Press Archive
Pay equality must extend to rest of public service
Mon Jul 27, 2020 - 11:10 am
With both the Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure conceding they couldn’t have pay inequality in the Cabinet, Labour public expenditure spokesperson Ged Nash TD said the same pr...These aren’t the Green jobs people voted for
Sun Jul 26, 2020 - 11:10 am
Responding to revelations that Green Party Leader and Climate Action Minister Eamon Ryan is to appoint up to eight special advisers, Labour’s public spending spokesperson Ged Nash TD said;"When peop...A New Social Contract is Needed in the National Battle for Recovery from Covid-19.
Mon Jul 20, 2020 - 10:04 am
*Published in the Sunday Independent - 19/07/2020.Sub-heading: We Must Think Big To Build An Economy That Works For Us All. We can’t go back to business as usual. The tired toolbox of idea...Labour sets five tests for July Stimulus and calls for a package of at least €10bn
Thu Jul 16, 2020 - 10:10 am
Package must make an impact, create and save jobs, and improve public servicesThe Labour Party Finance spokesperson Ged Nash has today published a set of five tests that the government’s upcoming Ju...MNCs must pay their fair share of corporation tax
Wed Jul 15, 2020 - 11:32 am
Labour has called for a minimum effective rate of corporation tax to be introduced.Speaking in response to the General Court of the European Union (GCEU) annulment of the Commission’s tax ruling aga...Nash introduces Sectoral Employment Order Confirmation Bill
Wed Jul 15, 2020 - 11:31 am
Labour T.D for Louth & East Meath, Ged Nash introduced a Bill to the Dáil which if enacted, would see the terms of the three Sectoral Employment Orders which were struck down by the High Court tw...Government must act on mortgage interest for Covid-19 payment breaks
Wed Jul 8, 2020 - 11:29 am
Labour Dáil motion tonight calls on the Government to stop the banks from charging penalties or surcharges on mortgage arrears accrued during the pandemic.Taoiseach tells Labour Leader that Minister ...NASH URGES MINISTER TO URGENTLY RESPOND TO HIGH COURT DECISION ON SECTORAL EMPLOYMENT ORDERS (SEOs)
Wed Jun 24, 2020 - 01:35 pm
Dear Minister Humphreys, RE: Sectoral Employment Orders I am sure you share my concern about yesterday’s High Court judgment in the challenge to the sectoral employment order for the elect...Nash Slams Refusal of Essential Dental Care to Vulnerable, Sick and Elderly Patients
Thu Jun 18, 2020 - 11:53 am
Deputy Ged Nash has urgently called on the Minister for Health to respond to reports of dental practices refusing medical cardholders essential treatment due to social distancing and PPE costs. D...Government should heed OECD advice and stop cut to €350 PUP
Thu Jun 18, 2020 - 11:52 am
Responding to the OECD’s Economic Outlook report which shows that the Pandemic Unemployment Payment should not be cut, Labour TD Ged Nash has called on the Government to stop its plans to slash the ...Safe Pass programmes to return from Monday 15th June
Tue Jun 9, 2020 - 10:54 am
The Minister for Education has confirmed to Labour TD Ged Nash that the on-site Safe Pass programmes are to recommence across the country from next Monday, 15th June. Deputy N...YEAR OF MISSED OPPORTUNITIES SEES DROGHEDA FALL OFF FINANCIAL TIMES ‘CITIES OF THE FUTURE’ LIST
Fri Jun 5, 2020 - 11:46 am
Drogheda has fallen off the prestigious Financial Times-backed ‘Cities of the Future’ list because of ‘a year of missed opportunities’ for the area, Deputy Ged Nash has said. The Labour T...FOOT-DRAGGING ON LMETB HQ MUST BE ENDED
Thu Jun 4, 2020 - 11:48 am
Deputy Ged Nash has revealed that quarter of a million euros has been spent to date on plans to relocate the LMETB HQ to Drogheda, but there’s no clear sign when construction will start.Deputy Nash ...FUNDING MUST BE PROVIDED FOR PORT ACCESS ROUTE – NASH
Thu Jun 4, 2020 - 11:47 am
Closing date for application passed on Friday, 26th May The Department of Housing & Planning has confirmed to Deputy Ged Nash that a funding application has been received from Louth County Co...Obsession with cutting €350 Covid-19 payment wrong
Thu Jun 4, 2020 - 10:56 am
- Focus must be on retraining and supporting people back into workWith hundreds of thousands of people out of work through no fault of their own, Labour TD Ged Nash said the Fine Gael obsession with c...