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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)
Martin Conway: Sure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)
Martin Conway: Has the business case been approved for the second 96-bed block?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)
Martin Conway: I will turn to Barringtons hospital. I know a new facility is being built on the Ennis Road. How are negotiations going in terms of the purchase of Barringtons hospital? Is that still on the agenda and is it being considered?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)
Martin Conway: I will move on to elderly care. My colleague, Deputy Burke, has asked a number of questions about nursing homes. Some 31 private nursing homes have closed in the past three years. Most of those are in regional rural areas. Very few of them are city based. Mr. Gloster alluded to this earlier, when he said that when these homes close or have difficulties and their licenses are then...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)
Martin Conway: That is right.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)
Martin Conway: That is great. Is the State or the HSE engaging with many voluntary and community nursing homes to support them in refurbishing and upgrading their facilities?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)
Martin Conway: I want to ask Dr. Henry a question. Obviously, the Minister briefed Cabinet yesterday on the potential increase in viral infections over the winter. I want to check the readiness for that. How are we doing, vaccine-wise, both with the flu and the Covid vaccines? I presume we have plenty of stock of the flu vaccine to roll that out ahead of the winter period. In terms of Covid, are we...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)
Martin Conway: I want to thank Dr. Henry for the fantastic work he has done and continues to do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)
Martin Conway: I appreciate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)
Martin Conway: That is great.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2023)
Martin Conway: I would like to be associated with the tributes to Flor O'Mahony. I did not know him but his reputation was one of dedicated public service. I would also like to pass on my sympathies to the family of Damien O'Reilly. I attended his family last Thursday, as many in the House did. I knew Damien, initially through Senator Davitt's office and through working with Senator Davitt. I...
- Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Sep 2023)
Martin Conway: I join the Acting Chairperson in welcoming the students from the UCD Politics and International Relations Society, of which I am an alumnus. It was a great society then and I am sure it is a great society now. The Minister is extremely welcome to the House for the debate on this long overdue and vitally important legislation. We have a situation in this country whereby people can record...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (13 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: I amplify the compliments Senator Garvey paid to Frank Gunter. I know Mr. Gunter and everything the Senator said about him is true. I welcome two guests in the Gallery, Sasha Cannonkadu and Zara Carlyle, who are both fifth-year students. Sasha’s mother is a Fine Gael councillor, Punam Rane. I have no doubt, having engaged with and spoken to these two young people, that our future...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (13 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: They are from Blanchardstown and Clontarf.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Parking Provision (13 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: I thank the Senator for raising a very important issue and for the great work she does as chair of the Oireachtas committee on dementia.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Eligibility (13 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: I sincerely thank the Minister of State for giving his time this morning to respond to the Commencement matters. It is much appreciated by the House.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: Like everybody else, I thank Mr. Martin Groves and all the staff in the Houses of the Oireachtas for their ongoing courtesy, decency and hard work in supporting the work we do. I have a couple of issues. I raised a number of months ago through a Commencement matter the long-awaited and committed to pilot sewage schemes from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. It was...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: I thank the board members for attending. I think we are all agreed on one thing, namely, the absolute importance of this project being delivered. By how much has the project gone over budget in real figures?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: What was the projected expenditure to date?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on New National Children’s Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (12 Jul 2023)
Martin Conway: I am trying to figure out the facts as regards by how much the project has gone over budget so far, in millions.