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Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister and thank him for and commend him on the very hard work he has done in the 12 months since the Government took office. It is fitting that on the first anniversary of the formation of the Government, we are introducing this groundbreaking legislation, the Climate Action and Low Carbon (Amendment) Bill. As has been said, this is the emergency that existed pre Covid and...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (25 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister to the House. It is appropriate that this legislation is coming before us to extend the protections for people who find themselves in financial difficulty on the PUP, have difficulty paying their rent and are in financial difficulty in general. At least this protection is now here until January. Please God, this pandemic will be somewhat behind us in January....

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: We have spoken before in the House about the importance of equipping councillors with more reserved powers. I was here on Second Stage when the issue was discussed. I welcome the fact that Senator Fitzpatrick has tabled this amendment. I also welcome the fact that the Government is sufficiently open minded to accept it. A simple majority is the norm so that is reflective of good practice...

Seanad: Counterfeiting Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Chathaoirleach. It is important that this legislation has passed, albeit seven or eight years too late. I can never, for the life of me, understand how it takes so long to transpose European directives into Irish law. This is a commonsense piece of legislation that is agreed by everybody. Going forward, if there is one lesson from this it is that we need...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: I thank our guests. It has been quite an informative morning. As others have said, the events over the weekend have crystalised the importance of this issue. Following on from the previous contribution, it would be a very good start if every teacher in the country were trained in CPR. I agree that CPR needs to be an obligatory part of the curriculum and taught in the workplace and that...

Seanad: National Maternity Hospital: Statements (2 Jul 2021)

Martin Conway: Senator Keogan has given a stellar and robust defence of the Catholic Church. However, I remind her that plenty went on in this country that the Catholic Church should rightfully be ashamed of.

Seanad: National Maternity Hospital: Statements (2 Jul 2021)

Martin Conway: I do not believe that it has any place in healthcare in this country. With that said, I welcome the Minister of State to the House. As always, she is very welcome. This is a key commitment in the programme for Government. It is a pity that successive Governments did not deal with this issue and facilitate the building of a new national maternity hospital on a greenfield site which had no...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2021)

Martin Conway: I will follow on immediately from what Senator Gallagher said by acknowledging the courageous and dedicated work of teachers for the past two difficult years. I am very troubled by the fact that, unlike last year, the National Council for the Blind of Ireland, which provides specialised support to visually impaired children, seems to have been excluded from the summer scheme for special...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2021)

Martin Conway: Hear hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2021)

Martin Conway: Like everybody in the House, I, too, wish to pass on my sincere congratulations to our former colleague, Deputy Bacik, with whom I have worked for more than ten years as a Member of this House, a member of the justice committee and as spokesperson on justice up until last year. She will be a huge asset to the Lower House but absolutely will be a loss to this House. Her contribution to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Cyberattack, Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out and Covid-19 Restrictions in Maternity Hospitals: Health Service Executive (23 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: Good morning. I thank the witnesses for the great work that they are doing with the cyberattack, which had not been planned for. The vaccination roll-out programme is going well. I acknowledge the work of Mr. Damien McCallion in leading the vaccination programme. It has gone well. Can Mr. Reid estimate the cost of the cyberattack to date and what it will be in the future? I suspect it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Cyberattack, Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out and Covid-19 Restrictions in Maternity Hospitals: Health Service Executive (23 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: Is there any update about people's confidential data being posted on grey or black networks around the world? Is Mr. Reid confident that we have seen the worst of that already?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Cyberattack, Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out and Covid-19 Restrictions in Maternity Hospitals: Health Service Executive (23 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: The cost is in excess of €100 million. Has Mr. Reid an estimate of the medium to long-term cost?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Cyberattack, Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out and Covid-19 Restrictions in Maternity Hospitals: Health Service Executive (23 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: Will Mr. Reid address the vaccination programme and targets?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Cyberattack, Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out and Covid-19 Restrictions in Maternity Hospitals: Health Service Executive (23 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: I thank Mr. Reid.

Seanad: CervicalCheck Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Jul 2021)

Martin Conway: The Senator should withdraw that. The remarks should be withdrawn.

Seanad: CervicalCheck Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Jul 2021)

Martin Conway: The Minister is as always very welcome to the House. I begin by saying Dr. Tony Holohan, our Chief Medical Officer, retains the confidence of this House, the respect of this House and indeed that of the Irish people for the extraordinary manner in which he has led this country through the worst pandemic in living memory. It is extremely important that is reiterated. The work Dr. Holohan...

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Jul 2021)

Martin Conway: The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, is very welcome to the House. Every time she comes here, she engages with us fully. Over the last 12 months, I have been most impressed with her openness, her dedication to her role in the Government and the progress she has made. It has not been easy. The last 12 months have seen the worst pandemic in living memory and yet upgraded legislation on the...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second and Subsequent Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Martin Conway: Senator Keogan should withdraw that remark.