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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I would appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: That is because one cannot speak to a human being.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: What I am getting from Mr. McLoughlin is that there is no way that anything will change and that the continual drive to automate everything will continue, regardless of the fact that many people in rural Ireland do not have broadband. Have the witnesses fed in concerns about people not having broadband and mobile phone connectivity to their strategies or to the Central Bank? Has the bank...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I am conscious of time and I want to get a picture of the bank. I appreciate what has been said but I still think that the gap between the bank and its customers is widening, particularly in rural Ireland, and I am disappointed it is on that track. How will this affect staff? Obviously, there will be many redundancies because humans will no longer be needed in many of the branches, at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: In terms of retaining staff and protecting jobs, does the bank envisage jobs losses in its banks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: There will be no compulsory redundancies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Bank of Ireland (21 Sep 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I have many more questions but I will not ask them now.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: As today is our last day, I also acknowledge the work done here. I thank Martin Groves, Bridget Doody, the Cathaoirleach and all the team in the Seanad office as well as the Leader of the House for the support given to the Sinn Féin team here. I also thank the staff and ushers for all the help when I had my cast on for eight weeks a few months ago. Today I want to talk about rare...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: We are working on that. Hopefully there will be less.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I do get up very early in the morning

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Tell them to stop heckling me. At EU level recently there has been much discussion on plans for CAP 2020 and beyond. There is a great deal of focus on food sources and protection of the environment. There is no focus on the importance of rare or native breeds. The increasing threat of climate change and its impact on food security means that maintaining the genetic integrity of our native...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: The Cathaoirleach will not be surprised to learn that there are problems in rural Ireland. I want to raise a key recommendation of the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services, namely, equality for those of us on group water schemes. Equity was clearly recommended in the report of the Expert Commission on the Future Funding of Domestic Public Water Services. It is...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I want to repeat my request for the Taoiseach to come into the House to outline his commitment for Seanad reform. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business to provide that this item be taken immediately after the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017. The other item I want to raise is the impact on Swinford and the surrounding area of the closure in 2013 of the Swinford...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Yes.

Seanad: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Sinn Féin welcomes the Bill. As Senator O'Donnell has just said, when passed it will supersede the Sinn Féin Bill which I was delighted to see passed by the House last week. I am very glad to see that what was won on behalf of consumers in the Sinn Féin Bill will form part of this Bill. This is a Bill of two parts. Firstly, it merges the offices of the Financial Services...

Seanad: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. The shared services office, once established, will have significant power in issuing public procurement contracts. It is vital that those who spend public funds, in whatever manner, are answerable to the Oireachtas, not just the Minister. Public trust in public institutions is at an all-time low. Either we recognise this and work to build it...

Seanad: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House. I know it is really great to be here.

Seanad: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I welcome the Bill. My party is an internationalist one and believes the State should play a full role in development across the world. Therefore, we support the Bill. It is striking that Ireland is happy to lend to developing Asian economies yet we are so hamstrung here to invest in our infrastructure because of the anti-investment fiscal rules and the choices of Governments over recent...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I think the Sinn Féin leadership in Ardoyne who are responsible for showing real leadership in keeping the peace in that area, so that people can celebrate in a safe way that leaves behind sectarianism, bigotry and hatred that we need to stamp out. A number of weeks ago I raised as a Commencement Matter the dire situation with the crisis in physiotherapy services in County Mayo. It has...