Results 5,181-5,200 of 6,020 for speaker:Martin Conway
- Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State. Four colleagues are present. I propose that each member asks a question and the Minister of State may respond to each one individually. It is important we note the significance of this first public meeting of the committee. It is a key milestone in Seanad reform. It would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the huge contribution of the previous Cathaoirleach...
- Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: Will we move to the Minister of State to answer?
- Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: I will ask the clerk to provide clarity on this. Will the Minister of State-----
- Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: It is a very important point.
- Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: The speech that matters is the speech that was delivered.
- Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: I hear the Senator.
- Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State for that clarity. It is accepted by everybody.
- Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State.
- Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State.
- Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: One further question.
- Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Committee Work Programme (4 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State. It has been a long evening. I thank colleagues who have stayed the full course. I realise they have commitments; that is just the nature of it. We will try to get a more acceptable time slot. I thank the Minister of State for his time. I am aware that he has been all over Europe in the past three or four weeks. Our paths almost crossed in North Macedonia...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: The witnesses are very welcome. They certainly paint a very stark picture about where we are with dentristy in this country at the moment and oral health in general. In his opening statement, Mr. Hourihan mentioned inappropriate reforms. Could he elaborate on what he means by inappropriate reforms? I understand there are challenges around funding and so on but what would be inappropriate...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: I fully agree with Mr. Hourihan. I suspected that this was where he was coming from. How broken is the school screening programme? It is my contention, and I am sure Mr. Hourihan, would agree with me that it is critical to screen and identify oral challenges in children at a young age. Are there children who are not being seen through the school screening programme? Are the delays...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: Is this situation reflected throughout the country?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: The witnesses spoke about the need for 500 more dentists. Is the recruitment problem that dentists simply cannot be found or is it that resources are not being provided to hire them?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: Perhaps the committee could make some recommendations about work permits in order to see if that issue can be addressed. With regard to the mentoring programme operated by the Dental Council, I have a situation where a Ukrainian trainee dentist is looking to be mentored by a dentist who has a practice. The process of engaging with the Dental Council on the matter has been completely...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: I know that, yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Irish Dental Association Strategic Workforce Plan: Irish Dental Association (5 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: I will give the details of this case to Mr. Hourihan. Perhaps he would look into it.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Foreign Birth Registration (6 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: I, too, welcome the Minister of State. I know how busy he is. His presence here is appreciated. This matter is a simple one. I have provided the details on the applicant as additional information. It has to do with registering of births. This couple were abroad when the child arrived prematurely. The mother is from Australia and the dad is from Ireland but they are living in Ireland....
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Foreign Birth Registration (6 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. The child was born on 27 December 2022 in Malaysia, and on returning to Ireland, having got the documentation from Australia, the couple engaged in a process of applying to have the child's birth registered. We are talking about, I would imagine, the end of January, so we are talking about four or five months. The problem is that obviously the...