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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: The authority would have started with significant goodwill, both politically and among the public. It is not that it had to build public confidence. It had significant public confidence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: The two ladies came before the committee and gave an incredibly powerful account of themselves. Their confidence in the Policing Authority was not what it should have been. The public listening to their testimony here were beginning to wonder if there was an issue here and to ask what was going on. The Policing Authority's representatives have given a fairly robust account of themselves,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: I accept that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: I am conscious that Deputy Kelly wants to make a contribution before the vote, so I will not detain the committee. On a technical question, there has been a lot of talk about phone calls. I presume that phone calls are recorded for training and quality proposes at the Policing Authority, as in most professional offices?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: They should be. If all parties are happy to hand over transcripts for full accountability, I think it is quite extraordinary that the authority does not have that facility whereby most professional outlets have a system for recording calls for training and quality purposes, especially now that Ms Feehily has told the committee that the authority gathers intelligence over the phone and in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Policing Authority (21 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: Many other companies should be nervous as well in that case.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: I agree with Senator Wilson about the family of the late Aidan McAnespie and that the Crowley report on his assassination should be published.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: Another issue I wish to raise concerns mass sporting events that take place. There are some well established mass sporting events from which people get great enjoyment. They are very well run and donate enormous amounts of money to charities. However, there are many other mass sporting events popping up around the country. It would be a good idea to invite the Minister to the House to...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: Agreed.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: There might be issues there. The Senator might not be right.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: Well then he is not correct.

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: This is a great House for expressing a wide church of opinions and has been for many decades. The debate has continued since the eighth amendment was made to the Constitution in the 1980s. It should never have been inserted into the Constitution, but the people felt that was the right course of action. Over 30 years later the question of whether the amendment should be in the Constitution...

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: Perhaps the Minister will confirm that today.

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: Well said.

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister to the House. It is appropriate that we would acknowledge the very careful consideration he has given in his preparatory work for what is probably the biggest social question we will face for a generation. I said last night and I reiterate today that I believe the referendum should happen because the ultimate democracy is the Irish people through a referendum. I...

Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (29 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: I echo what Senator Coghlan has said. It is very much the principle of all parties working together on this. I speak to councillors quite a lot, and they are fed up of receiving a succession of correspondence and email from practically every Member of the House about councillors' pay and conditions, stating they have made representations to the Minister and so on. We all make...

Seanad: Appointment of Members of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Motion (29 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: I move:That Seanad Éireann, noting that the Government on the 27 February, 2018, nominated Francis Conaty, Heydi Foster-Breslin, Salome Mbugua Henry, Caroline Fennell, Patrick Connolly, Tony Geoghegan and Colm O'Dwyer for appointment by the President to be members of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, recommends, pursuant to section 12(3) and section 13(1)(b) of the Irish...

Seanad: Appointment of Members of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Motion (29 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, to the House. He was Chairman of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality when the issue of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission was discussed on many occasions. I believe the commission is doing a good job. The country has an unrivalled reputation in championing human rights. We are considered a neutral country....

Seanad: Appointment of Members of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Motion (29 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: At 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 17 April 2018.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2018)

Martin Conway: Give him a chance.