Results 301-320 of 1,325 for speaker:Ciara Conway

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child Protection Services: Discussion (4 Nov 2014)

Ciara Conway: The Senator is correct. It is a clear issue.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (4 Nov 2014)

Ciara Conway: 404. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protections that are afforded to the Bilberry goat herd at Bilberry in Waterford city; the steps he is taking to ensure this unique goat breed remains protected, and genetically distinct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41099/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (4 Nov 2014)

Ciara Conway: 405. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to an order from his Department to ensure the Bilberry goat herd in County Waterford is kept apart from other breeds of goat, the follow up action that has been taken to ensure this order has been fully complied with; the way this issue is monitored and kept under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41100/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Registration Fees (4 Nov 2014)

Ciara Conway: 522. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied); if there is any measure present or pending to allow registered charities to waive their property registration fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41562/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (4 Nov 2014)

Ciara Conway: 662. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for an operation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41385/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (23 Oct 2014)

Ciara Conway: An undertaking was given at the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (23 Oct 2014)

Ciara Conway: In respect of the planning of resources between Cork University Hospital and University Hospital Waterford, how would Dr. O'Connell describe the relationship between the two hospitals in their planning for future service provision? We have discussed previously the point that the idea behind establishing hospital groups was not about making patients travel to Cork but about consultants coming...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (23 Oct 2014)

Ciara Conway: I received an indication that one of the directors would answer my questions, but I have not yet received any replies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (23 Oct 2014)

Ciara Conway: That is not correct. Nurses are employed by the HSE in all other regions but not in the south east.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (23 Oct 2014)

Ciara Conway: I am referring to skeleton staff.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (23 Oct 2014)

Ciara Conway: I have a question for the Minister about an issue I have raised which relates to food served in hospitals and his views on having national standards for the quality of food served to our patients in hospital because we do not want them to get any sicker as a result of the food they are offered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (23 Oct 2014)

Ciara Conway: I refer to the questions which I have raised with this committee and with the HSE on a number of occasions. We are going around in circles in this regard. We are a year on from the Higgins report when Professor Higgins established the hospital groups. Waterford University Hospital was given an undertaking that a 24-7 cardiac catheterisation laboratory would be available to the people in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Ciara Conway: What is the current number?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Ciara Conway: For clarification, it was mentioned that the market is moving very fast, in particular in areas of high demand such as Dublin. Did local authorities miss out on houses because the market caught up with them? Did they not act quickly enough and therefore lost good social housing to the private market?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Ciara Conway: Is it not the policy that first refusal should be offered to State bodies regarding buildings of significant interest? Is there a social clause to the effect that NAMA should offer housing to them? We know Dublin is a pressure point in terms of social housing. Should local authorities not have been offered that stock? Were they too slow to react? Mr. McDonagh said they have been. Is he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: National Asset Management Agency (22 Oct 2014)

Ciara Conway: On question 3 regarding the imposition of conditionality in relation to asset sales, at the height of the boom construction accounted for approximately 20% of economic activity. Currently, dependent on what data one is looking at, the percentage in that regard is 5% or 6%. I think everybody will agree that the optimum level is around 10% or 12%. Reference was made earlier to maximising the...

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2014)

Ciara Conway: That is outrageous.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (22 Oct 2014)

Ciara Conway: 138. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update, with a clear timeframe as to the progress that has been made on developing an appropriate scheme to replace the mobility allowance scheme and motorised transport grant; the progress that has been made in the development of new schemes; when we will see this in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40617/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (22 Oct 2014)

Ciara Conway: 142. To ask the Minister for Health when he will have a decision, and details of, the replacement for the mobility allowance scheme and motorised transport grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40629/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Food (22 Oct 2014)

Ciara Conway: 131. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown as to the amount spent by hospitals nationally on providing food for patients; the cost per head per patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40573/14]