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- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: It is now more than 900 days since Ireland's plan for the allocation of the EU's recovery fund was signed off. Mr. Chris MacManus, MEP, has been raising this issue continually since then. The EU informs us that €225 billion has been allocated so far. Yet, Ireland is one of only three countries not to have received a disbursement. This is a damning indictment of the Government...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: 67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline any engagement he or his Department has had with EU High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles, or his office, on the potential suspension of the EU-Israel trade association agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11145/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Legislative Programme (7 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: 32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3497/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Defective Building Materials (7 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: 104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to make sure that people with defective concrete blocks and are engaging with the Government defective concrete block scheme can avail of SEAI funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11144/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (7 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: 187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale presented to him by Transport Infrastructure Ireland for the use of a private operator for the Luas, unlike all other rail infrastructure in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11219/24]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (7 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I think Mr. Brady is going to go next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (7 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I would need more than a minute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (7 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: At this point, I want to acknowledge Aingeal O'Donoghue and the really good work that she did. It is not easy to set up a unit like that. I want to commend her work and the work that is being done here. I am looking forward to being able to develop some of that in my next slot.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (7 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: The Chair is very good.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (7 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I am thankful for the discussion so far too. When it is said there is a whole-of-government approach, does that mean there is a section in each of the Departments that deals with North-South engagements, such as capital expenditure, North-South strategy, etc?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (7 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I am just trying to establish whether there is a dedicated unit in each Department looking at North-South projects and planning. I will explain why I wish to know about this context. There are several reasons. Deputy Louise O'Reilly and I met the British Irish Chamber of Commerce the other day as well, which is the collective representative group for businesses. Its representatives were...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (7 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: Those business representatives were complimentary of the work being done by the Department. I will just pass that message on. I do, however, think these processes need to be formalised to ensure we are ahead of the curve here. I refer to the many things we need to do on Brexit, for example, in respect of goods and services, and opportunities we need to avail of as they arise. It was...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (7 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I am talking about the stage which is almost pre-animation, the very grassroots stage, when, as Ms Deane will know, it can be difficult to access funding. Regarding PEACEPLUS, for example, it is just difficult in terms of the processes involved in a context where an attempt is being made to build capacity in terms of individuals and communities. Did Ms Deane say the civic fund was under the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (7 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: It would be good then to have representatives of the Department of Foreign Affairs come before the committee to allow us to look at the reconciliation fund, the civic fund and the funds that come under their auspices. I recommend the committee take on board this suggestion at some point. Mention was also made of the local authorities, and I absolutely agree about the potential in this...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (7 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: There is an onus on local authorities and their members to ensure information concerning this application process for co-operation permeates out and it is not just a matter of the executive of the local authorities pursuing whatever project they might think should be the focus of any such efforts. I say this because, as Ms Deane will know, there are all sorts of activists in different groups...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (7 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: This is really good. The committee may also be able to make use of the work being done there too. If we take the area of women in the Constitution, which we are doing, if we can have them in that dialogue it can bring the work a bit further too and have it in our Oireachtas reports. We can see how we can work that. On the ESRI, we have looked a lot at goods for businesses but if it looked...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (7 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: Yes. This might be something we will bring up with the Taoiseach again to see how it all fits together and to formalise it because this is what businesses are asking for now in terms of being able to offer support.
- Rare Diseases: Statements (6 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I am happy to have the opportunity to speak again about the families that have been impacted by valproate. As the Minister knows, Epilim continued to be prescribed to pregnant women, even though there was growing evidence that children of those mothers were being born with fatal valproate spectrum, FVS, disorder. This was a man-made rare disease. It was a preventable disease. Several...
- Supporting People with Disabilities and Carers: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: At the outset, I thank my colleague, Deputy Pauline Tully, for bringing forward this motion. We certainly need a more humane approach for people with disabilities and carers. We need to work to make a real and lasting difference in people's lives. I know there will be lots of carers and people with disabilities looking in tonight, and as often happens, the picture that is painted is so...
- International Women's Day: Statements (5 Mar 2024)
Rose Conway-Walsh: Today, we are marking International Women's Day and at the forefront of our thoughts are the many women living through conflict. Some 600 million women and girls lived in countries affected by conflict in 2022. That represented a 50% increase since 2017. Affected countries ranged from Congo to Ukraine to Palestine. Women suffer the harshest realities of war. In Palestine alone, Israel...