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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Martin Conway: And looking for results. That is great. I thank the witnesses. Well done on the very important work you do. I will support the proposals from Deputy Cullinane and others to engage with the HSE following on from today's engagement.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Cultural Institutions (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State. Well done to Senator Warfield for raising this extremely important issue today. I wish him and his family a very happy Christmas.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Service Executive (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: I want to commend Senator Malcolm Byrne, who has constantly raised this issue in the House. I know how important it is to the people of Gorey and Camolin. I say "Well done" on that. I wish him and his family a very happy Christmas. Our final Commencement matter is from Senator Pauline O'Reilly.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Citizens' Assembly (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: Not at all.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Citizens' Assembly (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: I thank the Senator for raising an important issue. Education is important for our country and our young people in terms of the economy and their personal development. A citizens’ assembly in that regard is most desirable. I wish the Senator and her family a happy Christmas. I thank the Minister of State for his time this morning. I know he is busy trying to get things wrapped up...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Citizens' Assembly (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: The Seanad appreciates the Minister of State’s time and we wish him and his family a happy Christmas as well.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: I join in the tributes to our colleague, Tom Hickey, who is retiring today. In my 13 years as a Member of this House I found that Tom had an inability to say "No" to any request which is a testament to him. I would often come at the last minute for that tour I had forgotten to book and he would always accommodate it. One day David Blunkett was in Dublin and he called in to visit me in the...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister to the House. I can see how upset Senator Clifford-Lee is. These situations are real, they do happen and they do affect people. Whatever one's view is on the termination of pregnancy and what was decided in the referendum, once the law of the land is in place, it needs to be respected. People need to be able to access what are legal services, without being harassed....

Seanad: Hypothermia Scalp Cooling Therapy: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: The Minister is very welcome to the House. I commend Senators Pauline O'Reilly, Garvey and Hackett for introducing a very practical Private Members' motion. This could be achieved for a small cost. This evening the Minister can confirm to the House that the Department will fund the acquisition of this necessary equipment for hospitals in Ireland. There is no reason we cannot do it and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: This meeting has been a very interesting engagement and I thank the witnesses for their contributions. In his opening statement, Mr. Macey stated there was a need for a national strategy. How should that national strategy be framed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: Where does the foundation draw its statistics from?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: There is not a national database, however. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: Deputies Shortall and Cullinane asked the other questions I had intended to ask, so they have been answered. I thank the witnesses.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: I am delighted colleagues are recognising the great work of our friend and colleague, Senator Mary Seery Kearney, on this legislation, which we would not have today but for the leadership she showed. It sometimes is down to having a person to knit everything together and show leadership. I commend the Senator. Hopefully, the legislation will pass through the Houses without many blips....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: I am delighted to hear today that the Cabinet has approved the minor sewerage schemes in County Clare that we have spoken about so often in this House. I refer to Broadford and Cooraclare. It has been 12 months since I put down a Commencement matter on this issue. The reply to that query stated this work would be sanctioned in the first three months of this year. We are now in the last...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disease Management (6 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to take what I consider to be a very important matter. There are hundreds and thousands of people in this country who are suffering from type 1 and type 2 diabetes, yet we have no record, no statistics and no understanding of how many have either condition. There are many other countries that have national registers for people with...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disease Management (6 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State for what I describe as a very positive reply. At least there is an acknowledgement by the Minister that this is necessary, and he is putting the infrastructure in place to develop a specialist register for the people in this country who have diabetes. Is there is a specific timeline for delivering this? Could we say that, by 2025, this register will be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (6 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State. I also thank Senator O'Reilly for tabling this Commencement matter which we all find very frustrating.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (6 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State for taking the four matters. I know how busy she is. It is appreciated by us all in the Seanad. I also thank Senator Cummins.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second and Subsequent Stages (6 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House again today. As Senator Clifford-Lee and the Minister of State pointed out, this Bill comes before us every year, usually about two weeks before Christmas. It is technical but important. In our country, health insurance is affordable and does not discriminate in terms of age. When we look at what happens in America and other countries when...