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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (30 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: 402. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason responsibility for the collaborative town centre health check scheme was transferred to the LGMA from the Heritage Council; if a CTCHC will take place for the town of Drogheda in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26051/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (30 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: 416. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of a campaign in Drogheda (details supplied); if he will outline the legislative process or current arrangements in place to obtain city status in Irish law; if he is considering making the necessary administrative and/or legislative arrangements to have Drogheda designated as a city; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (30 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: 789. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the contribution currently made by the HEA towards graduate entry medicine per student; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25573/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (25 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the anomalies that have been brought to the attention of the National Apprenticeship Office, SOLAS and the Health and Safety Authority by an organisation (details supplied) in respect of the current construction regulations and the ability of those who complete the new consortium-led scaffolding apprenticeship in December...

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: I am sharing time with Deputy Ó Ríordáin. I want to talk about a family in crisis, and what I am about to say will resonate with the Minister of State and builds on remarks made earlier by my party colleague, Deputy Sherlock. This week, I received an email from a struggling, loving and caring mum who had spent most of the past week sitting worriedly by her autistic son's...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (24 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: I thank colleagues for the vote of confidence they have expressed in me. We have received apologies from Deputy Matthews. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: I welcome our guests from the National Treasure Management Agency, Mr. Nick Ashmore, director of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, and Mr. Ian Black, chief financial and operating officer. Before we begin, I will go through the formalities and explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards the references witnesses make to other persons in...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: I thank Mr. Ashmore and Mr. Black. According to the rota, our first contributor should be a Fine Gael Deputy but there are none present or available online. I will turn to Sinn Féin and Deputy Doherty.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: A Dáil vote has been called so we are going to have to go to the Chamber at this point in time and formally close the meeting for now. We will return.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: The next contributor is Deputy Conway-Walsh.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: I thank Deputy Conway-Walsh and Mr. Ashmore. I have some questions as there is nobody else online who is waiting to come in. Regarding the fund size, the ISIF fund size was €9 billion if I am correct, and accumulated returns to mid 2021 based on the last annual report of €2.1 billion. The 2022 annual report would be expected very shortly, I think in July. I do not expect Mr....

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: The performance of ISIF since it was established in 2014 is impressive by any measurement. I received figures from the NTMA last week in a reply to a parliamentary question to the Minister for Finance. Yearly performance in 2014 was +5%, which at the time was good, +10.7% last year. We can anticipate that it will be lower than 10.7% on the basis of-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: The best year since ISIF was established.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: On housing, the last time I met Mr. Ashmore was in Drogheda at a significant event in the context of capital investment and the enabling housing piece. ISIF is involved in an arrangement with the Housing Infrastructure Services Company and others to fund critical infrastructure to enable the development of several thousand new homes on the north side of Drogheda, one of the fastest growing...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: That might be the direction of travel here. We are speaking in a bit of a vacuum because the policy decision has not been taken, and I know Mr. Ashmore is constrained by that. In terms of his knowledge of the kinds of funds that were anticipated here, how they might be developed and the kinds of arrangements involved in how they operate, we want to guard against any excessive withdrawal...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: I thank Mr. Ashmore and Mr. Black for their contributions. It is the start of a process in terms of our interrogation of the question of sovereign wealth funds and where we go from here. We appreciate their contribution. I have no doubt we will be hearing from them again at some point soon. I thank them for taking the opportunity to be with us this evening. It is appreciated. I will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: 196. To ask the Minister for Health if any financial support or HSE schemes are available to Irish citizens for a specific treatment which is available in the UK (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25079/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: 497. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware that separated couples who have divided responsibility for childcare across a given week are currently caught in a situation where neither party is deemed to be entitled to the working family payment, despite the children being entirely dependent on both parties; if she has plans to address this unfair...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (23 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: 498. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, in the light of the changing shape of the Irish family, her Department has plans to review the eligibility criteria for family-based social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24988/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (18 May 2023)

Gerald Nash: 212. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual return on investments made by the Irish Strategic Investment Fund for each year since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23902/23]