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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: Mr. Flanagan might send a note to that effect. On discretionary medical cards in general, outside end-of-life care, what percentage of the 1.5 million cards that are issued are issued on a discretionary basis?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: What is the level of rejections of people who apply for a card on a discretionary basis? Does the Department have figures of the numbers that it has rejected?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: That is fine.

Seanad: Reports on Department of Health Policy in RTÉ Investigates Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: It is great to have the Minister of State back in the House. Like other speakers, I was disturbed by what was revealed in the "RTÉ Investigates" programme on Thursday night. It is a programme that, by and large, gets things right. That is not always so and the case of Fr. Kevin Reynolds was one where it did not get it right. However, by and large, it gets things right and would not...

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach. As always, he is very welcome to the House. This is a very positive day for my family because my sister-in-law, Una Hannify, who has Down's syndrome, is getting her vaccine in St. Raphael's School, Kildare. People are very happy about that. By and large, the vaccine programme has been rolled out as effectively as it can be given the...

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: Is the Minister aware of any other similar cases that we could be reading about in the papers in the next few days? We would be better off having all the information if that is the case.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: I agree with my colleague, Senator Seery Kearney, with regard to the amendment. I welcome the Minister of State back to the House. It is fair to say that this legislation provides more clarity and protection for people who are renting than is provided to them in most other countries in the world. The protections provided in this legislation would probably not have even been considered two...

Seanad: Matters Arising from the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: As the Minister knows well and has often said, Brexit is not good for Ireland at all and nor is it good for Europe. The Minister's steady steering of Ireland and the key role he has played with our European colleagues in softening the blow of Brexit is commendable. He has done this country and Europe enormous service in his calm, sure-footed approach to dealing with a tricky, complex and...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Second Stage (26 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: That is fine. Hopefully Senator Ward will be here by then. If not, I will give way to my colleague. The Minister of State is very welcome. This is an important Bill but I agree with other colleagues that a clear message needs to go out from this House that there are protections for tenants. There are significant rights in place for tenants. Tenants being thrown out of the places in...

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Second Stage (26 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: The Minister of State is very welcome to the House. I commend Senator Alice Mary Higgins on what is very prudent legislation. For too long procurement has been price driven. The rule of thumb is 15% in terms of quality and 85% in terms of price but that is not reflective of a modern world where we want and deserve quality. I refer to one of the well known examples that is in the public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Nursing Homes and Development of a New Model of Care for Older People: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: I have logged out and logged back in so I hope that has resolved it and the committee can hear me. In response to Deputy Cullinane, it is shocking to think HIQA has been looking for powers to investigate individual complaints in nursing homes going back to 2013 and that has still not been dealt with. There was clearly a breakdown of some sort or a lack of co-operation between HIQA and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Nursing Homes and Development of a New Model of Care for Older People: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: I will filter my question further. What is the number of under-65s in nursing homes who the Department deems to be placed inappropriately?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Nursing Homes and Development of a New Model of Care for Older People: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: Based on those numbers, it would be fair to say there is in excess of 200 people under 50 currently placed in nursing homes. I would describe all of their placement in nursing homes as inappropriate. Is there a specific unit in the HSE or the Department of Health working to eliminate this and come up with more appropriate solutions for, in the first instance, that 200 and, moving forward,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Nursing Homes and Development of a New Model of Care for Older People: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: I ask Ms O'Neill to send a note in writing to the committee with the specifics and the targets. I am dealing with a couple of cases of people whose absolute desire is not to be in nursing homes. I agree with them that it is not appropriate they should be there. It is going on for years and is totally wrong. It is destroying them mentally. They feel hopeless, that they do not have any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Nursing Homes and Development of a New Model of Care for Older People: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: Would Mr. Quinn from HIQA like to comment on this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Nursing Homes and Development of a New Model of Care for Older People: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: I thank Ms O'Neill.

Seanad: Covid-19 (Tourism): Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Martin, to the House and wish her well in the portfolio of which she is in charge, tourism.As an ambassador for tourism, she brings a new, modern approach to how we need to incrementally rebuild the tourism sector in this country. As the Minister knows, I come from County Clare, which is heavily dependent on tourism and, as such, has been heavily impacted by...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (12 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: Tá fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. As this is my first time addressing the Minister of State in the House, I wholeheartedly congratulate her on her appointment. She is a very strong female voice in the west of Ireland and it is good to see that. I have tabled this matter on behalf of the community of Ennis that attends the Educate Together school there....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (12 Mar 2021)

Martin Conway: I welcome this update about the future of the Educate Together school in Ennis. It is comprehensive. It is accepted by all parties that a school is needed. I welcome the fact that negotiations and the necessary work to acquire a site are at an advanced, critical stage. I understand that there are commercial sensitivities but I think that, on the record of the House today, we have it...