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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Bodies (1 Jun 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 404. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a full list of public bodies under the aegis of her Department and Oireachtas contact details for each. [26918/23]

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The Deputy should not interrupt me. They are the Green Party's partners in government. What is going on between them is not my business but they must get it sorted. I am not going to take lectures from the Green Party. I am from rural Ireland and from a farming community and have been dealing with farming organisations and farmers across the board. Since the nitrates directive in 1997, I...

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The first thing I would say is to get your own house in order because the biggest scaremongers in all of this were your own partners in government, and your MEP, Billy Kelleher. Deputy Matthews would have heard him last week.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: There were 12,000 home help workers employed directly by the HSE in 2008, and now there are just over 5,000. I am glad that Minister of State, Deputy Butler, is here. The system is broken in many ways. What true evaluation has been done of the impact of the policy of outsourcing and privatisation? We can do all of the advertising in the world, but the system is now broken to an extent...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The purpose of today's meeting is to resume our discussion on sovereign wealth funds. I welcome Mr. Svein Gjedrem, the Norwegian economist and former Governor of the Central Bank of Norway, to discuss the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund and what we can learn from it. Before we begin, I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practices of the Houses as regards...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Mr. Gjedrem for taking the time out to be with us today in order to discuss this very important issue. We are hoping to learn from many of the things he has learned on his journey. I now open the floor to members. Is anyone from the Green Party online? As láthair. The Fianna Fáil party is next. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan has ten minutes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Mr. Gjedrem. I will take Sinn Féin's slot. It will be followed by Fine Gael, People Before Profit and Labour at ten minutes apiece. What was the response of the oil and gas companies to the 80% tax levy that went directly to the Norwegian Government?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I will ask about risk. Is it fair to say that the risk seen as acceptable by the fund has increased over the years and that despite this increase in how risk has been viewed, the real return has declined? What are the global investment dynamics that have led to those changes?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: We will move on to our next contributor. Thank you for bearing with us, Mr. Gjedrem. Deputy Nash is next.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Just to check who we have online, do we still have Deputy Michael Healy-Rae? No, and Deputy Canney has also left the meeting.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: A vote has been called in the Chamber and I think it will go into the voting block. With the agreement of the committee, I will adjourn the meeting rather than leave our guest hanging on for what may be the entirety, given that the voting block may last longer than normal. Is that agreed? Agreed. We have the extensive statement of Mr. Gjedrem and his presentation. We have had some very...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Sovereign Wealth Funds: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Mr. Gjedrem for being with us today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank our guests for their opening statements. Of the €6.8 million stolen in 2021, how much was recouped through actions of law enforcement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Are they ever recovered?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Would it not be really important to have the aggregate figures for that to encourage more people to come forward and report so people can see there are results from coming forward and the money can come back? Should An Garda Síochána not have those figures? Is there a way Mr. Kelly can supply those to the committee? Are the necessary resources available for An Garda...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I can, but are people saying they are not coming forward because they do not think there will be a result or that it will not be worthwhile and that nothing will be done about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Looking globally at fraudsters moving from one jurisdiction to another, what will happen is they will move to the jurisdictions which do not have the tighter legislation or the resources to tackle it. If they are looking and see 300 people being arrested and six individuals being investigated, they can weigh that up with the chances that they are going to get caught. Do they feel they have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I move to the DPP and resourcing. It has identified a need for staff for the financial crime unit. Is that causing issues with prosecutions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The DPP's office is outlining significant risks, identifying the increases in financial crime and saying it does not have the resources it needs. Basically, Mr. Cryan is saying it does.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The office is clearly identifying there are shortfalls in ICT hardware infrastructure, as well as in the context of the number of staff required. How many forensic accountants does Mr. Cryan have?