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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Today we heard from Disability Federation Ireland around the crisis that is looming of the section 39----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Disability Federation Ireland expressed concern today around 17 October, when section 39 workers have been forced to take industrial action and the impact this would have on the essential services they provide. I thank all the people who travelled from Mayo today to get their message across around poverty and disability and the impact of them. In particular, I was really struck by the fact...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Mr. O'Brien and Mr. D'Arcy for being here. I also thank them for their opening statement and the discussion following. I can clearly see where they are going and building on the IBEC For Peace + Prosperity document. I will take the opportunity to say particular thanks to IBEC for the high quality of its leadership on the broad range of issues we have discussed this morning and on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Perhaps he had to leave. I ask the witnesses to speak to a couple of the issues I spoke about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: How can we, as a committee, be in some way involved in that? We have a big interest because it is central to the work we do here. Is there any point along the way that we can be involved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The committee could even have a private session on the technical side of things.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: That would be useful so we are all on the same page.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Finance and Economics: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: That is why the work IBEC is doing is so valuable. It could have looked at just this jurisdiction and not had the vision to look at the all-island situation, but IBEC has shown the lead in that regard. The restrictions Mr. D’Arcy pointed out exist, but they do not prevent each of the organisations, firms and public bodies, no matter what they are tasked with, from having a vision for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (28 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how the cost of the free schoolbook grant for primary schools was categorised in terms of capital and current expenditure. [41933/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (28 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the total expenditure in 2023 on payment of funding to be allocated to schools to provide assistance for books for post primary DEIS and non-DEIS schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41934/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (28 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the Brexit aquaculture growth scheme, Brexit blue economy enterprise development scheme and Brexit processing capital support scheme are current or capital expenditure. [42007/23]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Most of the questions have been answered at this stage and I thank both Ministers for their statements and answers. I want to ask about existing levels of service, ELS, funding. We have looked at the 5% spending rule that was untenable when we had such high inflation. Has any discussion taken place on the ELS and how that is impacted by inflation? In this inflationary environment, is 3%...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Therefore, we are not building in structural underfunding. That is probably one of the main things. If the Minister has discussed that and worked it out, I do not need to press the point.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: On the approved housing bodies, AHBs, and spending in this regard since the reclassification in 2018, the sums are obviously counted in the general government balance. When does the AHB spending show up in the figures for the general government balance? The budgetary strategy, as outlined in the summer economic statement, sets out the projected government balance of €11.7 billion if...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister. That answers the question. The €2.25 billion reflects a major policy outside the spending rule covering the coming years. Could they talk a little more about the rationale behind it?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Does the Minister for Finance want to say anything further on that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Does the offer made to the retained firefighters, for instance, come from the ELS because it was agreed in advance of the budget?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (27 Sep 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I have asked all my questions. I thank the Ministers.