Results 41-60 of 86 for cork speaker:Martin Conway

Seanad: Railway Safety (Reporting and Investigation of Serious Accidents, Accidents and Incidents Involving Certain Railways) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

Martin Conway: ...our country with tourists. Since he took over as CEO of Irish Rail, Jim Meade, has made a significant difference and we see the work taking place at Limerick Junction which will speed up the times on the Cork to Dublin rail line. In that vein, I concur with other speakers on the necessity to invest in rail.In terms of rail safety, the Department must upgrade the capital programme and buy...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2020)

Martin Conway: It was with great regret that Ryanair announced yesterday that it would close its bases in Shannon and Cork for the winter. The decision was not a surprise because Ryanair is a private company that must make commercial decisions. Next Tuesday, at Cabinet, the Minister for Transport will make a proposal to provide funding for Shannon and Cork airports and other airports. I sincerely hope...

Seanad: Aviation Industry: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Martin Conway: ...support from central government, which was not going to be possible. My concerns have been proven correct. There could have been a sensible realignment of the airport's position within the DAA group.Cork did not decouple from the DAA, but it was performing well. Obviously, it is facing challenges now and Senator Buttimer will speak about those in due course. I welcome the fact that the...

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (7 Jul 2020)

Martin Conway: ...that, it is an absolute privilege to be asked to stand up today and nominate my dear friend, Senator Jerry Buttimer, for the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach of the House. Senator Buttimer was elected to Cork City Council on the same day I was elected to Clare County Council, on, I think, 12 June 2004. During his three years on Cork City Council Jerry impressed a huge number of people, not...

Seanad: Crime: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Martin Conway: ...drugs. The campaign asks people to listen and realise the damage that they are doing, not just to their own health and communities, but the fact that they are contributing to murders in Dublin, Limerick, Cork and everyone else where people are losing their lives as a result of falling out or coming on the wrong side of serious criminals who are making millions of euros from drugs. The...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (13 Nov 2019)

Martin Conway: ...from people who have used the service has been tremendous in terms of their mental health and immediate access to step down supports and services, retraining and so on. It is shocking that people in Galway, Cork, Limerick and Waterford do not have this facility. The purpose of the motion is very simple. It acknowledges and supports what has been achieved in Dublin, and calls for it to be...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (13 Nov 2019)

Martin Conway: ...;ireann a reality. There are people who will assist the Minister of State, the Department, the HSE and others in informing how the structure can be put in place. The structures that will be required in Waterford and Cork will probably be choreographed in a different way from the systems and structures that might apply in Donegal and Sligo, but the fundamentals will be the same. It will...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Mar 2019)

Martin Conway: ...of people preach. He put his life in danger by going into the worst possible scenarios.He worked on flood relief projects. He worked in areas where there were landslides. When he came home to Cork, where he was married and had two children, he gave advice on dealing with flood relief there. It is absolutely shocking for the people of Ennistymon and Lahinch that Michael has lost his...

Seanad: Tourism Industry: Statements (12 Jun 2018)

Martin Conway: ...can achieve when we work together and pull all the various strands together in a focused international marketing effort. Prior to the Wild Atlantic Way, we had Clare competing with Kerry, Kerry competing with Cork and all of us competing with Connacht. Now what we have is all of us working together, telling the people of the world to come to Ireland and walk, cycle, drive or stay on our...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (21 Feb 2018)

Martin Conway: -----but, unfortunately, you are one of the few. Many of our colleagues use cars rather than the train. There is a very good train service from Cork-----

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Homeless Accommodation Provision (4 Apr 2017)

Martin Conway: ...can percolate down to all of the villages, particularly the more urban type of village and town. Kerry is a classic example. It is a big county. It stretches from the Tarbert ferry down to the Cork border. We are talking about in excess of 150 km if one was to drive it straight. The only homeless facilities that exist in Kerry at the moment are in Tralee. If somebody in Killarney who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Penal Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2017)

Martin Conway: ...back out in the community. We have a duty and responsibility to rehabilitate them. I am one of the longest-serving members because I was on the last committee. We visited Mountjoy Prison and Cork Prison, before the new prison building was constructed there. It would not be a bad idea, Chairman, if we were to revisit Cork Prison to see what is happening in the new prison. There is...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rural Resettlement Scheme (14 Dec 2016)

Martin Conway: ...crisis as requiring an all-Ireland strategy. Where there are difficulties and challenges there are opportunities for other communities, villages, towns, GAA clubs and schools. It is not a Dublin, Cork or Limerick problem. It is an all-Ireland problem and there is an all-Ireland solution. I look forward to hearing the response of the Minister of State.

Seanad: Housing for People with Disabilities: Motion (13 Jul 2016)

Martin Conway: ...be an integral part of the plan. I welcome the various strategies in which many people in the House have been involved. Senator Kelleher has done a lot of work on the strategies, especially in Cork. It is appropriate that we have local strategies because what is appropriate for Limerick city may not be right for Mayo or Clare. Localised strategies can identify how best the public purse...

Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2016)

Martin Conway: ...can be opened at will and there are no questions about where the money comes from. Many of the dealings in the betting shops are in cash. Some criminals will go somewhere such as Galway city or Cork city and will float between all the different betting shops in the city centre and deal with up to €400,000 on a busy Saturday between themselves and their officials who work for them....

Seanad: Farm Safety: Statements (6 Jul 2016)

Martin Conway: ...unfortunately, did not survive. We heard from the farming organisations. We heard from a 16-year old young man, Mr. Duffy, who invented a farm safety game. We also heard from a GAA club in west Cork that ran successful awareness campaigns as part of its reaction and response to a tragic farm accident that occurred in their area. I believe that farm safety awareness has increased...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jan 2016)

Martin Conway: ...up with the Wild Atlantic Way, which has also been hugely successful. When one hears the people of Donegal speak of the benefit of the Wild Atlantic Way in a similar vein to that of people of west Cork and all counties in between Donegal and Cork there is no doubt but that it has driven tourism, enterprise and job creation in this country. This issue is worthy of debate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rural Crime: Irish Farmers Association (18 Nov 2015)

Martin Conway: When Mr. Downey and his colleagues attended the Seanad Public Consultation Committee on farm safety we saw evidence from a GAA club in west Cork, which successfully campaigned, held open days, information sessions and so on, regarding farm safety. Is there any role for collaborating with the GAA, which could assist the IFA in intelligence-building?

Seanad: European Council Decisions: Motions (1 Oct 2015)

Martin Conway: ...in our Naval Service. I had the great pleasure, as a member of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, to go on a tour of LE Eithne and visit the Naval Service in its headquarters in Haulbowline in Cork. I saluted the personnel for the professional manner in which they carried out their duties on behalf of the people of Ireland. As public representatives, all we can do is...

Seanad: Longer Healthy Living Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Sep 2015)

Martin Conway: I am covering for my colleague, our health spokesperson, Senator Colm Burke, who is attending to matters in Cork this evening. I welcome the Minister to the House and I welcome this Bill. I also heard Senator Crown explain this Bill on "Morning Ireland" this morning and I listened very attentively to his contribution. I could not but agree with him: it makes absolute sense. I am happy to...