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

Martin Conway: Hear, hear.

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

Martin Conway: I commend the Labour Party on tabling this Private Members' motion. We in this House cannot speak often enough of the importance of integration. I thank the Fine Gael lead speaker, Senator Noone, for outlining Fine Gael's support for this motion on integration and for the celebration of it, the PolskaÉire festival. I also wish to acknowledge the members of the Polish community in the...

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

Martin Conway: Perhaps that has been done but it is through entertainment, sport, culture, music and tolerance that this society will become one of which we are proud. We are proud of our heritage, but we need to be proud of our future.

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

Martin Conway: Hear, hear.

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

Martin Conway: The Senator can be a boxer.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Martin Conway: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Martin Conway: It is.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Martin Conway: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Martin Conway: I did not want to interrupt our esteemed colleague.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Martin Conway: I would echo what my colleague Senator Landy said about the importance of tourism, and Senator Brennan spoke about this last week or the week prior to that. We should debate that subject more in this House. The one thing that we as a country should have learned from the crash and crisis we have been through in recent years is that we should play to our strengths. The strategy behind...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Martin Conway: There has also been an investment of €5.7 million on the pier. A lot of good work has been done and the GAA walk, in particular, is a super idea.

Seanad: An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhionannas Pósta) 2015: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2015)

Martin Conway: Hear, hear. That is it.

Seanad: An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhionannas Pósta) 2015: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2015)

Martin Conway: It would be remiss of me not to support Senator Bacik and commend Senator Barrett on what I would describe as an excellent Second Stage speech.

Seanad: An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhionannas Pósta) 2015: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2015)

Martin Conway: If only the Irish Independent would give him as much attention on the Aer Lingus issue as they gave Donald Trump today.

Seanad: An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhionannas Pósta) 2015: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2015)

Martin Conway: Well said.

Seanad: An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhionannas Pósta) 2015: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2015)

Martin Conway: The Senator should put the amendment because he is-----

Seanad: An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhionannas Pósta) 2015: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2015)

Martin Conway: Will the Chair please clarify the position? Does the House have to consent to withdraw the amendment?

Seanad: An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhionannas Pósta) 2015: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2015)

Martin Conway: It is shocking that the Iona Institute has charitable status.

Seanad: An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhionannas Pósta) 2015: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2015)

Martin Conway: On a point of order, to be fair, I do not think anybody ever said that.

Seanad: An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhionannas Pósta) 2015: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2015)

Martin Conway: What Senator Mullen is after saying.