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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (9 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Mr. Makhlouf.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses for their statements and for taking the time to be with us today. All of the statements were really strong with regard to what we are trying to do on this committee. What we are trying to do is prepare and examine constitutional change and the constitutional future, how we prepare for that and how we ensure all voices are heard, and particularly for this piece of work...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: That is good. I thank Ms Murphy. Does Ms O'Connor want to add to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: That is good. I want to ask the witnesses about the framework. All of this really good work is being done and we need a framework within which to put this, not least because resources will be needed for doing the work and, as the witnesses rightly say, in facilitating people to break down the barriers that are there, whether it be childcare, elder care or the many other things that hinder...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I want to ask about Reverend Sethuraman's outreach to unionist and Protestant communities. From her experience, do they have any additional needs in terms of resources? What needs to be done to ensure this conversation is fully inclusive?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Thanks for that insight. Does Ms O'Connor want to talk about the framework and resources needed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: That would be Government-led.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The data is a huge problem we come up against all the time. There is non-congruence of data across the island in all the areas we are looking at. We have asked the CSO and Northern Ireland statistics office. Disaggregation of data from Britain and the North is also difficult. We are trying all the time to build the evidence and have everything evidence-based to almost take the emotion out...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I do not think the two are mutually exclusive. I see the work that will be done in Belmullet and Erris feeding into a larger picture. We need a framework in order that everything feeds into everything else to make the bigger picture.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The public participation networks have a big role to play in that process under the local authorities. There is also the PEACEPLUS funding, which crosses all local authorities. There certainly is an organised way to do this. There will be lessons from what happens in Belmullet and Longford, which will be useful when the same is done in Cork and in mid-Ulster as part of that project. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority’s once-off grant scheme for rural transport, which ended in 2020, will be reinstated; if there are any other funding streams to alleviate a gap in transport that could lead to social exclusion or undue hardship for individuals and groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40390/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of pay rates for School Bus Escorts, due for completion by the end of 2024 following recommendations arising from the recent school transport scheme review; if the recent pay increases under the public service pay deal for school staff such as SNAs, caretakers and school secretaries will be extended to school bus...

Social Welfare Bill 2024: Second Stage (15 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: A progressive social protection system is the equaliser that attempts to level the playing field. In real terms it is the difference between a life of poverty and drudgery and a life in which potential can be reached. It is a safety net for our citizens and a net too many people are now falling through. This Government's budget is a lost opportunity to enact a progressive social protection...

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank my colleague Deputy Pauline Tully for bringing this important motion to the House. It is a real shame that she was compelled to do so but this is what happens when we have a Government that turns its face away from citizens who need support. I acknowledge all the section 39 workers who gathered outside Mayo County Council yesterday. One after the other, Fianna Fáil and Fine...

Finance Bill 2024: Second Stage (16 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I do not often find myself agreeing with Deputy O'Dowd but I certainly agree with him on much of what he said there. There is lots more to do. This Finance Bill gives effect to the budget. I think it is a budget of missed opportunities. It was introduced earlier this month. It is a budget and Finance Bill without a sense of national purpose. I have heard that said a lot since. I will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (16 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the appropriate pathway for an individual who wishes to obtain an Irish passport based on DNA evidence; the person within the Passport Service they might contact to discuss same; the additional documentary evidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41687/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (17 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 290. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is possible for his Department to purchase a childcare facility (details supplied) in Mayo and run it as a community crèche; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42149/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (15 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of expenditure on the transitioning of the public transport system to be fully accessible for those with disabilities in 2023; and projected expenditure in 2024 and 2025. [41568/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (15 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated total investment required to make the public transport system fully accessible for those with disabilities. [41569/24]