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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Gerald Nash: I am glad reference was made to the fact that whatever approach is taken in respect of covering age-related expenditure, it will not be at such expense. There will be difficult policy decisions over the next period with regard to the PRSI base, which is crucial to ensuring the long-term viability of the Social Insurance Fund, given the demands that we are very aware of. It was not long...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Gerald Nash: That is understood.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Gerald Nash: I refer to international experience and, again, I accept that the policy decision ultimately has not been made but it is heading in one direction. We have read the scoping document and the examples of Australia, Japan and Norway provided. We are not Norway and let us be frank about that.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2023)

Gerald Nash: What we want to achieve is important but albeit modest in a Norwegian context. Let us not compare ourselves against Norway. However, the engagement with the Norwegian representative was useful in terms of our own thinking on the direction of travel of this. Is there a fund or vehicle that – though every case is different – might be more directly applicable to Ireland and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (4 Jul 2023)

Gerald Nash: 187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that works being carried out on the historic Obelisk Bridge at Oldbridge, County Meath will see the bridge close from 1 August 2023 for one year; if he is aware that the closure of this bridge/route from the north to the south of Drogheda will force motorists to use the toll bridge on Donore Road, Drogheda; if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Rental Sector (4 Jul 2023)

Gerald Nash: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the public policy rationale for the changes made in the Finance Act 2022 in relation to the obligations of tenants and collection agents of non-resident landlords; if he will provide details on the number of non-resident landlords recorded by the Revenue Commissioners in 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32433/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (4 Jul 2023)

Gerald Nash: 369. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the number of new operatives and new trades apprentices hired into each of the 31 local authorities for each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32586/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (4 Jul 2023)

Gerald Nash: 371. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline, on a step-by-step basis, the process provided for in section 24A of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (as amended) whereby the full administrative area of a housing authority i.e. an entire local authority area is capable of designation as a rent pressure zone; if this process is capable of being...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (4 Jul 2023)

Gerald Nash: 385. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a decision will be made on an application by Louth County Council for additional funding for the housing adaptation grants scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32808/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (4 Jul 2023)

Gerald Nash: 397. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she plans to introduce a pensions cost-transparency initiative, as referenced in the Pensions (Amendment) (Transparency in Charges) Bill 2021 Second Stage Dáil Éireann debate on 22 September 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32434/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (4 Jul 2023)

Gerald Nash: 398. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has carried out an “examination and assessment of the issues pertaining to the provision of information to pension scheme members in relation to costs and charges incurred by pension schemes and, if deemed to be required, to identify and develop the appropriate policy responses and associated...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (4 Jul 2023)

Gerald Nash: 419. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline in detail the number of members of An Garda Síochána in place at the station in Drogheda, County Louth in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32142/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (4 Jul 2023)

Gerald Nash: 420. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to provide an extension to the operational period of the Drogheda Implementation Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32144/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: Boliden Tara Mines plans to lay off 650 workers on 14 July. I raised this with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Coveney, during Question Time earlier. I express my gratitude to him for his understanding of the issues of concern and his continued engagement. Both of the latter are understood and appreciated. SIPTU, Connect Trade Union and Unite the Union put...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (29 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: 2. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline his engagement with the owners of a company (details supplied) and the trade unions at the company; if he will detail the supports he is prepared to provide to assist in avoiding 650 potential lay-offs at the operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31836/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (29 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: The Minister rightly expressed shock two weeks ago at the plans announced by Tara Mines to put all of its 650 staff at the Navan mine on temporary layoff. Yesterday, a week after proposals were tabled by the unions to avoid mass layoffs, Boliden essentially pressed the button and said it planned to go ahead regardless. Since the announcement two weeks ago, can the Minister inform the House...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (29 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: In the past, SIPTU, Connect and Unite have shown themselves to be extremely flexible and responsible when that company previously hit trading difficulties. They showed their leadership and responsibility again two weeks ago when they started to develop proposals on cost-saving measures. Unfortunately, they were rejected by the company and, extraordinarily, when the trade unions were in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (29 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: The company stated the obvious when it said the union proposals of themselves would not be sufficient to stave off the scale and quantum of layoffs it is considering at the moment. The assumption always was, based on comments made, for example, by the Taoiseach in this House in recent weeks, that an energy package would be worked on to try to provide some support to the organisation and we...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2022 (28 Jun 2023)

Gerald Nash: I welcome Ms O'Loughlin and Dr. Moran. This is a process that I am interested in. A long time ago, I was persuaded that the best way of managing and understanding performance is not measuring GDP alone. GDP is practically irrelevant in any kind of metric that we might deploy to measure our own success or otherwise. It is very limited and always was. This is really about impacts, not...