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Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I move recommendation No. 7:In page 58, after line 31, to insert the following:"55.The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the costs and economic benefits of exempting the sale of motorvans from VRT.". This amendment proposes that the rate of VRT which applies to certain vehicles should be looked at because the...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I move recommendation No. 8:In page 61, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following:“59. The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the costs and economic benefits of maintaining a 9 per cent VAT rate on hotel beds.”. There is a huge occupancy rate, especially in Dublin where many hotels are...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I appreciate the extra time to finish discussing the recommendation. I am aware of the problems of rural as opposed to Dublin-based hotels, which are heavily over-subscribed. However, many other cities have a local hotel tax which is something I urge the Minister of State to look at. It is a possible way to distinguish between cities and rural Ireland. I accept the point around tax bands,...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: The Minister of State is being obtuse.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I did not tarnish all employers in the sector. I referred to some employers.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I referred only to some employers.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: The Minister of State is being obtuse.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I move recommendation No. 10:In page 71, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following:“64. The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report which would include a risk assessment of the sustainability of stamp duty receipts from commercial property.”.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I move recommendation No. 12:In page 88, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “86. The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the likely changes in the amount of Local Property Tax payable by households based on the most recent house price data and forecasts for the next valuation...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I acknowledge the work of Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh who has left the Sinn Féin group. The Senator was a valued and respected member of the team and I thank him for his work. I wish him and his family well. I am sure that we will continue to co-operate on the many issues that remain important to us all.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Today, like others, I want to speak about the failure to reach a deal regarding the future of the Irish Border and the progression of Brexit negotiations, which was regrettable. Far from being a victory for any particular side, it would have offered clarity and certainty to all of us. The DUP-Tory deal was always going to end in disaster. It was cobbled together in chaos and is now...

Seanad: Department of Rural and Community Development: Statements (5 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank the Minister for coming to the House this afternoon. I very much welcome the post and the setting up of the Department of Rural and Community Development. There is a huge expectation around it. While the Minister has €220 million in his budget, I do not believe this is enough to make the changes that are needed in rural Ireland. I believe that amount will only tweak things...

Seanad: Department of Rural and Community Development: Statements (5 Dec 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I was doing my job.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank the witnesses for their presentations and Deputy Michael McGrath for bringing the Bill before us. If he was not bringing forward legislation, I would have done so because we have had a lot of experience of flooding in Mayo. I can identify with everything that has been said about the absence of flood insurance for businesses, particularly in the context of Crossmolina where we had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Good. What the witnesses said speaks to two things having regard to our findings on the motor insurance industry. One relates to the cartel in operation within the insurance industry. Does any insurance company differ from the others or is there an absolute uniformity of approach to flood insurance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I want to examine this. Mr. Kavanagh has stated that people who always have had flood insurance suddenly have their flood insurance cover withdrawn after the State has made a significant investment and put measures in place. Why is that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Is Mr. Kavanagh saying that the works that are being done under State investment are working against the people living in the area if it is informing the decision-making processes of the insurance companies? Would the area be better off having no flood defences and then the people would hold on to their insurance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I would say Mr. Kavanagh is right there. I want to address the problem on the data, because we came across a similar problem consistently right through the hearings we had around insurance and not having the raw data available. In the opinion of the witnesses, how can we get correct data and do the analysis that is needed on those data? Do the witnesses see that as the role of the Central...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Where does Mr. Buckley get the information or what is the source of the figure that up to 50,000 households have no flood insurance cover?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Does Mr Buckley think that the number of 50,000 has increased since then? In the past three years we have had major flooding.