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Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: I will be sharing time with my colleague Deputy Lawlor. We are in an incredible situation in this country and in the Middle East at present. For the first time, two weeks ago, in response to a Labour Party motion and a Sinn Féin Bill two weeks ago on Israeli bonds, a significant statement was made by senior Government representatives in this House. Finally, a senior Government figure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the difficulties being encountered by students with dyslexia sitting State exams (details supplied); the plans her Department has in place to address these issues and to make appropriate accommodations for such students at exam time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30977/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (11 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 189. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection is he is concerned that recent policy changes outlined in correspondence (details supplied) will impact on projects that depend on community employment, CE, participants to deliver services and supports for communities; if he plans to reduce down the time on which recipients of certain payments must be in receipt of such...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mining Industry (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 235. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any applications for new or additional drilling licences or amendments to existing licences are with his Department from a company (details supplied); if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29849/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 351. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the serious concerns that members of the CIÉ superannuation scheme (1951) have about the governance of the scheme (details supplied); his views on those concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30023/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 398. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield to the Exchequer from an increase of €0.50 and €1 in the excise duty on 20 cigarettes, and a pro-rata increase in excise on other tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29423/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 399. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield to the Exchequer from an increase of €0.50 in the e-liquid products tax by €0.50; the current estimated annual yield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29424/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Mining Industry (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 429. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any request has been made by a Government Department or a company (details supplied) for a deferral or review of royalties as they apply to the operation of a mine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29848/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount in funding in total that has been secured from REPowerEU to fund an expanded school pathfinder decarbonisation and retrofit programme in 2025; if she will provide the names of the 40 schools that have been selected for initial assessment based on their building profile for the programme; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used by her Department to allow a school to qualify for inclusion for initial assessment under the pathfinder decarbonisation and retrofit programme for 2025; if all schools that have been selected for initial assessment have been confirmed and have been contacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29027/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm the allocated budget in her Department for a climate-focused summer works programme for 2025; if significant roof replacement works can be considered in terms of applications from schools that also have strategic plans developed by recognised consultants to decarbonise their energy sources and make their schools more energy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 542. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if documentation relating to an NCSE review of the SNA allocation at a school (details supplied) has been processed by the body; the current status of the review; if the school can expect to secure additional SNA resources to allow it to fully meet the needs of all mainstream students in the school who require additional support; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 973. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of the problems encountered by families with children with autism who have obtained citizenship and are currently being accommodated in hotels on an interim basis, having been required to leave direct provision centres; if his Department has provided any additional supports for families in such circumstances;...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 1174. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding will be provided in Budget 2026 to deliver a community neurorehabilitation team for the midlands and north east, in line with the Programme for Government commitment to complete the rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 1385. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on her consideration of the request made to her and to the Taoiseach by an organisation (details supplied) and the victims and survivors of a former doctor with whom they work, to consider the establishment of a Commission of Investigation into the actions of the former doctor and related matters; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (10 Jun 2025)

Gerald Nash: 1424. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the income thresholds for the awarding of medical cards, given the rising cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29603/25]

Competition and Consumer Protection (Unfair Prices) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2025)

Gerald Nash: Was it during one of Ivana's lectures?

Competition and Consumer Protection (Unfair Prices) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2025)

Gerald Nash: Exactly

Competition and Consumer Protection (Unfair Prices) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2025)

Gerald Nash: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Both he and I live in the real world. Who we are and where we come from insists we do. We shop in the same places and in the same supermarkets and we see what is going on. We are connected into that and the concerns of the working families we all represent. The Bill itself is a modest proposal. I am not suggesting and never did at any...

Competition and Consumer Protection (Unfair Prices) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2025)

Gerald Nash: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I will be sharing time with my colleague Deputy Bacik. I am pleased to speak on the Competition and Consumer Protection (Unfair Prices) Bill 2023. When I introduced this legislation on First Stage two years ago, the rate of inflation was at levels not seen in decades. A confluence of grim circumstances, some of which were the...