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Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Ciara Conway: Deputy O'Donovan.

Order of Business (30 Nov 2011)

Ciara Conway: The Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill 2011 was passed some time ago in the Seanad with cross-party support. When will it reach Committee Stage in the Dáil? It is an important Bill for women's health and I would like to see it expedited as quickly as possible.

Health (Provision of General Practitioner Services) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2011)

Ciara Conway: This is a worthwhile Bill. The GMS scheme has been in operation since Rory O'Hanlon was Minister for Health in 1989 and, like many other things, it is about time we took a fresh look at it. It is high time we re-examined the scheme. It is a shame in a way that it has taken the pressure of the troika to achieve this but perhaps this is a patch of silver lining in a dark cloud that has been...

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Oct 2011)

Ciara Conway: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on the legislation. I want to comment first on an issue raised by several speakers. When a Bill is before the House and a problem is identified, people immediately turn to the work of the schools and suggest we should have some programme in the schools. When people make this point, I ask when will our children learn to read and write if we...

Job Losses (14 Sep 2011)

Ciara Conway: I would like to use my time in this House to best serve the people of Waterford who have been neglected for a decade in terms of industrial investment in the city and the region. Along with my fellow Waterford Deputies, I have the dubious honour of being the first person to use this new Topical Issues Debate. I use the word "dubious" because the news in Waterford over the past few weeks has...

Job Losses (14 Sep 2011)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Minister but I emphasise at this critical time for Waterford that talk, talk is not enough and that we need is action, action. The Minister said the agencies will come together. The programme for Government promised that 50% of IDA funding will focus on the areas outside Dublin. Will the Minister ensure that the south east and Waterford is the focus of that 50% of IDA funding...

Topical Issue Debate (14 Sep 2011)

Ciara Conway: As I am.

Topical Issue Debate (14 Sep 2011)

Ciara Conway: I will speak in the allotted time.

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2011)

Ciara Conway: I echo the words of my Labour Party colleagues in welcoming the Minister's commitment in this area. We are very fortunate to have a Minister responsible for children and who has practice experience. As a practitioner, I believe there has been a void in this regard. The HSE has committed to providing an aftercare service for the vulnerable people but the reality is that there is no...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2011)

Ciara Conway: I welcome the amendment, which deals with an important issue that has been raised by all Members. However, I would like to use this opportunity to stress that there is an onus on the HSE to have the data. Now that the Minister has the power to look for it, I want to ensure the HSE will collect the information we need so that we can make decisions and know exactly what is going on,...

Twenty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2011)

Ciara Conway: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important matter. As someone who has worked in the area of child protection, I am only too aware of the need for a greater emphasis on the rights of children within the Constitution, particularly in respect of the types of family recognised by Bunreacht na hÉireann. I am a lone parent and am unrecognised in the Constitution. Improvement is...

Institutes of Technology (2 Jun 2011)

Ciara Conway: I thank Deputy Coffey for allowing me speak on this issue. It is an issue that I support fully. We have promised in the programme for Government to examine the establishment of a university in the south east. Over the past few years, campaigners in Waterford and in the south-east region have put a great deal of time, effort and money into the bid to gain university status for Waterford IT....

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Ciara Conway: The calendar.

Order of Business (25 May 2011)

Ciara Conway: The Government has committed in the programme for Government to the establishment of a quasi-judicial board dealing with debt management and that MABS, the Money Advice and Budgeting Agency, would be given these powers. Is legislation promised to deal with private debt management agencies as currently they are operating without regulation? This is of concern to people who find themselves-----

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (12 May 2011)

Ciara Conway: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Government's jobs initiative, which should been seen for what it is - a positive beginning that will bring certain benefits and represents a small step on the road to recovery as we clean up the mess that was left behind by the previous Government. Like Deputy Smith, I am keen to focus on tourism. He made a valid point when he said...

Suicide Prevention: Statements (Resumed) (3 May 2011)

Ciara Conway: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le muintir Phort Láirge as an tacú a fuair mé i rith an toghcháin. I have not had an opportunity to thank the people of Waterford as my maiden speech was on the very important matter of the nomination of the Taoiseach, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their support. I welcome this opportunity to speak on this matter and it...

Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Mar 2011)

Ciara Conway: It is my privilege, on behalf of the Labour Party, to second the motion that Deputy Enda Kenny be nominated for appointment by the President as Taoiseach. This is a historic moment, the moment when the two largest parties in the State have joined together in the nation's interest to form a strong and stable Government. It is a Government that knows the national interest is best served by...