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- Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: I again welcome the Minister to the House. I am glad that he is present for debate on this Bill because it is exceptionally important. In his opening address, he made reference to our colleague, Deputy Clare Daly. It is only right and proper that she be recognised for her significant contribution to making this Bill happen.
- Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: I have been on the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality with Deputy Clare Daly for a number of years and this issue has come before us. People who have experienced maternal deaths and who have not had the opportunity of an inquest have given testimony before the committee. This legislation, once passed by these Houses and signed into law by President Higgins, will at least mean this will...
- Seanad: Community Participation (Disability) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: I commend Senator Dolan and his Technical Group on bringing forward this very interesting and important legislation to put some meat on the UNCRPD. It would be remiss of me not to congratulate Senator Grace O'Sullivan on her stunning achievement. I met her on the day of the count and it was looking good at that stage. I am delighted for her. She will be an outstanding member of the...
- Seanad: Community Participation (Disability) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: The Senator would never get that.
- Seanad: Community Participation (Disability) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: I welcome the officials to the committee. This committee and the previous justice committee have done significant work in this area. I have taken a great interest in this area but what concerns me that there has not been a huge amount of improvement. The talk, the interagency links and engagement all sound good, but time and again, the examples on the ground do not stand up to the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: Does the emergency accommodation structure that is in place now go back to just last September, when people presented and were unable to be accommodated?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: Where did those people sleep when they were turned away?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: So, the Department of Justice and Equality and RIA were unable to accommodate those people and they were turned away, and they then had to access services such as the Peter McVerry Trust and others.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: I accept that, but was it not envisaged that situation would present itself? Was it not irresponsible to allow that situation to escalate to the level that it did last September?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: That is correct.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: Not all of the system is wrong; there are very good elements of it, and we saw examples of that last Friday when we went on a field trip. Since last September, we are now in the situation where an emergency accommodation structure is in place. What are the financial arrangements between RIA and the providers of these emergency accommodation beds? I do not mean the direct provision beds...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: I will give one example of what happens in emergency accommodation, which I have brought to the Minster's attention. I spoke directly to the Minister about this, so the Department is not unaware of it. Last January, people in emergency accommodation were bused for six or seven hours to another part of the country in order to facilitate a wedding in a venue being used for emergency...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: That is good news, but it should never have happened. I understand that the engagement to get beds for emergency accommodation is done through third parties. Effectively, the services are dealing and negotiating with entrepreneurs, who block book bedrooms. There is job of work to do to streamline the protocols for emergency accommodation and ensure that they are transparent, appropriate...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: Correction - there were multiple instances.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: Exactly.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: Like others, I welcome the Bill. I also welcome the Minister to the House. He is nearly as permanent a feature as the House itself at this stage. This Bill is welcome. It makes common sense. It feeds into the narrative of the importance of restorative justice. It is another angle and approach to restorative justice. In the previous Seanad, I tabled a motion, passed unanimously by those...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: Next Tuesday.
- Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (18 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: I propose that the House suspend until 6.15 p.m.
- Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (18 Jun 2019)
Martin Conway: Until 5.50 p.m. The Minister has to go to the Dáil for a Topical Issue matter.