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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Jun 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Figures released to me show there are fewer asylum applicants and Ukrainians in State-funded accommodation today than a year ago. Almost 10,000 fewer people are being housed by the State than there were at the start of the year, with 85,215 in January and 76,087 now. This is a positive development but I was taken aback when I saw these figures and I think most people would be. The chaos...

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Sinn Féin and I believe Ireland can create a fair and efficient asylum system in a better way. We will vote against the migration and asylum pact. We oppose it for very good reasons. First, it undermines human rights. That has to be the basis of everything. That must be the basis of the message that goes out from this House. All people are equal. I will never support any...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Jun 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I acknowledge the hard and valuable work the 53,000 childminders across the country do. They fulfil a great role. As a parent, I have experience of this. Not everybody can afford long maternity leave. My two children went to a wonderful childminder, Sheila Wilson. They were part of her family and she provided not just a service but had them as part of her family. I know the difference...

Nature Restoration Law: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I welcome this motion and the opportunity to speak on the protection and restoration of nature. Sinn Féin completely supports and prioritises the need to protect nature. The scale of the crisis relating to biodiversity cannot be understated. Sinn Féin opposed the nature restoration law but we certainly support the aim behind it. In the absence of real funding, however, we will...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Infrastructure Guidelines: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jun 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I will tell Mr. Meaney why I am asking. For example, there have been so many accidents and fatalities on the N17. I had not meant to speak about this. That project is in the NDP, but it is being delayed. If you are looking at building a road, you are obviously looking at extra emissions and so on. Could it mean that would then be impacted when the assessment is done? It would surely...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Infrastructure Guidelines: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (12 Jun 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Yes, that is something we need to look at. I know Mr. Meaney is just providing the tools and the decisions about options are made somewhere else. Will Mr. Meaney outline the changes that have been made to individual Departments because of the guidelines, or maybe give an example of what the changes mean in specific Departments? That is particularly for the large projects. How are we...

Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: We are one of the wealthiest countries in the EU. We have a surplus of €8.6 billion this year. The question that many parents are asking is why the Minister of State's Government cannot guarantee a place for every child on the school-based summer programme. That is the question many parents are asking me in Mayo. Why does it have to be such a battle all of the time just to access...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: HERe NI (30 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Ms Nelson for taking the time to appear before us. She is very welcome. I read her statement with interest and the contribution she has to make to the discussion on women in the Constitution is hugely valuable, as well as the key issues that affect LGBTQIA+ groups in particular. I value her contribution and hear what she said in terms of not locking out marginalised LGBTQIA+,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: HERe NI (30 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: It is very interesting. This committee will be doing work specifically around health and what an all-island health service might look like, using the experiences from North and South. We might bring Ms Nelson's group back again to look in-depth at issues of health.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (30 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 22. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on reform of governance and accountability at RTÉ, making particular reference to the role of the Comptroller and Auditor General; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24414/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: What measures does the Taoiseach propose in order to urgently fix the systemic problem at University Hospital Galway, UHG, to fulfil its mandate to operate as a centre of excellence? That question comes from a man in Mayo who is currently undergoing chemotherapy at University Hospital Galway. He has an aggressive form of lymphoma cancer, he requires urgent and intensive treatment and,...

Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Ar an gcéad dul síos, táim ag iarraidh buíochas a ghabháil leis an bpáirtí Pobal Roimh Bhrabús as an rún seo. Sinn Féin recognises the EU member states' right to provide military support to Ukraine, a nation that has been invaded. I am extremely concerned, however, about the use of the EU budget to subsidise the European arms industry. I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport (28 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The issue is with regard to the pick-up points and to the common sense that is needed around this to ensure the health and safety of children. I know the Minister would agree with that. The school transport system is plagued by a lack of flexibility in an number of ways. As the Minister knows, the system needs to be reformed. We all know that the scheme is not a door-to-door service but...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport (28 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I really do appreciate that. I will give the Minister the postcodes and all of the other necessary information to be able to look at the issue.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (28 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: This question is about Castlebar Educate Together School. The school operates over three campuses and has 150 pupils. The Minister will be familiar with the school because she visited it in September 2022. She promised them at the time a new school but nothing has been delivered since. She asked them to submit possible locations and sites and they did that immediately but they cannot get...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (28 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: ...the possible sites were submitted to the Minister, nothing seems to have happened from the school end. Some of the children are in Marsh House, some are in Cavendish Lane and some are near the hat factory. The Minister may have heard Sarah Calvey, the principal, and Sarah Scott, one of the pupils, on "Morning Ireland" this morning describing how they have to go back and over to the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (28 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Minister for that. We are very keen to get a timeline on this, as she can see, in order that we can reassure the parents and the teachers as well as the children, who asked me about this at a meeting recently. One parent I spoke to has a child with special needs and she just cannot understand why the sibling cannot be on the same side as her. I ask that this be expedited as...

Local Authority Housing Maintenance and Repair: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The Deputy is actually over time, and that is not for the first time either. This is an important issue. The reason it is important is that it is simple to fix, and it could have been fixed. I am sorry the Minister of State, Deputy Dillon, is not here because his party has been in government for 13 years. To be at this stage after 13 years is not acceptable. The Minister of State will...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2024: First Stage (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: This legislation seeks to make amendments to the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to give the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities increased powers and to monitor and regulate the electricity market. This is important legislation that will stand up for people and better protect them against higher prices. As my colleague, Sinn Féin's spokesperson on climate and energy, Deputy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nursing Education (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The Minister provided figures but does he agree with the statement, "We do not train half enough health and social care professionals"? That is what the Minister for Health has been saying for the past couple of years. He lays the blame squarely at the feet of Fine Gael for not providing him with the workforce he needs. That is the issue - things are bounced between Fianna Fáil and...