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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Access to Cash Bill 2024: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: There needs to be more focus. I ask the BPFI to review it on an ongoing basis and to call to branches to see how people are instructed to just go to machines, and the confusion and stress that causes. I also ask the federation to review it on a continuous basis and to ensure that people trying to access their own cash always have somebody to talk to in order to sort out problems. Whether...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Blocks Scheme: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses for again appearing before the committee, in particular Mr. O'Donnell and Ms Murphy. Ms Murphy reminded me that we have been working on this for 11 years in Mayo to try to get a solution and here we are again today discussing so many serious issues. I do not want to go back over what has been said, so I will concentrate my comments on anything our guests want to say....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Blocks Scheme: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: If my next question has already been addressed, please ignore it. Mr. O'Donnell said the engineer engaged by the homeowner will not be signing off on retained blocks on the foundations. My understanding from that is that if the foundations are not replaced and the engineer refuses to sign off, the home will not be mortgageable or insurable into the future. Is that a correct understanding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Blocks Scheme: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: People could spend hundreds of thousands of euro but this is not based on science and no engineer will sign off on it. Is that really the situation we are in today?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Professor McMahon for his opening statement. Many of the costs look set to merge towards the end of the current decade. That is something which is not covered by budgetary forecasts. Ideally, how long would budgetary forecasts extend in the context of covering these costs? Is the forecasting horizon as it stands realistic in light of the backloading as opposed to front-loading of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Should we be planning for the budgetary implications of failing to meet the targets? Based on EPA projections, the State will be on the hook for a cumulative €3.5 billion. What would that mean in annual costs by 2030?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: In light of the costs resulting from the physical risks, would it be advisable to have a dedicated fund for dealing with flood damage and so on?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I will leave it at that.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Leaving the heavy lifting for the next Government to deliver will obviously mean greater pressures on the finances at that point. How are we reconciling all of this? We have identified that there will be a €2.5 billion shortfall in the spending relating to national development plan or of up to €19 billion out to 2030. What are the dangers there in having that hole in the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Impact of Climate on Public Finances: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (28 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Is that current or constant prices?

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Nursing Homes (29 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 11. To ask the Minister for Health what assistance can be given to a person who is living in full-time care in a nursing home, registered disabled, non-verbal, and has no family assistance and requires transport for various treatment at different hospitals; who is responsible for transport costs to and from medical appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9701/24]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Nursing Homes (29 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Where does the responsibility lie for people who are in long-term nursing care and have to access vital hospital services or orthodontic services. I have a case of a person who has been given a bill of almost €2,500 to get the necessary services. The person does not have an income, is on the fair deal scheme, topped up by his disability payment and his family does not have any means...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Nursing Homes (29 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Much more clarity needs to be brought as to where the responsibility lies so that we can avoid a situation where invoices are being sent to the home of someone who is non-verbal, aged in their 40s and does not have the means. Parents become distraught in thinking they have to somehow find this money they do not have. I commend LocalLink because it is a key to this issue but it does not...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Nursing Homes (29 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I appreciate that because this is a good example of how we can change things for others. We are not talking about people who can hop on a bus and get to where they need to go. Transport is such an integral part of people being able to keep appointments and get the services they need, and there are not any funds to help people. I am happy to work with the Minister of State to try to solve...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (29 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Professor Ashe for being here. It is very important, given the week that is in it that the committee recognises the movement during the week on the Belfast High Court ruling on the legacy Bill because that was a substantial piece of our work in supporting the families, Amnesty International and so on. It fits in as well with the committee's visit to the Springhill and Westrock...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (29 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Exactly, and I commend your leadership as Chair in that regard. I know that the families really appreciated it as well last week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (29 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: It is very clear that Bill needs to be repealed because it is not compatible with human rights legislation-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (29 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: -----as was ruled on. It is important to say that today. We will continue as a committee in that regard. I am really glad that Professor Ashe is here today. I thank her for taking the time to be with us. This is the piece of work the committee is doing in relation to women, in particular women and constitutional change and women and the Constitution. I commend the witnesses on all the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (29 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: What does the Uganda model, for instance, look like? It is to have an outline in our heads of what "good" would look like in this situation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (29 Feb 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I am very interested in the constitutional commission that was set up. If the Government were to make a decision to do that tomorrow morning, who would be on the commission? Will Professor Ashe explain a little better what it might look like? Obviously, that commission would then implement all of this work. Who would be on it? What would it look like? Do we know how much funding or...