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Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (23 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Chathaoirleach. I welcome my three good colleagues and friends to the Chamber. It is a great privilege to have them here. I especially acknowledge Mr. Kelly for his long service and for achieving MEP of the Year. I raise with the MEPs the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD. What is their view on Ireland's ratification of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (22 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: It is always a pleasure to have the Minister of State, Deputy Butler in the House. I am raising this matter about the adult metabolic services at the Mater hospital in Dublin. I am sure the Minister of State is aware of the importance of the work that this unit does. However, it is, unfortunately, significantly under-resourced. There are much-needed resources required for this unit to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (22 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: I thank the Minister of State for the comprehensive update. It is very positive news. I sincerely hope that the recruitment of the additional three or four whole-time equivalents happens and that it does not fall into the HSE ambitious plans for recruitment that does not happen.This is specialised and critical and I imagine it will have to be an international recruitment process. The...

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

Martin Conway: On behalf of the Fine Gael group, I accept the Order of Business. I also join with colleagues in welcoming Lord Mayor Kelleher and his son to the Chamber. It is a very prestigious position to be Lord Mayor of Cork, our second city. I wish him well during his trip to Dublin and for the course of this very important year. The Cabinet is today approving the disbandment of the National Public...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: This is extremely important legislation. It is probably some of the most important legislation that we will debate in this House because of the far-reaching effects it will have on people’s lives. With that, I would like to thank the Minister for coming in today. It just shows how important this piece of work is, that the Minister is here with us. I commend the manner in which she...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: As people know, there is going to be a new strategy for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. It will be launched in April by the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee. As part of the strategy, a survey has been launched which will be open for three weeks. It is a very straightforward survey to get the feedback of people and their suggestions on what they believe should be in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: Well done to the Cathaoirleach and to the team here in Leinster House on the lovely event yesterday. We all learned something from it. There was super engagement between our colleague, Senator Norris, and former President and Senator, Mary Robinson. I look forward to an enjoyable Seanad100 over the coming months. The announcement last week of a 20% reduction in the cost of public...

Seanad: Report of Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine: Motion (16 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: I am sharing with Senator Carrigy.

Seanad: Report of Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine: Motion (16 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: I probably will not require that amount of time, but I thank the Acting Chairperson for that. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. There have been problems with committees publishing reports and the reports being left on shelves. However, the Seanad debating and discussing reports is a new initiative. It has not often happened in previous terms in which I have served. I believe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: At the outset, I do not think anybody here, from my own perspective anyway, would question Mr. Reid's determination to implement Sláintecare because, ultimately, the HSE is an agent of the Government. The HSE implements Government policy. The real concern is with the Department of Health. Mr. Watt's performance here this morning - what he has said here and his answers to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: It is not necessarily Mr. Watt's commitment I question. It is his understanding of Sláintecare. Is Mr. Watt on the same page on Sláintecare as Deputy Shortall is and other members of this committee are, and indeed the two previous Governments were? I do not know about this Government. I am not sure. Mr. Watt is the Secretary General of the Department and he speaks in tandem...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: It is not a very endearing trait.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: I do not, anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: Before Mr. Reid does that, I will ask another question. While elective hospitals are an issue, are there specific things he can do in the coming days and weeks to reduce the number of people on trolleys? Is there anything specific that can be done to deal with that? Everyone knows what the problem is but we need immediate solutions as well as medium- and long-term solutions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: Does Mr. Woods see any benefit in upgrading services in Ennis and Nenagh on a temporary basis to try to help with these numbers, even in the short term?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Oversight of Sláintecare: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: My time is up. I thank the witnesses.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: Today the Cabinet is meeting to discuss what will happen in the inflationary situation in which we find ourselves as a country. This is not just an Irish problem; it is an international problem. I want to see the squeezed middle as well as the most vulnerable in society benefit. I was talking yesterday to a person who has a very large mortgage and who told me that childcare is extremely...

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: I presume the Acting Chairperson will give me the same latitude other speakers have been given.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: Thank you. On the specific point Senator Mullen raised regarding the UL Hospitals Group not being notified, it does not mean An Garda Síochána was not notified. If there was activity outside the hospital, the more appropriate people to contact on that issue would have been the gardaí. I respectfully suggest there is more than one source to which a complaint can be made. If...

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: I thank Senator Higgins for her constructive contribution. Can I clarify with the Minister exactly what he is proposing in terms of the Joint Committee on Health? In December my understanding was that the Minister then intended to bring a memo to Cabinet in regard to the heads of the legislation, and then to refer the heads of the legislation to the committee for pre-legislative scrutiny,...