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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: I thank the witnesses. I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: I thank our guests. It has been quite an informative morning. As others have said, the events over the weekend have crystalised the importance of this issue. Following on from the previous contribution, it would be a very good start if every teacher in the country were trained in CPR. I agree that CPR needs to be an obligatory part of the curriculum and taught in the workplace and that...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: Like others, I want to pay tribute to our former colleague, Pádraig Ó Céidigh. This Bill is part of his immense legacy from the period he spent in this House. He quite rightly identified the abuse associated with people committing perjury, but nothing was done to deal with the matter. Perjury should be considered a very serious crime. This welcome legislation will ensure...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: The passing of the Bill is most important and I am glad we will see that happen here today.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: Senator Davitt is correcting the record.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: Today is World Blood Donor Day. I salute all the people who work in the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, who have been working right through the pandemic, making an unstinting commitment. I also salute the thousands of volunteers who give blood regularly and not so regularly. On this day, I encourage those who might not have given blood for a long time to consider doing so. If there are...

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, to the House. I apologise I was missing for a good chunk of the debate.I heard his opening address, but I was trying to deal with a pressing matter. This Bill is very welcome. It is embarrassing that we are still only at this stage when it comes to the gender pay gap. It really and truly should not be an issue in 2021 and that it is necessary to...

Seanad: Public Service Pay Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I welcome the Bill because it is facilitating pay restoration. It was very difficult in this House between 2011 and 2014. The decisions that had to be made were extremely difficult. It is, therefore, very welcome to be passing legislation now that is having the opposite effect. I, too, would like to see the public service transformed in the...

Seanad: Counterfeiting Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I welcome also this legislation, which essentially transposes into Irish law the EU directive of 2014 on the issue of counterfeiting and counterfeit euro notes and kinds. Why has it has taken more than seven years for something as important as this to be implemented? I agree that the use of cash has decreased dramatically, particularly in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare: Department of Health (9 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: A written reply would be fine on that. I would appreciate it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare: Department of Health (9 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: That is fine. In terms of waiting lists in general, obviously, we are getting information through our offices that there will be a chronic problem with waiting lists and that they are increasing dramatically because of the pandemic and the lack of movement for significant periods over the past 12 to 18 months. Has Sláintecare specific targeted measures to try to deal with the waiting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare: Department of Health (9 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: Will there be targets? Will those targets be published in advance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare: Department of Health (9 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: Finally, in terms of people who were diagnosed with various conditions, and I specifically refer to eye conditions and sight loss because my office receives a considerable amount of queries in that particular area, there has been a pilot programme involving the role of eye clinic liaison officer, ECLO, that is run in partnership with the National Council for the Blind of Ireland in the Dublin...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare: Department of Health (9 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: That is fine. I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare: Department of Health (9 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: I, too, thank our guests for the update. I realise that there were IT issues but the update was comprehensive. We appreciate that. I have two questions. The first is on the mid-west region, where I am from. As our guests will know, there has been an ongoing difficulty with the accident and emergency unit at University Hospital Limerick. A 60-bed modular unit was built there in the...

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (4 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: It is most unfortunate that we are in this situation.

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (4 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: I am someone who represents the mid-west.

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (4 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: The situation in Limerick is critical. This legislation is extremely important to protect not only the people of Ireland, but the most-----