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Seanad: Health Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Statements (27 May 2015)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State and am delighted she had a productive, informative and enjoyable day in Dundalk, as she has had in many places around the country. To be fair, she gets out to see services in operation on the ground. I have no doubt she spent the whole day in Dundalk, as that is how she operates. She wants to engage with people and get an understanding, which is one way of...

Seanad: Health Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Statements (27 May 2015)

Martin Conway: It was a bad judgement call. It was not the Minister of State's fault; I have no doubt she was told to do it by her masters, who are on a higher pay grade than her. It should not have been done, and if we had our time over again I would vote against it. I did not do so and I regret it. Although I would have been thrown out of Fine Gael, I probably would have got back in.We were only new...

Seanad: Health Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Statements (27 May 2015)

Martin Conway: If I joined Senator Cullinane-----

Seanad: Health Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Statements (27 May 2015)

Martin Conway: I advise Senator Cullinane to speak to Senator Power and form a group. It might bring a bit of order to the place.

Seanad: Health Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Statements (27 May 2015)

Martin Conway: I am not suggesting that, a Chathaoirligh, but groups work better. Respite care is important. As I only have a few minutes, I cannot cover all of the aspects in as much detail as I would like, but I wish to discuss respite care. The one thing that the State can do is give families dignity and quality of life. From personal experience and having spoken to many people, the families of...

Seanad: Health Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Statements (27 May 2015)

Martin Conway: Why should the Minister of State take the blame?

Seanad: Health Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Statements (27 May 2015)

Martin Conway: She is the Minister of State, and one cannot touch her too much.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (13 May 2015)

Martin Conway: I, too, welcome the Minister of State. More than 100,000 Irish people took part in the Darkness into Light walk to raise funds and, much more importantly, to raise awareness of suicide in this country and internationally last Friday night into Saturday morning. This was also the case in County Clare, where six different walks took place. In Ennis, more than 2,000 people took part while in...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (13 May 2015)

Martin Conway: I fully accept that the last thing that should be done is compromise people by placing them in a building that is not safe or fit for purpose. I welcome the commitment given by the Minister of State and Health Service Executive on identifying a suitable centre. I hope it will extend to all State agencies in the west Clare area. As the Minister of State correctly noted, the West Clare...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 May 2015)

Martin Conway: I, too, welcome the Minister to the House to put through what is an extremely important, and in many ways historic, piece of legislation. I agree with practically all of what Senator O'Donovan has said. I certainly would echo his concerns about rural areas. I defer to his 35 years of on-the-ground practising experience, which is worth a lot. The Senator's input into this Bill here in the...

Seanad: Appointment of Receivers: Motion (6 May 2015)

Martin Conway: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all the words after ‘Seanad Éireann’ and substitute the following: recognises that: - the level of mortgage arrears is a significant economic and social challenge and the Government is aware of the difficulties some borrowers are facing in meeting their mortgage commitments; - the Government has already taken decisive action to address...

Seanad: Appointment of Receivers: Motion (6 May 2015)

Martin Conway: Fianna Fáil was in government for 15 years. What did it do about it?

Seanad: Appointment of Receivers: Motion (6 May 2015)

Martin Conway: I did not interrupt Senator Daly.

Seanad: Appointment of Receivers: Motion (6 May 2015)

Martin Conway: Senator Craughwell spoke about his own personal experience of repossession. I agree with him that there is always a tomorrow. That tomorrow will come is an important message to get out to people. Unfortunately, for some of our citizens because of the way they were treated by their creditors, they did not see a tomorrow and took a different course of action. That has happened far too often...

Seanad: Appointment of Receivers: Motion (6 May 2015)

Martin Conway: I did not interrupt any of the two gentlemen opposite. If they wish to continue interrupting me, that is entirely up to them. I showed them the courtesy of not interrupting either of them and, as a matter of fact, agreed with practically all of what they said. Of course short-term solutions are required as well. Many with buy-to-let properties are doing everything they can to interfere...

Seanad: Appointment of Receivers: Motion (6 May 2015)

Martin Conway: Senator Daly is an expert in interrupting.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (30 Apr 2015)

Martin Conway: I, too, welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Deenihan, to the House. It is great to see him. A number of councillors throughout the country have raised with me their concerns regarding housing adaptation grants scheme funding for the elderly and people with a disability, which has been very successful in providing elderly and disabled people with a degree of comfort by facilitating them to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (30 Apr 2015)

Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response. In regard to the statement in his response that allocations will be made available to the local authorities shortly, will the Minister of State be a little bit more specific and, perhaps, provide us with a date in that regard? Councillors and officials are crying out for a date to enable them to proceed to the next stage and make...

Seanad: National Integration Strategy: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Martin Conway: Hear, hear.

Seanad: National Integration Strategy: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Martin Conway: Hear, hear.