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Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) (Amendment) Order 2016: Motion (20 Jul 2016)

Martin Conway: I move:That Seanad Éireann approves the draft Order entitled Commission of Investigation (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) (Amendment) Order 2016, which was duly laid before the House on 14 July 2016.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Irish Bank Resolution Corporation) (Amendment) Order 2016: Motion (20 Jul 2016)

Martin Conway: Ag 10.30 a.m. amárach.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2016)

Martin Conway: Given that this is the final occasion on which we will meet prior to the summer break, I take this opportunity to thank the Cathaoirleach for the courtesy he has shown us and to thank the staff of the Houses and the ushers. In particular, I thank the staff of the Seanad Office, the Clerk, Ms Deirdre Lane, Mr. Martin Groves, Mr. Ronan Curran and Ms Niamh O'Grady. They are extremely helpful...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2016)

Martin Conway: We have a great tradition of Irish dancing and music but we also have phenomenal Gaelic games, particularly hurling, which is unique. I would like the Deputy Leader to bring this matter to the attention of the Government, particularly the Minister with responsibility for sport, in the context of the 1916 celebrations. To promote what I am suggesting, in September I will send an e-mail to...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2016)

Martin Conway: Yes, I hope Clare does double this year.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2016)

Martin Conway: They are very welcome.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2016)

Martin Conway: Surprise, surprise.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2016)

Martin Conway: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)

Martin Conway: On Monday, 12 September, a wonderful human being and a good friend of mine, Caitríona Lucas, lost her life while volunteering with the Irish Coast Guard on a search and recovery mission off the coast of Kilkee in County Clare. Caitríona lost her life in the line of duty for this State. What she was doing and what she had been doing for the previous ten years was heroic work. As...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Irish Sign Language: Irish Deaf Society (28 Sep 2016)

Martin Conway: That is okay. I have tried about six times to get your attention in the past quarter of an hour. In the last Seanad, as Dr. Conama and his colleagues will know, Senator Mark Daly and I very much supported the concept of Irish Sign Language. I hope this time around we will see more success than we did last time. I reiterate my support for the work done. I have had extensive engagement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Authority: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Martin Conway: I thank Ms Feehily and her colleagues for attending. I was a member of the joint committee in the previous Dáil. The role has changed and evolved greatly and the establishment of the Policing Authority is a timely step forward. Members of the former Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality went to see how it was done in Scotland and Northern Ireland. We garnered a lot of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Authority: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Martin Conway: I have a brief supplementary question on JPC engagement. If at some stage a booklet of minuted meetings is produced, will Ms Feehily make it available to the committee secretariat?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: In 2003 the 24-hour, consultant-led accident and emergency unit at Ennis General Hospital was reconfigured to a doctor-led day facility for people with minor injuries.Part of that reconfiguration was the upgrade of the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Dooradoyle in County Limerick to which people from Clare, Limerick and Tipperary could go for accident and emergency services. Unfortunately,...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State. He had been a regular visitor to the House in his previous Ministry.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: I have no doubt he will be a regular visitor to the House over the four or five-year lifespan of this Government. I welcome the Bill. As a young fellow in Clare, I always admired Senator McDowell from a distance for his legal and political brain. I am not surprised that he champions Seanad reform. We have had other good champions in the Seanad, including Dr. Maurice Manning, who lectured...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: Former Senator Cummins was prepared to push boundaries and do things differently. He brought in speakers, set up committees and considered ways to reform how the House conducted its business - all without a referendum.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: Yes, which leaves one to wonder.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: Do the people who push for reform get thanked for doing so? That is a debate for another day. The Cathaoirleach has the pleasure of chairing the Seanad Public Consultation Committee, of which I am delighted to be a member. Its establishment was an initiative mooted by the previous Leader, Maurice Cummins. It was set up to examine and report on issues that affect Irish society and that are...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: I thank the Senator. I was nominated by the National Council for the Blind of Ireland and elected to the disability panel. I am an example of somebody who reflects the panel to which I have been elected. I would like political parties to make a greater effort - they should be obliged to do so - to nominate people who reflect each type of panel. For example, the Agricultural Panel should...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: It is easy to be critical. As politicians, we must always be critical of ourselves and must want to do better, strive to do better and make institutions better. Many more improvements can be made without reform. In 2014, the people voted to retain the Seanad.Many eminent people got involved in that campaign and pointed out what could and should be done and the people said they wanted a...