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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (16 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: 114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total underspend on capital spending to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31015/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (16 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: 138. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the impact of rising construction costs on the delivery of the National Development Plan; the total cost to the State in 2022; the estimated cost in 2023 of his Department’s commitment to pay 70% of the construction cost inflation on recently agreed contracts; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cost of Living Issues (16 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: 140. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review the current 5% spending rule given the cost-of-living crisis; if he agrees that efforts to support households through the crisis combined with the existing Programme for Government’s current spending commitments may see the 5% rule breached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31013/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: 399. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of providing a payment equivalent to illness benefit for the five days medical care leave as proposed in the work life balance and miscellaneous provisions Bill 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31406/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (16 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: 414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when pension increases due to retired public service workers who were employed by FAS, the ETBs and Solas will receive payment of the increases they are owed; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31402/22]

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: To be helpful, I was here and------

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: -----I understand why Deputy McAuliffe might have felt that his reputation-----

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: -----may potentially have been impugned.

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: Undeservedly so. It is probably best if those kinds of charges-----

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: -----were not made at all. Could I suggest that the Leas-Cheann Comhairle might be helpful to Deputy McAuliffe and reflect-----

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: -----on how she might advise him because the Ceann Comhairle did not address the problem? He did not address the issue raised by Deputy McAuliffe.

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: It is the way it was interpreted. The Deputy is entitled to an explanation.

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: This is not some kind of a performative routine from Opposition parties that have decided that we do not like this and we will ritually condemn it because it happens to be an amendment from a Government party and that is what we do. I am genuinely horrified that a measure such as this has been proposed at the last minute, without having been properly signalled to the Dáil, and without...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (15 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: 18. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional revenue raised from capital gains tax and capital acquisitions tax respectively when the rate increased from 25% to 30% and then to 33% for each year from 2012 to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31051/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (15 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: 33. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to an issue in relation to a person (details supplied); if his Department has plans to address the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31101/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: That was limited in 2015 when there was a limit placed on corporate donations. We changed the law.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: Thanks to the Labour Party and no thanks to Fianna Fáil.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: Not all Governments support Independents.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: This is distraction.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Gerald Nash: This is nothing but a good old style Fianna Fáil political stroke. It is political reform Fianna Fáil style. It is disgraceful. We were told through the media, by a spokesperson from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, that this measure was agreed by Cabinet on 24 May. We had a Dáil select committee meeting two weeks ago. This measure could have been...