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Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: It is crazy, especially for people in rural areas. This is why we are talking about a rural banking system, although I acknowledge the proposal is for SMEs. That people from a rural area who have no public transport and who have to travel miles to the bank are told to come back the next day is absolutely bizarre. It is happening because it is being facilitated. I lost count of the number...

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: This motion is a typical cynical motion from Fianna Fáil but to be fair, it is only taking up Fine Gael's lead on it. Those parties which supported the local property tax are now running afraid of it. Of course it is due to increase. The whole idea when it was introduced was that as property prices went up so too would the tax. That was too much to accept before the election so the...

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: -----and replace it with Exchequer funding. As Senator Norris and Sinn Féin have said, giving charitable status to vulture funds, who end up owning many properties and land when loans go into distress, and allowing them to pay a minuscule amount of tax does not make sense.

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: They are equity houses.

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: They are vulture funds which are facilitated by this Government-----

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: They have made fortunes on the backs of vulnerable citizens, many of whom have been crippled by property tax. They have had the red carpet rolled out for them. They are the same vulture funds which refuse to come before the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach. Why will they not do that? What do they have to hide? We reward them by letting them avail...

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I wish to make a correction ----

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: The Senator knows that services are delivered. He should also understand -----

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: The Senator is telling mistruths.

Seanad: Incorrect Birth Registrations: Statements (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank the Minister for coming to the House as I appreciate it is a busy time for her. As has been said, I would appreciate it if she could come back on a fairly regular basis to report to us on this matter. I acknowledge and thank Senator Boyhan for sharing his personal experience with us. It was very powerful and I acknowledge what he brings to the House with his own experience. Once...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I commend all of our carers and those who provide home help on the work they do throughout the country, including in my community. This is a battle we have been fighting since 2010 when drastic cuts were made to home help hours. Previous to these cuts, we had a very good system in which people were employed by the HSE, paid a proper wage, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Mr. Healy's response is extremely unsatisfactory-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Several of my questions were not answered. The witness spoke about the tendering process and the fact that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Has an analysis been done on the cost of the provision of the service of an hour of home help from the HSE as opposed to a private provider? What formal communications does the HSE have with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection? Is the witness going to seriously look at applying a one hour minimum?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Is the HSE going to look at bringing back a one hour service? A yes or no answer will suffice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I am talking about the decision-making process in terms of the analysis of whether it is better to have people directly employed by the HSE or whether it is better to provide them through a third party. The witness has said that people wanted a choice, and that is why the service was privatised and thousands and thousands of hours were cut.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: People were left in a situation in March where all of the workers from one of the private providers were gathered together and told that they would no longer be providing care after 15 April. All of those workers were left in a hugely precarious situation and caused huge concern in the community that there would be no home help provided. The witness is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: -----painting a picture and saying that the tender has been issued and that everything is under control.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I welcome the decision by the Government to appeal the case of the hooded men. I acknowledge and thank all Senators for their unanimous support for the Seanad motion which called on the Government to appeal this judgment at the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. It is vitally important. I thank the men and their legal team for coming to share their story in Leinster...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank the Minister for his opening statement, which was interesting, especially the reference to net monetary benefit being €42 billion between 1973 and 2016. What was the cost of the banking crisis in terms of the bailout?