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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. 28:In page 73, after line 35, to insert the following: “Report on EU economic and social supports for the State 99. The Minister for Finance shall report to the Oireachtas within one month of the passing of this Act on his discussions with the European Union regarding economic and social supports for the State following Brexit, including but not limited to...

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. 30:In page 73, after line 35, to insert the following: “Arrangements in relation to agriculture 99. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, make such order or orders as he or she considers necessary to continue in being or carry out any reciprocal or...

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. 35:In page 73, after line 35, to insert the following: “PART 16 BREXIT STABILIZATION FUNDReport on Brexit Stabilisation Fund 99. The Minister for Finance shall report to the Oireachtas within one month of the passing of this Act on the establishment of a Brexit Stabilisation Fund intended to provide economic and social supports to communities, workers and sectors...

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 appreciate what the Minister said. The big concern I have is that there will be an interim period and during that time, before things are set up and a fund becomes available, many businesses and jobs will fall through the system.

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

Rose Conway Walsh: We are awaiting the result of the vote this evening in the House of Commons at Westminster on the latest Brexit debacle. It is astounding to learn that the British Prime Minister never sought agreement or consulted the UK Attorney General before she went to the European Union for the latest round of attempts to secure agreement. We need to be very mindful that there will be no good Brexit...

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

Rose Conway Walsh: You never know.

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

Rose Conway Walsh: Did Bertie Ahern not put his money on a horse?

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (12 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I welcome the Minister of State. We hope against hope that much of this legislation will not be needed, but there are stark lessons to be learned. It is not acceptable for the DUP and the ERG to hold a country to ransom and it should prompt further thinking about our relationship with the United Kingdom as good neighbours and whom we leave in control of our destiny. It speaks to the fact...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte: Chairperson Designate (12 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank Ms Gray for her opening statement and wish her well in her new role. She referred to the impact a hard Brexit would have. Could she talk a little more about the impact it will have on those who depend on Coillte for their income streams? What plans does Coillte have in respect of better transparency, communication and consultation with communities, particularly in terms of its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: A Future Framework for Accountability in the Banking Sector: Discussion (12 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank Mr. Crowley for his opening statement. The statement he submitted stated: The primary focus should be on improving culture and there is a real risk that the focus on accountability could manifest in a culture of protection rather than of improvement. This could drive an unintended consequence including a focus on avoiding decisions to avoid accountability. It concluded: "[W]e...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: A Future Framework for Accountability in the Banking Sector: Discussion (12 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: It is about having accountability front and centre, not just explaining it away as part of the culture. I understand everything feeds into everything else, into the ethos of the bank, with everybody making a contribution. It is amazing in the way financial institutions have been run – perhaps that is why they have been run into the ground – that it has not been the practice...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: A Future Framework for Accountability in the Banking Sector: Discussion (12 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Accountability is my main concern and until we see how this unfolds, we cannot know whether it is working or whether there are impediments or opposition to it within the banking sector. I ask Mr. Crowley to remind us of the identity of the lay representatives on the board.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: A Future Framework for Accountability in the Banking Sector: Discussion (12 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Where will they be coming from?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: A Future Framework for Accountability in the Banking Sector: Discussion (12 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I would suggest that somebody like Mr. Padraic Kissane, though not necessarily him, would be ideal. One of the biggest scandals we have seen centred on the tracker mortgage issue. The board needs somebody with lived experiences who can bring something to the table. Are there provisions for whistleblowers within the board itself? How do we make sure it is possible for somebody to stand...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: A Future Framework for Accountability in the Banking Sector: Discussion (12 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: A Future Framework for Accountability in the Banking Sector: Discussion (12 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: These issues need to be borne in mind because there is an enormous trust-building job to be done within the whole banking sector.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: The remarks of the British Secretary of State, Ms Karen Bradley, in the British House of Commons were disgraceful and deeply offensive to the families of those killed by the British Crown forces, publicly, formally and illegally, through collusion with loyalist death squads. The mentality demonstrated by the Secretary of State led to the killings happening because British Crown forces had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Children's Hospital: Discussion with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (7 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank Mr. Watt for appearing before the committee and presenting his opening statement. I have a copy of a letter sent from Mr. Watt's Department to the Department of Health, dated 20 November, in which it is stated that, as the Department of Health would be aware, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform had voiced serious concerns about the governance of the children's hospital...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Children's Hospital: Discussion with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (7 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: The Department still lacked a mechanism whereby overruns would be identified and reported to Mr. Watt, as Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: National Children's Hospital: Discussion with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (7 Mar 2019)

Rose Conway Walsh: Was Mr. Watt satisfied that the two-stage process was the right choice, and did he stand over the decision?