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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: She is not answering it, Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: I accept that. However, at this time, Dr. Ní Bhriain cannot give me a definitive date three, six or nine months hence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: As to when a clinic will be fully operational.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: They are not fully operational unless they are fully staffed. Let us be honest. We will leave it at that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: Good. I am just trying to get my head around this. What is the difference between Ireland and France, a country in the EU, where individuals can book vaccination appointments on an app and avail of them through the pharmacy? It is a member of the EU, as we are. Where is the missing link? How come its service is so swift, ready and accessible, but in this country it seems to be slow,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: On behalf of the Fine Gael group, I express our sympathies regarding the ten people who lost their lives in County Donegal. Their families, communities, neighbours and friends and the people of Donegal have suffered considerably. This loss will be felt for generations. We stand in solidarity with them. We commend the bravery of the local people, the emergency services, the first...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: I would like to raise the issue of the victims of thalidomide, the effect it has had on their lives and the fact that they have never received an apology or compensation from the State. This is one of the scandals that will eventually be dealt with, but the sad reality is that the community which has been affected is getting smaller and smaller all the time. These are people who were born...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan. A number of the issues have been outlined, specifically the issue of people with disability using our footpaths. As has been said, there are enough obstacles on footpaths. I was abroad over the summer and found it horrific to see scooters literally abandoned in the middle of the footpath. There has to be some way of forcing them off footpaths....

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: It was.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: On what date?

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: Okay. I thank the Minister.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: What about the early-morning train to Cork?

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: Not really. It would be difficult. The green bus between Dublin and Ennis is a great service. Mr. John O'Sullivan deserves great praise for what he has achieved with that. There is no green bus service from Ennis to Cork, however. The issue I raised affects people in places like Thurles and Portlaoise as well because many people are working in the Civil Service in Cork and so on. The...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: I apologise if my understanding of where I was on the list of Commencement Matters differed from the Leas-Chathaoirleach's understanding.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: These things happen.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: I wish to raise the important matter of Bookshare Ireland, a facility run by the National Council for the Blind of Ireland, NCBI, to allow blind and visually impaired people to access books. It is a facility where books are accessed from various libraries all over the world and shared.By its name, Bookshare means the sharing of books and other texts for people with disabilities such as those...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: I thank the Minister for his reply. The information he provided is factually correct. This service is not currently funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. There is a proposal from the NCBI for a service level agreement or partnership approach to funding it. This week, the State announced free school books for everybody but if this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: I again raise the issue of Shannon Heritage and its proposed takeover by Clare County Council. I do not think any provision was made to provide the €4 million in essential funding that Clare County Council needs to make Shannon Heritage sustainable, or that it was announced in the budget. Perhaps it is in the detail somewhere. I again call on the Leader to intervene with the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: This is the day after the budget. This year's budget was a very different budget because it had to be. It had to be a budget that reached out and supported people not just in 2023, but now. Some of the measures announced are extremely welcome and are needed. I acknowledge the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, for the work she did in securing not just increases to the old age pension and welfare...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: I thank all our guests for coming in today. I echo what has been said about Mr. Reid and thank him for the work he has done as head of the HSE. He showed incredible leadership at one of the most challenging times in living memory and the country is indebted to him for that. On my own behalf and that of Fine Gael, I acknowledge what he has done. That leads me on to my first question, to...