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Committee on Scrutiny of Draft EU-related Statutory Instruments: Engagement with Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (17 Jul 2024)

Vincent P Martin: Like other members, I thank the Minister of State for her attendance, but I also thank her for her full engagement. I recognise and accept her bona fides in this matter, but I have to disagree with Senator O’Reilly’s comment about this being a semantic point. It is a substantive point, not an interpretation of linguistics. It is a serious issue that goes to the core of why...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Vincent P Martin: I welcome Mr. Harkin and Mr. Rowe and thank them once again for their generosity in making themselves available. I commend them for the work they are doing on what I hope will make the Martello towers in their ownership accessible to the public. My first question is on the powers of Waterways Ireland in setting the fees, tolls and charges. The representatives will accept that the exercise...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (26 Jun 2024)

Vincent P Martin: I welcome the Minister. It is much appreciated that the line Minister is present. She is busy with voting obligations in the Lower House, and it is the tradition in this House to facilitate her in any way we can, but it is good that she is present for such an important debate. The Bill's purpose is to extend to victims of coercive control the same protection when attending court as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Vincent P Martin: Apologies, a vote was called in the Seanad. I thank the Cathaoirleach for facilitating the Senators. The expert practitioner, Mr. David Leonard, in his contribution mentioned the procedural improvements - the proposed introduction of video recording and translation. They may well have a positive net effect on the number of judicial reviews, for instance. They would certainly, I believe,...

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: 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: 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: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jan 2024)

Vincent P Martin: As was stated, in the past so-called non-marital families, especially single mothers, were discriminated against and made feel like they were not a full part of society. In this House, which is reflective of society, we have had a number of passionate contributions.We heard from Senator Ruane today, who feels in her experiences she was treated like a second-class citizen. We heard from...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Vincent P Martin: ...alienated from society, sometimes distracted by addictive social media feeds and misled down dark roads of substance abuse and social alienation, it behoves the political leadership of this country to sit up and endeavour to take appropriate action.What action is appropriate? The response must be multidisciplinary and co-ordinated. Apart from the ongoing need to invest in education at...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Vincent P Martin: I would respond to that by pointing out that a young person can work full-time at 15, change their name when they are 16, drive a car, join the Army with parental consent and do many other things but they cannot vote. Allowing 16-year-olds to vote make sense. Interestingly, lowering the voter eligibility age to 16 is part of the manifesto of Keir Starmer of the Labour Party, which is...

Seanad: The Political Situation in Northern Ireland: Statements (25 Oct 2023)

Vincent P Martin: The Minister of State is very welcome to the Chamber. In opening the debate, the Tánaiste referred to parity of esteem. That is, of course, from the two governments who affirmed the importance of the principle of just and equal treatment for the identity, ethos and aspirations of both communities. As a guarantor of the agreement, one cannot say today that there is fairness,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland and the EU 2023 Poll Results: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Vincent P Martin: I commend European Movement Ireland on the excellent work. It is quite fascinating and enlightening. In respect of polling in Northern Ireland, in years gone by, for example, before the Good Friday Agreement, it was reported by many that polling was notoriously unreliable due to personal security issues, perhaps. With this online version, I imagine European Movement Ireland is satisfied...

Seanad: Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Vincent P Martin: We can all agree on the seemingly obvious point that one should not execute people or children to advance a political aim. Slaughter is slaughter, no matter the flag or cause, and be it visited by any group or people on any other group or people in any name. It poisons the room of the peacemaker. My heart went out to the innocent Israelis attending a concert who were cut down and murdered...

Seanad: Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Motion (18 Oct 2023)

Vincent P Martin: As I said in this House last week and at a meeting of the Committee on European Union Affairs, it was disappointing that some people could not bring themselves to condemn barbaric slaughter. Apart from being disappointing, however, it was also reflective of how broken politics and geopolitics are. There should have been an instantaneous condemnation. I commend the Government, the...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Vincent P Martin: The Bill, which the Minister moved to be read a Second Time this afternoon, contains a considerable amount of detail. It is substantial legislation which the Minister proposes to enact. It is important to emphasise that at its core is community safety. Some of the people listening to these proceedings may not be instantly or keenly interested in Garda oversight structures, internal...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2023)

Vincent P Martin: ...Ireland are concerned that their permit fees will shoot up as Waterways Ireland drafts updated by-laws for these communities. The proposed steep hike in annual fees being considered would lead to people paying 12 times the amount they are paying at the moment. County Kildare is the nerve centre of concern, with a large number of houseboat residents residing at Sallins, Lowtown,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2023)

Vincent P Martin: I closely associate myself with the warm remarks made by fellow Senators as we approach the summer vacation and as the Seanad rises today. So much work goes on behind the scenes. It always looks like a seamless operation but I have no doubt that it involves countless dedicated hours of work, led by Mr. Martin Groves who sets an exceptionally high standard. The respect for process and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Traffic Management (12 Jul 2023)

Vincent P Martin: ...Aire chuig an Seanad ar maidin. As part of the programme for Government that the Greens successfully negotiated, the ratio of Government investment in transport was flipped from 2:1 in favour of roads to 2:1 in favour of public transport and active travel. As part of this, in October 2022, the Minister announced 35 groundbreaking pathfinder projects around the country that encompass...