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Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: Samaritans Ireland (5 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: If someone rings that number, he or she could end up talking to somebody in Enniscorthy or Ennis. It could be anywhere.

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: Samaritans Ireland (5 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister and Mr. Watt to the meeting. Much has been said about Ms Magahy and Professor Keane, their departures and the reason for them, and so on. Has Mr. Watt had any discussions with Ms Magahy or Professor Keane since they left on why they left?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: Did Mr. Watt learn anything from the discussions with Ms Magahy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: Has the Minister learned anything from his discussions with them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: People also need to be realistic. We are just emerging from a major medical emergency in the pandemic. That was always going to interfere with change and progress. If it did not, there would be something wrong. We would have the greatest health system in the world if it did not. In terms of universal healthcare, the term "universal" worries me. I want universal healthcare for those on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: The concern is that in the past week or two, there have been reports of 82 people waiting on trolleys and the winter has not even begun yet. What is going to happen in November, December and January, when the flu peak usually happens post-Christmas and early into the new year? If there are 82 people on trolleys now, what way is it going to be in January?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: I have a final question on an issue that I have spoken to the Minister about previously. It concerns the appointment of eye clinic liaison officers to hospital groups. HE quite rightly mentioned a hospital that has turned around the number of cataract operations it performs per hour from 4.5 per hour to 15 per hour, which is fantastic. However, for people who are diagnosed with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Participation of People with Disabilities in Political, Cultural, Community and Public Life: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: I am very happy to be here at the committee. It is my second time to attend. I am not a member and I am here to deputise for Deputy John Paul Phelan. I keep an eye on the work of the committee, which is very valuable. The engagement I have listened to this morning is extremely valuable. I certainly look forward to what the committee will do on the recommendations, particularly in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Participation of People with Disabilities in Political, Cultural, Community and Public Life: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: I have a quick follow-up question for Ms Daffy. She spoke about the charter. I remember when it was launched in Government Buildings two or three years ago. It has been signed up to by 1,500 organisation. What is this as a percentage of organisations? Is it more than 50%? Is it less than 50%? In her opening statement, Ms Daffy said she hopes the figure will increase.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Participation of People with Disabilities in Political, Cultural, Community and Public Life: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: I thank the witness.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: The day after budget day is always one where we analyse, having slept on the budget. If there are large banana skins, they will have emerged by this stage. Thankfully, there are no banana skins.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: The budget has done a little for a lot of people. The criticism I have heard is that there was a bit for everyone, but I would like to know what area of the budget people would like to see withdrawn.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: What supports would they like to remove? I am amused by why people believe it is necessary to leak the budget and what the purpose of that is, but we probably need a fundamental rethink about the budget process anyway. In the Bundestag in Germany, there is a full debate on the budget for a certain period and all parties and none, including finance committees and so on, get to put their...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: I will in a minute. I think we need to-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: We need to examine what is positive in the budget. It is a budget that will-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: -----create the building blocks of future budgets.

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: The Minister of State is very welcome. I will start by acknowledging the contribution of my good friend and colleague, Senator Ruane. The points she made are very pertinent and the Government must listen. A knee-jerk response is not what is needed; we need a multi-annual and intensive programme to deal with the communities that Senator Ruane spoke about. The issues she referred to will...