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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Can I make a suggestion on that? Could a collective local authority submission be made to the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, to have a measure within GLAS, that would in some way address part of the issue we are trying to deal with here that could be considered at European level? I am sure that this problem is not solely confined to Ireland. A collective local authority submission might...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Or GLAS.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Perhaps we as a committee could agree and ask that a short submission could be made around that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Can Mr. Shine give an average-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Is it only five days?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Such a short period is quite shocking. I am glad that Mr Shine is asking to have it reviewed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I also raise the looming crisis in home care allocations. We need an immediate debate on the issue and for the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Jim Daly, to hear the concerns of Senators from all areas as to how the current shortfall will impact on the most vulnerable in society. We need to make provision before this crisis worsens. There are 6,000 waiting for home...

Seanad: Death of Former Member - Expressions of Sympathy (13 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I welcome John Robb's son, William, his wife, Niamh, and his daughter, Martha. I would remind them that Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile is also here from the North and it is good, and it does bring something. I suppose that is the thing about the Seanad. This House facilitates the whole of the island and the discussion and it brings something really positive to the table. The exchange of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I take this opportunity to congratulate Senator Grace O'Sullivan on her election to the European Parliament.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: We will certainly will miss her from this Chamber, but I have no doubt that she will do a marvellous job in Europe for us. I hope that she will stay in touch with this House. I thank the former MEP, Liadh Ní Riada, for her hard work, particularly for rural and coastal communities. She did Trojan work, particularly in the area of fishing and rural development. I wish her well for the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Will the Leader confirm whether the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, will go to Belmullet next week?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: That is a rare occurrence.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I commend my colleague, Senator Gavan, on all the work he has done on the matter, as well as Senator Nash. I also commend those in the Gallery and others, some of whom I know from Galway and elsewhere. The Bill has been a collective effort and its passage seems to be a no-brainer. I was surprised because I have worked in the hospitality sector. I worked for employers with the utmost...

Seanad: National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Sinn Féin opposes this Bill. We do so not because we are against the idea of saving up responsibly to invest in the future. In many ways, the Title of this Bill is misleading. Most people understand a rainy-day fund to be a mechanism to allow for investment whenever the economy begins to slow down, but this Bill calls for vast sums to be put aside now, and yet has limited criteria as...

Seanad: National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: No.

Seanad: National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Jun 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: On a point of information, I spoke about a Brexit stabilisation fund. I agree with the principle of having a fund.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 May 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: The Kildare Nationaliston 14 May 2001 carried an article that stated, "Widespread availability of drugs in rural Ireland is one of the most frightening developments of recent years." That was 19 years ago. Since then, availability has increased, and now I sincerely believe the supply and use of drugs in rural Ireland has become an epidemic. When I say "rural Ireland", I do not just mean...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank all of the Sinn Féin candidates who represented the party with great passion and integrity over the course of the election campaign and for the past five years and more. I thank each and every one of the 164,296 people who gave us their No. 1 vote in the local elections and indicated a preference for us. I also extend míle míle buíochas to the 323,029 people...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: It was important to encourage people to vote in favour of the United Kingdom remaining in the European Union and candidates who wanted to remain in the Union. The voices of those in the North who wish to remain within the European Union have to be heard, but they are not being heard at Westminster. I have no doubt that Martina and Naomi will work very well together in the European...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I want to ask the witnesses about how they see things going regarding the growth of the dairy industry and the impact this will have on beef. Beef farmers are particularly concerned about where this will all end. I do commend Teagasc on some of the measures, such as the knowledge transfer scheme and so on. They are hugely important, but unless we sort out where the €2.4 billion...