Results 3,521-3,540 of 6,020 for speaker:Martin Conway
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)
Martin Conway: I have not finished.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)
Martin Conway: The Leas-Chathaoirleach can shout me down all he likes but I intend to finish.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)
Martin Conway: All the scandals in this country have involved women and we have a very important poll on 25 May which affects women.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)
Martin Conway: I ask that people take cognisance of that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)
Martin Conway: Well said.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (26 Apr 2018)
Martin Conway: I thank the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, for coming in to take this Commencement matter personally. It reflects the importance he attaches to CCTV in communities. CCTV gives incredible reassurance to people. It is a significant deterrent to crime. I am a member of the joint policing committee in Clare and I notice that CCTV cameras are better in some places than in...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (26 Apr 2018)
Martin Conway: I thank the Minister for a comprehensive and informative reply.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Commissioner Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)
Martin Conway: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2018)
Martin Conway: Well said.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2018)
Martin Conway: I support Senator Maria Byrne in her call that the Government should support J.P. McManus's bid to host the Ryder Cup. It would be phenomenal for the mid-west if that were to happen. I would also like the Government to see if it can facilitate Lahinch in County Clare hosting the Irish Open next year. I believe it probably has an excellent chance of succeeding. Certainly, that would help...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Building Regulations (24 Apr 2018)
Martin Conway: I echo the warm welcome you have issued, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, to our visitors, including the Australian ambassador to Ireland. It is good to see him here.I thank the Minister of State for coming into the House to take this important Commencement matter. I have no doubt that many colleagues will be aware of people who, in good faith, either bought a house or had a house built by a...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Building Regulations (24 Apr 2018)
Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, for a comprehensive reply. The positives in this are that we are taking a much more hands on approach in managing and regulating builders compared to the complete and total light touch regulation that existed prior to, and during, the last economic boom. That is good and it is reassuring for people who, in good faith, hire a contractor to build...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for Older People: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Martin Conway: I hate to be in any way critical, but I have to say, as a follow-up to the point made by Deputy O'Brien, that there has been no proper joined-up thinking between An Bord Pleanála and the Department. While there is good work going on in the Department to identify ways and means of helping elderly people to stay in their homes, I have to say frankly that it is nothing like what it should...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for Older People: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Martin Conway: Were any significant changes made in 2013?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for Older People: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Martin Conway: That is all that was done.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for Older People: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Martin Conway: Does Ms Hurley think that is good enough?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for Older People: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Martin Conway: I have several questions which I have waited an hour and a half to ask, so, with the permission of the Chair, I will continue. Does Ms Hurley think it acceptable that the Department has not carried out a forensic analysis and update of the scheme in view of how the demographics of society have changed? The qualifying age was changed in 2013. Prior to that, when was the scheme last...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for Older People: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Martin Conway: Ms Hurley should not get me wrong - I acknowledge that thousands of people around the country have correctly benefited from the scheme. Deputy O'Dowd raised the issue of local authorities providing 20% of funding for the scheme. However, that a local authority has incurred debt as a result of purchasing land that is probably still lying vacant is not a reason for people in need of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for Older People: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Martin Conway: Unfortunately, I must leave the meeting, but I am quite happy for someone else to ask questions. We can play back the meeting afterwards to hear the responses.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2018)
Martin Conway: Give him a chance.