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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...

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

Martin Conway: Last July, the Minister for Health announced that the catch-up programme for every woman under the age of 25 who had not availed of the HPV vaccine would free of charge, but a number of people have contacted my office to say that is not the case. Where exactly are we with this? Is it free of charge or not and, if it is not free, when will it be?

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

Martin Conway: It is critical that this happen as soon as possible, so I ask Mr. Reid to prioritise it at the upper level. Will Mr. Watt outline whether the Department has kept within the health budget or whether there will need to be a supplementary budget for 2022? If there will need to be a supplementary budget, how large will it be?

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

Martin Conway: In that case, had the Department succeeded in recruiting all the people it had hoped to recruit – sadly, it was not able to do that - a significant supplementary budget would have been required.

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

Martin Conway: The estimate at the moment is an additional €1 billion. When is the Department going to announce the winter programme? What scoping or modelling of projections has been carried out as to how bad it is going to be? What kind of money are we looking at for the programme? People are worried and anxious. I come from the mid-west, as our guests will be aware. The CEO and other...

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

Martin Conway: My final question is for Mr. Reid. How are the stocks of the flu vaccine this year and how are we doing with stocks of Covid-19 vaccines? Will he reassure people about the flu vaccine? There was a problem with it last year and, obviously, the Covid-19 vaccines are very important.

Seanad: Budget 2023 (Public Expenditure and Reform): Statements (27 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: The Minister of State is welcome to the House on what is a good day overall in light of all the difficult, challenging and worrying days people are facing. We know the costs of electricity and energy are the big-ticket items. What we do not know is what the small, hidden costs will be. These are the costs people face as they go about their daily lives, such as when they go into the...

Seanad: Budget 2023 (Public Expenditure and Reform): Statements (27 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: I will conclude now, although another three minutes would be appreciated.

Seanad: Budget 2023 (Public Expenditure and Reform): Statements (27 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: My conclusions are usually long. The budget is very welcome. It is an important step in supporting families that need our support at this time. I commend it to the House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: I rise today because I am quite concerned about many of the projects funded by Pobal and the various local development companies with regard to the rising costs faced by people who have been able to secure funding and grants. As we all know, a grant could be issued and approved for somebody two years in advance but by the time builders get around to commencing the work, it could take 18...

Seanad: New Innovations for People with Disabilities (Digital Assistive Technology): Statements (22 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach. At the outset, I acknowledge the great work that an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach, Senator Seery Kearney, is doing as part of the Committee on Disability Matters in advancing the cause of people with disabilities and, indeed, the need for equality in this country. We have spoken many times on these issues with the Minister of State...

Seanad: New Innovations for People with Disabilities (Digital Assistive Technology): Statements (22 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: As there are no other Senators offering, I ask the Minister to conclude.

Seanad: New Innovations for People with Disabilities (Digital Assistive Technology): Statements (22 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: It is open-ended.

Seanad: New Innovations for People with Disabilities (Digital Assistive Technology): Statements (22 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: Marvellous.

Seanad: New Innovations for People with Disabilities (Digital Assistive Technology): Statements (22 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: We have every confidence in the Minister of State.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: I support the reasonable pre-budget requests made by the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland. For example, the society has called for €600,000 to be invested in its national care centre to fund the great work that is done to provide respite to people and people who visit on a daily basis. I wish to point out that the physiotherapy that people with multiple sclerosis, MS, need is...