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Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: Surely we should be able to deal with it all now, a Leas-Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: Speakers frequently divert from amendments on Committee Stage.

Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: The Minister of State is as well off.

Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: In her two years in this House, Senator Colette Kelleher has made an indelible contribution on social issues about which we care deeply. I think back to the time when Traveller ethnicity was recognised. That was a great day. This is a great day for Senator Kelleher to have her Private Members' Bill pass through the Seanad, without Government support. This was probably due to technical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: I have a quick point to make. Unfortunately, I had to leave. However, I was horrified last night to read the opening statements and to hear them being articulated again this morning at the committee. I do not have questions, but I just want to commend Ms Galligan and Ms West. It is the type of steely approach to do the right thing, stand by one's convictions and do what one believes is...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (6 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: I thank the Minister, Deputy Bruton, for coming to the House to deal with this important issue. Doolin national school has 91 students. This is set to increase to 95 next September but I suspect it will be even more. The school has a great principal and team of teachers. I have always been impressed by the school's ethos and the staff's dedication to learning. The principal is out on her...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (6 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: It is a welcome acknowledgement by the Minister that the school has reached the number of pupils required for the provision of additional accommodation. What is important, as the Minister will understand, is a timeline because the construction industry is doing exceptionally well and it will not be easy to find a company with a gap in its schedule to do this type of work. It needs to be...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (6 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: And the opening of the direct provision centre.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: I concur with Senator Higgins. The Minister is speaking to colleagues on the issue of political representation. Members of the public want to be updated on the work being done by political representatives. My understanding, which may be incorrect, is that a new set of guidelines will be introduced to deal with this issue. Similarly, if a member of the public contacts a Member of the...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Martin Conway: Ar 10.30 maidin amárach.

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (21 Feb 2018)

Martin Conway: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (21 Feb 2018)

Martin Conway: It is more important that people get to have their say.

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (21 Feb 2018)

Martin Conway: I have the floor. There is already a minute gone at this stage. I take the Senator's point on board and the Minister of State should have the opportunity to respond. I sincerely hope he gets the opportunity to come in within a week or two, when the matter is fresh in our minds and that of the Minister of State. I am sure he would be happy to do that. I live beside the sea between...

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (21 Feb 2018)

Martin Conway: I have a minute left but I will not make an issue of it. I will propose the adjournment in the hope that the Minister of State will return in the next week or two to respond.

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (21 Feb 2018)

Martin Conway: I move:That Seanad Éireann:- recognises the significant advances made by the Government since coming into office in promoting equality among all citizens including people with disabilities; - acknowledges that much work still remains to be done on creating an equal society for people with disabilities; - acknowledges that this is the first Government in the history of the State to...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (21 Feb 2018)

Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to address the motion. He is the appropriate Minister of State to do so because the motion is very much targeted at the Department of the Housing, Planning and Local Government and the local government sector, in particular. I thank Senator John Dolan for his contribution. He is the only one who saw fit to go through the motion and table...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (21 Feb 2018)

Martin Conway: -----but, unfortunately, you are one of the few. Many of our colleagues use cars rather than the train. There is a very good train service from Cork-----

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (21 Feb 2018)

Martin Conway: -----and a very good service from Limerick, Killarney-----

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (21 Feb 2018)

Martin Conway: -----and Galway, so there is no excuse for many more of our colleagues not to use public transport to travel to work. The motion is good and I welcome the Minister of State's response. I thank my colleague, Senator Reilly, for seconding the motion. Hopefully, there will be a new set of guidelines to deal with this situation so people with disabilities can benefit from a streetscape that...