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Seanad: Department of Rural and Community Development: Statements (5 Dec 2017)

Martin Conway: ...is the type of joined-up thinking and partnership between government and community groups that will see rural Ireland foster, develop and achieve its potential. Aside from Athenry, one will never get the likes of Apple or Google employing thousands of people in rural Ireland. We can, however, get thousands of cottage industries employing ten, 20, 30, 50 or 100 people that create...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Martin Conway: ...view. I have always articulated my view to both the Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance. Overall the budget has been exceptionally positive. There certainly is a feeling of optimism and the Apple decision today adds to the optimism. This new confidence is important. I wish to acknowledge that today is World Sight Day. I wish to acknowledge the more than 250,000 people in this...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Second Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Martin Conway: ...Tánaiste for bringing forward this very important legislation. In this country we regularly pride ourselves on having seven of the top ten IT companies based here, including Google, Facebook and Apple. We are always pronouncing how we as a nation have been able to attract them because of our talented pool of graduates who have the skill sets required, plus the fact that Ireland is...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 May 2015)

Martin Conway: ...barristers have served their profession and the country well, there is a natural resistance to change that percolates from institutions which have not really changed. There have been bad eggs, bad apples or bad oranges - whatever one wants to call them - on both sides. There have been individuals who have made vast amounts of money from an unregulated sector, particularly barristers. It...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)

Martin Conway: I, too, am concerned about the Apple situation and I agree with other speakers. This relates to both the integrity of our tax system and the integrity of our country abroad. We in this House and people all over Ireland benefit from the enormous advances in technology as a result of Apple, such as iPads, iPhones, and that type of thing. As a company, Apple has been ground-breaking in what...

Seanad: Restorative Justice Process: Motion (20 Mar 2013)

Martin Conway: ...the committee is to recommend the legislation required to make restorative justice part of the mainstream. Everyone has said the prison system is not working. Let us think of the image of a rotten apple in a barrel of apples, but what if the barrel is also rotten? That the prison system does not work is not fault of the many good personnel who work within it. The reality is that too...

Seanad: Local Authority Housing (6 Dec 2011)

Martin Conway: ...as a local authority tenant. Even in these tough times we should bear in mind that local authority rents are assessed as a proportion of income, usually at something like 27%. There are bad apples in the system and others who get into difficulty through no fault of their own. It is incumbent on us to assist those who have difficulties with money management in order to ensure they at...