Results 201-220 of 654 for speaker:Ciara Conway in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 809. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to dermatology services in Waterford Regional Hospital, including the current staffing position in relation to consultants, recruitment and retirement of consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19048/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 810. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to waiting lists for dermatology services at Waterford Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19049/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (30 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 811. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit to ensuring that full teams of support staff are available in the dermatology unit in Waterford Regional Hospital, including details on the number required and the number of vacancies that exist in roles such as SHOs, NCHDs, nursing and administrative staff; the measures being taken to provide a full service in the face of pending...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (30 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 851. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to issues faced by residential health care staff working on sleepover duty in view of the fact that some residential care staff are expected to work 63 hours per week instead of the statutory 48; the reasons for same; if sleepover duty, where a member of staff is on-call while working overnight is part of the working week and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Data (16 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 19. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the primary purpose of letters sent recently to households regarding child benefit; the purpose of seeking information on childcare provision for the children of the household; if this information will inform policy, particularly the review announced on child care costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17729/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (16 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 31. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the Pensions Ombudsman has reviewed its response time to queries regarding pension complaints since its establishment, particularly regarding pension scheme closures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17728/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (16 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the vehicle age limit that was brought into legislation in relation to all taxis was subsequently abolished for wheelchair accessible taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18196/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (16 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason vehicles that are over 15 years cannot be used as taxis yet no such rule exists for buses or other public services vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18195/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Constitutional Convention Recommendations (15 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 353. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her response to the proposal made by the Constitutional Convention to include social and economic rights in the Constitution, including specific mention of a right to social security; if her Department is working on the implications of such incorporation for social protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17743/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (15 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 636. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a patient who is referred to accident and emergency by an optician or optometrist is liable for a €100 charge; his views on the rationale for this; if he will look at changing this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17839/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Development Projects (15 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 703. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a progress update on plans to extend the runway at Waterford Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17761/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Rebate Scheme (8 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an issue in respect of bulk purchase of diesel that is of concern to transport operators; if he will consider correspondence, details supplied, and in view of the circumstances outlined if it is possible to amend the rules and offer an alternative whereby members of the transport organisation provide invoices to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (8 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 399. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water is engaging with the group water scheme sector, including the national federation of group water schemes; if he will address their concerns including setting bulk prices enabling them to take into account costs and prices for the year ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16637/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (8 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 400. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has taken on board the fact that the group water scheme sector has ten times greater lengths of watermains per consumer connection to operate and maintain when compared with the public mains now operated by Irish Water, but that this rural sector has ten times fewer customers on which to levy charges; if...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (8 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 401. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the existing legislation for taking charge of group water schemes, if his Department is aware of the need for, and is working to address the immediate need to develop policies and procedures around drinking water provision outlining in detail the roles and responsibilities of various entities including his...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Establishment (8 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 517. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on the way the Child and Family Agency has been rolled out in County Waterford; her views on the changes that have been implemented or are planned in relation to infrastructure, including an update on the buildings that are being used and by whom; her views on whether these premises belong to the Health...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Establishment (8 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 518. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on the way the Child and Family Agency, CFA, has been rolled out in County Waterford; the number of staff now employed by the CFA in Waterford and the region; the number of these employees that have been transferred from the Health Service Executive; the numbers of new staff that have been recruited and to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Services Programme (8 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 519. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views for relocating residential staff into community services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16010/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Services Programme (8 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 549. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the vision for relocation of residential staff in Waterford into community services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16627/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (8 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: 520. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the out of hours services of her Department in County Waterford will be extended as per the mission statement of the new agency; the way this will be achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16011/14]