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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: We are speaking here specifically about the prevailing rates and this is what I am really interested in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: If there is blanket rejection the Central Bank has had an interpretation of it and is standing over it. If that were to be tested in a court of law the Central Bank will stand over it. It has received its own advice and it will provide us with that. There is the issue of the banks trying to apply retrospectively commercial common sense. There is the issue of contract law.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: This tells us when the Central Bank did it. Surely in contract law it would be when the contract was drawn up regardless of when the money was drawn down. Surely it should relate to the date of the original contract. We have a situation where the only variable in the contract is the ECB rate. The margin is the constant. I am trying to get the rationale for assessing this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I need to get this clear. Does the rate apply to when the contract was actually signed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Ms Rowland agrees with the statement that that applies to coming off the fixed mortgage and going onto the tracker and not to the original contract?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: It is important that the Central Bank has a position on the matter. Where the bank acknowledges a failure, it does not acknowledge a breach of contract. Does Ms Rowland believe there was a systemic breach of contract by the banks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Does the Central Bank believe that the banks have tried to apply commercial common sense retrospectively in many of these cases, which obviously goes against the contracts?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: That is true and is why I believe that the two most important words from here on are "the" and "then", that is, "the then" and what that means.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I wanted to ask the opinion of the witnesses on the insurance companies. As Professor Lane leaves, is he satisfied enough is being done by the insurance companies to reverse the upward trend in insurance costs? I am mindful of his predecessor's comments about the low interest rate environment having challenged the Irish industry over the past five years. That was in 2015. As a result, a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I understand all that in the wider context. At the time, Professor Honohan said there were cases where the Central Bank was given false or misleading information by regulated entities or individuals in regulated entities, often in the form of information designed to cover serious shortcomings or inadequacy. Has that happened during Professor Lane's tenure? Has false or misleading...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I wish to send our thoughts and prayers to the families of those who died in the R116 Coast Guard tragedy on this day two years ago. I refer to the families of Captain Dara Fitzpatrick and Captain Mark Duffy and those of Paul Ormsby and Ciarán Smith, whose bodies are still missing. Tonight, I will join the community in Blacksod and Erris to commemorate their lives. This morning, the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: We will agree to it on the basis that we have agreed a specific date, that is, 27 March. We would ask that sufficient time be allowed to debate and discuss this properly. It is hugely important the Dublin Government does not leave the people in the North behind, as it has promised, and certainly to not leave the people of Derry behind.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Will it be the Minister, Deputy Coveney, or the Taoiseach and nobody else?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Yes.

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

Rose Conway Walsh: I second what the Senator said about the fisheries legislation. We need extensive consultation with the inshore fishermen before the Bill comes before us as otherwise, it will be rejected. We must listen to the inshore fishermen and their families. Today, I want to talk about sodium valproate or Epilim, which is a medication used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder. The European...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I move amendment No. 11:In page 12, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following:"Review of the effectiveness of health services 75C.The Minister shall publish a review into the effectiveness of the health services covered under section 75A and 75B of this Act one year after the United Kingdom has left the European Union.".

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I move amendment No. 12:In page 12, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following:"Report on health service arrangements 75C.The Minister for Health shall report to the Oireachtas within one month of the passing of this Act on health service arrangements agreed between Ireland and the north of Ireland under currently existing Service Level Agreements, Memorandums of Understanding, and...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I move amendment No. 13:In page 12, line 24, to delete “75C.An authorised officer” and substitute “75D.An authorised officer”.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I move amendment No. 14:In page 12, line 36, to delete “75D.Every order” and substitute “75E.Every order”.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I move amendment No. 15:In page 17, after line 37, to insert the following:“Review of Brexit Business Supports 9.(1) The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation may undertake a review of the current Brexit business supports, including but not limited to:(a) the Brexit Loan Scheme; (b) the Enterprise Ireland Market Discovery Fund; (c) the Enterprise Ireland Be Prepared...