Results 1-12 of 12 for immigration speaker:Martin Conway

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

Martin Conway: I agree with and support Senator Dooley and others on having a debate on the immigration and asylum seeker issue. I would call out some of the people who speak unfounded nonsense and make unfounded comments, not just in this House but also in the Dáil, and some not too far away from Senator Dooley and myself, who are gaslighting difficult and tricky situations and gaslighting situations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Martin Conway: ...take 40,000 people in and at least give ourselves the option in this regard. Obviously, that is not the Government position and, unfortunately, I do not believe it ever will be. How are the 230 immigrants who have come already settling in? What practical support structures are in place for them? Are they being facilitated in terms of education and proper integration? How are the...

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)

Martin Conway: ...on the Common Travel Area is not compromised in upcoming negotiations following the outcome of their referendum to leave the European Union (E.U.); (ii) in the light of Ireland’s commitments in the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum at the European Council where there is a specific commitment ‘to use only case by case regularisation, rather than generalised...

Seanad: Direct Provision: Motion (27 Jan 2016)

Martin Conway: ...to the countries in which they worked. We all know of famous people such as John F. Kennedy and others who were enormously successful and who were the grandchildren and great grandchildren of immigrants from this country. There were thousands more who have repeated - perhaps not to the same extent - the phenomenal success in the areas to which they moved. What is the difference between...

Seanad: National Integration Strategy: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Martin Conway: ...has been approached by some agency that may poach her. The best of luck to her. If that happens, I will be delighted for her. Our society has developed incredibly. Today, representatives from the Immigration Control Platform spoke at the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality about the European policy on integration and people from other communities. It would be an...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2014)

Martin Conway: ...again over the past number of years, including by the Kennedy-McCain Bill. We need to make a renewed effort to work with our friends in Congress and the United States Senate to ensure meaningful immigration reform in the United States. We are speaking in this regard of people who consider the USA their home. They want a pathway to legalisation and to be able to pay their taxes, obtain...

Seanad: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Jul 2014)

Martin Conway: .... This legislation effectively tidies up the case law in reaction to loopholes that have been identified within that case law. Over the years, we were all shocked and horrified to hear of illegal immigrants being exploited in work, be it collecting mushrooms or working in kitchens, the hospitality sector, warehouses or in back-rooms of certain minority businesses. It is wrong that they...

Seanad: Racism in Ireland: Motion (4 Jun 2014)

Martin Conway: ...it; -that the Programme for Government (2011-2016) states “We will promote policies which integrate minority ethnic groups in Ireland, and which promote social inclusion, equality, diversity and the participation of immigrants in the economic, social, political and cultural life of their communities”; and -that a number of proposals have been put forward directed to...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

Martin Conway: ...Myjer, who recently retired from the European Court of Human Rights and is in the Visitors' Gallery. Judge Myjer is here to attend an important conference on family reunification, organised by the Immigrant Council of Ireland. This is a major issue in terms of the integration of our new communities in this country. I pay tribute to him on his wonderful work at the European Court of...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)

Martin Conway: I welcome the speech overnight by President Obama in which he indicated he will initiate legislation for the undocumented immigrants - estimated at 11 million people - living in the United States. That follows a bipartisan statement of principles, with four Democrats and four Republicans coming together to issue a set of principles on what they believe could constitute all-party agreement...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sugar Beet Industry (18 Oct 2012)

Martin Conway: .... I call for a debate on the undocumented Irish living in America, on which Senator Michael Mullins commented earlier. I attended a rally in Washington in 2006 in support of the Kennedy McCain Immigration Bill. More than 3,000 undocumented Irish people, our citizens, are living and working in America. They cannot get health insurance or travel back to Ireland for family events such as...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)

Martin Conway: .... I call for a debate on the undocumented Irish living in America, on which Senator Michael Mullins commented earlier. I attended a rally in Washington in 2006 in support of the Kennedy McCain Immigration Bill. More than 3,000 undocumented Irish people, our citizens, are living and working in America. They cannot get health insurance or travel back to Ireland for family events such as...