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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Office of Public Works (16 Apr 2024)

Vincent P Martin: I thank Deputy O’Donnell for his attendance in Seanad Éireann and congratulate him on his recent appointment as Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works. It is appreciated that he has reached out to and met all the Kildare North Oireachtas Members. We hope he can help break the logjam, with a new set of eyes injecting and instilling a fresh approach...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Office of Public Works (16 Apr 2024)

Vincent P Martin: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I commend the OPW on the work that it has done to open up the lands and restore many of the landscape features, particularly the historic network of pathways across the State, as mentioned by the Minister of State. There has also been a concerted effort, as stated by the Minister of State, to manage the estate from a biodiversity perspective....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Apr 2024)

Vincent P Martin: Is lá speisialta dúinn é inniu toisc go bhfuilimid ag cur fáilte roimh Sheanadóir nua inár measc, an Seanadóir Malachai O'Hara. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Seanadóir, Ultach ó chathair álainn Bhéal Feirste agus ceannaire an Chomhaontas Glas sa Tuaisceart. Baineann an Comhaontas Glas, mo pháirtí féin, le timpeallacht an...

Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Formaldehyde) Bill 2024: First Stage (11 Apr 2024)

Vincent P Martin: I move: That leave be given to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 to require the Health and Safety Authority to prepare and publish a code of practice under section 60 of that Act in respect of the safe use and disposal of formaldehyde, with particular reference to the embalming process; and to provide for related matters.

Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Formaldehyde) Bill 2024: First Stage (11 Apr 2024)

Vincent P Martin: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Historical Artefacts (20 Mar 2024)

Vincent P Martin: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit chuig an Seanad. Tá mé ag lorg an scéal is déanaí maidir leis na pleananna do chathaoir Sheáin Uí Dhubhaí, an Finín mór le rá, a thabhairt do chontae Chill Dara. Deirtear gur scríobh Seán a chuid cuimhní cinn agus é ina shuí sa chathair sin. D'fhill sé go...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Historical Artefacts (20 Mar 2024)

Vincent P Martin: I thank the Minister of State for attending and for his very encouraging and positive words. As he said, the campaign to bring this chair home started in 2014. So many people in County Kildare will be delighted to learn that the chair will be home in Ireland in the coming weeks, in time for the centenary of John Devoy's final visit to Ireland. County Kildare has a rich tradition of...

Seanad: Second Anniversary of Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Statements (22 Feb 2024)

Vincent P Martin: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. I thank him for his unequivocal and heartening remarks. These are the latest in a series of consistent remarks of support from the Irish Government since the war began two years ago. I also welcome H.E. Larysa Gerasko to the Chamber. She is a good friend of so many of the Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas. I got to know the ambassador...

Seanad: Situation in the Middle East: Statements (20 Feb 2024)

Vincent P Martin: The human suffering brought about by Israel's military actions is gut wrenching. It is especially reprehensible when one considers that it is being perpetrated by what is called a democratic state. The Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October was clearly abhorrent. The continued holding of hostages is intolerable and they should all be released. Israel's response has been, to say the very...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)

Vincent P Martin: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire inniu go dtí an seomra dlí don Dara Léamh ar mo Bhille, ar a dtugtar an Bille um Fhoréigean Baile (Leasú), 2024. Ag an bpointe seo, ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil le mo chomh-Sheanadóirí a thacaigh leis an mBille, ina measc an t-iarSheanadóir, David...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)

Vincent P Martin: I thank all the Senators for supporting this. It has been an excellent debate. I thank them for their encouraging, kind, dedicated commitment to this. People who signed it or wanted to sign it come from every grouping in the Seanad. I hope the Minister takes that on board. We can disagree in this House but there is something about this Bill and what it is trying to protect which goes...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)

Vincent P Martin: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Vincent P Martin: On behalf of the Green Party grouping, I convey our deepest sympathy to the former Taoiseach's wife Finola, to his family, in particular to our Oireachtas colleague Richard. It is very poignant when we lose one and when one of our own suffers such a direct bereavement, to his many friends and to the Fine Gael family. As legislators, we bring our ideals, experience, vigilance and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (30 Jan 2024)

Vincent P Martin: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, atá tagtha anseo inniu thar ceann an Aire Oideachais, an Teachta Norma Foley. Tá ceist an-mhór le plé. It is disappointing that the Minister, Deputy Foley, is unavoidably absent but the Minister of State is welcome to the Chamber to give her Department's response. In 2017, the school community of Mercy Convent Primary School,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (30 Jan 2024)

Vincent P Martin: I thank the Minister of State for his response and for deputising for the Minister, Deputy Foley, who is unavoidably absent today. Many parents are tuned into Oireachtas TV and some are in the Gallery today. They are all speechless because of these inexcusable delays to date.The Minister of State's response lacks detail. It does not give the parents the concrete information or the concrete...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (30 Jan 2024)

Vincent P Martin: I thank the Minister of State for urging the Minister, Deputy Foley, in that regard. It is much appreciated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2024)

Vincent P Martin: I have not heard anyone say they are opposed to modernisation once it has equity and fairness front and centre. I begin by commending the houseboat community for the solidarity and camaraderie they show, especially for those who do not have a voice and with some who are less fortunate than others. The good atmosphere they are displaying today and the near-record attendance both here and in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2024)

Vincent P Martin: Is there no interim measure that can help out in the meantime?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2024)

Vincent P Martin: Is Mr. Rowe giving a cast-iron guarantee that it will 100% go back?