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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: The Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, is very welcome.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: That is great. I thank the Minister of State. That is much appreciated.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, to the House.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State very much. I thank Senator Ahearn for raising this very important issue.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Services (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: The Minister of State, Deputy Malcolm Noonan, is very welcome to the House.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (28 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: I thank Senator Clonan. Before the Minister of State replies, I welcome the students from Kilcoole Primary School, County Wicklow, who are in the Gallery. I hope they have an interesting and educational day in Leinster House.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (28 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State. I commend Senator Davitt on proposing a common-sense solution that would be one of the solutions that would help with the housing crisis we find ourselves in now. It certainly would give relief to families in a difficult period. I thank the Minister of State for taking the four Commencement matters.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: I welcome all of our guests in the Gallery, in particular Councillor Adam Teskey. I commend and thank him for the phenomenal work he does for the people of his constituency in west Limerick. The first issue I raise is the campaign by the Irish Farmers Association, IFA, regarding the various derogations from the nitrates directive. The simple point in this regard is that the goalposts keep...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: Ennis 2040 is a great concept. It is about planning professionally for the future we want to see for Ennis, which is the capital town of Clare and sits between Limerick and Galway. It is a great initiative and I am very supportive of it. However, I am concerned by a proposal from the Ennis 2040 team to upgrade Abbey Street car park, in the process of which it is seeking to purchase...

Seanad: Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: I congratulate the Minister. This is a Bill on which he and his officials worked in collaboration with other Members of the Houses, including in the Opposition, as well as with advocates. It is a fully inclusive Bill. It is reflective of the Minister's commitment to openness and to listen and engage to ensure the end result is something that everybody is happy with. I know that patient...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Waiting Lists (30 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: I fully support and agree with Senator Gallagher. It says a lot about eye care that we both tabled the same Commencement matter this morning. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, to the House. I am aware of his commitment to this particular issue because we have spoken about it on many occasions. It is a national embarrassment when politicians are taking photographs and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Waiting Lists (30 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: I fully agree with my colleague, Senator Gallagher. Gabhaim buíochas leis an tAire Stáit for his reply. We can eliminate preventable blindness. Look what they have done in the north-east region under Professor David Keegan and the initiatives that they have rolled out there. I very much welcome what the Minister of State has announced but we need to see it actioned. We need to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: My principle reason for speaking today is to pay tribute to Noel Murphy.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: He is retiring today after a lengthy, distinguished career as support person to us. He is finishing as Captain of the Guard and Chief Superintendent of the House. He is a gentleman. I met Noel for the first time in 2011 when I was first elected to Seanad Éireann and I have got to know him extremely well in the past 12 years. What makes Noel exceptional is that his father is...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: All I want to do is echo my two colleagues. This is a key component of the commitment in the programme for Government that the Minister has delivered. It is a phenomenal step forward in universal healthcare and implementing Sláintecare. It is going to make a genuine difference to people's lives. As Senator Murphy said, people are not going to debate whether to stay in hospital or...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: On Tuesday, 18 April at 12.30 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: I thank the witnesses for attending. We are delighted Mr. Watt is here. He will be glad to hear that the committee had an interesting, informative engagement with Mr. Gloster last week when he took up his new role as CEO of the HSE. I have a quick question for Mr. Watt. Can he tell us how many consultants have signed up to the new public-only consultant contract so far?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: How many have indicated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: That is fair enough. It is an extremely important component in reconfiguring resources within the health services. In light of the fact that we are hopefully heading into a new structure, with Mr. Gloster having established a temporary management structure in the HSE, with regional health authorities, RHAs, coming in 2024, there is a serious challenge in recruiting staff. I welcome that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: It might be some consolation to know about the feedback I received after the meeting of the committee last week about that approach and focusing a lens on health and safety, particularly for front-line workers. I have had a number of engagements in recent days with people who are reassured by that. That was a clear and important message that needed to go out. I want to move on to what the...