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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Access to Cash Bill 2024: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: We need to have safeguards in place. Can we talk about the provision of local deficiencies? To me, it would seem like it was a really good idea to have that in there to be able to provide for areas. Therefore, we can say there are a certain number of cash machines and ATMs in the west, but then we might see the people living in certain local areas may not have them. People should not be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Access to Cash Bill 2024: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I will ask a final question. In 2020, AIB sold off 500 non-branch ATMs and Bank of Ireland and AIB sold off 1,200 between them in 2021. Until recently, the entire network was operated by banks and now it is down to one third. How much did the members make when they were sold off to private operators? I am not even asking for each one but how much was made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Access to Cash Bill 2024: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Was any consideration given to the fact that private operators might close down ATMs that were not at a sufficient economic level for them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Access to Cash Bill 2024: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: No consideration was given to what those deployers might do. They might run it for a while and then just close it down, and that would be it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Access to Cash Bill 2024: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: They charge enough. My goodness, they charge enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Access to Cash Bill 2024: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: There is a cost. The issue is getting the balance between the economic and social responsibility so that people can have reasonable access to money. There is a social responsibility on the main banks and, as Mr. Hayes said, other operators, as well as an economic responsibility. I do not want to see a situation where it is purely profit driven, is about whether it tallies on a sheet for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Access to Cash Bill 2024: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I can see that. I am sure other members will also want to discuss them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Access to Cash Bill 2024: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: There needs to be more focus. I ask the BPFI to review it on an ongoing basis and to call to branches to see how people are instructed to just go to machines, and the confusion and stress that causes. I also ask the federation to review it on a continuous basis and to ensure that people trying to access their own cash always have somebody to talk to in order to sort out problems. Whether...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Blocks Scheme: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses for again appearing before the committee, in particular Mr. O'Donnell and Ms Murphy. Ms Murphy reminded me that we have been working on this for 11 years in Mayo to try to get a solution and here we are again today discussing so many serious issues. I do not want to go back over what has been said, so I will concentrate my comments on anything our guests want to say....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Blocks Scheme: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: If my next question has already been addressed, please ignore it. Mr. O'Donnell said the engineer engaged by the homeowner will not be signing off on retained blocks on the foundations. My understanding from that is that if the foundations are not replaced and the engineer refuses to sign off, the home will not be mortgageable or insurable into the future. Is that a correct understanding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Blocks Scheme: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: People could spend hundreds of thousands of euro but this is not based on science and no engineer will sign off on it. Is that really the situation we are in today?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Programme (27 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 17. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3496/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Turbary Rights (22 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to impose buffer zones around areas where turf cutting is permitted in commonage areas and the effect this will have on ACRES payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8201/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (22 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3499/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Programme (22 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 77. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3505/24]

Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: First, I express condolences to Michael and the Collins family at this heartbreaking time. I thank the Rural Independents for bringing forward this motion. Rural communities face unique barriers to healthcare. We have one of the lowest rates of GPs in Europe. I commend the people of Lahardane this morning on what they have done to retain the GP service within their community. They are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (21 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 156. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Ballyhaunis primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8177/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (20 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: With the Executive now up and running, it is crucial that east–west and North–South bodies be established under the Good Friday Agreement and robustly fulfil their remit. The Taoiseach will know that, having been starved of adequate public funding by the Tories for years, public services are now at breaking point. This will be a priority for Sinn Féin in the new...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Last year, the EU Commission published guidelines on biodiversity and friendly afforestation. It provided recommendations on biodiversity and friendly afforestation projects at a local level. Forestry should deliver for the environment, economy and local communities. The response to the inability to meet afforestation targets has been to invite in investment firms with solely commercial...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 15. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [8091/24]