Results 3,201-3,220 of 6,020 for speaker:Martin Conway
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: The fact that there is a timeline-----
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: -----is very good news with which people in Ennistymon will be delighted.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: Could we just call a vote and stop this nonsense?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: We have been discussing the same thing for three hours.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: I am raising a concern brought to my attention in recent days involving Shannon Commercial Properties. It is a semi-State company that manages the Shannon free zone in County Clare. The Shannon free zone has been an extremely important element of the commercial activity of Shannon and the entire mid-west region for many years. A number of companies have been there for a long time. Back in...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: I thank the Cathaoirleach for his indulgence. I was here at the start of the Order of Business and all day yesterday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: I was here all last week.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: I welcome the decision by the new Minister for Education and Skills to review the removal of history as a core subject at junior certificate level. The House unanimously passed a Private Members' motion, that I tabled, which called on the Government at that time to examine and reconsider the decision to remove history as a core subject. In 2013 or 2013 I tabled a similar motion in this...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: My apologies. We commemorated the armistice.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: It is a point of integrity.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: Do the decent thing.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: The Senator could have been Chief Justice.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: She would be very good.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: The Senator is not too bad himself.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: I agree regarding academics and the important role they play. It is hard to get an absolute fix in that regard. I am sure Senator Norris would consider what he said was an oversight and that he would want to withdraw his comments regarding the work of the District Court being demeaning. Its work is extremely important. I am sure the President of the District Court would be very upset if...
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: I acknowledge my colleagues in the Labour Party for bringing forward this Bill. We began dealing with the legislation relating to judicial appointments at 2 p.m. However, what the Labour Party is trying to achieve in the Bill before us is far more important. I acknowledge those in the Visitors Gallery, who obviously believe in what is proposed in the Bill. We have been here many times, as...
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: However, all our goals are the same in this regard. Being in government is unfortunately not as easy as being in opposition. There may very well be reasons, technical, legal or other why it cannot happen. We all need to strive to achieve the same result.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: Yes we can.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
Martin Conway: It is directed at me specifically.