Press Archive
Immediate investigation needed on Dealgan House Deaths
Fri May 8, 2020 - 09:32 am
Families entitled to know the truth and have full disclosure on Covid-19 outbreak at Louth nursing homeLouth TD Ged Nash has said an urgent and time-limited investigation must be carried out by HIQA t...FG and FF can’t walk away from public pay deal
Thu May 7, 2020 - 12:18 pm
Labour Employment spokesperson Ged Nash, responding to comments of Fine Gael Ministers in the Irish Examiner today said it is untenable for the Government to walk away from a long standing pay deal wh...Assurance needed on pandemic unemployment payment level
Wed May 6, 2020 - 08:30 am
Labour spokesperson on Social Protection Ged Nash TD has called for assurances for workers that their income supports will continue until sectors are fully reopened, after the Minister for Finance fai...Assurance needed on pandemic unemployment payment level
Wed May 6, 2020 - 08:11 am
Labour spokesperson on Social Protection Ged Nash TD has called for assurances for workers that their income supports will continue until sectors are fully reopened, after the Minister for Finance fai...New small business supports must see cash get to viable businesses urgently
Sat May 2, 2020 - 12:53 pm
Conditions on decent work must be attached to State cash injectionsLabour Deputy Ged Nash, responding to the government’s announcement of new supports for the SME sector said:"The new liquidity supp...No exceptions should be made on travel restrictions
Mon Apr 27, 2020 - 09:35 am
Labour writes to Minister Harris to have public health regulations applied to all visitors to the StateLouth Labour TD Ged Nash has written to the Health Minister Simon Harris urging him to introduce ...Minister should veto re-appointment of AIB non-executive directors over tracker mortgage scandal
Sun Apr 26, 2020 - 11:31 am
• Minister for Finance should veto the appointment of Non-Executive Directors of bank, who appear to have never questioned the handling of the tracker mortgage scandal• Government must u...Changes to Wage Subsidy Scheme a welcome relief
Fri Apr 24, 2020 - 02:34 pm
administrative changes to wage subsidy scheme will come as a relief to hundreds of companies Deputy Ged Nash said:"Since the 3rd April, I have been lobbying the Minister for Finance to make a min...Survey shows shameful disregard for health and safety of frontline workers
Thu Apr 23, 2020 - 03:05 pm
Nash reiterates calls for urgent establishment of body to regulate and enforce social distancing in the workplace in response to survey of retail workers Labour TD Ged Nash has said the results of a M...Body needed to regulate and enforce social distancing in the workplace
Tue Apr 21, 2020 - 11:02 am
Example of Welsh government must be followed Labour TD Ged Nash has called for the establishment of a body to regulate and enforce social distancing in the workplace. He explained:“The reality is th...Stop Covid Discrimination against Older Workers
Mon Apr 13, 2020 - 11:13 am
Labour Employment Affairs spokesperson Ged Nash has said that workers over 66 should be eligible for the Covid-19 unemployment payment and that the Government must stop discriminating on the basis of ...Wage scheme must be changed to better protect low-paid workers
Mon Apr 6, 2020 - 12:02 pm
Labour Spokesperson on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Ged Nash TD, has said the Government must amend the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) to address the perverse situation where many l...We can't go back to business as usual post-Covid19
Thu Apr 2, 2020 - 02:10 pm
I welcome this opportunity to place this statement on the record of the House.My first thoughts are with the loved ones of those who have sadly passed away.If this crisis has done anything, it has put...EU must step up to support workers and a swift recovery
Thu Apr 2, 2020 - 01:13 pm
Responding to the latest live register figures, Labour Party Employment Affairs spokesperson, Ged Nash TD, has reiterated calls for an EU “unemployment reinsurance scheme” to support a swift...Nash raises concerns about physical distancing on construction sites
Tue Mar 24, 2020 - 04:52 pm
Labour Party Employment Affairs spokesperson, Ged Nash TD, has expressed deep concern that all construction sites are allowed to remain open during this public health crisis.Deputy Nash said:“I am e...