Results 2,761-2,780 of 7,237 for speaker:Rose Conway-Walsh
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (28 Sep 2023)
Rose Conway-Walsh: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the Brexit aquaculture growth scheme, Brexit blue economy enterprise development scheme and Brexit processing capital support scheme are current or capital expenditure. [42007/23]
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)
Rose Conway-Walsh: Most of the questions have been answered at this stage and I thank both Ministers for their statements and answers. I want to ask about existing levels of service, ELS, funding. We have looked at the 5% spending rule that was untenable when we had such high inflation. Has any discussion taken place on the ELS and how that is impacted by inflation? In this inflationary environment, is 3%...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)
Rose Conway-Walsh: Therefore, we are not building in structural underfunding. That is probably one of the main things. If the Minister has discussed that and worked it out, I do not need to press the point.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)
Rose Conway-Walsh: On the approved housing bodies, AHBs, and spending in this regard since the reclassification in 2018, the sums are obviously counted in the general government balance. When does the AHB spending show up in the figures for the general government balance? The budgetary strategy, as outlined in the summer economic statement, sets out the projected government balance of €11.7 billion if...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister. That answers the question. The €2.25 billion reflects a major policy outside the spending rule covering the coming years. Could they talk a little more about the rationale behind it?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)
Rose Conway-Walsh: Does the Minister for Finance want to say anything further on that?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)
Rose Conway-Walsh: Does the offer made to the retained firefighters, for instance, come from the ELS because it was agreed in advance of the budget?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I have asked all my questions. I thank the Ministers.
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (27 Sep 2023)
Rose Conway-Walsh: 68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the body being set up to examine remuneration for senior posts across the civil service and semi-State sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41682/23]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses for their statements. I wish to address the mortgage figures. In his opening statement, Mr. Hayes stated that first-time buyers' activity remains strong in the 12 months ending July 2023 and there were 30,000 first-time buyer mortgages approved that were valued at €8.4 million, which is the highest annualised level since the data series began in 2011. Is that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Rose Conway-Walsh: In terms of the number of first-time buyers in quarter 2 of this year, compared with quarter 2 of last year, are interest rates starting to impact on people's ability to get mortgages?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I am just talking about first-time buyers. I will tell Dr. Ugur why and the context of it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Rose Conway-Walsh: Reports in the media indicate that the number of deals done was down 17.4% and that there was a drop of 11.9% in the value corresponding with the second quarter in 2022. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Rose Conway-Walsh: Is Dr. Ugur saying there is no drop whatsoever in the number of figures of first-time buyers and that the increasing interest rates are having no impact whatsoever on the number of mortgages being taken up?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Rose Conway-Walsh: In terms of arrears, what provision have each of the banks made for bad debt this year as opposed to the bad debt provision that was made last year? Will Bank of Ireland start?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Rose Conway-Walsh: No, I am asking a very specific question here. In the banks' accounts, what specific provisions have they made this year compared to last year for bad debts?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Rose Conway-Walsh: Is it not material that it has been doubled? I know it has increased substantially, in terms of bad debt-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Banking Issues: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)
Rose Conway-Walsh: Why is that? Why has it increased by so much this year?