Results 161-180 of 1,325 for speaker:Ciara Conway

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (10 Mar 2015)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I take no pleasure in raising this issue time and again. I represent the people of Waterford, who feel like they are getting a shoddy deal. We were told at the time of the Higgins' report that one of the main requirements to secure services into the future was an increased population base. In regard to the case I highlighted of the elderly...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (10 Mar 2015)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Minister of State for taking this debate. I am very disappointed to find myself here once again. This is an issue I have raised on numerous occasions in the Dáil Chamber and at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children. It shows how important the issue is for the people of Waterford. Two years ago, I received a letter from the former Minister, Deputy Reilly,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (10 Mar 2015)

Ciara Conway: 322. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the report of the working group on direct provision will be completed and published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10246/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Integration (10 Mar 2015)

Ciara Conway: 338. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the national integration strategy will be published and ready; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10378/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (5 Mar 2015)

Ciara Conway: 182. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made regarding the business plan to build a second catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford; if his attention has been drawn to correspondence (details supplied) from the then Minister, Deputy Reilly, on 13 May 2013, which promised that the new hospital groups will enable us to achieve our goal of providing cardiac...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (4 Mar 2015)

Ciara Conway: 86. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a grant in respect of organic farmers (details supplied) for a new fodder growing system using organic barley that can produce feed on organic farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9488/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (4 Mar 2015)

Ciara Conway: 139. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on dermatology services in University Hospital Waterford; if he will provide an update on recruitment to fill vacant posts; if he will provide a commitment that reinstating full dermatology services in County Waterford is a priority; if he will provide the timeframe for the restoration of services; and if he will make a...

Children and Family Relationships Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2015)

Ciara Conway: I am very glad to get some speaking time on this historic Bill. I congratulate the Minister on her efforts to bring it before the House. There is a saying that life sometimes imitates art but in my case, it is a case of politics imitating my life. When I was elected to this Dáil, I was a single parent and my daughter and I were unrecognised by the State. I am very glad to see that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (19 Feb 2015)

Ciara Conway: 219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide, in tabular form, and by year and by county, the number of rural hackney licences that have been awarded since the scheme's inception; if he is satisfied with the uptake of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7543/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2015)

Ciara Conway: 367. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been reached regarding the use of the new vaccination against meningitis B, Bexsero, here; when a decision will be made as to whether this drug will be made available in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6839/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2015)

Ciara Conway: 368. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide for each of the years, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the number of recorded cases of meningitis B in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6840/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (17 Feb 2015)

Ciara Conway: 382. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there has been no speech and language therapist in attendance at a school (details supplied) in County Waterford since the end of November 2014; the reason this is the case; if she will confirm that recruitment is underway, to fill this vacant post, and continue the therapy; when a new speech and language...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Intervention Teams (17 Feb 2015)

Ciara Conway: 386. To ask the Minister for Health the number and locations of community intervention teams throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7004/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Intervention Teams (17 Feb 2015)

Ciara Conway: 387. To ask the Minister for Health details on the community intervention teams in County Waterford; the care home facilities they support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7005/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (17 Feb 2015)

Ciara Conway: 388. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new unopened maternity unit in University Hospital, Waterford; the amount that has been spent in building and equipping this facility to date; the reason it is not currently in use; if he will confirm that opening this facility is a priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7006/15]

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Ciara Conway: That is outrageous.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Closures (12 Feb 2015)

Ciara Conway: 10. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the set up and financial supports provided to a company (details supplied) in County Waterford to locate in Waterford city; if the company was placed under obligation to stay in Waterford for a set period of time; if he is satisfied that the company fulfilled all the terms and conditions of its contract, before making the decision to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (10 Feb 2015)

Ciara Conway: 208. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the community services programme will be re-opened to new applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6156/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (10 Feb 2015)

Ciara Conway: 439. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a case (details supplied) regarding service boundaries for mental health; if the Health Service Executive will implement a system whereby clients in this part of west Waterford will be able to access south Tipperary mental health services, taking into consideration the difficulties with transport in that area; if a model similar to...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015)

Ciara Conway: Can the Minister address any savings or efficiencies in the establishment of hospital groups and the interface with regional spending? How will this play out? It is a significant change that we have seen throughout the regions. Perhaps the Minister can talk about how acute hospital care, which is quite considerable, will interface with the regions as they currently are in the HSE.