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Topical Issue Debate: Crèche Inspections (29 May 2013)

Ciara Conway: We should not cause panic among parents and as a parent of a young child I understand how much we rely on child care. I contacted my local crèche this morning in Dungarvan just to say I was thinking of the workers there. It has been a very difficult day for them, and these people are very committed to their job and giving care and attention to children on a daily basis. Most in the...

Topical Issue Debate: Crèche Inspections (29 May 2013)

Ciara Conway: Hear, hear.

Topical Issue Debate: Crèche Inspections (29 May 2013)

Ciara Conway: This is not the first time I have raised the issue of the provision of quality child care places with the Minister because what she has been faced with is a legacy of an approach by previous Governments where child care was merely a tax incentive for builders to provide crèches, and no more than that. Child care places were seen as no more than a labour activation measure for women....

Leaders' Questions (1 May 2013)

Ciara Conway: The Deputy should read the rest of it.

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Apr 2013)

Ciara Conway: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on this most serious and sensitive issue. We would not be present if it were not for the fact that some brave women came forward and told their sensitive stories publicly. We cannot discount how difficult it was for them to reveal such personal details. As a woman, I am aware of what it is like to go to hospital to have a baby. In such...

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Apr 2013)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Minister of State for his response but I am disappointed to hear that there will not be an extension of the deadline. Although I have no reason to disbelieve what the Minister of State has said about flexibility concerning the receipt of answers, I am not convinced. How this got past a review panel in the first place is disturbing. I find the language that was used - in...

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Apr 2013)

Ciara Conway: I urge them to forward their submissions today or through any public representatives in this House who may be able to do it on their behalf. I am deeply concerned that a review group would let this kind of language pass.

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Apr 2013)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this topic for debate. The matter I want to raise directly relates to the public consultation process on the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant. It is very timely because the consultation process closes today. I am very concerned about this and believe we should extend it by at least a week. As everybody in the House is aware, the...

Topical Issue Debate: Health and Safety Regulations (16 Apr 2013)

Ciara Conway: I am pleased to hear the HSA has taken the matter seriously because it accounts for such a high number of household poisonings, in particular affecting young children. The answer I received could be broken down into two points. The first is the commendable measures the HSA and the National Poisons Information Centre are taking in partnership with industry. We will wait until June to see...

Topical Issue Debate: Health and Safety Regulations (16 Apr 2013)

Ciara Conway: I have discussed this matter with the Minister of State previously. It is of particular concern to parents of young children and was recently covered by RTE's "The Consumer Show". Liquid detergent tablets are fairly innocuous household products that many of the Deputies present are familiar with and have bought and used. They are growing in popularity because they are handy, compact, mess...

Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (Resumed) (27 Feb 2013)

Ciara Conway: I am very honoured to be in the position to be able to speak on this issue and to have been here for what was a long overdue apology - a heartfelt apology that has given great comfort and solace to the women who found themselves incarcerated in the Magdalen laundries for many years. As the youngest female Member of this House, I think it incumbent on me to say that, thankfully, in this day...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Ciara Conway: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on the arrangement that was reached on the promissory notes last week, albeit in the early hours of the morning. What needs to be said has not been said by the Opposition, which is no surprise because, as the Minister for Finance said, it was a bad day to be in the Opposition. However, let us be under no illusion. Last week was a good week for...

Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

Ciara Conway: Yes, last time.

Topical Issue Debate: Child Care Services (30 Jan 2013)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Minister for her response. I acknowledge her commitment to the area of childminding and child care. We are at a very interesting stage in regard to the early-years sector. The Minister is correct that childminding must be valued and regarded as an integral part of the strategy as we proceed. In the past, people have dismissed childminding out of hand as baby-sitting, but it is...

Topical Issue Debate: Child Care Services (30 Jan 2013)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Minister for her attendance. The two key themes in childminding are the recognition of the service provided by the childminder and the regulation required. It is estimated that 50,000 young children in Ireland are cared for every day by childminders. However, only 1% of paid childminders are currently subjected to inspection. This is a quite stark figure. Childminding is the...

Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)

Ciara Conway: When will the family leave Bill be before the House given that recent reports have shown that women are now the highest earners? It is time that we considered introducing paternity leave and, more important, maternity leave for the Members of this House.

Education (Welfare) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2013)

Ciara Conway: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. I also have some of the concerns outlined by my colleagues, particularly regarding the onus on a person on the board of management to make a report. Previously, in the case of the Children First guidelines, we saw the hesitancy of people, often professional people, to make reports to social workers regarding child protection. This is a very...

Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2012)

Ciara Conway: What about Mr. Forgetful?

Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2012)

Ciara Conway: Who are "you"?

Confidence in the Government: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (12 Dec 2012)

Ciara Conway: If he would just keep quiet, he might learn something.