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Seanad: Business of Seanad: Motion (21 Jan 2020)

Rose Conway Walsh: ...and has helped to shape the type of island in which we all want to live. I also acknowledge Senator Lawless in respect of the work he has done with the diaspora. Irish citizens are Irish citizens. It does not matter whether they live in the North, the South, the east, the west, Chicago or anywhere else in the world; it is important we bring their issues to this House. These three...

Seanad: Business of Seanad: Motion (21 Jan 2020)

Rose Conway Walsh: ...the importance of voting, regardless of how people choose to vote. At lunchtime, Geraldine, whom I acknowledge, said to me that, if one votes, one gets the representatives one wants, and if one does not, one gets the representatives one deserves.It is awfully important for people to vote. I would like this House to look at how it can make it easier for people to vote. We are asking...

Seanad: Migration of Participating Securities Bill 2019: Second Stage (18 Dec 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: ...by Euroclear UK & Ireland, which uses a settlement system knows as CREST. I am not going to go into all that is covered in the Bill. It has been covered quite comprehensively. However, it does raise the question as to why we are not like other countries. The Minister of State might address that. Why do we not have the CSD based in the financial services in London rather than...

Seanad: Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Dec 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: ...This section removes the ability of companies to reject claims solely on that basis. It also caters for those requiring an interest when a claim is made, while limiting this interest in order that it does not extend beyond an expectation of the economic benefits or losses that would arise. I will address some of the concerns raised by Senator Bacik and Deputy Penrose. The report by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: My question relates to Valproate. Does the Minister have the Valproate response project report on his desk? Has he been in contact with OACS Ireland and Epilepsy Ireland about this? I asked him before about a public inquiry into this. Is he still open to an independent inquiry or investigation into the prescribing of Valproate, given the teratogenic effects of it were widely known, even...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: ...interest rates, particularly for existing customers, are higher than anywhere else in Europe and they are certainly higher than what is needed to maintain the profitability of the banks. What does the Central Bank intend to do about that and what scope does it have to try to address that problem? That as being one of the greatest problems at the moment in respect of the affordability of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Does Mr. Sibley think that is reflected in interest rates? I am trying to make sense of this in terms of being able to make proper comparisons. Given the work the Central Bank has done with the banks since the crash on stability, and the growing profitability of these banks, should that not be reflected in the interest rates they charge their customers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Does Mr. Sibley think they are justified?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: How does that compare with switching behaviour in the eurozone as a whole?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: ...and non-performing loans, I am concerned about the number of mortgages classed as non-performing loans that are sold on and then sold on again. Apart from the criteria of the non-performing loans, does the Central Bank measure the journey of a loan in how many times loans are bundled and sold on from one vulture fund to another?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: What does the Minister of State estimate the total to be in 2020?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: How can the Minister of State ridicule the figure I gave when he does not have the data himself?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: It worries me that the Minister of State does not know the figures after 2017 and cannot give a projected figure for 2020. A payment of €2.5 billion in corporation tax suggests that these are wealthy companies. The question is why they do not pay their employees sufficiently to incentivise them to come to Ireland. Why should the taxpayers of this country pay them to do so? I do not...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: This scheme does not do anything for housing. It benefits people who do not need it. There is an issue of deadweight here. I made clear, both here and on Second Stage, my party's objections to this. I oppose section the section.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters relating to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion (3 Dec 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: ...wrote that the contract "represents a major leap of faith" which represents a major subsidy from the taxpayer for private benefits. Regarding the final cost benefit analysis, Mr. Watt concluded that his Department does, "not believe that this CBA justifies the use of scarce public funds on this scale". Regarding the risks borne by the State and the private bidder, Mr. Watt again wrote...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters relating to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion (3 Dec 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: ...stated that the Civil Service carries out a broad range of functions from developing policy to delivering front-line public services. I want to focus on the Civil Service developing of policy. Does Mr. Watt believe that the Civil Service is adequately resourced and skilled to develop policy options for Departments and the Government? In a letter to the joint committee on finance on 18...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters relating to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion (3 Dec 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Does Mr. Watt think there is a possibility of Government policy being influenced, particularly by the Big Four?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Nov 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: ...want to cover a few aspects of how I believe the Government has failed to give ordinary workers and families a break despite us being the fastest growing economy in Europe. Brexit is an issue and it does present problems and challenges but we are still the fastest growing economy in Europe. First, let us look at the carbon tax levied on households and drivers who can least afford it and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (12 Nov 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Does the Central Bank have extra capacity to do this work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (12 Nov 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: ...a position where there is wholesale exploitation of customers in the insurance industry. We cannot sit here and say customers are being protected and that we have a hold on the problem. It really does not give me confidence. Deputy Pearse Doherty has all of the examples. I tried to get a quote and believe the insurance industry is even catching on to this. I cannot obtain a quote...