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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I certainly welcome that because the drive for digitisation, particularly in rural areas where there is no broadband and there is an elderly population, brings about situations where people might have to travel 25 or 30 miles to get to their nearest branch and then they are told to go away because the service they want is not available on that day. That is absolutely wrong so I welcome that,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: In terms of Bank of Ireland's technology and the technology developments Ms McDonagh talks about within the bank, I welcome that also but Bank of Ireland has had recent ATM and debit card failures. Can she explain to us why that happened?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Does this happen when the bank moves from one technology platform to another or what is causing it to happen? Has it not happened twice in the past couple of months?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: People are really concerned because they are travelling abroad and they need to access an ATM to pay for accommodation and all of that. If people are left stranded abroad without access to their money then it can cause real difficulties. On corporation tax, can it be true that Bank of Ireland will not pay corporation tax until 2036?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: What percentage corporation tax does Bank of Ireland pay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: How does that compare with Bank of Ireland's operations in Britain because there is a 50% cap there and do they not have a bank levy as well of an 8% corporation surcharge?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Does Ms McDonagh think it is fair?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: It is down to Government to change that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank the construction sub-contractors for the presentation and for sharing their stories. I am sorry we had to go for the vote earlier on. It is clear what has happened here in terms of the Government responsibility. We had the NDFA in before us the other day. In terms of the failure to conduct due diligence, the NDFA failed. As to whether the Government needs to sue the audit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: It was facilitated and the facilitators must be held to account. I will not elaborate because others will want to ask questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I understand that.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I raise the issue again of the Versatis patches. The Cathaoirleach will know I have raised this issue many times over the past months.I recognise that there has been something of a rowing back on this matter and that some adjustments have been made. While I welcome those adjustments, there are still thousands of people in chronic pain who really need Versatis patches. I want to give the...

Seanad: Civil Liability (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2018: Second Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: The Civil Liability (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill is necessary legislation. People who have been deeply impacted by the recent scandals, such as with CervicalCheck, are asking for it now. Up to the time that Vicky Phelan and Emma Mhic Mhathúna spoke out to tell their tragic stories, very many people were under the impression that they would be told if something went wrong or mistakes were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Hospital Services: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I have a few questions. The first concerns University Hospital Galway and the spinal unit there. I will read the witnesses a line of correspondence from a senior consultant there: "As you know, our ability to access major elective spinal surgery in the University Hospital has virtually come to a halt due to the lack of resource allocation."...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Hospital Services: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: What I am trying to get at is the figures that were there when many beds were purposefully closed down. We always refer to our own cases. Half of the 20 beds in Belmullet District Hospital were closed down due to the wisdom of someone within the HSE and what was the Fianna Fáil Government at the time, even though we stated it would be a major mistake. Now there are people in Mayo...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Hospital Services: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Could we end up with fewer beds?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Hospital Services: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Was any of it in order to save money?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Hospital Services: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: It was across the board.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee
Hospital Services: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: It is a pity Mr. Gloster was not in Mayo. I must apologise as I have been called for a vote in the Seanad Chamber. I would really appreciate if Mr. Gloster could give the answers to the other questions, and I will read the transcript as it is an important vote.