Press Archive
NASH ‘NOT SURPRISED’ AT PORT ROUTE OMISSION FROM NATIONAL PLAN
Mon Oct 4, 2021 - 01:59 pm
The fact that the long-awaited new €165 billion National Development Plan fails to mention the Northern Port Access Route comes as no surprise, local TD Ged Nash has said.Labour’s national Finance...Submission to Meath CoCo - Impact of Dawn Meat Plant Application on River Boyne
Tue Mar 30, 2021 - 02:17 pm
Submission on planning application reference number; 21424 (Dawn Meat Ireland). Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing as a concerned local citizen and on behalf of constituents in Louth & East Me...Ulster Bank’s exit means idea of a third banking force must be put back on the table
Thu Mar 4, 2021 - 03:18 pm
The state needs to turn from silent owner to activist shareholder and support PTSB in acquiring Ulster Bank as a single entityAfter years of restructuring fatigue for staff and endless speculation, Na...Banks Must Re-Introduce Full COVID-19 Payment Breaks
Mon Jan 11, 2021 - 12:49 pm
Irish Banks must re-introduce “blanket” Covid-19 payment breaks, like the first six months of the pandemic, for personal and businesses as permitted under European Banking Authority (EBA) guidance...Discrimination against loyal customers with differential pricing must end
Mon Dec 14, 2020 - 12:48 pm
Labour to publish Consumer Protection bill to end the perverse ‘loyalty penalty’Central Bank interim report shows urgent need for action.With an interim Central Bank report showing that more loyal...Insurance Plan long on aspiration but short on concrete actions
Tue Dec 8, 2020 - 12:47 pm
Long-promised reforms on perjury and the Personal Injuries Assessment Board all welcome.Absence of plans for innovative pooled insurance schemes to help make insurance more affordable for childcare pr...AIB job cuts plan a hammer blow for bank staff
Wed Dec 2, 2020 - 12:46 pm
Moratorium on economic lay-offs needed for banking sectorMinister must use his power to prevent 1500 planned job cuts at bank in which State is majority shareholderAIB management must immediately enga...New EBA guidance should pave way for reintroduction of payment breaks
Wed Dec 2, 2020 - 12:45 pm
No excuse for Irish banks not to reactivate structured payment breaks for borrowers in financial difficulty because of Covid-19 restrictions Labour’s Finance spokesperson Ged Nash has said Irish ban...Hike in Retail Export Scheme threshold in Brexit bill damaging for tourist-retail sector
Wed Nov 25, 2020 - 12:44 pm
Over 1,000 jobs at risk with rise in RES threshold from 0 to €75.Government sneak in damaging change through amendment to Brexit bill.Labour’s Finance spokesperson Ged Nash TD has said that over 1..."We Must Begin to Measure What Really Matters” - Nash Launches Measuring Quality of Life in Ireland Bill
Tue Nov 24, 2020 - 12:43 pm
Labour Bill proposes new and holistic way of measuring economic, social and environmental wellbeing and progress New quality of life metrics will help policy makers targe...Central Bank has major questions to answer over failure to enforce consumer protection code
Fri Nov 13, 2020 - 12:42 pm
Central Bank has not done a single enforcement action for a breach of the Consumer Protection Code in over 4 years, outside of the Tracker Scandal.From 2006 to 2016, the Central Bank completed 26 enfo...Central Bank figures show mortgage rip-off continues
Wed Nov 11, 2020 - 12:41 pm
Ireland has third highest mortgage rate in Euro areaValue of renegotiated mortgages up 56% in September on AugustExtension of mortgage moratorium needed to support consumers through pandemicResponding...Nash moves legislation in Dáil to close lobbying loophole
Tue Nov 3, 2020 - 12:40 pm
Proposed change to law gives Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) the power to investigate and sanction former politicians who breach lobbying and ethics rules Recent Fine Gael & Sinn Féi...Price gouging goes on as profits of car insurers continue to tower over falls in premiums
Tue Nov 3, 2020 - 12:39 pm
...Government failing to inform the public about available mortgage savings
Thu Oct 29, 2020 - 12:37 pm
Central Bank report published today shows around 100,000 mortgage holders could save over €1 billion in mortgage repayments by switching their mortgage, with available savings of €236 million esti...