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Seanad: Mother and Baby Homes Redress Scheme: Statements (30 Nov 2021)

Martin Conway: It is very appropriate that Senator Boyhan is chairing this very sensitive and important discussion. I welcome the Minister to the House. I acknowledge his sensitivity, kindness, hard work and determination to bring this matter to a conclusion. There will never be a satisfactory conclusion because no matter what money is paid or what compensation is given, it will never make up for the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)

Martin Conway: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)

Martin Conway: As always, Senator Ruane presents a compelling case with her knowledge and expertise in this area. If the Minister of State can facilitate accepting even some of the amendments, it would be a good day’s work. That is what we are here for; we are here to improve legislation. I commend Senator Ruane for the effort she makes in that regard.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)

Martin Conway: Could the Minister of State engage with Senator Ruane because she requested that he and his officials engage with her and her office? That would be appropriate.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)

Martin Conway: I felt it was in order to say that.

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I acknowledge the phenomenal work he is doing in his brief on overseas aid. We are all very proud of the work he does and I encourage him to keep doing it. He is representing our country magnificently. I thank Senator McDowell and his colleagues for tabling this motion. It is a matter that has troubled me considerably, particularly in recent...

Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Health): Statements (1 Dec 2021)

Martin Conway: The Minister is very welcome to the House. Nobody here envies the very difficult job the Minister has to do and the recommendations from public health the Minister must implement.We are 18 months into the pandemic and still firefighting to a large extent in dealing with it. I think there is significant public buy-in. The fact that 95% of the public have opted to get the vaccine is a great...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (2 Dec 2021)

Martin Conway: As the Acting Chairperson and Minister of State know, this is disability week and tomorrow is International Day of People with Disability. It is an opportunity to celebrate how far we have come in the world in terms of people with disabilities and what has been achieved, as well as to celebrate their successes and the massive contribution they make to society. It is also an opportunity to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (2 Dec 2021)

Martin Conway: I thank the Acting Chair for his very kind comments and I thank the Minister of State for her very kind comments and good wishes. Important legislation to facilitate the implementation of the protocol is to be passed by June. The key message is that the necessary legislation will be passed in 2022, which then means that we can implement the protocol in that year, which will be a good day's...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Dec 2021)

Martin Conway: I welcome the announcement of the new mica scheme the Cabinet approved on Tuesday. It is appropriate that people would be 100% compensated. However, I have concern that County Clare has not yet been included in that scheme. I understand that there is ongoing engagement between departmental officials and officials from Clare County Council, but it is very frustrating that Clare has still...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, to the House on International Day of Persons with Disabilities. I thank her and acknowledge the enormous work she is doing as Minister of State with responsibility for people with disabilities on behalf of people with disabilities in this country.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Martin Conway: It is a great day and we have a lot to celebrate, but it is a day when we should be aiming to achieve more and set the standards to create a society where everybody is included. As Senator Clifford-Lee and other speakers have said, we do not want to be here bringing this legislation through the House. It is the last thing in the world any Minister or any of us as Oireachtas Members want to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)

Martin Conway: I commend the people in the emergency services today who are going out and risking their lives. They are doing so to save lives and to keep our communities safe. On 4 January 2014, the west coast of Clare, including my parish and Lahinch, was ravaged by the sea. Damage to both public and private property amounted to millions of euro, but thankfully we rebuilt. We have one of the best rock...

Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (7 Dec 2021)

Martin Conway: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (7 Dec 2021)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister to the House. As he knows, there is a storm hitting County Clare now. It is at its peak as we speak. I hope Lahinch will be spared the drumming it got back in 2014, simply because of the €12 million invested by a Fine Gael-led Government in the rock armoury. We are now in a far better position to weather the storm than we were. The lesson is that Ireland is...

Seanad: Maternity-Paternity Leave for County and City Councillors: Motion (7 Dec 2021)

Martin Conway: I commend Senator O'Loughlin for this excellent initiative. As somebody who shares the panel with us, I know the Cathaoirleach is very much committed to achieving as much as we can for the community that elects us to the Seanad. It is very appropriate that the Minister of State is here. We have been in government for a year and a half. During that period of time, we have seen the package...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Martin Conway: I thank the witnesses for being here. This is an incredibly important engagement. This legislation is long overdue. Like Deputy Cullinane, I am concerned that all of these issues are not part of the Bill. It is not good enough. The delay with regard to the Bill is also not good enough. As has been stated by Ms Power and others we have an excellent record in this country in terms of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Martin Conway: Does this legislation ban vaping in those areas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Martin Conway: Internationally, is vaping banned in public buildings, restaurants and so on, like smoking?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Martin Conway: Why did the Irish Cancer Society not include that as part of its submission on this Bill? Why is it not pushing for that to happen?