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Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: That is a cowardly way to do business. I will debate Irish Water with the Leader at any time.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: No, not at all.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I will have a row with Senator Buttimer any time.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: It is, but the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, review is hugely important.

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Níl ach beagán Gaeilge agam ach tá cónaí orm sa Ghaeltacht agus tá sé tábhachtach dom go mairfidh an Ghaeltacht. Táim ag iarraidh go mbeadh fostaíocht agus seirbhísí ar fáil sa Ghaeltacht ionas go mbeidh daoine in ann fanacht ann. Tá daoine ag iarraidh a bheith ag obair sa...

Seanad: 100 Years of Women's Suffrage in Ireland: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I congratulate the Minister, I was delighted by her appointment. It is great to see a woman of her calibre in that position. I am glad that she is here today. As she said in her opening statement, we have much to celebrate since Countess Markievicz, the increased number of women in political life and in other decision-making roles. I very much welcome that. While women have been...

Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank the Minister of State. As other speakers have said, we absolutely endorse the necessity for a national planning framework like this. I welcome some of the initiatives in it, particularly the Atlantic economic corridor. It has huge potential if the money is put into it. It is important that it is there and it is important that investment is targeted at it, especially around Knock...

Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: That costs each citizen in this State approximately €44,000. That is all money which could be used for capital investment and could have been used over the years. Servicing that debt costs between €6 billion and €7 billion every year. We are talking about €60 billion to €70 billion over these ten years which could be available to put vital infrastructure...

Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I have absolutely no doubt.

Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Where is Fianna Fáil?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: The Chairman does not want to demote the Deputy. I thank the delegates for their presentations. I disagree with nothing they have said. The models proposed are fantastic and should have been put in place many years ago. They are the way forward. The language used by the delegates would lead people to believe everything will be patient-centred and so on. On treating patients with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I really want an answer to my question on Versatis medicated plasters, so will Dr. O'Shea address it please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: That is part of the problem. Obviously the management of chronic disease links with chronic pain and chronic pain management. It is quite astounding that medical personnel would not be consulted about that decision that has affected so many people. I refer to how "patient-centred" care means the patient being the centre of all decision making and how person-centred co-ordinated care...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Yes, of course. The cost-benefit analysis needs to take account of the alternative medication, the hospitalisation and all other services that will be required by the individual. The very first thing that anyone needs to do is to go to the drug company and negotiate a discount based on the increased volume. That was not done. That does not speak to me as a service that is patient-centred....

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I wish the Leas-Chathaoirleach and all Senators a very happy International Women's Day. This is a day on which we acknowledge the achievements of women, their survival and the progress made in tackling some of the injustices they face.I want to remember carers, in particular. I refer to carers of the elderly, vulnerable people and children and adults with disabilities. One of our main...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I apologise for being late. We were at the Vótáil 100 show with Ryan Tubridy. Happy International Women's Day to all, even though there are not many women on this committee. I have a couple of points and I apologise if they have been covered before. Now that we have the system in train to deal with future Setanta-type issues, how much do the witnesses expect premiums to fall...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: This really concerns me, not least because my own car insurance - which is on the same car and the same everything else, with no claims - has gone up by 20%. I would be surprised if I am the only person in the country this has happened to. The CSO figures giving that information on insurance costs do not reflect the reality on the ground that I am dealing with. The insurance industry has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: As the organisation representing the insurance industry, can Insurance Ireland take a proactive approach to encouraging consumers by directing insurance companies to reflect in their premiums the fact that the case of Setanta Insurance has been taken out of the equation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Mr. Thompson's response is not encouraging for people whose pockets are still being raided by insurance companies. People must have insurance and premiums are not falling, unless I am only meeting people whose premiums are increasing. I tested this personally by asking my insurance company for a reduction in premiums on the basis that there had been no changes in my policy. It refused to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: That is significant and I would welcome that if it is the case.