Results 481-500 of 1,325 for speaker:Ciara Conway

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (27 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to reports that MIBI has not been instructed to deal with third party claims under Setanta Insurance; his views on the position of having third party claims dealt with; if he will offer advice and clarify the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23109/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (27 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: 142. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a situation (details supplied) regarding banking licences; his views on the veracity of the same; the actions his Department has carried out in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23011/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (27 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: 538. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a comparison of the commercial road vehicle tax in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland; his plans to restructure commercials vehicle tax here to ease the burden and help improve competitiveness of operators here; if he will consider setting up a working group to examine this issue (details...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Vessel Licences (27 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: 599. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine a case (details supplied); if his Department will assist or provide guidance in having this vessel registered as a 345 kW on the Irish registry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22509/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fishing Vessel Licences (27 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: 979. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine a case (details supplied); if his Department can assist or provide guidance in having this vessel registered a 345 kw on the on the Irish registry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22671/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Health Services Staff (27 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: 1011. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 701 of 30 April 2014, if there is any further update on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23059/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Teacher Recruitment (15 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Minister, although I am a little unclear about his answer. He indicated the Department has a pilot scheme in place which will be reviewed in the autumn of 2014 but continued that if the process does not really suit, a teacher may have to be redeployed to a certain area anyway. How has the process worked and is there any indication of it working efficiently? I have just...

Topical Issue Debate: Teacher Recruitment (15 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Minister for taking this Topical Issues matter. Last year I was contacted by a school in my constituency in the Gaeltacht of An Rinn, Scoil Náisiúnta na Rinne. The principal, Aodh Mac Craith, outlined to me that he had difficulty filling a vacancy in the school. Given that permanent teaching jobs in good schools are hard to come by and the numbers on the teaching...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (14 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: 97. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review and increase rent supplement levels to reflect increasing rent levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21631/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Abduction of Nigerian Children (13 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: 148. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the assistance Ireland is providing in tracing the 200 schoolgirls abducted last month by the Islamist group, Boko Haram, in Nigeria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21209/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (13 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: 181. To ask the Minister for Finance if in a situation where a separated couple can show evidence of the equal division of child benefit, this proof can be used to allow the splitting of the single person child carer credit between two working parents in view of the fact that the recipient of child benefit is being used as a deciding factor by the Revenue Commissioners in the allocation of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (13 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: 676. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the Fáilte Ireland map (details supplied); if he will explain the reason this map has included Tramore, County Waterford, but leaves out Waterford city which has a much larger population; if he is satisfied with this measure in view of the significant spending on tourism projects in Waterford...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (13 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: 677. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a Fáilte Ireland map (details supplied); if he will provide details on the policy decision to include Tramore but to exclude Waterford city; the criteria used; if he will provide a detailed breakdown on when this map was published; the number of copies and were produced; where it is being...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (8 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: 47. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to policy holders with Setanta Insurance, if policy holders will get their money back in the wake of the collapse of this company; if he will clarify the situation in respect of no claims bonus; if this will be affected; if policy holders will receive any refund in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20714/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (8 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance with respect to third party claimants of Setanta Insurance, if the matter proceeds to the High Court and an award is made will third party claimants be entitled to receive 100% of this claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20716/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance Regulation (8 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport with respect to third party claimants of Setanta Insurance, if the Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland, MIBI, will appoint its own legal teams to individual cases or if the legal teams already in place will be permitted to continue to pursue the matters on which they have been working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20715/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (6 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: 159. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding policyholders at Setanta Insurance; the position of the State in respect of same; if those policyholders with active claims will be compensated via a State fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20156/14]

Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: I congratulate the Minister on getting to this stage. It has been a firm commitment of hers since taking office to ensure we safeguard children into the future. Not only does the Bill deliver on a key commitment in the programme for Government, it is a direct recommendation of the 2009 Ryan report, which appalled people throughout the country with its description of how the State had failed...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (1 May 2014)

Ciara Conway: 8. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the seven villages sewerage scheme in County Waterford. [19457/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Industry (30 Apr 2014)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Minister for his reply. However, I am not concerned that "claimants will only be eligible for 65% of the amount due or €825,000, whichever is the lesser". The case I cited will involve a much greater sum. What will be done to ensure such lax regulation, albeit under EU law, cannot continue? This was a primarily Irish company selling to Irish consumers but it was...