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Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Martin Conway: The Minister just sought clarity.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Martin Conway: The Minister is trying to get clarity.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Martin Conway: Sure the Minister just wants to speed things up.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Martin Conway: It is Committee Stage. The Senator can come in as often as he likes.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Martin Conway: Well, just in case. There is merit in what Senator Bacik is proposing. I request that the Minister look at it again and perhaps come in with some of his own proposals on Report Stage. There is merit to it and I cannot see why the various agencies could not just nominate a man and a woman. That would be in keeping with the spirit of trying to achieve equality in these types of situation....

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.