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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: I again raise the issue of Shannon Heritage and its proposed takeover by Clare County Council. I do not think any provision was made to provide the €4 million in essential funding that Clare County Council needs to make Shannon Heritage sustainable, or that it was announced in the budget. Perhaps it is in the detail somewhere. I again call on the Leader to intervene with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: I thank all our guests for coming in today. I echo what has been said about Mr. Reid and thank him for the work he has done as head of the HSE. He showed incredible leadership at one of the most challenging times in living memory and the country is indebted to him for that. On my own behalf and that of Fine Gael, I acknowledge what he has done. That leads me on to my first question, to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: Last July, the Minister for Health announced that the catch-up programme for every woman under the age of 25 who had not availed of the HPV vaccine would free of charge, but a number of people have contacted my office to say that is not the case. Where exactly are we with this? Is it free of charge or not and, if it is not free, when will it be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: It is critical that this happen as soon as possible, so I ask Mr. Reid to prioritise it at the upper level. Will Mr. Watt outline whether the Department has kept within the health budget or whether there will need to be a supplementary budget for 2022? If there will need to be a supplementary budget, how large will it be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: In that case, had the Department succeeded in recruiting all the people it had hoped to recruit – sadly, it was not able to do that - a significant supplementary budget would have been required.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: The estimate at the moment is an additional €1 billion. When is the Department going to announce the winter programme? What scoping or modelling of projections has been carried out as to how bad it is going to be? What kind of money are we looking at for the programme? People are worried and anxious. I come from the mid-west, as our guests will be aware. The CEO and other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: My final question is for Mr. Reid. How are the stocks of the flu vaccine this year and how are we doing with stocks of Covid-19 vaccines? Will he reassure people about the flu vaccine? There was a problem with it last year and, obviously, the Covid-19 vaccines are very important.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: I would like to raise the issue of the victims of thalidomide, the effect it has had on their lives and the fact that they have never received an apology or compensation from the State. This is one of the scandals that will eventually be dealt with, but the sad reality is that the community which has been affected is getting smaller and smaller all the time. These are people who were born...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan. A number of the issues have been outlined, specifically the issue of people with disability using our footpaths. As has been said, there are enough obstacles on footpaths. I was abroad over the summer and found it horrific to see scooters literally abandoned in the middle of the footpath. There has to be some way of forcing them off footpaths....

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: It was.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: On what date?

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: Okay. I thank the Minister.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: What about the early-morning train to Cork?

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: Not really. It would be difficult. The green bus between Dublin and Ennis is a great service. Mr. John O'Sullivan deserves great praise for what he has achieved with that. There is no green bus service from Ennis to Cork, however. The issue I raised affects people in places like Thurles and Portlaoise as well because many people are working in the Civil Service in Cork and so on. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: On behalf of the Fine Gael group, I express our sympathies regarding the ten people who lost their lives in County Donegal. Their families, communities, neighbours and friends and the people of Donegal have suffered considerably. This loss will be felt for generations. We stand in solidarity with them. We commend the bravery of the local people, the emergency services, the first...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: I welcome the announcement about the community centres. For too long, community centres have struggled. They play a vital role in our community as hubs for people to gather, social areas for people to hang out in and places for young people to play sport.They have struggled, particularly during the pandemic, to keep their centres heated and maintained. The announcement by the Minister,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (18 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: Go raibh maith agat, Acting Chairperson. I fully agree with your sentiments in welcoming Finola to the Public Gallery. Finola is the spokesperson for the Irish Thalidomide Association and it is fitting and appropriate that she should be in the House today to hear the response from the Minister. Two weeks ago tomorrow in Dáil Éireann, the Lower House, the Taoiseach responded to a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (18 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: I know the Minister of State is going to meet Ms Finola Cassidy after this Commencement matter. I appreciate that and thank him for doing so. I also thank him for his reply. There is no time here. Six of the women who took this drug are in their 90s. These people, sadly, do not have an enormous amount of time left. I know what is involved in organising a State apology. It needs to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: On education, there was some good and some not-so-good news in the past 24 hours. The not-so-good news is the delay in publishing the junior certificate results. Many students did not go into transition year but went on to start the leaving certificate cycle. They will have been three to four months into the first year of a two-year cycle before they have the results of the junior...

Seanad: Summer Programme: Statements (18 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. It is important to acknowledge that the Minister of State initiated the summer programme, which is something that needed to be done a long time ago but now is done. I thank her for that. It is a programme that is very important and one that is evolving and improving every year. Before I talk about the summer programme, I want to sincerely...