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Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I find Fianna Fáil's declarations that it is here to save us all eternally amusing. It is here to save us from Fine Gael and ourselves. They declare how they will fix the housing crisis. It is worth taking 30 seconds to look at Fianna Fáil's record in housing. Fianna Fáil caused the collapse because of its collaboration and closeness with the banks, and the light...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I will.

Seanad: Markets in Financial Instruments Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I welcome the Bill, which Sinn Féin will be supporting. The Bill is quite technical in nature and is the first step in a process for which Sinn Féin has been calling for a long time. My colleague, Deputy Pearse Doherty, attempted to have the definition of whole-of-life policies amended because companies were still using the lack of clarity to avoid legislative provisions and Sinn...

Seanad: Mental Health (Capacity To Consent To Treatment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I will not repeat what my colleagues have said. I, too, commend Senator Devine and Ms Grace McManus on bringing this legislation forward. We could have chosen any topic for discussion in Private Members' time but because it is World Mental Health Day, as Senator Devine and Ms McManus reminded us, it was appropriate to do introduce this Bill. It is invaluable to this Chamber that we can...

Seanad: Mental Health (Capacity To Consent To Treatment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: So that stays the same.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I want to speak about the autism assistance dogs programme provided by Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland. Yesterday, we learned about the programme at a presentation given in the AV Room in Leinster House. The programme has transformed the lives of children with autism and that of their families. The organisation trains and provides highly-skilled, task-specific assistance dogs to children...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Property Loans (Project Glas) By Permanent TSB: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank Mr. Masding for his opening statement. We met representatives of the ECB recently and a large part of our discussion was on non-performing loans. We wanted to understand the extent of the pressure from the ECB on Permanent TSB in terms of the sell-off. We spoke about the impact Project Glas was having. They made it abundantly clear that they were not in any way instructing the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Property Loans (Project Glas) By Permanent TSB: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Why is Permanent TSB not using everything rather than selling on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Property Loans (Project Glas) By Permanent TSB: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Will Mr. Masding explain how that is dangerous for Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Property Loans (Project Glas) By Permanent TSB: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Will Mr. Masding explain a bit further how that is dangerous for Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Property Loans (Project Glas) By Permanent TSB: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Does Mr. Masding not think that the banks played a big part in that, banks like Permanent TSB, in reckless lending in the first instance and then when people were losing their jobs and being put into those financial situations because of the nationalising of the private debt of the banks? We have to look at the causes and ask why the level of non-performing loans is as high as it is. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Property Loans (Project Glas) By Permanent TSB: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I do not think that Mr. Masding has looked at all the other alternatives so I do not share his opinion on that especially on enabling people to have security within their own homes, and to give people a chance. I want to put a couple of further points to Mr. Masding and we have limited time. Did Mr. Masding speak to Start Mortgages about its non-attendance at this committee meeting today?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Property Loans (Project Glas) By Permanent TSB: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Does it concern Mr. Masding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Property Loans (Project Glas) By Permanent TSB: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Does it concern Mr. Masding at all?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Property Loans (Project Glas) By Permanent TSB: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Can Mr. Masding understand it from our position? We were given assurances that everything will continue the same and it is the same from the Minister for Finance - "There are no concerns here" - yet, Start Mortgages will not appear before an Oireachtas committee. What do they have to hide? This is what rings alarm bells with people and with those who have these loans, especially around how...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Property Loans (Project Glas) By Permanent TSB: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: The Minister has no concerns whatsoever around how Permanent TSB is choosing to reduce the NPLs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Property Loans (Project Glas) By Permanent TSB: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: And for the people who are in their homes currently. Is Mr. Masding concerned that Smart Mortgages may decide to flip these mortgages on to somebody else, such as an unregulated entity? Has the witness discussed that within the transfer arrangements?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Property Loans (Project Glas) By Permanent TSB: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: It is basically up to Start Mortgages to do that. Really we have no guarantees because it could make that decision. There is nothing whatsoever to restrict it from making that decision to flip those loans at any time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Property Loans (Project Glas) By Permanent TSB: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Can Mr. Masding see it from our point of view? He is giving us assurances that homeowners are going to be protected. Really, when one scratches the surface, they are not going to be protected at all. They certainly will not be protected from the flipping over of the mortgages to somebody else, and Start Mortgages will not even come before the committee. Mr. Masding can see where our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Property Loans (Project Glas) By Permanent TSB: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I know that but really, just indulge me.