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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: I, too, would like to wish Senator Wilson a happy birthday. Reaching the new figure of 21 is always wonderful and I know he will enjoy himself as he always does. We wish him well. The debate on last night's Private Members' motion was very powerful and some of the contributions were outstanding. I commend the House on having a good quality, respectful debate and it was good to have the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: I congratulate the former Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, on his new position as managing director of the World Bank. It is testament to the standard he brought to his political roles as public expenditure Minister, finance Minister and Minister for transport. He is one of those giants of politicians who did his business right, made hard decisions, said "No" quicker in many ways than...

Seanad: Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (19 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. As has been said, the Bill gives respect and credence to an industry that has served us very well over many decades, but very much so over the last decade. Going back 40 or 50 years, Cong in Mayo became famous through film. There are so many other fantastic examples. Down where I live in County Clare, people will know it is particularly quiet...

Seanad: Migration: Motion (19 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I apologise for my throat but I will say a few words because it is an important motion. I thank my colleagues for tabling this motion and bringing the Minister of State in. I have listened to the Minister of State being interviewed on this on many occasions and he has showed empathy, humanity and practicality in dealing with the issue. The...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Electric Vehicles (18 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: I agree with my colleagues. The Minister of State is very welcome to the House. The greening of the corporate fleet is a good idea; there is no point in saying otherwise. However, elements of that which do not make sense should not happen. The car rental business is going to be decimated if this directive is introduced and if we are required to green all of our car rental industry. Car...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Electric Vehicles (18 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: I am in unison with my two colleagues on this. I believe we need to withdraw our support for this directive, specifically when it comes to the car rental fleet. We need to make it abundantly clear to President von der Leyen and her team that this is not acceptable, it is not going to happen, and we are not supportive of it. We cannot turn around and decimate the car rental fleet and, by...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: I want to follow up on a very good contribution made by my colleague, Senator Cathal Byrne, regarding the situation he experienced in Wexford in 2021. I can recall similar experiences on Christmas Day in 2009 and 2010, which other colleagues will remember. One was a flood and the other was a freeze. We have an orange weather warning and orange and red warnings are becoming more prevalent...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: I very much welcome the Government's proposed new housing plan that is at Cabinet today and will be launched tomorrow. I welcome the increased targets that form part of this plan. I note the Taoiseach said on his way to Cabinet this morning that it will be more ambitious than any other housing plan and that it will deliver. I sincerely hope it does. I call on the Leader to organise a...

Seanad: Farmer Mental Health and Farm Safety: Statements (12 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: The Minister of State, Deputy Healy-Rae, is most welcome to the House. I know that he fully understands the challenges when it comes to farm safety. This year so far has outpassed last year in terms of the numbers of people who have lost their lives on Irish farms. Unfortunately, the profile of the people who have lost their lives shows that nine of them were over 65, which epitomises...

Seanad: Extra Time in State Exams for Students with Dyslexia and Dyscalculia: Motion (12 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: I commend Senator Curley on taking the initiative and tabling this critically important motion. I am sorry to have to say it but the State Examinations Commission's special arrangements for people with disabilities are not fit for purpose. I did my leaving certificate in 1992 and I got extra time of ten minutes per hour because of my vision impairment. I typed my exam. I missed getting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Healthcare Services in the Mid-West: Health Information and Quality Authority (12 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: I thank the Cathaoirleach for facilitating me this morning. I thank the witnesses for the work they have done. I have a preliminary question. Were they surprised when HIQA was asked to do this body of work in the first place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Healthcare Services in the Mid-West: Health Information and Quality Authority (12 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: I totally get that, but had HIQA done this type of work, or anything similar, before? As an organisation, has HIQA ever done this type of work in any other context before? While I do not have an issue with its expertise, which is unquestionable, this was a new departure for HIQA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Healthcare Services in the Mid-West: Health Information and Quality Authority (12 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: That was appropriate. It took a number of months for the terms of reference to be written. It was announced by the then Minister in the run-in to an election. The terms of reference took about six months to write, if I am not mistaken, and the report took another 12 months. The witnesses are great people and do fantastic work, but I have to agree with other colleagues that the genesis of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Healthcare Services in the Mid-West: Health Information and Quality Authority (12 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: That is good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Healthcare Services in the Mid-West: Health Information and Quality Authority (12 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: Is there anything in the terms of reference that in hindsight Ms Fitzgerald would have changed or maybe preferred to have seen different? Were they too specific? Would she have liked greater flexibility in the terms of reference?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Healthcare Services in the Mid-West: Health Information and Quality Authority (12 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: Sure, of course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Healthcare Services in the Mid-West: Health Information and Quality Authority (12 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: I am just conscious of time. In terms of the advice, HIQA could have given clear, specific advice as opposed to options. Do the terms of reference prevent it from just giving a set, clear, step-by-step pathway recommendation as opposed to options?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Healthcare Services in the Mid-West: Health Information and Quality Authority (12 Nov 2025)

Martin Conway: Okay. I thank Ms Fitzgerald.