Results 1-20 of 85 for cork speaker:Martin Conway

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Martin Conway: ...people who are travelling from Limerick to Ennis and Ennis to Limerick are increasing exponentially on that rail line. They deserve the same service as people travelling from Limerick to Dublin or from Dublin to Cork. They deserve to travel in the knowledge that if they do buy a yearly ticket they will be travelling by train not by bus, and that they will get to their destinations on...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Martin Conway: ...on the passing of Councillor Gerard Murphy today, another former Member of the Houses of the Oireachtas. I would like to pass on my sympathies to the Murphy family and the people of Newmarket in Cork and the surrounding areas he represented for so long. I am disappointed to hear the World Rally Championship that was going to be held in Limerick, Kerry and Waterford is not going to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2024)

Martin Conway: ...public transport, especially the rail network. I acknowledge the very good work being done by Jim Meade and his team at Iarnród Éireann. There is now a 6 a.m. train to the Cathaoirleach's city, Cork, that gets in before 9 a.m., so if people need to go to Cork for a day's business, whether from Dublin, Thurles, Limerick or even Ennis, they can be there in time, given all those...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authorities (30 May 2023)

Martin Conway: Before I call the Minister of State, I welcome Councillor Patrick Murphy from west Cork, who is joining us today as a guest of Senator O'Donovan. He is welcome to the House along with his guests, Anna Mae, Caroline and Seán. I hope they enjoy Leinster House. It always looks better when the sun is shining. They are very welcome and I hope they have a great day.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Strategies (18 Apr 2023)

Martin Conway: .... I believe, however, that the IBTS should cover the cost of this service. We need to make the service universal and uniform. What happens in Dublin should happen in Clare and what happens in Cork should happen in Donegal. There should be no differences. That is what creates inequalities in healthcare. We urgently need a national strategy to identify and deal with people who have...

Seanad: Rail Network: Statements (23 Feb 2023)

Martin Conway: ...is there and Iarnród Éireann owns the land and property, so it is not that difficult. I know my time is limited. One issue that needs to be addressed urgently is an early morning train from Dublin to Cork. The first train from Dublin does not get into Cork until 9.50 a.m. That is too late for most people working and most people studying. If you wanted to go from Ennis to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2023)

Martin Conway: I would like to pass on my sympathies to the family in Cork of Bishop David O'Connell who was brutally murdered in Los Angeles. This is a shocking crime and I hope that the perpetrator is brought to justice as quickly as possible. I want to raise the need for a veterinary college in the mid-west. The University of Limerick is very keen to press ahead with plans to establish a veterinary...

Seanad: UL Hospitals Group: Motion (1 Feb 2023)

Martin Conway: ...motion proposes is that the Minister would seriously and genuinely reconsider providing an elective hospital for the mid-west. While we very much welcome the three elective hospitals announced for Cork, Galway and Dublin, we believe because of the problems with lack of capacity, the mid-west should have been one of the regions for an elective hospital to be located. That said, I believe...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Martin Conway: ...bad. If anyone wonders about his passion, and many people have spoken about passion, they would not want to sit beside him in Semple Stadium when Clare are ahead by a point in injury time against Cork. The Cathaoirleach's passion comes out in droves when it comes to GAA matches. He is a passionate GAA person, a passionate Cork person, a passionate Irish person and a passionate Senator....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2022)

Martin Conway: ...or going or what the plan is for the future of these extremely important tourist attractions in County Clare. I also raise the issue of the Owenacurra Centre in Midleton simply because what is happening in Cork is wrong. The performance of the head of the Mental Health Commission at the Joint Committee on Disability Matters last Thursday was diabolical. The condescending approach taken...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Martin Conway: I thank the witnesses for attending the committee. Mr. Watt will be glad to hear the Cabinet has approved the consultant contract, the progression of the two elective hospitals in Cork and Galway and the establishment of surgical hubs in Limerick and Waterford. My first question is how long will it take to open the surgical hub in Limerick?

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: ...to achieve. With regard to transport in general, as the Minister knows, many young people now have to live at home because of the housing situation. I know of a young person who is in college in Cork and who wishes to commute from Ennis, but the earliest time this person can be in Cork by train is 9.45 a.m. Similarly, for young people living in Portlaoise, Thurles or close to Limerick...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: What about the early-morning train to Cork?

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: ...be difficult. The green bus between Dublin and Ennis is a great service. Mr. John O'Sullivan deserves great praise for what he has achieved with that. There is no green bus service from Ennis to Cork, however. The issue I raised affects people in places like Thurles and Portlaoise as well because many people are working in the Civil Service in Cork and so on. The option should be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: ...the certainty of a commitment of funding going forward, in 2023 and beyond? How many long Covid clinics is it proposed to open in other parts of the country? People suffering from long Covid in Cork or Donegal should not have to travel to Dublin to receive treatment. What supports are being provided to GPs in the context of long Covid? Is there a strategy in place of working with GPs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Integrated Eye Care: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: ...been very useful. I propose that the committee write to the Minister, endorsing this model and requesting that it be part of the budgetary process. Deputy Burke referred to what is happening in Cork and the collaboration, communications and so forth. I wish to develop that a little further. Obviously the witnesses have been developing this for the last two or three years and it is well...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Conway: ...time is 11 hours, in Limerick University Hospital it is 15 hours, which means people in Limerick must wait an extra 30% longer. My question on elective hospitals is for Mr. Reid. I note that Cork, Galway and Dublin have been identified as locations for elective hospitals. Surely the demographics in the mid-west make the case for an elective hospital? Why is an elective hospital not...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Martin Conway: I echo the words of Senator Boyhan regarding Councillor Noel Collins. I spoke in the Chamber less than three weeks ago when he stood down from Cork County Council after 54 years of dedicated, unbroken service. He was a great friend of mine for a long time. The last time I was in his home, he sat back and sang "The Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door", which was quite amazing given the fact his...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Martin Conway: ...was shocked and horrified that 1,000 people missed their flights from the airport last Sunday. I echo the calls for an immediate recalibration of flights to have them moved from Dublin Airport to Cork Airport and, in particular, Shannon Airport, which has a state-of-the-art security system far ahead of that in place in Dublin Airport and can cope with volume. They can also be moved to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 May 2022)

Martin Conway: I extend good wishes to former councillor, Noel Collins, who stepped down from Cork County Council on Monday after 55 years of service to the community of Midleton and the surrounding areas. Mr. Collins was chairman of Cork County Council and he had a unique style of representation. He had no mobile phone, computer or social media. He held his clinic by sitting on the wall outside the...