Results 4,001-4,020 of 6,020 for speaker:Martin Conway

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)

Martin Conway: The issue of rural rail should not come down to a debate between rural Ireland and urban Ireland. The reality is that billions have been spent on transportation in Dublin city on the Luas cross-city service, and it is appropriate that this is the case, but people living in rural Ireland have the right to be able to commute from one town to another. Elderly people living in parts of west...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (16 Nov 2016)

Martin Conway: I have a question or perhaps a suggestion more than anything else. I am quite surprised that the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, in particular has not met the group in his capacity in the Department. I am sure, more than likely, it is a scheduling or diary issue as opposed to an unwillingness. I suggest, if the committee secretariat would oblige us in this regard, that we write to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Migrant Crisis: Discussion (16 Nov 2016)

Martin Conway: I am sure we could write to the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality as well.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment) Bill 2016: Order for Second Stage (15 Nov 2016)

Martin Conway: I move: "That Second Stage be taken today."

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Nov 2016)

Martin Conway: I also welcome the Minister to the House. She held the position of Leader of the Opposition prior to her entering Dáil Éireann and the heights of ministerial power. She brought much to this House and is bringing a lot to it as regular visitor. This legislation is simply a technical amendment that is necessary as a result of Mr. Justice Moriarty's ruling in the High Court this...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Second Stage (19 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: We all know who it is anyway, so it is all right.

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Second Stage (19 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: Good strategy.

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Second Stage (19 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Second Stage (19 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: I welcome the representatives of the deaf community to the Chamber, many of whom I have got to know in recent years as a result of the very intensive and appropriate campaign they, in particular Dr. John Bosco Conama, have run. I also welcome the students from Bishopstown. I received their correspondence. It is great when young people go to the trouble of writing to Oireachtas Members to...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Second Stage (19 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: All of my colleagues have been e-mailing like mad members of the deaf community to inform them that it will be passed on Second Stage. It was the best or worst kept secret, but it is the right thing to do and we are all here to do the right thing. This is a classic example of the new politics. People such as Senator Mark Daly and I who are on opposite sides in many debates are at one on...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Second Stage (19 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Judicial Council: Motion (19 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. It is great to have a busy Minister of State take time to come to the House and show respect for the Seanad and the work it does. I thank Senator Victor Boyhan for proposing the motion. He and his team put much thought into justice issues, as is reflected in the important motion before us. I listened carefully to Senator...

Seanad: Judicial Council: Motion (19 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Judicial Council: Motion (19 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State. He had been a regular visitor to the House in his previous Ministry.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: I have no doubt he will be a regular visitor to the House over the four or five-year lifespan of this Government. I welcome the Bill. As a young fellow in Clare, I always admired Senator McDowell from a distance for his legal and political brain. I am not surprised that he champions Seanad reform. We have had other good champions in the Seanad, including Dr. Maurice Manning, who lectured...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: Former Senator Cummins was prepared to push boundaries and do things differently. He brought in speakers, set up committees and considered ways to reform how the House conducted its business - all without a referendum.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: Yes, which leaves one to wonder.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: Do the people who push for reform get thanked for doing so? That is a debate for another day. The Cathaoirleach has the pleasure of chairing the Seanad Public Consultation Committee, of which I am delighted to be a member. Its establishment was an initiative mooted by the previous Leader, Maurice Cummins. It was set up to examine and report on issues that affect Irish society and that are...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Martin Conway: I thank the Senator. I was nominated by the National Council for the Blind of Ireland and elected to the disability panel. I am an example of somebody who reflects the panel to which I have been elected. I would like political parties to make a greater effort - they should be obliged to do so - to nominate people who reflect each type of panel. For example, the Agricultural Panel should...