Results 501-520 of 1,325 for speaker:Ciara Conway

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social Insurance Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any plans to move the social insurance fund from his Department to the Department of Social Protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35998/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Application (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made in applying the universal social charge to pensions worth over €60,000 a year for the over 70s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36074/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 106. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that has been taken on reducing tax relief for pensions worth over €60,000 and the amount that this will realise for the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36075/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 107. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue raised by the changes in the taxation of social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36076/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that the revenue raised by the taxation of social welfare payments should be ring-fenced to protect the social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36077/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 139. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of non-residential properties the National Asset Management Agency has control over in Waterford City and County; if he will provide details in tabular form of locations and sizes; if some of these properties might be used by local charity and community groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36454/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Exchequer Revenue (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 141. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide figures on the amount it would cost the Exchequer to designate a two week tax holiday whereby citizens would not pay PAYE in the month of December to facilitate Christmas spending; if he will provide estimates on the potential boost to the economy as a result of this proposal; if he will consider this measure in the context of Budget...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 253. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will list by urban rateable area, broken down by business type in tabular form the number of appeals to rate valuations received to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36061/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 254. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has given further consideration to placing a moratorium on the rates valuation process in Waterford until after the amalgamation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36062/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 257. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the transfer of Mount Congreve into public ownership; when the gardens will be open to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36065/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 490. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he is taking to preserve privacy online and protection of citizens' data in the wake of significant breaches of internet privacy being committed by the American National Security Agency and the British GCsa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36063/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 492. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to the personal insolvency practitioners process, if he will clarify who will bring those citizens who have insufficient disposable income or saleable assets to pay fees, through debt settlement arrangement or personal insolvency arrangements options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36263/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 493. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify if those persons who have insufficient means are to be denied the benefits of the insolvency legislation; if he will specify the avenues that are open to persons in this predicament; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36264/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 494. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if will commit to ensuring that Money Advice and Budgeting Service will be sufficiently resourced to provide DSA & PIAs to low and or middle income households who are not commercially viable for PIPs to take on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36265/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 495. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify an issue in relation to Debt Settlement Arrangement or Personal Insolvency Arrangements options (details supplied); if persons who have insufficient means to be denied the benefits of the Insolvency Legislation; and if Money Advice and Budgeting Service be sufficiently resourced to provide DSA and PIAs to low and or middle...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Application Numbers (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 504. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to tackle the waiting list of approximately 3,000 persons who are awaiting Gardaí clearance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35988/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 508. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when Ireland will adopt article 19 of the UN Convention into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36064/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 562. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details in tabular form by county and demographic, the numbers of applications received so far under the Magdalene Redress scheme; if he will provide an update on the status of the recommendations produced by Justice Quirke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36457/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: 683. To ask the Minister for Health further to the publication of the Higgins report, if he will provide a full update on changes and progress at Waterford Regional Hospital with a particular focus on CAT labs and cardiology services; if he will include a detailed timeline of expected completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36271/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children and Youth Issues: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (18 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: To follow Deputy Mitchell O'Connor's references to early childhood, we were all horrified by the documentary. I have a concern about how the situation will improve for children. I have mentioned it to the Minister previously. People do not realise the tasks facing child care staff everyday. They have little if any planning time. All of their time is contact time with the children. If...