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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: ...in Clare. They would fit well under that structure. The problem is that the facilities have had no investment over the years and have been let run down. The Exchequer needs to invest €4 million or €5 million to bring the facilities to a sustainable position so that they will not be a cost burden on the ratepayers of County Clare or Clare County Council. They need to be...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: ...post Covid. We showed how we could handle the Covid emergency, so let us do the same with this emergency.Although we are a small country, and some might say we are an outlier, with a population of 5 million, there is absolutely no reason we cannot be world class, why we cannot set the standard, why we cannot lead the way and why we cannot be an example to the rest of the world. That is...

Seanad: Budget 2021: Statements (14 Oct 2020)

Martin Conway: ...feet, it will be a useful vehicle for sustaining employment and hopefully growing the business again. I also thank the Minister for providing additional support to Shannon Airport through the €5 million that has been announced. There is a long way to go in rebuilding the aviation industry which is critical to the west of Ireland and to the mid-west in particular but this is a...

Seanad: Aviation Industry: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Martin Conway: ...and any marrying up that can be done with regard to contact tracing. This is an extraordinarily difficult time for all staff in all the airports in this country. Earlier I heard that as many as 5 million jobs may be lost in the aviation industry as a result of this pandemic. That is a very sobering thought. This is a worldwide problem but we are, of course, interested in our own patch....

Seanad: Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (9 Jul 2020)

Martin Conway: I will pick up on Senator Dooley's point. The project the Senator mentioned in Lahinch has benefitted already, in terms of the previous Government, with a grant of €2.7 million but there is a deficit there of €2 million. In order to create a gold-plated facility, such a scheme would be welcome.It was funny that this week last year Lahinch in County Clare hosted the Irish Open,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Coastal Protection (20 Feb 2019)

Martin Conway: ...Ocean. The houses of many people were flooded and businesses were damaged. I am delighted to say much work has been done on coastal protection, certainly in County Clare, since this happened. A total of €5 million has already been spent on rock armour and essential coastal protection works in Lahinch. Another €2 million or €3 million is being spent as we speak and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Funding (1 Feb 2018)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State. It is always a pleasure to have him here. On the weekend of 3 January to 5 January 2014, the country experienced terrible weather conditions. The west coast of Clare was absolutely hammered on the morning of Friday, 3 January 2014. Millions of euro worth of damage was caused at the time and Ministers and others visited, including the then Minister of...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (25 Sep 2013)

Martin Conway: ...and that resources are prioritised for the people who need them; notes that the Government spends approximately €4.8 billion on disability services and that the Department of Health alone will spend €1.5 billion in 2013 on health and social services for people with disabilities, including: -residential services for over 9,000 people with a disability, -day services for over...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Martin Conway: Yesterday was a day of new beginnings on a myriad of fronts. This country made a very potent entry into the bond markets, in which it was offered ¤12 billion but borrowed ¤5 billion. It is a gigantic step in terms of regaining our economic sovereignty, which unfortunately was lost a number of years ago. It was also a day in which the Government made a genuine, meaningful, albeit...

Seanad: National Dementia Strategy: Motion (24 Oct 2012)

Martin Conway: ..., most important, funded. There are a number of areas for which we need to ring-fence funding and this is one of them because, with our ageing population, we are looking at an increase of 4,000 to 5,000 per year in the number of people suffering from dementia. We need to take cognisance of that and direct action towards it. This Government is 20 months into its time in office and I have...

Seanad: National Dementia Strategy: Motion (24 Oct 2012)

Martin Conway: ..., most important, funded. There are a number of areas for which we need to ring-fence funding and this is one of them because, with our ageing population, we are looking at an increase of 4,000 to 5,000 per year in the number of people suffering from dementia. We need to take cognisance of that and direct action towards it. This Government is 20 months into its time in office and I have...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jul 2011)

Martin Conway: ...the seven wonders of nature. It would be wonderful if it was named as one of the seven top tourist attractions in the world. It is estimated that such a designation could lead to an additional 5 million tourists being attracted to the country every year.