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Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Martin Conway: It is a very interesting discussion. I do not have a deeply held view either way. I remain to be convinced by either side. I have no doubt that the Minister of State is taking on board the various aspects of this. Senator Power spoke about teachers who are not necessarily of a faith teaching the curriculum and I think that most teachers are very professional in that regard. When one is a...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Martin Conway: We all find ourselves in that type of unique situation every now and then. I think the Minister of State will reflect all of these concerns on Report Stage or, at least, I hope he will.

Seanad: Harmful and Malicious Electronic Communications Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Martin Conway: Well said.

Seanad: Harmful and Malicious Electronic Communications Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Nash, to the House. I also commend my colleague and friend, Senator Higgins, on the introduction of this Bill. Given the importance of this Bill, which is sponsored by Senator Higgins, Fine Gael has opted to allow her to lead this debate on behalf of the Government. This is symptomatic of how important Fine Gael, as a group within Seanad...

Seanad: Harmful and Malicious Electronic Communications Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Martin Conway: I would never have taken down any of the Minister of State's notices. Now such messages are being sent via social media. Approximately six months ago, I was in UCD to speak to a group of young people. While there I took the opportunity to go and see the notice boards in the arts block. While there were posters about events pinned to them, there were no messages posted. Social media is a...

Seanad: Harmful and Malicious Electronic Communications Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Martin Conway: I do not disagree with that.

Seanad: Harmful and Malicious Electronic Communications Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Martin Conway: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Harmful and Malicious Electronic Communications Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Martin Conway: As did the males.

Seanad: Harmful and Malicious Electronic Communications Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Martin Conway: On a point of order, that was a little bit disingenuous. It is diluting the argument.

Seanad: Harmful and Malicious Electronic Communications Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Martin Conway: It is a nonsensical argument.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)

Martin Conway: There is plenty of theatre here.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)

Martin Conway: I wish to be associated with earlier remarks about our consul general in San Francisco, Philip Grant, whose recent work was very impressive. Will the Leader invite the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan, to the House to give us an update on our network of embassies throughout the world? Irish embassies and consulates do vital work and we have all engaged with...

Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)

Martin Conway: I pay tribute to my good friend, Senator Norris, for putting this motion before the House. I can remember, as a young fellow, greatly admiring Senator Norris's deep knowledge of Georgian Dublin and his superb way of communicating it. My aunt is also an expert on Georgian Dublin and has studied the churches in Dublin, particularly the Jesuit churches. We have a rich city but it has plenty...

Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)

Martin Conway: We need to consider how we can educate our young people, and indeed our old people and all our citizens, to have a civic responsibility and a civic-minded approach, realising that we all have a part to play in the ambassadorial veneer of our city. It is desperate to see the attitude many of our young people and citizens have to dumping rubbish. If one goes down to Temple Bar any night of...

Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)

Martin Conway: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2015)

Martin Conway: I agree with Senator Paul Coghlan regarding the engagement taking place between the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Harris, concerning the traditional houses in our country that have so much history attached to them and the rightful upkeep of them. I would like to see a strengthening of protocols and procedures to...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2015)

Martin Conway: Well Timmy would help the country in the way he operates. It is not just the county. It is something we need to look at. It may eventually result in increasing numbers of councillors in order to possibly divide an area like that, give them five each, divide it in two and go back to something that is workable because what is there is not workable. While some municipal districts may work...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)

Martin Conway: It is a pity, as Senator Marie Moloney said, that the GRA did not have an opportunity to make an oral submission to the Oireachtas committee. That said, the body has given an overall welcome to the Bill. We are not all entirely happy with every aspect of the legislation, but it is a very significant step in the right direction in instilling the type of accountability the people want to see...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)

Martin Conway: The Senator is absolutely right. However, nobody here has any major issue with the principle of the Bill. There certainly are amendments we would like to see made, but the legislation represents a first step forward. If this House can send a message that we support the Bill, irrespective of party allegiances and our concerns about certain elements of it, it will be a vote of confidence in...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2015)

Martin Conway: Next Tuesday.