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Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I welcome the decision by the Government to appeal the case of the hooded men. I acknowledge and thank all Senators for their unanimous support for the Seanad motion which called on the Government to appeal this judgment at the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. It is vitally important. I thank the men and their legal team for coming to share their story in Leinster...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank the Minister for his opening statement, which was interesting, especially the reference to net monetary benefit being €42 billion between 1973 and 2016. What was the cost of the banking crisis in terms of the bailout?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I suppose the figure is interesting in the context of the lack of instruments that were available to us at the time to prevent the crash and to deal with it, including the overheating of the German economy, which did not allow us do what we needed to do at the time. The question is what we have in place that is different now. I ask the Minister in the context of his concerns about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Does the Minister feel secure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Is the Minister not concerned about the impact of what is happening in Italy in terms of the instability, combined with Brexit and our over-dependence on royalties? Does he not have any concern about an external shock?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: What people are looking for is reassurance that the same will not happen again and that we are prepared. It is not about sticking our nose into another country's business but about being prepared here to prevent that happening again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: People are mindful of being repeatedly told about a soft landing the last time so I am sure that the Minister will forgive me for asking my question. People need continual reassurance that the same thing will not happen again. The Minister referred to the possibility that corporation tax would be increased due to the politics in America. Please explain how that might happen and when it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: What impact will that change have on the Irish economy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I am not surprised that the Minister holds that view.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Let us take a look at regional imbalance, particularly in terms of the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP. Does the Minister plan to oppose the proposed cuts to the CAP budget? The farming communities in the west and north west and anyone farming on marginal lands are very concerned about the reduced budget and about what the Government will do to ensure the CAP budget is fairly distributed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Will the Government ensure the CAP budget is fairly distributed throughout the country, in particular the single farm payment? We do not want farmers in the east who have better land and who bought entitlements receiving hundreds of thousands of euro in single farm payments while farmers in the west and elsewhere try to survive on an average income of between €3,000 and €4,000...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Time will tell. I refer to the western rail corridor project and the other projects that have been removed from the list of TEN-T projects, where up to 50% of funding is available. Does the Minister have definite plans to get those projects back on the table?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: The north west, all of rural France and half of Italy have been designated as regions in transition for the next round of the Cohesion Fund. Is the Minister satisfied that all of the EU funding opportunities have been availed of in order that rural Ireland can fulfil its true potential?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Has the Minister ever analysed any given year or period to see how much available funding has not been drawn down?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Will the Minister give the figures to this committee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I do not mean now. I ask him to supply the figures to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I will finish by outlining a major concern. One may look at the economy in terms of pursuing full employment and charging ahead, but the regions have been left behind. The main focus of these funds, therefore, should be on rural Ireland and the regions in terms of the development of infrastructure and investment in same whether that is in broadband, Knock Airport and other infrastructure....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: I know what the Minister is saying but it begs the question because there are areas within the county I come from that do not have proper drinking water or broadband. There are areas where a person cannot make a mobile telephone call. Other areas lack investment in the roads and people there have been waiting for investment for decades. I have in mind roads like the R312, but I have no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Rose Conway Walsh: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (12 Jun 2018)

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