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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Closures (7 Apr 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 82. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there will be impact on statutory redundancy for a worker from a company (details supplied) that takes up additional employment during the statutory redundancy consultation period provided they do not formally resign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18681/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (7 Apr 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role that gas plays in setting the wholesale electricity price of other forms of generated electricity, particularly renewable energy; the way this has impacted the overall wholesale price of electricity over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18682/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Prices (7 Apr 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 124. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a price point for gas or other fossil fuels at which it would be necessary to consider decoupling high-priced hydrocarbons from setting the overall wholesale electricity price; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18683/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the committee for allowing me to be here. I thank my colleague for allowing me to take his place. I am particularly interested in this because of what is happening in Achill Island, the proposals about it and the feasibility studies into hydrogen. I completely agree with Deputy Ó Cuív about the joined-up approach. Whose job is it to bring all the services together,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Okay. It is a bit different from the finance committee. When will we have the national integrated hydrogen strategy? Mr. Ó Maoldhia might address how important that is to what he is trying to achieve. I am supportive of ownership for people on the islands and of all communities. I come from a community that has gone through the Corrib gas project. We must learn from what happened...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: When will that be ready?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: When will it be possible to discuss it at the committee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: That is the real need for an integrated strategy, which is what I am concerned about. We need that to give us confidence and guidance and to have that exchange of learning across all these initiatives, with the money being spent on innovation and technology too.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Therefore, it is a priority.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I move amendment No. 4: In page 13, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “ “relevant body” means a designated institution of higher education referred to in any of subparagraphs (i)to (v)of section 53(1)(a);”. I will press the amendment.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Amendment No. 6 seeks to insert the definition of "trade union" as stated in the other amendment. The Government has tabled a number of amendments that reference trade unions without including a specific definition, therefore we wanted to provide one.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Likewise, I will work with the Minister.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I move amendment No. 6: In page 13, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: “ “trade union” means a trade union which is the holder of a negotiation licence under Part II of the Trade Union Act 1941.”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: For those reasons, I think we need to go ahead with that amendment. We are all on the same page. It is about making it as strong as we possibly can and getting to the destination we want to get to.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I support the three amendments because we need greater levels of transparency on the private revenue. It is important to ensure that there is no compromise or negative impact on academic independence.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I want to speak to amendments Nos. 12, 21 and 28. We oppose the term "value for money" because institutional autonomy means making choices on what does or does not constitute value. For the HEA to be tasked with securing and evidencing value for money is not practically achievable or appropriate. Transparency is not negotiable but dictating what represents value for money could potentially...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: No. I will be moving my amendments.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I move amendment No. 13: In page 15, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: “(d) to protect and enhance the public nature of the higher education system;”. The principle behind this amendment is the most important point we would like to see reflected in the Bill. Nowhere in the Bill makes any reference to the public nature of our higher education system. The...