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- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: Some very good judges were appointed today.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: I am sure the Minister will do so on Report Stage-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: I am trying to be helpful.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: I presume Senator Norris was not here at that time.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: No, you have not.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: Prior to Christmas, you were not.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: We want to be accurate.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: Senator Norris is a cash cow for the legal profession.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: That is perfectly in order.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: The Minister is looking for clarification from Senator Norris. That is quite in order.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: Would it not be great if they were all women?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: Do not misquote him anyway.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: Through the Chair, I concur with that.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. John Horan (29 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: I welcome Mr. Horan and his family members. I will start by acknowledging the Croke Park headquarters staff, both in Mr. Horan's office and the director general's office. In any engagement I have had with them, I have found them to be courteous beyond belief and an example to other corporate entities in terms of how to behave. Much has been said today about the GAA and its indelible link...
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. John Horan (29 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: Correct.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: I too welcome Deputy O'Dea. If any of his guests are from south-east Clare they are especially welcome.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: I concur with Senator Mullen. Like many of us, last night I watched the Brexit deliberations on the BBC. In the middle of all the shemozzle about Brexit, Orla Guerin - an Irish person and a wonderful journalist - was in Venezuela reporting on the campaign. The cameras showed the shops with absolutely no food and people, human beings, going through bins to try to extract something to eat....
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: There is actually a great opportunity in the North to be in government.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: My contribution is an appeal and I wish to echo in very forceful terms what the Minister outlined at the end of his remarks. This legislation is necessary for Ireland to meet its international obligations and ratify the Istanbul Convention. I sincerely hope that all Members of this House will appreciate its urgency. Violence against women, as we will all agree, is a horrendous crime. If...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jan 2019)
Martin Conway: It is interesting that Senator McDowell said he would not even have read the Bill but that he was here for other reasons this evening.