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Seanad: Rent Supplements: Motion (4 Jul 2012)

Martin Conway: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I acknowledge the work done by our Sinn Féin colleagues on the motion. However, in proposing this amendment I acknowledge the Minister has been in office for just a little over a year. We are faced with an unprecedented economic crisis and there is no doubt landlords have been charging extraordinary rents to people on the basis they know they are in receipt...

Seanad: Rent Supplements: Motion (4 Jul 2012)

Martin Conway: Hear, hear. Well said.

Seanad: Rent Supplements: Motion (4 Jul 2012)

Martin Conway: As there are no other Senators offering, I call Senator Ó Clochartaigh to conclude.

Seanad: Rent Supplements: Motion (4 Jul 2012)

Martin Conway: I used my discretion to give Senator Ó Clochartaigh an extra two and a half minutes.

Seanad: Farm Accidents (4 Jul 2012)

Martin Conway: Tá fáilte roimh an tAire Stáit. The matter of farm safety is extremely important. I am confident that each one of us knows people who have been hurt or fatally injured as a result of farm accidents. Thank God, farming is going very well at the moment. Income levels have risen and there is significant buoyancy. To state that farming is the backbone of our country is a correct...

Seanad: Farm Accidents (4 Jul 2012)

Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State for an extremely comprehensive response which dealt with all the main issues. It is good to hear about the DVD and the focus on young people and that a calendar featuring images of farm safety will be generated by young people. In many ways young people can act as educators of the old. I am delighted I raised the issue and that I have heard the Minister of...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2012)

Martin Conway: Like all my colleagues, I commend what took place here this morning. It was truly historic and the Leader gave a fantastic speech, as did all other contributors. I particularly commend Senator Cullinane on his contribution. That is the type of dialogue we need. As he said, if we have dialogue, and lots of it, it is amazing what can be solved. I commend all involved. I wish to raise the...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2012)

Martin Conway: I, too, would like to be associated with the positive comments made about the famous handshake yesterday. I hope the country is moving further into a new era of understanding, proper relationships, respect and courtesy that will benefit us internationally as we try to rebuild the country and encourage people throughout the world to holiday in Ireland, both North and South. There has been...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

Martin Conway: It is speaking with one voice.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

Martin Conway: I also welcome the imminent publication of the personal insolvency Bill. While all Members are frustrated by the length of time it has taken to introduce it, it is preferable that the Government has spent the time to get it right. Moreover, if it is necessary for the Seanad to sit from Monday to Friday for some time to bring the legislation through the House, all Members would be prepared...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

Martin Conway: I agree that there is a need to examine the remit of the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland, ASAI, because the use of social media is now a predominant means of advertising. I suggest a charter of people's rights in respect of social media is required. Approximately 900 million people use Facebook, more than 1 million of whom live in Ireland. This constitutes an enormous number of...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2012)

Martin Conway: I would not at all disagree with the sentiments of Senator Colm Burke. I commend the Leader. My experience in the last 14 months in this House has been very positive. Within the constraints the Leader is facing, he has done a remarkable job in making the House extremely relevant in terms of the public consultation process. We saw a very good example of this yesterday.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2012)

Martin Conway: I suggest that if a working group is to be set up, it could look at how we can make this Seanad, which will run for the period of this Government, even more successful. If this is to be the last Seanad, and I hope it is not, let it be the best by a mile, not just by an inch or two. We have a wonderful Leader in Senator Cummins and we have a great team on all sides of the House. We can...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2012)

Martin Conway: Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Martin Conway: I support comments already made about the service provided in Cregg House, and the compassion and care provided to the service users there. I have experience of this because I know a service user who benefitted greatly from that care and compassion. I call on the HSE to make a public statement today on its future intentions for Cregg House, because the people and their families who have...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Martin Conway: However, I think a debate on unemployment is long overdue. I know the leader is working hard to facilitate that and I hope we will have such a debate in the near future.

Seanad: Seanad Report on the Rights of Older People: Statements (13 Jun 2012)

Martin Conway: We are lucky to have her.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Jun 2012)

Martin Conway: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach arís. She is present almost as often as the Cathaoirleach. It is remarkable that she has been present twice on the one day. This legislation is long overdue and was recommended by the Law Reform Commission in 2007. Even then its recommendation was long overdue. I listened with great interest to Senator Aideen Hayden's contribution. She...

Seanad: Seanad Report on the Rights of Older People: Statements (13 Jun 2012)

Martin Conway: I wish to share time with Senator Cummins.

Seanad: Seanad Report on the Rights of Older People: Statements (13 Jun 2012)

Martin Conway: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I also welcome some of the stakeholders in this report who are in the Visitors Gallery. I thank them for engaging in this new process for the Seanad and the Oireachtas making this a public consultation in the true sense of the word. These stakeholders experience the difficulties and challenges faced by those involved in care of the elderly. There is an...