Results 201-220 of 571 for speaker:Ciara Conway in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Rights (22 Jan 2013)

Ciara Conway: 503. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a statutory minimum leave entitlement for fathers on the birth or adoption of their child; if this will be paid entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2659/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (22 Jan 2013)

Ciara Conway: 568. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider updating the Child Care Act 1991 in order that all paid child-minders are subject to regulation and inspection. [2621/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (22 Jan 2013)

Ciara Conway: 569. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether a move from the current notification system to a registration system for all early years’ services, including paid child-minders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2622/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (22 Jan 2013)

Ciara Conway: 570. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in situations in which children are cared for in the child-minders home, if she will ensure that Garda vetting for the paid child-minders and for every member of the child-minders household should be a condition of registration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2623/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (22 Jan 2013)

Ciara Conway: 571. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will ensure that a review will be carried out to ensure that the pre-school regulations and the inspection processes are proportionate and appropriate to the home environment that child-minders work in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2624/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (29 Jan 2013)

Ciara Conway: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria his Department will be setting out regarding teacher appointments under developing school status for the 2013/ 2014 school year; if the same criteria will be used for the 2013/ 2014 school year or when the circular will be issued to schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4227/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (29 Jan 2013)

Ciara Conway: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health Service Executive's decision to purchase Kalydeco for use in the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4223/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Staff (29 Jan 2013)

Ciara Conway: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the EU working time directive in respect of junior doctors; if he will confirm that this will be applied in full; the measures being put in place to monitor the application of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4224/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (29 Jan 2013)

Ciara Conway: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the HPV vaccine to schoolboys here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4182/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (29 Jan 2013)

Ciara Conway: To ask the Minister for Health the mental health support available to medical staff, in particular junior doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4225/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Rebate Scheme (31 Jan 2013)

Ciara Conway: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider an excise rebate on diesel for passenger transport companies; if he will confirm that this may be required under EU law in view of the fact that it is proposed to introduce an excise rebate in diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4871/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (31 Jan 2013)

Ciara Conway: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the pension levy on occupational and pension fund assets imposed on an organisation (details supplied) in view of the fact that the fund trustees have decided to recover the cost of the levy from pensioners themselves by 0.6%; if there are any exceptions to the pension levy; to whom those might apply; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Support Agency (12 Feb 2013)

Ciara Conway: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details on the structure and model for the new Child and Family Support Agency; if she will confirm whether the CAFCASS in the UK has been used as a model; the extent to which this has been the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6657/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Graduate Nursing Scheme Application Numbers (12 Feb 2013)

Ciara Conway: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the actual number of applicants on the graduate nursing scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6676/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (19 Feb 2013)

Ciara Conway: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of convictions that have resulted in citizens being jailed due to the non-payment of fines for the years of 2008, 2009, 2010, 20011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8274/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (19 Feb 2013)

Ciara Conway: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of convictions in the courts in Waterford City and county that have resulted in citizens being jailed due to the non-payment of fines for the years of 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8275/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Service Orders (19 Feb 2013)

Ciara Conway: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that prisons are overcrowded and an expense on the State, the measures that are being taken to ensure that community service rather than jail as a viable option for convictions relating to non-payment of fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8276/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (20 Feb 2013)

Ciara Conway: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will seek EU approval to have the EU regional aid grant rates increased from 10% to 15% in the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9259/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (5 Mar 2013)

Ciara Conway: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a revenue issue; the options available to this company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11454/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Resolution Processes (5 Mar 2013)

Ciara Conway: To ask the Minister for Finance if the banks need to have any Ministerial, Central Bank or other formal instruction to write down personal and mortgage debt by expressly using the capital provided in their bailout for the purpose; if he will confirm that the capital was provided for that specific purpose; his views on whether the domestic economy could recover faster if personal and mortgage...