Results 121-140 of 1,270 for speaker:Rose Conway-Walsh in 'Dáil debates'

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I welcome Harry, Lorcan and Karen Keely to the Gallery. I raise the seriousness of the delay in ACRES. Delay impacts not only the families of the farmers but also suppliers, local businesses and contractors who desperately need that money. The issue is also going to impact taxation. It means that for two payments in one year, recipients are going to be taxed more than they would otherwise...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (6 Dec 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The Taoiseach continues to quote figures and defend Fine Gael's record on housing, but Fine Gael's record on housing in Mayo is clear. We went from one person homeless in 2014 to 87 people homeless today and that does not nearly tell the picture of all those who do not have a home or who are in completely unsuitable accommodation. That is the record in Mayo. People are waiting months in...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Dec 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Pension parity for retired members of An Garda Síochána exists and sees pension increases being paid in line with increases awarded to serving colleagues. Parity will expire with the current agreement at the end of the year. It has been in place since the sixties. Retired gardaí are not directly represented and rely on the Garda staff associations and the Alliance of Retired...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (6 Dec 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 11. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [53902/23]

Renters: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Dec 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I am sorry that the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, has left the Chamber because he referred to the eviction bans and we are blue in the face from asking for a no-fault eviction ban. The reason we are doing so came to the fore for me last week when a mother of two young children rang me. The eldest child was four and she said that if tears could build a house she would have a house without a...

Estimates for Public Services 2023: Programme for Government (5 Dec 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The Minister, Deputy Donohoe, was told that the health budget was not credible by the Secretary General of the Department of Health before budget day. He said that introducing a budget on that basis was not being honest and is a clear breach of public financial procedures. That is from the former senior civil servant in the Department of public expenditure, and this comes on the back of the...

Estimates for Public Services 2023: Programme for Government (5 Dec 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 14. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the programme for Government. [53901/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (30 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 9. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the western rail corridor; the consideration he has given to carrying out a detailed engineering and track survey of the rail line from Claremorris to Collooney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52785/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (30 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the western rail corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50158/23]

Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I would first like to thank Deputy Shanahan and the Regional Group for developing and bringing forward this Bill. This is a vitally important area to which this House needs to give more attention. Delivering capital projects is vital as it affects our ability to provide housing, healthcare, transport, connectivity and almost every aspect of the State. It can be the difference between a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Civil Service (28 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 35. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to legislate to bring senior civil servants under the standard disciplinary measures of the civil service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52370/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Civil Service (28 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: There is currently legislation to amend the Civil Service Regulation Acts. This was initiated in 2018 and is only now being brought to the committee. This legislation, if it is ever progressed by government, does not address the issue of accountability of most senior civil servants. Does this Government have plans to legislate to bring senior civil servants under the standard disciplinary...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Civil Service (28 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: As things currently stand, Ministers are limited in their ability to hold Secretaries General to account. The Civil Service Regulation Amendment Act 2005 expanded the remit of the disciplinary process, bringing secretaries general somewhat under the umbrella of the process. However, the extent to which they are under the remit is limited because the legislation sets the Government rather...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Civil Service (28 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The elements not available to the Minister in respect of the Secretary General are the lower rate of remuneration, the reduction to the lower grade and suspension without pay. The final level of sanction, as the Minister of State has said, is dismissal, which is a matter for government. The finance committee was informed by the Department of public expenditure and reform that, despite the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (28 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 34. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the flood relief scheme for Crossmolina, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52367/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (28 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: This question relates to flooding in Crossmolina. I know the Minister of State is familiar with the town. I have raised the issue with him a number of times. Will the Minister of State provide an update on the flood relief scheme for Crossmolina? People have seen damage to their homes and lives, just like the businesses in Cork, Galway and other places. They remember the destruction the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (28 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I know the Minister of State will agree that this has gone on for far too long. He referred to 17 November. I was told this scheme would start this year. Going forward, from 17 November, with the full information being there, when will it be signed off? When will construction start? There needs to be clear communication with the people of Crossmolina. The Minister of State knows what...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (28 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I completely understand that but we are standing here after 11 p.m. on a Tuesday eight years after that flooding happened. I was told early this year that it would start before the end of the year. Why was I given that information when I am now being told it will take several more months. It is extremely difficult for people to understand that the pillars are being moved all of the time....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Development Plan (28 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The Government has kicked the can down the road on capital projects. The national development plan, NDP, was reviewed in 2021 and the reviewed NDP set out departmental capital ceilings to 2025. What we saw in budget 2024 was the Government staying within the NDP. The reviewed NDP set targets for percentage of GNI* for capital investment. The targets it set for 2023 and 2024 were 4.9% and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Development Plan (28 Nov 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: It is not just me saying this. As I said, the IFAC has also warned about the €19 billion black hole in the capital budget. IFAC has also said that €2.7 billion extra will be needed each year from 2024 to 2030. That is what is needed for the projects outlined in the 2021 NDP to be delivered. We have severe infrastructure deficits. I know from my own constituency in Mayo that...