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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): Pensions and Investment Research Consultants Ltd (28 May 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Why are they selling them if they are not making a profit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): Pensions and Investment Research Consultants Ltd (28 May 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Could they not do the same thing if they gave a write-down to the person who held the loan in the first instance? I know from individual cases that vulture funds are making enormous profits from the write-downs they are being given.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): Pensions and Investment Research Consultants Ltd (28 May 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: If one is the owner of the asset, one is entitled to know-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): Pensions and Investment Research Consultants Ltd (28 May 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Who is entitled to know? Is the owner of the asset entitled to know?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector (Resumed): Pensions and Investment Research Consultants Ltd (28 May 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Surely, it is the place of the Minister for Finance and the Department of Finance to do that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 May 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: The Kildare Nationaliston 14 May 2001 carried an article that stated, "Widespread availability of drugs in rural Ireland is one of the most frightening developments of recent years." That was 19 years ago. Since then, availability has increased, and now I sincerely believe the supply and use of drugs in rural Ireland has become an epidemic. When I say "rural Ireland", I do not just mean...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I take this opportunity to congratulate Senator Grace O'Sullivan on her election to the European Parliament.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: We will certainly will miss her from this Chamber, but I have no doubt that she will do a marvellous job in Europe for us. I hope that she will stay in touch with this House. I thank the former MEP, Liadh Ní Riada, for her hard work, particularly for rural and coastal communities. She did Trojan work, particularly in the area of fishing and rural development. I wish her well for the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Will the Leader confirm whether the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, will go to Belmullet next week?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: That is a rare occurrence.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I commend my colleague, Senator Gavan, on all the work he has done on the matter, as well as Senator Nash. I also commend those in the Gallery and others, some of whom I know from Galway and elsewhere. The Bill has been a collective effort and its passage seems to be a no-brainer. I was surprised because I have worked in the hospitality sector. I worked for employers with the utmost...

Seanad: National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Sinn Féin opposes this Bill. We do so not because we are against the idea of saving up responsibly to invest in the future. In many ways, the Title of this Bill is misleading. Most people understand a rainy-day fund to be a mechanism to allow for investment whenever the economy begins to slow down, but this Bill calls for vast sums to be put aside now, and yet has limited criteria as...

Seanad: National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: No.

Seanad: National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: On a point of information, I spoke about a Brexit stabilisation fund. I agree with the principle of having a fund.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I also raise the looming crisis in home care allocations. We need an immediate debate on the issue and for the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Jim Daly, to hear the concerns of Senators from all areas as to how the current shortfall will impact on the most vulnerable in society. We need to make provision before this crisis worsens. There are 6,000 waiting for home...

Seanad: Death of Former Member - Expressions of Sympathy (13 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I welcome John Robb's son, William, his wife, Niamh, and his daughter, Martha. I would remind them that Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile is also here from the North and it is good, and it does bring something. I suppose that is the thing about the Seanad. This House facilitates the whole of the island and the discussion and it brings something really positive to the table. The exchange of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I too want to extend my condolences on behalf of the Sinn Féin Party to the Cathaoirleach on the sad passing of his sister, Eileen, and indeed to the Leas-Chathaoirleach, Senator Paul Coghlan, on the sad passing of his mother as well. May they rest in peace. I raise today the strike we are facing on Thursday that will have very serious implications. That is the strike of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I am sorry that I was delayed in the Seanad. I wish to focus on a couple of points. Reference was made to carrying out independent research. I can identify with that in the sense that there is much anecdotal information and there needs to be a comprehensive research report not just into the symptoms but the causes leading to the situation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I asked Mr. Blake to expand on his reference to the food chain.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Excuse my ignorance. Some 6,000 or 7,000 horses are put into the food chain each year.