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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (13 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Is there an explicit legal impediment to stop ex-employees of NAMA working for any of the cases on the litigation register?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (13 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: In regard to cases remaining that it will take some time to work through, what measures are being put in place to protect against future ex-employees previously involved in those cases becoming gamekeeper turned poacher?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (13 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Obviously, they would be an attractive human asset in situations where there is a lot of money at stake.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (13 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Would they be in breach in perpetuity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (13 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: So there is no need for incorporation in contracts of any explicit legal clause?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (13 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: What percentage of NAMA staff are women?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (13 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: It would be interesting to know the exact percentage and the remuneration levels and so on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (13 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I will discuss the issue further with the witnesses after the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Overview of Operations and Functioning of NAMA: Discussion (13 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I am interested in knowing the remuneration levels.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I congratulate Ms Aoibhe Carrabine from the Geesala Boxing Club for her wonderful win in the European championships. She is a wonderful young woman from Bangor Erris who is a credit to her family, club, county and her country. I wish her well for the future and congratulate the other five medal-winners at the European women's youth and junior championships. I also congratulate the...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: We must take the lead from Emmett McGuinness who tweeted last night that he was very thankful that he was raised by parents who taught him never to hate anyone or anything, and that Michelle O'Neill was right in saying that the annual display of hate must end. I request that the Taoiseach come into the House next week to discuss his vision and plans for Seanad reform. As we are the only...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I hope he can accommodate us in that, because it is not just the Sinn Féin Party that wants to see this reform on the agenda. I know the Independent group and many individual Senators within this House want to see it. There is an opportunity for the Taoiseach to come to the House next week and I hope that will be acceptable to the Leader.

Seanad: School Transport: Statements (12 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. He is genuinely trying to tackle the problem of school transport. There are major problems in that regard. The word "tweaking" was mentioned, but far more needs to be done. I do not lay the blame on the shoulders of the Minister of State because I know exactly what happened. I am one of the probably few people who read the report of...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Defective Building Materials (11 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: The Minister will know there are 345 homes affected in County Mayo. This is not good enough, not by a long shot. People want a redress scheme. They are grateful to the Minister for doing the report in the first instance, but all the language he has used today suggests that what people really need will be hidden behind these lines. We must face up to the fact that these home owners were...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Defective Building Materials (11 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: We would never do that because it is the home owners who are central to this issue.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Defective Building Materials (11 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: When will it be put in place?

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I ask that the Leader provide time for a debate on the Summer Economic Statement. It is vitally important that Senators would have an opportunity to discuss the statement in detail with the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, and to examine the direction the Government is taking. The Minister, Deputy Donohoe, attended the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: -----of the terms "fiscal space", "USC" and "U-turns".

Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, to delete lines 28 to 30 and substitute the following:“ “57CA.(1)The Financial Services Ombudsman shall, as part of an investigation, try,as far as possible, to resolve a complaint by mediation.”.

Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2017)

Rose Conway Walsh: Following the discussion on Committee Stage, this new amendment represents the ideal compromise between the Minister's position and my own. Importantly, the Ombudsman shall now by default try to resolve a complaint by mediation. The Government had favoured a position whereby the Ombudsman would try to resolve complaints by mediation. We are all aware of and welcome the fact that mediation...