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Power of Higher Education, Research and Skills as Economic Enablers in a Changing World: Statements (13 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Higher and further education plays a pivotal role in driving economic development, as we all know. The link between the financial circumstances of children and young people can be statistically verified, with those growing up with good financial circumstances more likely to have a third level education compared to those who experience bad financial circumstances in childhood. This is 64.1%...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (8 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I want to talk to the Minister about the importance of Ireland West Airport, or Knock Airport. I am sure that will be no surprise to the Minister or Ministers of State. I raise the importance of it in terms of the development of the Atlantic economic corridor, particularly the SDZ scheme there. If that is built to its full capacity, it could deliver more than 95,000 sq. m of commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he will implement the Programme for Government commitment to work with local authorities and national bodies to improve public transport options and infrastructure to key tourism spots, making travel more convenient for visitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10210/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Neutrality (8 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 174. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a commitment to the triple lock mechanism for foreign military activities. [15577/25]

Europe Day: Statements (7 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Today, as we mark Europe Day, it is fitting that we reflect on the huge positives that the European Union has brought to our island. I see every day, first hand, how Ireland has benefited from membership of the EU through infrastructure projects. That is not to say that we should not have critical analysis. We would not be doing our job properly if we benignly accepted every aspect of it....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (7 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 399. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the status of an application for a centre (details supplied) to be included in the State’s network of family resource centres; when this centre will be reconfigured as a family resource centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22440/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 574. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the need for a generator on Clare Island; if HSE Estates are working to provide one; if there is a timeframe for the provision of the generator and other urgent repair works to the health centre on Clare Island; if the island GP can be involved in discussions regarding repair works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22810/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 575. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the lack of appropriate transport for patients on Clare Island; if she is aware that when a patient needs to be transported to the helipad or lifeboat this is often by way of a farm or builders’ van; the plans in place to provide an ambulance service for the island; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22811/25]

International Workers’ Day: Statements (1 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Today is a day to celebrate the workers of the world. There are two issues I want to raise initially, given the day that is in it. The first concerns the treatment of whistleblowers. Earlier today, we discussed the absolute horror of the Grace case. I acknowledge all whistleblowers and the service they have done to this country. I call for extra protection for whistleblowers. Many...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (1 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I welcome the opportunity to say a couple of words on the rural social scheme. I welcome the flexibility the Minister has introduced. I want him to look in particular at meals on wheels. Yesterday, Lorraine from Claremorris, Martina and Peter from Louisburgh and Deirdre from Castlebar were in Leinster House. One of the issues that were raised regarding the RSS was the need to allow two...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Benefits (1 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I am glad this is being discussed in terms of rural poverty. The Minister will completely understand this. I commend Irish Rural Link on the great work it has done in Mayo. It needs to be resourced to do an awful lot more. I will give the Minister an example of a woman I spoke to in Castlebar the other day. She has an appointment in Galway hospital next week. All of her income and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (1 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I am glad that the Department is seeing sense with this because it obviously needed to be addressed. We have been doing grants for long enough and should not be in a situation where these anomalies arise. It concerns me that the Minister of State says he is engaging with the Department of public expenditure, as that can take a long time. I heard it mentioned that we would have the appeals...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (1 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 7. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the cost of business forum, which was announced in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21680/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (1 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Will the Minister provide an update on the cost of business forum, in particular why so many grants have not been drawn down by small and medium businesses at a time where they are struggling with costs in terms of VAT, rates - including water rates - energy costs, rent and refuse collection costs? The Minister's favourite word is "evidence". There is evidence that at the close of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (1 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister of State. When he speaks of simplicity and reducing regulation, I want him to look inside Government at the bureaucracy that is stopping businesses which desperately need support from accessing the supports that have been advertised. The increased cost of business, ICOB, and power up grants have been plagued with anomalies in their terms and conditions making it...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (1 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: We need to learn lessons from the design of a lot of these schemes. I recently met the Alliance for Insurance Reform. Its members are extremely concerned by the recommendations of the Judicial Council that awards be increased by 17%. Could the Minister of State confirm whether the Minister for Justice will enable the Dáil to discuss this? I also want to raise with the Minister of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Low Pay (1 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 3. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason previous commitments made by the Government on workers’ rights issues are not being honoured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22002/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Low Pay (1 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The Government made commitments on introducing the living wage, on enhancing paid sick leave entitlements, on abolishing the subminimum rates of youth pay, on increasing the minimum annual remuneration for employment permits and on pension auto-enrolment. The Government has reneged on all of these progressive measures. I know the Minister will say that these are just delayed but the word...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Low Pay (1 May 2025)

Rose Conway-Walsh: What I wanted was a firm commitment that the onslaught on ordinary workers would be ended. The Minister of State has not provided me with that. Workers on the minimum wage are looking forward to the living wage, as was committed to. When they hear, in the past week, a wage of €430,000 talked about for a housing tsar to replace the housing Minister, it just does not sit right with...