kind: cycle to school 3. The Minster shall, within six months after the passing of this Act, cause a report to be laid before Dáil Éireann on the design and cost of a scheme of exemption from a charge to tax on expenses incurred in the purchase of bicycles or bicycle...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Gerald Nash: We are on the question of PAYE assessments and refunds and release more broadly. The Minister announced on budget day that he and the Revenue Commissioners intend to roll out a public campaign to inform people of their entitlements. I know from a reply to a parliamentary question I received from him last week that there are several hundred thousand tax units or individuals who have yet to...