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- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: Absolutely. I could not disagree with the Minister.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: The Minister has stamina.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: On a supplementary point of order, it is most relevant.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: Senator Norris could do with a cup of coffee because he was nodding off there some time ago.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: He was asleep, and then he woke up and looked for a quorum.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: New politics.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: On a point of order, unless I am dumb, I think that what the paragraph read out by Senator Craughwell said was that there was no in-depth analysis or engagement. That does not mean there was no engagement. They may think it was not in-depth but the Government certainly believes it was.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: Senator Norris got it off the Internet.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: They were engaged with but not in depth in the way they wanted to be.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: I am trying to bring a bit of common sense to the whole thing.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: I welcome back Senator Norris.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: The Senator is a hyper-literate snob..
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: While we are debating important issues, there are many families, especially in my constituency, who have no water at the moment. Since last Saturday afternoon, the entire community of Fanore in north Clare has had absolutely no water – not a drop, not enough water for people to wash their hands. In the past 24 or 48 hours, the people of Ballyvaughan in County Clare have been in a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: No, I am asking the Leader, through his good offices, to intervene and try to get some communication for the people of Ballyvaughan and Fanore in County Clare specifically and for the other people of Ireland who are facing water shortages. It is time Irish Water came out and explained this.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: No. He said he respected the vote, not that he regretted the vote.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: It was a great pity that the House had a vote.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: Senator Norris is in great form today.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: Last night, Senator Dolan made an exceptionally valid point about the issue of lay people selecting judges and having the competency to be advised in that regard. He compared it eloquently with juries. Ordinary citizens are summoned to serve on a jury. They benefit from the legal argument and the case that is put forward by both a defendant and a plaintiff. Colleagues might not agree but...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: On a matter of correction, I never for one minute chose to lecture the Senator. I merely spoke in a manner which was not as articulate as my colleague, Senator Dolan. I thought it was an unique example of the benefits of lay people's involvement. I am outlining that in the context of the judicial appointments commission. Surely there are parallels there.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)
Martin Conway: That is fair enough.