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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: Could Insurance Ireland use the evidence from the UK to say it has not worked? In one sense, it is a red herring to lead us down another route. Constitutionally, it will be impossible.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: I apologise for having to nip out earlier and I thank the Cathaoirleach for giving me the opportunity to speak now. There are many important events about which I could talk today. There are many events that have happened since the House last met. There has been the Apple case, the huge efforts by the Government to hand back the €13 billion and the continuous denials that we have...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: She has gone to PD heaven. Privatisation and centralisation have ruined the health service.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: I thank the Cathaoirleach.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: On a point of clarification, will the Minister for Health attend this House?

Seanad: Economic Growth: Motion (28 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: I want to raise an issue that may be futile to some but is important to us in Mayo. Indeed, it is important to the elderly and those with disabilities. We will be coming to Dublin on Saturday to take away the Sam Maguire Cup, we hope, and-----

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: That only applies in September. Did Senator Norris not know Saturday next is 1 October? There are many who want to travel by train and extra trains are being put on from Mayo to Dublin to bring supporters up for the match. However, the elderly and those with disabilities are not allowed to use their passes on those trains. They are the same trains and tracks that are publicly funded, yet...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: We did not do the leprechaun economics.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: It was Senator Gavan. Language is important.

Seanad: Address by An Taoiseach (Resumed) (29 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: I would like to share time with Senator Ó Donnghaile.

Seanad: Address by An Taoiseach (Resumed) (29 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: I welcome the Taoiseach. It is always nice to see a Mayo man in the Seanad. There are far too many Dubs here. We will all be united on Saturday. That is if we can get a ticket, of course. We will have a chat afterwards.

Seanad: Address by An Taoiseach (Resumed) (29 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: Alex is not here. I hope Alex is more successful than I have been. There are a couple of days left. I welcome the Taoiseach to the Seanad. I am glad he raised the issue of Brexit because I am interested in the Government's plans to protect the best interests of the entire island of Ireland. We are about to enter an extremely difficult period for which there is no precedent. We are now...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (29 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: I notice that everybody is going over time. I thank the Minister of State for being here. It is timely that he is here as we are coming into the winter. I have some very specific questions, the first of which concerns insurance and the memorandum of understanding. Will the Minister of State furnish a copy of the memorandum of understanding to the Chairman for distribution? In particular,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (29 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: I will stop the Minister of State there because I am very conscious of the time. Is there any provision in the memorandum of understanding for minor works to be done which will alleviate some flooding in places awaiting major works? What would he say to people who, at the moment - again, in Crossmolina - are being refused insurance cover? Has he any message for those people?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (29 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: I see here the projects that have been in the planning stage since 2013. Is the Minister of State saying that a major scheme can take between three to seven years to complete and that people can be that length of time without any insurance cover ? That is a really serious matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (29 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: I think the people in Crossmolina would settle for protection of 30 or 40 years, or perhaps even three or four days.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (29 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: They really are living in fear. We have already had some floods and we are only at this stage in the year. Many of us comment on the weather in passing, but it is terrible that the lives of people in a whole community are guided by the weather. I know the Minister of State understands that and I know he has been to visit the community. I appreciate the work he is doing to speed up...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (29 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: Has the Minister of State any timeline for the carrying out of the major works there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (29 Sep 2016)

Rose Conway Walsh: Regarding the expenditure on putting right the damage done by coastal flooding and storm damage - and there is quite a lot being spent - what provision has been made for coastal protection, particularly along the Wild Atlantic Way? I am concerned that all this money has been spent in many areas but we do not have the coastal protection there. I cannot locate the provision for this.