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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Integrated Eye Care: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: Do the witnesses have any figures regarding the proportion of the population who go for their two-yearly eye tests? Would it be 50%? Is it less than that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Integrated Eye Care: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: If 93 do not in the UK, it is probably something similar here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Integrated Eye Care: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: Perhaps the witnesses will come back in to do a review on how successful they have been.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: I, too, wish to acknowledge the presence of the British ambassador, although he is not here now, and pass on condolences on the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Yesterday at Dublin Castle, the Ceann Comhairle and the Cathaoirleach led an event aimed at increasing the participation of diverse and minority groups in politics. It was an excellent event, with three segments; one relating to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: The Minister of State is very welcome to the House. I know she has a very busy day ahead of her. Covid-19 has dominated our lives for the last two and a half to three years and has cost billions of euro but much more tragically, it has cost lives. While we have had a significant number of fatalities and families grieving as a result of Covid-19, what we also have are lots of people who got...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State for her response. She has provided a lot more detail than I had heretofore, which is very welcome. However, the sum of €2.2 million equates to less than €50,000 per week and I certainly hope that in the budget of 2023, that figure will be substantially increased. I welcome the fact that we will have six long Covid clinics in the various hospital...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: I do not wish to repeat what Senator Ahearn and others have said, but I believe the campaign for a zero VAT rate is worthy of our support. I support Senator Seery Kearney's call for a debate on the bureaucracy leading to delays in getting vital drugs recognised and into the system in the country. Before the recess, I raised the issue of Shannon Heritage, which is currently part of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: I support the reasonable pre-budget requests made by the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland. For example, the society has called for €600,000 to be invested in its national care centre to fund the great work that is done to provide respite to people and people who visit on a daily basis. I wish to point out that the physiotherapy that people with multiple sclerosis, MS, need is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: I rise today because I am quite concerned about many of the projects funded by Pobal and the various local development companies with regard to the rising costs faced by people who have been able to secure funding and grants. As we all know, a grant could be issued and approved for somebody two years in advance but by the time builders get around to commencing the work, it could take 18...

Seanad: New Innovations for People with Disabilities (Digital Assistive Technology): Statements (22 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach. At the outset, I acknowledge the great work that an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach, Senator Seery Kearney, is doing as part of the Committee on Disability Matters in advancing the cause of people with disabilities and, indeed, the need for equality in this country. We have spoken many times on these issues with the Minister of State...

Seanad: New Innovations for People with Disabilities (Digital Assistive Technology): Statements (22 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: As there are no other Senators offering, I ask the Minister to conclude.

Seanad: New Innovations for People with Disabilities (Digital Assistive Technology): Statements (22 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: It is open-ended.

Seanad: New Innovations for People with Disabilities (Digital Assistive Technology): Statements (22 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: Marvellous.

Seanad: New Innovations for People with Disabilities (Digital Assistive Technology): Statements (22 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: We have every confidence in the Minister of State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: But Professor Cowan would acknowledge that as a result of the Minister's intervention and sending down of the specialised team, there are further improvements? Did the hospital group not think a number of years ago that such outside engagement by the HSE at national level would have gleaned benefits before this? Why did it take until now because all of us as elected representatives have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: What I am talking about is the review of the management structure down there and of the patient flow. This is not down to resources; it is down to management.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: There is plenty of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: I would agree with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: When I talk about it being done earlier, I am talking about a number of years ago. For the past number of years, the hospital in Limerick has had the highest number of trolleys. As the trolley counts in Limerick are among the highest in the country, clearly there was a problem there. Dr. O'Connor is quite right. A fresh pair of eyes is always a good thing but I put it to him that Limerick...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: Is the consultant cover in the emergency department so low at the weekend that it is putting patient safety at risk?