Results 1-20 of 195 for going forward speaker:Martin Conway

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (23 Apr 2024)

Martin Conway: ...great statement of intent but we have ended up four years later with nothing being provided in the budget. I want a commitment from the Minister that there will be multi-annual funding of €30 million to €50 million going forward because ultimately it will achieve efficiencies and longer lifespans for our citizens. It will keep people out of hospital and, more important, it...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Apr 2024)

Martin Conway: ...'s life should be open. The legacy of the Stardust should be that we have the best fire safety standards, safety standards, exits and building regulations in the world. That should be the legacy going forward.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Martin Conway: I will say one thing to Mr. Bakhurst. Since he has taken over, I have been quite impressed by his candour, his straight talking and the fact that he does go on media and explain. I think this is important. Accountability going forward is extremely important. I have two specific questions. I will ask one question first and then I will have another one. Where are we with the sale of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2024)

Martin Conway: ...looks like it will not be available until next September. That is the way it is. The cost of building has gone through the roof and a project that was forecast to cost €17 million is probably going to cost twice that amount. The situation in Lisdoonvarna is concerning. The lack of information and engagement is unacceptable and very concerning. It is not just Lisdoonvarna that...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Waste Management (1 Feb 2024)

Martin Conway: ...this country. The deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and cans is very welcome. It has worked in many other countries and should result in the recycling of cans and bottles in this country going from 60% or 65% up to 90% and maybe even higher, as has been achieved in the countries that have implemented this type of scheme. There are a couple of issues with the scheme I want to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2024)

Martin Conway: ...to the Public Gallery. Today is very special. It is the first day of spring and St. Brigid's Day. It is great that it is now being recognised as a bank holiday, and so it should be. We all look forward to having Monday off, relaxing and remembering St. Brigid. I would also like to congratulate Vision Ireland, formerly known as the National Council for the Blind of Ireland, NCBI, on...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: ...what was decided in the referendum, once the law of the land is in place, it needs to be respected. People need to be able to access what are legal services, without being harassed. People are going into hospitals as a result of miscarriages, stillbirths and having to have a termination. They should be able to go in and out of the hospitals in this country without any intimidation,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Network (5 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: ...I fully understand the challenges. It is extremely important we maintain our roads because if we do not continually invest in our roads they will just disintegrate and become a much bigger problem going forward. It is important that the investment at least keeps up with inflation and it really should be much better because we are catching up after the years of recession when there was...

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (5 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: ...with drugs. Vapes are the new cigarettes for young people. It is shocking that more than 20% of young people vape on a regular basis, including people under 18 years of age. As a result of the good work of the Minister for Health and the passing of the Bill, it will be illegal to sell vapes to people under the age of 18. This is only the start. It is acknowledged by the Minister, the...

Seanad: Provision of Free HRT Treatment: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2023)

Martin Conway: I am probably more effective where I am. We need to have a health system that is functioning. It is never going to be perfect - I do not think there is a health system in the world that is perfect - but it needs to be properly funded. There should have been a minimum of €2 billion or €3 billion extra dedicated to health. The system has let down the health service by not...

Seanad: Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Motion (4 Oct 2023)

Martin Conway: ...blame anybody because I do not think anybody is to blame but the system is to blame. It has been reprehensible in terms of what happened to these children and how their lives have been affected going forward. This motion is designed to amplify and to try to get some answers. The answers are probably not there but the review, I hope, will get answers. This motion proposed by me and my...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Martin Conway: I raise an issue that was dealt with in a Commencement matter put forward by Senators Gallagher and O'Donovan. Their message needs to echo out loud and clear from the House. I refer to the situation whereby volunteer firefighters are struggling financially. They are constrained because of the nature of their job, which means, in the first instance, they must take a post that is located...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)

Martin Conway: ...the Office of Public Works, OPW, to ensure that the necessary capital upgrades will take place at the facilities. These facilities were a great offering in the past and can be an even better offering going forward. We have the Cliffs of Moher Experience in Clare, which I would describe as a gold-plated visitor experience. However, we need more, and these facilities can provide more. I...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: All I want to do is echo my two colleagues. This is a key component of the commitment in the programme for Government that the Minister has delivered. It is a phenomenal step forward in universal healthcare and implementing Sláintecare. It is going to make a genuine difference to people's lives. As Senator Murphy said, people are not going to debate whether to stay in hospital or...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (28 Feb 2023)

Martin Conway: ...County Clare receiving dialysis. Some of them are in the west of the county, down on the Loop Head Peninsula and around Kilkee. The Minister of State is familiar with the area. Those people must go to either Limerick or Galway to get their dialysis. It takes the bones of an hour to get from Loop Head to Ennis and then another half an hour to get to Limerick. It therefore makes...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Education (28 Feb 2023)

Martin Conway: Just before the Minister replies, I concur with Senator Byrne. I raised this issue on the Order of Business in the past week. The University of Limerick has put forward a very professional application. It was not long ago, just before Christmas, when I was flying to Poland and I met 60 students going there to train as vets. Of course, we would love to see them training in this country. I...

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister. I commend Senators Hoey and Wall on putting forward this important motion. I work with Senator Hoey on the Joint Committee on Health. She is a valued member of our committee who brings common sense and cop-on to her contributions. I enjoy working with her and value her contributions. That extends into this House and to this motion. I am glad the Government is not...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (15 Feb 2023)

Martin Conway: ...needs to speak on this very important issue. I thank Senator Martin for his briefing and it cleared up a couple of concerns I had. There were concerns because I thought the Bill might not have gone far enough or may not have been strong enough but once the rationale was explained in terms of the "shall" and the "may" it made absolute sense because the last thing we want is to go...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Citizens' Assembly (29 Nov 2022)

Martin Conway: ...to him with their views, ideas, and suggestions as to what the citizens' assembly should do because this will be a once in a generation opportunity for the people of Ireland to frame drugs policy going forward. That is something that is very welcome and I encourage all stakeholders and citizens to engage ahead of the drafting of the terms of reference. I look forward to debating the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (18 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: Go raibh maith agat, Acting Chairperson. I fully agree with your sentiments in welcoming Finola to the Public Gallery. Finola is the spokesperson for the Irish Thalidomide Association and it is fitting and appropriate that she should be in the House today to hear the response from the Minister. Two weeks ago tomorrow in Dáil Éireann, the Lower House, the Taoiseach responded to a...