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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: I will stop Ms McPhillips there. I am fully aware of the orders from the tribunal and-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: I am fully aware of the orders. I am also fully aware that to be fair the Department did make some voluntary disclosures. Do the officials now think it would have been more appropriate to provide all documents, regardless of whether the Department deemed them to be relevant, and let the tribunal decide on their relevance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: The Taoiseach ordered the Department to conduct a trawl and documents were put together over a five-day period. Has the Department handed over the documents to the tribunal?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: I shall return to my original point and paraphrase Justice Charleton's call for co-operation. In February he called on all parties who had any information that might be relevant to provide same. It now transpires that the Department has documents that were relevant and that it decided what it should hand over to the tribunal. It has emerged that not alone were there a couple of emails but...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: Does the Secretary General agree that the Taoiseach's contention that the Department is dysfunctional has been proved?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: That is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: Put it like this, I must say that in my six and a half years as a member of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality, this is probably the most extraordinary meeting I have ever attended. I have never come across a situation where senior public servants have effectively stonewalled. The bottom line is that the acting Secretary General cannot accept the fact that regardless of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Functioning of the Department of Justice and Equality: Department of Justice and Equality (6 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: Perhaps the Secretary General might like to reflect on her constant assertion that the Department fully complied with the tribunal, particularly in view of the fact that significant additional information had to be provided to it. She might like to correct the record of the committee in that regard in order to protect the integrity of her Department.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: I too wish to add my voice in support of the all-party consensus on the Government's approach to Brexit. That is very welcome. I also pay tribute to all involved in the public hearings of the Seanad Public Consultation Committee on the national anthem this morning. That formula is working very well. The Cathaoirleach was the Chair of the Seanad Public Consultation Committee in the last...
- Seanad: Department of Rural and Community Development: Statements (5 Dec 2017)
Martin Conway: I commend Senator Ó Céidigh, who created thousands of jobs in his many different roles and who continues to create jobs. I understand that he has recently established a new business in Connemara, which his daughter is running. The entrepreneurial spirit is with Senator Ó Céidigh and we are fortunate to have his expertise in the House. I wholeheartedly welcome the...
- Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2017)
Martin Conway: On behalf of the Fine Gael group, we are delighted that this piece of extremely important legislation has got over the line. The Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, is absolutely right, there was robust debate here both on Second Stage and on Committee Stage, and indeed on Committee Stage resumed. That is the way it should be because everyone here wants to get this right. This Bill will...
- Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2017)
Martin Conway: It is worth mentioning.
- Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2017)
Martin Conway: Next Tuesday at 3.30 p.m.
- Seanad: Ireland's Bid for European Banking Authority: Statements (29 Nov 2017)
Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Michael D'Arcy, to the Chamber. He is very familiar with this setting.
- Seanad: Ireland's Bid for European Banking Authority: Statements (29 Nov 2017)
Martin Conway: I could get used to it.
- Seanad: Ireland's Bid for European Banking Authority: Statements (29 Nov 2017)
Martin Conway: I commend the Senator on the work that he did with his Seanad special committee on Brexit.
- Seanad: Ireland's Bid for European Banking Authority: Statements (29 Nov 2017)
Martin Conway: I will ask the Minister of State to sum up. It is great to see one of our former colleagues rise to hold ministerial office.
- Seanad: Ireland's Bid for European Banking Authority: Statements (29 Nov 2017)
Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State. That concludes the statements on Ireland's bid for the European Banking Authority. We will now move on to No. 6.
- Seanad: Garda Overtime Budget: Statements (29 Nov 2017)
Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister to the House in a week that has not been easy for him. However, there are no easy weeks when one is Minister for Justice and Equality and it has, in many ways, been just another week. The circular was circulated and it could be said that whoever was responsible for that jumped the gun because if he or she had done more research, he or she would have realised that the...
- Seanad: Garda Overtime Budget: Statements (29 Nov 2017)
Martin Conway: I am not saying it only about the Garda but about other Departments.