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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (13 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: It would be interesting to know the exact percentage and the remuneration levels and so on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (13 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I will discuss the issue further with the witnesses after the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (13 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I am interested in knowing the remuneration levels.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I want to repeat my request for the Taoiseach to come into the House to outline his commitment for Seanad reform. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business to provide that this item be taken immediately after the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017. The other item I want to raise is the impact on Swinford and the surrounding area of the closure in 2013 of the Swinford...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Yes.

Seanad: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Sinn Féin welcomes the Bill. As Senator O'Donnell has just said, when passed it will supersede the Sinn Féin Bill which I was delighted to see passed by the House last week. I am very glad to see that what was won on behalf of consumers in the Sinn Féin Bill will form part of this Bill. This is a Bill of two parts. Firstly, it merges the offices of the Financial Services...

Seanad: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. The shared services office, once established, will have significant power in issuing public procurement contracts. It is vital that those who spend public funds, in whatever manner, are answerable to the Oireachtas, not just the Minister. Public trust in public institutions is at an all-time low. Either we recognise this and work to build it...

Seanad: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House. I know it is really great to be here.

Seanad: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I welcome the Bill. My party is an internationalist one and believes the State should play a full role in development across the world. Therefore, we support the Bill. It is striking that Ireland is happy to lend to developing Asian economies yet we are so hamstrung here to invest in our infrastructure because of the anti-investment fiscal rules and the choices of Governments over recent...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: The Cathaoirleach will not be surprised to learn that there are problems in rural Ireland. I want to raise a key recommendation of the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services, namely, equality for those of us on group water schemes. Equity was clearly recommended in the report of the Expert Commission on the Future Funding of Domestic Public Water Services. It is...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: As today is our last day, I also acknowledge the work done here. I thank Martin Groves, Bridget Doody, the Cathaoirleach and all the team in the Seanad office as well as the Leader of the House for the support given to the Sinn Féin team here. I also thank the staff and ushers for all the help when I had my cast on for eight weeks a few months ago. Today I want to talk about rare...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: We are working on that. Hopefully there will be less.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I do get up very early in the morning

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Tell them to stop heckling me. At EU level recently there has been much discussion on plans for CAP 2020 and beyond. There is a great deal of focus on food sources and protection of the environment. There is no focus on the importance of rare or native breeds. The increasing threat of climate change and its impact on food security means that maintaining the genetic integrity of our native...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank the bank representatives for their presentations. Most of the questions I wanted to ask have already been asked. I want to return to the bank's risk models and its risk models at the time of the banking collapse not showing up the dangers there. I want them to explain how the risk models the bank has in place at present are reflected in the bonus culture within the bank.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Can I clarify with Mr. McLoughlin if there are any restrictions on the bank in terms of the bonuses that it can decide to give to its staff?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: That is good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: So really what Mr. Farrell is saying is he is confident in the internal changes that have been made within the bank. If there was to be one red flag that would cause Mr. Farrell any concern in terms of his risk analysis for the next 12 or 24 months, what would it be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: So Mr. Farrell is not at all concerned about the escalating property prices, particularly in Dublin and surrounding areas, and that people are paying way more than the value of the property.