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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EBS Tied Agents: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I understand. What Mr. Kavanagh has outlined paints a worrying picture from a number of perspectives. We will need to examine the additional documentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EBS Tied Agents: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Mr. Kavanagh referenced the need for meaningful engagement. What does he hope will be the outcome of that meaningful engagement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Discussion Paper on Taxation: Deputy Marc MacSharry (28 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank Deputy MacSharry and commend him and his team on the work they have put into this. Obviously, I agree with many of the sentiments in terms of the working poor, as the Deputy referred to them, and families that are really struggling.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Discussion Paper on Taxation: Deputy Marc MacSharry (28 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: That is it. Blame Sinn Féin again. The Chairman is never one to miss an opportunity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Discussion Paper on Taxation: Deputy Marc MacSharry (28 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I am sorry about that. Obviously, a lot of work has gone into this and, as Deputy MacSharry stated, it has worked in other countries. The beauty of child benefit is that it reaches all children on the basis of equality. I am not sure that one can say that Deputy MacSharry's proposal would treat children the same, that one can do that the same in the welfare system as in the tax system....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Discussion Paper on Taxation: Deputy Marc MacSharry (28 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Would they both be €5,000 better off?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Discussion Paper on Taxation: Deputy Marc MacSharry (28 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Is Deputy MacSharry talking about giving those who do not come into the tax net a payment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Discussion Paper on Taxation: Deputy Marc MacSharry (28 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Discussion Paper on Taxation: Deputy Marc MacSharry (28 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I suppose what I am trying to get at is whether we would be better off with a targeted measure through the social welfare system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Discussion Paper on Taxation: Deputy Marc MacSharry (28 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: It would be a bit difficult in how it would apply to the tax system. Would it have any impact on a person's medical card eligibility, the eligibility for SUSI grants or any such matters? Has Deputy MacSharry crosschecked against all of those issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Discussion Paper on Taxation: Deputy Marc MacSharry (28 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Sometimes we introduce measures with unintended consequences.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Discussion Paper on Taxation: Deputy Marc MacSharry (28 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I certainly appreciate what Deputy MacSharry is trying to achieve with this paper. My party will have a further look at it, in terms of some of the positive externalities and also the negative ones that might surround it. I thank Deputy MacSharry for the work that he has put into it. I appreciate that the Deputy is presenting it in a non-party way.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I welcome the recent announcement regarding the traditional harvesting rights of the seaweed harvesters along the western counties, including my county of Mayo. From the very beginning of the lifetime of this Seanad, it is an issue we have fought hard to put right. We had major concerns around the harvesting of seaweed, with particular concerns rooted in the sell-off of Arramara Teoranta to...

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I would like to thank Senator Higgins for tabling these amendments, and to say I am fully supportive of them. It is vitally important that this board, which pans so many Departments, has a constitution that sets best practice, in terms of gender balance, duration and everything else. It is crucially important we get this right. This board needs to lead the way in many things. There are...

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I support this. I do not think a cohort of people can be excluded, certainly not local authority members who, as has been the case in recent years in particular, come from a variety of backgrounds. There was a time Mayo County Council when more than 50% of the members of Mayo County Council were auctioneers, but that is a number of years ago now.

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: It was a lot of auctioneering talent when planning decisions were being made. It is important that they are not excluded from being on the board.

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: On a point of clarification, will the CEOs of local authorities be eligible to serve on the board?

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I would have a difficulty with it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Role and Operation of National Development Finance Agency: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank Mr. Cahillane for his opening remarks. In the context of his role as the statutory financial adviser, how the project was set up in the first place and how the assessment was made, will he explain who was responsible for conducting the stress-testing of the parent company? How was it decided that the project was a safe bet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Role and Operation of National Development Finance Agency: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Yes.