Results 121-140 of 384 for speaker:Seán Conlan

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)

Seán Conlan: The constitutional position on the legality of abortion has been clear for 20 years. The Supreme Court, in the X case, established that Article 40.3.3° of the Constitution permits lawful abortion in Ireland in circumstances where the life of a pregnant woman has been established as a matter of probability to be at real and substantial risk and that risk can only be avoided by a...

Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)

Seán Conlan: I welcome the Minister's intentions and commitment to move from a passive to an active welfare state. Everybody in this republic has a valuable part to play in its rebuilding. I note the Minister has been active in formulating activation measures to assist people to get back to work by upskilling and retraining. I note the comments she made about the previous two Governments' utter failure...

Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)

Seán Conlan: I had intended to finish on that point. However, I will take this opportunity to inform Deputy Halligan that I do not take lectures from a populist waffler like him who comes into the House with that type of rhetoric. I am trying to make progressive suggestions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Report on North-South Public Service Provision: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Seán Conlan: I welcome Mr. D'Arcy to the meeting for this important discussion. This is an area of great interest to people living along the Border. They have been affected negatively by the lack of joined-up thinking between both sides with regard to the provision of health services, education, water, telecommunications, industrial development or the creation of jobs in the region. Much of the focus...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Report on North-South Public Service Provision: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Seán Conlan: I second the proposal.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Seán Conlan: As a nation, we have arrived at a new place in residency arrangements. Due to the events of recent years we find ourselves drifting towards the European model of families and individuals renting accommodation rather than purchasing it, as was the case before the recession. This has largely resulted from the imposition of more difficult criteria for mortgage applicants, making it more...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (24 Jan 2013)

Seán Conlan: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will set up a task force to tackle the unemployment problem in counties Cavan and Monaghan over the past number of years; if he will evaluate and identify investment opportunities in counties Cavan and Monaghan in view of the lack of investment by the Industrial Development Agency over the past decade; and if he will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Belfast Protests: Discussion (24 Jan 2013)

Seán Conlan: I wish to thank Mr. Roberts for coming here today. It is important to have this opportunity to speak to him. He said that divided societies are bad for business and that is obviously the case. He also made the point that it is a political problem and therefore needs politicians to take hold of the situation and provide solutions. It has been damaging from a business perspective. What...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Burger Content Investigations: Discussion (5 Feb 2013)

Seán Conlan: I compliment the food safety authority on its investigation and carrying out the initial DNA tests. I also compliment the Minister. I have had discussions with people who work in the industry. I live beside the Silvercrest plant and a few miles from the Rangeland plant so I am greatly concerned about protecting the jobs and local economy. Obviously I want to also protect farmers, their...

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2013)

Seán Conlan: The Finance Bill is a very welcome development as it seeks to address in a meaningful way the difficulties being experienced by many small and medium enterprises throughout the country. Small and medium enterprises are the single most important sector in our economy and benefit every town, village and parish by creating employment and providing services in parts of Ireland where...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes (28 Feb 2013)

Seán Conlan: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources bearing in mind his policy statement on the strategic importance of transmission and other energy infrastructure which states the Government underlines the imperative for early and ongoing engagement and consultation with local communities and all stakeholders before entering planning, his views on whether communities in the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Mar 2013)

Seán Conlan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a carer's allowance application that was made in June 2012 in respect of a person (details supplied) has still not been reached and remains in the backlog of applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13011/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (16 Apr 2013)

Seán Conlan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision of his Department not to award a pension to a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16505/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (16 Apr 2013)

Seán Conlan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the legislation governing the Student Union Supoort Ireland grant discriminates against students whose parent for the purposes of assessment of income is in receipt of an allowance as a dependant of a cohabiting partner (details supplied) [16652/13]

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

Seán Conlan: We, as elected legislators of this nation, again find ourselves confronted by the sins of past generations in addressing the issue of symphysiotomy, a procedure inflicted on unsuspecting and unfortunate mothers who at the very hour of their distress in giving birth to their children were abused mentally, physically, emotionally and unconstitutionally at the hands of agents of this State who...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Design (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Conlan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the legislation governing the Student Universal Support Ireland grant discriminates against students whose parent for the purposes of assessment of income is in receipt of an allowance as a dependent of a cohabiting partner (details supplied). [17442/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (23 Apr 2013)

Seán Conlan: 294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the legislation governing the Student Universal Support Ireland grant discriminates against students whose parent and/or guardian, for the purposes of assessment of income, is in receipt of an allowance as a dependent of a cohabiting partner (details supplied). [19115/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (15 May 2013)

Seán Conlan: 175. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused jobseeker's payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23255/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (15 May 2013)

Seán Conlan: 176. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in a revised decision on disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23256/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 May 2013)

Seán Conlan: 265. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for more than three years for a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23250/13]