Results 1-20 of 20 for cork speaker:Gerald Nash

Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2024)

Gerald Nash: ...and that adds to the anxiety the woman may already have. Procedures include scans, follicle examinations, egg collection, transfer and follow-up consultations. Unless the woman is in Dublin, Cork or another major urban centre where the facilities are available, the chances are she will have to frequently travel for up to several hours to access that treatment. If we are to have full and...

Finance Bill 2023: Second Stage (21 Mar 2023)

Gerald Nash: ...of the extra cost from the start of this year was a bridge too far for thousands of workers who saw any benefit from budget 2023 disappear in a puff of smoke as a result of these changes. I and my party colleagues across the country, including Councillor John Maher in Cork, with whom the Minister will be familiar, have been at the vanguard in raising this. We received numerous calls from...

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Apr 2022)

Gerald Nash: ...long number of years. I would be interested to see how many times the electoral commission has been mentioned in the Official Report. I remember in 2008 and also in 2012 my colleague and a fellow Cork man, former Deputy Ciarán Lynch, developed two Private Members Bills to establish an independent electoral commission but it has been part of the political folklore in this country for...

Health (Amendment) Act 2021: Motion (27 May 2021)

Gerald Nash: ...by giving my support to people who work in the aviation sector, who are under extreme financial pressure and are very anxious to get back to the jobs they love. We know that workers in Shannon and Cork airports have lost their jobs. Hopefully, these positions can be recovered but there is an awful lot of despair. We have to acknowledge that and ensure that a great deal of work can be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (21 Apr 2021)

Gerald Nash: 421. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the potential costs to the Exchequer associated with the expansion of the bike sharing schemes outside of Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Cork cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20251/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Industrial Relations (10 Nov 2020)

Gerald Nash: ...To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that management at the Irish Management Institute which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of University College, Cork refuse to engage with a union (details supplied) which represents the majority of IMI staff for the purposes of collective bargaining; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Gerald Nash: ...have many and, I guess, diverse experiences of their time in local government and bring much to this important debate. I acknowledge Senator Buttimer's pride in terms of what is about to happen in Cork county and city. We will see in time whether it is the right approach to take. I welcome any effort, legislative or otherwise, to bring more coherence to local government and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (8 Nov 2018)

Gerald Nash: ...would be an annual increase of 5% in patients going through that facility year on year for the foreseeable future. The existing room is operating above capacity. EDs of a similar scale in Limerick and Cork deal with 49,000 and 42,000 images, respectively, annually. The figures speak for themselves. The Lourdes needs a second X-ray room in ED. It is not too late in the building project...

Seanad: Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Gerald Nash: ...the House. It is very difficult and I congratulate the Senator on doing so. Since she entered the House she has been a very strong advocate for maternity, gynaecology and obstetric services at Cork Univeristy Maternity Hospital. I commend our colleagues in Sinn Féin for introducing the motion which has been framed in a very sincere and genuine way in an effort to advise and support...

Seanad: Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (26 Jan 2016)

Gerald Nash: ..., stands at 56.52%; the mid-west area, comprising Limerick, Clare and north Tipperary, is at 11.84%; the south east, which includes Waterford, Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny and south Tipperary, is at 10.88%; the south west, comprising Cork and Kerry, stands at 7.85%; the midlands, comprising Laois, Offaly, Longford, Roscommon and Westmeath, is at 6.67%; the west, which comprises Galway and...

Seanad: Irish Water: Motion (13 Jan 2016)

Gerald Nash: ...now being saved per day. When added to the 32 million litres per day being saved through pipework replacement over the past two years, 60 million litres of potable water is being saved daily in this country. To put this in context, Cork city requires 62 million litres of water per day. Irish Water's conservation focus over the past two and a half years is already equivalent to the daily...

Other Questions: Startup Gathering (26 Nov 2015)

Gerald Nash: ...place as a result was the Startup Gathering. It featured more than 400 business events, held over five days, making it one of the biggest startup events in the world in 2015. Five cities, Dublin, Cork, Waterford, Limerick and Galway, acted as the hubs for the Startup Gathering, and there were also associated regional events in a total of 22 counties, including a programme of events in...

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2015)

Gerald Nash: ..., acting unilaterally block any proposed disposal of the Heathrow Airport slots. The Aer Lingus name, brand and head office are protected, again indefinitely. The schedules to Heathrow Airport from Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports are protected for seven years. IAG has a significant growth plan for Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports in the long term. I will speak briefly about the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Disability Support Services (11 Mar 2015)

Gerald Nash: ...and all public agencies need to be specifically conscious of the needs of people with disabilities when providing services. The Senator seemed to imply that an amount of money had been returned by Cork City Council to the Department as an underspend in housing adaptation grants. That is not the position we want and the Minister, Deputy Kelly, is anxious to ensure that the resources he...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (3 Dec 2014)

Gerald Nash: ..., ample water supply, a water treatment plant and other logistical and infrastructural benefits that make it attractive for investment. The nearby town of Thurles is on the main Dublin to Cork intercity railway line. I know from speaking to him that the Minister, Deputy Kelly, engaged with the IDA, officials in my Department, interested parties and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (27 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: ...not to. There has been no response at all. The HSE has been exchanging paper with these organisations for a considerable period of time. Has anybody paid a visit to the individuals concerned at Cork University Dental School & Hospital in respect of whom no response was received to an initial letter indicating compliance, according to the HSE's information here?

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Gerald Nash: ...I argue are logical, cost-free and make sense. The Living Cities initiative, to which Deputy McLellan referred, is an excellent and potentially very progressive scheme. I note the Bill covers Cork, Dublin, Galway and Kilkenny in terms of this element of the pilot phase. Originally, as I understand it, it also covered Limerick and Waterford. I am assuming the take-up was quite...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Provision (1 May 2013)

Gerald Nash: I am glad to have the opportunity to raise the proposed interim move of the Navan, Cork and Kerry ambulance control centres into one unit to be housed at the facility at Townsend Street in Dublin. The plans to create two new state-of-the-art control centres in Tallaght and Ballyshannon to manage all national emergency calls is very laudable and it is in accordance with international best...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Irish Film Board: Discussion with Chairman Designate (23 Apr 2013)

Gerald Nash: ...from the IFB but that is probably because the amount was so small. Following on from Deputy Corcoran Kennedy's remarks, there is a vital film sector in the regions, it is not exclusive to Dublin, Cork and Galway, as I can verify. The organisation I am involved with managed to access very important PEACE funding to do North-South projects with marginalised young people. Every summer an...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (28 Mar 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 190: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reopen a review into certain planning decisions in Carlow, Meath, Galway and Cork county councils and Dublin and Cork city councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17108/12]