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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will publish the review of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22403/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (16 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 624. To ask the Minister for Health the number of high-dependency places in the public nursing home sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22544/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: When will the school transport review be published? One of the reasons I ask is that there are 250 students, rising to 300 next September, attending Sancta Maria College in Louisburgh. As it stands, it costs €850 for one child, €1,452 for two children and €1,800 for three children to get to school. Parents want to send their children to the nearest co-educational...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (11 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: When will the capital works management framework be published? It began in March 2019. It is beyond urgent that it be published to bring clarity to much of what we are talking about.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Spending Code (11 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 5. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the planned reform to the public spending code, outlining how said reforms will achieve greater speed and efficiency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22175/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Spending Code (11 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I ask the Minister of State to outline the planned reforms to the public spending code and explain how these reforms will achieve greater speed and efficiency. In November 2021, the then Department of Public Expenditure and Reform introduced an external assurance process, EAP, for major public capital projects. There is a mandatory requirement for funding Departments to participate in the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Spending Code (11 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: As the Minister of State knows, the new process consists of independent expert reviews. These reviews have replaced the technical reviews previously conducted by the Department for business cases. Independent reviewers seems to mean consulting firms and for large EAP contracts, this seems to mean the large, generalist consultancy firms. What I am concerned about is that these consultancy...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Spending Code (11 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I would appreciate it if the Department would provide a note indicating exactly where the IMF made the recommendations for the change. It remains unclear if these reforms will make any substantial difference to the speed of project delivery and this is what concerns me. The then Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath stated in January 2022 that the timelines...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Flood Risk Management (11 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 3. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to expedite flood relief schemes to protect residents, businesses, and local communities at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22173/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Flood Risk Management (11 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: What steps is the Minister State taking to expedite the flood relief schemes to protect residents, businesses and local communities at risk? The people of Crossmolina in particular and in Ballina are still waiting. They people in Crossmolina are waiting for the River Deel flood relief scheme. When will the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, sign off on this scheme? I believe it is on his desk and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Flood Risk Management (11 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister of State. I welcome the fact he spoke about projects in Westport, Ballina and Crossmolina going ahead. I want to ask about Crossmolina in particular. The people there have been told that money has been ring-fenced for the work to go ahead. This week I was informed by the Minister that all work on environmental assessments and review is due to be completed in the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Flood Risk Management (11 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister of State and I welcome this. I want to ask about Ballina and Westport. I know the Minister of State will agree that projects take a very long time. Is there some way they can be streamlined? I know everything has to go through environmental impact assessments but people's lives are being left on hold while all of these things are happening. There cannot be...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Funding (11 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 1. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the north west has been allocated less funding under the European Regional Development Fund, ERDF, programme despite the purpose of the fund being to address regional inequality and the north west being the only region in the State not classified as a more developed region; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Funding (11 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I want to ask the Minister of State the reason the north west has been allocated less funding under the ERDF programme despite the purpose of the fund being to address regional inequality and the north west being the only region in the State not classified as a more developed region. The European Regional Development Fund is specifically intended to address regional imbalances between and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Funding (11 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Ireland was allocated €396 million in the EU funding for the ERDF programme. When the national co-financing is included, it allows spending and investment of more than €850 million across the State. The northern and western region is classified as disadvantaged compared with the southern region or eastern and midlands region. The north west is the only region of the State not...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: EU Funding (11 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister of State. I welcome the PEACEPLUS programme and look forward to it opening so it can be availed of. The west and north west of Ireland has been downgraded to a lagging region by the European Commission after becoming significantly poorer relative to the European average. The region's GDP per head of population has fallen from 82% of the EU average between 2015 and 2017...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economics of Northern Ireland and the All-island Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (11 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: It is good to have the ESRI here today to discuss this as part of our constitutional future work that we are doing. We have divided it up into different themes and this is our economic section. Last week, we considered pensions and welfare and how that might look as well. I will focus my contributions on the opportunities for the future but it is important to acknowledge all the work...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economics of Northern Ireland and the All-island Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (11 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I completely understand that. There is agreement across the board on our need to prepare and it is only how we prepare and how we develop the different questions and the answers to the questions that people have in their minds. Maybe I could ask Dr. Barrett to have a think about that. For us as a committee, what areas should we ask Government to consider? As the ESRI was doing its research...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economics of Northern Ireland and the All-island Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (11 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Yes. I completely get that. That would speak to the fact that there would be a positive impact on economic growth following a transition period if the policies are gotten right, and we can start doing that from now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economics of Northern Ireland and the All-island Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (11 May 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: What do the witnesses think are the most likely opportunities for economic growth in the event of reunification or a transition period?