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- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: We did not make that much progress in Senator McDowell's absence.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: It is not agreed.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: The Senator will have three hours tomorrow to warm up.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: Ag 10.30 a.m. maidin amárach.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Coastal Protection (20 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. I am absolutely delighted the Minister of State, Deputy Moran, has come to the House to deal with this Commencement matter. The history of the issue goes back to 2014, when practically all of the west coast of Ireland was battered on 4 and 6 January and significant coastal damage was done by the Atlantic Ocean. The houses of...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Coastal Protection (20 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State for a comprehensive reply. The key question is when a decision on the application will be made. I have no doubt that it will be positive but I would like a timeline for the decision, because it has been with the Department since well before Christmas. I am not sure how long these things take but I would like the Minister of State to give us an idea.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: This very important legislation would not have come about if it had not been for the Minister of State, Deputy Moran. It is a fantastic example of a citizen who has an issue approaching a public representative, such as a Member of the Houses. It proves that it does happen and we can make a difference. It sends a message to people out there who might be cynical about politics, and to young...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: It was agreed.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: It was agreed.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: I propose a suspension before the Acting Chairman puts the question, because there is a Topical Issue debate in the Dáil which the Minister must attend. In my capacity as Acting Leader I propose that we suspend the House until 4.45 p.m.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: The question has been put. There cannot be any further discussion.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: The question was in the process of being put before the suspension.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: This has nothing to do with Senator McDowell. I am seeking clarity. The Acting Chairman before the suspension, Senator Noone, was in mid-stream and about to put the question when we had to suspend the House.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: That was an interruption. The Chair should now put the question.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: It is important to correct him about this immediately before it goes out to the public.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: Well said. Why did I not think of that?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: On the matter, I was horrified that the information was published in a Sunday newspaper. Although I do not believe that the Minister or his staff, who always act appropriately, would leak such information, it is not beyond the realms of possibility that at some stage an official of the Department-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: There is nothing beyond the realms of possibility and it could have happened but the bottom line is that it should not have happened. It should be noted in this House that it happened and it was not appropriate. Nobody will ever get to the bottom of how it happened but it is regrettable that it did. I have to thank the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Ring, for the...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)
Martin Conway: Praise the Lord.