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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rural Crime: Irish Farmers Association (18 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Property Services Appeal Board: Chairperson Designate (18 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: The organisation is in its infancy so perhaps this matter may not be relevant and I ask Mr. Ensor to tell me if it is not. A number of people in the real estate business informed me recently that the property register is not up to much with regard to entering the price of houses. It does not detail the number of bedrooms or the style of house. It might cover the square footage but it does...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Property Services Appeal Board: Chairperson Designate (18 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: Deputy Farrell has had serious concerns regarding this operation and the authority's attitude towards it. We might advise him to get the minutes of this meeting and make contact with Mr. Ensor when he is formally appointed.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: I wish our former colleague and good friend, Senator Jimmy Harte, the very best in his continued recovery. We look forward to seeing him in the House again very soon. I also warmly congratulate our new colleague, Senator Máiría Cahill, on her election to Seanad Éireann. While she may think there is not a lot of time left in this term, I suggest that it is quality rather than...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner (11 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: I join my colleagues in expressing sympathy to the family and colleagues of the late Garda Golden. I welcome the Commissioner. She mentioned the text alert system in her opening address. It seems the system has been quite successful, with 125,000 people participating in various groups. What is the cost to An Garda Síochána of the text alert system? Does the Commissioner plan...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner (11 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: Perhaps Mr. Ó Cualáin might do so in his own time. My second question relates to the ongoing Garda operation at Shannon Airport as a result of the protests against the American military's use of the airport. I presume the ongoing operation is a great drain on resources. Have the resources the Garda is deploying in this operation increased in recent times? Has the force been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner (11 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: My final question is on cybercrime. In recent years young people, in particular, have taken their own lives as a result of it. Have the numbers of investigations and convictions for cybercrime and cyber-bullying, in particular, increased? Were there convictions? Has there been much success in this area? Does the Garda have a unit in its headquarters or an IT section that monitors social...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner (11 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: I have one additional question for the Commissioner. I represent County Clare which has quite a number of tourism destinations. In the past three or four years, the number of tourists visiting the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience has increased from 650,000 to 1.1 million. Similarly, the number of tourists to County Clare, particularly to the north and west of the county, has increased...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner (11 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: Both gentleman are doing an excellent job. When the information on the additional resources becomes available, it might be made available to us through the secretariat.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: I support the call by my colleague, Senator Michael Mullins, to bring the financial institutions and the main banks before the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. During that process Bank of Ireland's proposal to refuse to deal with any cash transactions up to certain figure should be discussed. This proposal would severely impact older people.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: The banks got away with a lot that they should not have got away with. They have been able, at breakneck speed, to automate most of their branches. They should not have been allowed to do this. The process should have been done in a very slow, methodical and incremental way. Some of these branches in rural Ireland have been automated literally overnight. The banks have very reluctantly...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: That is a long time down the road.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: Like everyone else, I welcome one of our most frequent visitors to the House, whether it is in Private Member's time or to deal with extremely important legislation, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 is extremely important legislation. For several weeks in Seanad Éireann we have seen some momentous legislation. One can only...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: I am correcting the record in that regard. I was also of the view that it was not the same one. That is most important because the former minister introduced ground-breaking legislation in the mid-1990s.He has an unblemished record of political service and it is most important the record be corrected in that regard. Overall, the legislation is very welcome. I look forward to a...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: Hear, hear. Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: I agree that we need a debate on the health services, if for no other reason than to give people some comfort by letting them know there is at least a plan and efforts are being made. I encourage the Leader to arrange for the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, to come to the House at the earliest opportunity and go through the contingency plans in place to deal with the winter upsurge in the numbers...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Burial Grounds (22 Oct 2015)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan. In 1649, when Oliver J. Cromwell was defending the Rump Parliament, with which he was associated in London, he and his generals and troops came to Ireland, to County Clare. One of his generals was famously quoted as saying on the Burren that there was not enough "water to drown a man, nor a tree to hang him, nor soil enough to bury him."...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Burial Grounds (22 Oct 2015)

Martin Conway: I wish to ask a short supplementary question. Is there a procedure in place whereby the HSE can certify that it is not possible to adhere to the eight feet depth requirement in a particular graveyard or does it have to be done on an individual basis? Clare County Council is about to implement by-laws. Is it fair to say the council has broad discretionary scope in dealing with the eight...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Burial Grounds (22 Oct 2015)

Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2015)

Martin Conway: Like the Acting Leader and others, I attended Senator Mullen’s briefing this morning. Too often Senators can become very focused on local issues, particularly those of us who hold the dual role of serving a constituency as well as being Senators. We can get caught up dealing with county issues, constituency issues and national issues. When we attend presentations such as that given...