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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Discussion Paper on Taxation: Deputy Marc MacSharry (28 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I certainly appreciate what Deputy MacSharry is trying to achieve with this paper. My party will have a further look at it, in terms of some of the positive externalities and also the negative ones that might surround it. I thank Deputy MacSharry for the work that he has put into it. I appreciate that the Deputy is presenting it in a non-party way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank the delegates for their opening statements. The difficulty with the Western Development Commission's work lies in how it strikes a balance in putting sufficient pressure on the Government to make the right policy decisions for the west while being funded by it. That is a challenge for many agencies. It has concerned us all that someone such as Mr. Paddy McGuinness threw his hands...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Has the WDC lobbied the Government to make a resubmission on it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission: Chairperson-Designate (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I have a lot of other questions but I know other members need the time.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I tried to get tickets to see the Pope in Knock but unfortunately I could not get through. It is quite unlikely I will get them now.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: It is sold out. I suppose all the people in Carlow will be coming up. I am not sure about my tickets for the Mayo-Kildare game on Sunday either.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Is it? We look forward to that and to the right result. I raise the issue of the agency staff in hospitals, in particular those in Mayo University Hospital, and the fact €5.3 million was spent in 2017 on agency staff in that hospital. That is neither prudent nor sustainable when we have a situation where there are more than 700,000 people on waiting lists and there are so many other...

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: This debate is a good opportunity to discuss what is happening in the real world. The Fine Gael Government is selling the core message of the summer economic statement with constant reference to the past. We are reminded that it has been ten years since the worst economic crisis in the State, yet there is little reference to the people and practices which caused the crisis. It is simply...

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: At the finance committee-----

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I ask the Senator not be so rude, please.

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: They are all the same.

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: It is an objective observation. At a recent finance committee we examined the heads of the Bill for legislation underpinning the rainy day fund. Contrary to what the Minister of State has claimed, there was no mention of corporation tax receipts. The fact is that there would be a legal obligation on the State to account for €500 million a year if there was a decrease in corporation...

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I could not let Senator Horkan away with it.

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: We are talking about hotels that charge €300 a night for a single room.

Seanad: Summer Economic Statement: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I do not mind, but the Minister of State has to be accurate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I appreciate that and I apologise. I had to attend the Order of Business in the Seanad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I have a few comments. I meet parents of children and young adults with autism all the time so I am familiar with all that has been presented by the witnesses. I welcome the SOP but I have concerns. The fact that parents and the witnesses were not consulted is indicative of what is happening. That shows where the problem is. People are not being consulted while others are in little...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank Dr. Morgan for his opening statement. I want to address the inconsistencies across the country. Being from the western region, I am interested in what is, or is not, happening there, particularly in terms of front-line staff. I welcome the standard operating procedure. It is very necessary. It is alarming to hear that parents were not involved in it. It is indicative of how the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I wish to develop that issue. How long would Ms O'Neill expect a person presenting today to his or her GP in the CHO 2 area in the west of Ireland for an assessment to wait? There are 64 people waiting there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New Standard Operating Procedure for Assessment of Need under the Disability Act 2005: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: The timeline is six months. That suggests that a person requesting an assessment would be in stage 2 within six months.