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Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Ged Nash
1015. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to protect residents in any facilities in which there have been any positive Covid-19 cases post vaccination; if he will ensure that all residents in these facilities are now tested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21859/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Driver Licences
Ged Nash
16. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the systems in place to allow returning emigrants from countries with which Ireland does not have driver licence exchange agreements to drive here given the level 5 restrictions and their impact on services provided by the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20882/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Search and Rescue Service Provision
Ged Nash
20. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport his views on the comments made by the head of the Irish Coast Guard (details supplied) with regard to the awarding of the search and rescue contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20950/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Tax Data
Ged Nash
24. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have availed of capital gains tax relief on properties acquired between 7 December 2011 and 31 December 2014; the average amount of relief per person; the county or country in which the relief was granted in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20889/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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State Pensions
Ged Nash
31. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if there is specific evidence or analysis conducted by his Department that confirms that an increase in the State pension age would lead to significant long-term cost savings for the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21075/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Banking Sector
Ged Nash
32. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the policy on the State’s shareholding in the banks (details supplied) should be reviewed given the recent developments and the consolidation within the banking and financial sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21076/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Central Bank of Ireland
Ged Nash
33. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he has met with the Central Bank to ascertain its views on announcements (details supplied). [21077/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Banking Sector
Ged Nash
34. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he sought the views of the Central Bank on a statement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21078/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Banking Sector
Ged Nash
35. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether a public review on the strategy for the banking sector should be undertaken to set out a vision for the future particularly at present when he is in a position of significant influence (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21079/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Banking Sector
Ged Nash
36. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether local control of at least one Irish bank is very important to the development of the small Irish economy in a globalised world and to assist the operation of businesses by SMEs and taxpayers in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21080/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Museum Projects
Ged Nash
37. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the planned national children’s science centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20888/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Air Corps
Ged Nash
70. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence if a guarantee will be given that any changes necessary to Defence Force Regulations CS4 and its accompanying administrative instructions will be carried out in the case that the Air Corps is directed by Government to provide part of the search and rescue contract currently being overseen by the Department of Transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20948/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Military Aircraft
Ged Nash
71. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence the arrangements for the establishment of an independent military air regulator within his Department, the establishment of which has been recommended by previous independent safety reports and is also common practice in other EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20949/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Climate Action Plan
Ged Nash
46. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role his Department will play in ensuring that annual departmental spending proposals as part of the annual budgetary cycle are aligned with climate action and carbon-reduction targets; the way in which his Department plans to assess the National Development Plan 2018-2027 against Ireland’s carbon-reduction plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20242/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Public Sector Staff
Ged Nash
61. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the oversight of his Department of the target to increase the public service employment target for persons with disabilities on an incremental basis from a minimum of 3% to a minimum of 6% by 2024 (details supplied); the number and percentage of public service employees in this category in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20245/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Fiscal Policy
Ged Nash
64. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to establish a new oversight, accountability and transparency unit in order to regularly record the allocation of capital expenditure and grants on a publicly accessible Open Ireland portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20243/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Fiscal Policy
Ged Nash
71. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the recent Parliamentary Budget Office analytical model (details supplied) which suggests that the State’s debt burden will be on a sustainable path over the next 10 years and that aggressive fiscal consolidation will not be required to ensure that the burden of debt can be sustained taking growth rate forecasts into consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20246/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Fiscal Policy
Ged Nash
111. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the recent comments of the ECB president and board members on the crucial need to maintain an ambitious fiscal stance to avoid the risk of delaying economic recovery and amplifying the longer-term scarring effects of the Covid 19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20244/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Ged Nash
187. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if children's clothing is included on the essential retail list; his plans to include children's clothes on the essential retail list along with children's shoes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19519/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Cycling Policy
Ged Nash
421. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport 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]