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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: Why not?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: Can they not be published in redacted form?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: The service does not have to publish the business plan. It could just publish the list of companies that have been successful in securing funding through this process.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: My impression is that there is considerable secrecy around the scheme. An interim report has been made available to us but has not been published. It has also been submitted to an evaluation committee. However, we do not know the names of the individuals on that committee who decided that the interim report would not be published. Will Mr. Kirrane give a commitment that this external...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: Will it published it in full?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: In theory, we could have a scenario where a full report carried out by consultants and funded by the taxpayer will go to an evaluation committee, the members of which we do not know, and it will decide in its wisdom not to publish it. Is that technically possible?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: Will Mr. Kirrane give a commitment that it will be published?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: It would be very bad practice if it was not published. Mr. Kirrane has given Deputy Chambers figures on the number of investments showing that approximately 700 of the approximately 800 applications have been successful. Are there examples of a company in which an overseas company invested through this programme going belly up after a short period and the investment going south? Are there...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: Mr. Kirrane may have misunderstood my question. Over the lifetime of the scheme, has there been an example of somebody in China or elsewhere investing in a business in Ireland which, following receipt of the investment, went bust and entered into liquidation, examinership or receivership?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme and International Protection Applications: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: I would love to develop the point but unfortunately I have to leave at this point. I will ask a number of questions on direct provision if I get an opportunity to do so when I come back.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: We all want to go.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: Will the Senator say that to Harry?
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: I also welcome the clarification from Áras an Uachtaráin this morning that President Higgins will seek a second term. It is inevitable that we will have a presidential election.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: We need an ethical presidential election because many presidential elections in recent times have descended into a farce.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: I refer to what happened with RTÉ's "The Frontline". I call on the Standards in Public Office Commission to have another look at the guidelines for presidential elections because they seem to be very dirty elections. It should not be like that and it does not have to be.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: It does not do anything for the dignity of the office of President to have a campaign of skulduggery, so it is time the Standards in Public Office Commission brought out firm guidelines on managing it and on making it clear what should and should not be done, and what can and cannot be done.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: We have had a great period of sunshine and tourism is doing exceptionally well. Tourism is our oil and our gas, with our scenery and our people being our greatest natural resource. I would like a debate with the Minister for tourism on a long-term strategy. We need significant capital investment in tourism because we do not get this weather too often. We need to ensure we have a tourism...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: I suppose Senators will-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: We should have Commencement and Adjournment debates.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: Hear, hear.