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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Integrated Eye Care: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: Do the witnesses have any figures regarding the proportion of the population who go for their two-yearly eye tests? Would it be 50%? Is it less than that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Integrated Eye Care: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: If 93 do not in the UK, it is probably something similar here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Integrated Eye Care: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: Perhaps the witnesses will come back in to do a review on how successful they have been.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: I agree with my colleague, Senator Ahearn, on two issues. The first is what is being done for the Defence Forces, which is long overdue. The Minister, Deputy Coveney, has done an outstanding job in setting up the review and then acting on its recommendations and securing delivery at Cabinet, which is significant, through a substantial financial package over a number of years that will bring...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: -----that the motion of no confidence taking place in the Dáil Chamber this evening is a waste of time when other issues of more importance could be debated.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (12 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: I very much welcome the Minister to the House. I also very much welcome this legislation. It is groundbreaking and is fulfilling a clear commitment in the programme for Government. It is the right thing to do. It is a terrible situation when a child gets sick, and a mother or father must debate whether to bring the child to hospital for financial reasons. I do not think too many parents...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (12 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: When she goes to her GP, she should be able to avail of whatever he or she recommends as the best form of contraception. Not being able to do so because she does not have the resources should not be an option. It is very welcome that this measure has been introduced up to the age of 25. Perhaps we could look at increasing the age in future budgets. The initiative is very welcome. It is a...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (12 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (12 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: Can I ask about the hospital charges for 16- to 18-year-olds?

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (12 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: Okay.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (12 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: Good.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (12 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: Now.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: Now.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: Now.

Seanad: Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State. This legislation is very important and needs to be passed before the end of term. I fully support her decision to name schools. Words matter, but actions matter more, and when there is inaction, words need to be used to create action.However, actions matter more. When there is inaction, words need to be used to create action. As somebody who fell under...

Seanad: Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: And so it should.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister to the House. I have visited people in County Clare whose homes are affected by pyrite. They are decent, honest and hard-working people. Some of them do not have their homes that long. Others have had their homes for quite some time and are on the verge of retirement. They have found themselves in a situation in which their homes are disintegrating around them....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: I, too, I agree with Senator Flynn in that anybody who can attend the debate next Tuesday to voice support should do so. It is what we should be doing here in Seanad Éireann. I look forward to the debate very much. It would be a good idea to have, at some stage in the autumn, an extensive debate on dementia. Like some of my colleagues, I attended the briefing held across the road by...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jun 2022)

Martin Conway: Today is International Day of Parliamentarism. Our House is more reflective of society than Dáil Éireann. Many initiatives have happened along the way in regard to the gender quota.However, we need a far more diverse Chamber. We need more people with disabilities and more people from ethnic backgrounds in Dáil Éireann.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jun 2022)

Martin Conway: That is necessary. This House can shine a light in that regard because of its composition. We have much to be proud of but there is also much that we can achieve. We should also strive to do far better. Earlier this month, the Cathaoirleach kindly accepted a Commencement matter that I put down on the pandemic bonus payment to healthcare workers. I am still getting calls from people...