Results 641-660 of 1,325 for speaker:Ciara Conway

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Health Policy (13 Feb 2014)

Ciara Conway: 248. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the actions he will take to improve awareness and knowledge of sexual health and healthy sexual relationships, particularly among young persons, in view of the debate on the age of sexual consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7272/14]

Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)

Ciara Conway: Further to what the Minister of State has said, I welcome the significant amount of money made available to Waterford railway station. That station is vulnerable, as it is by the shore and near the cliffs. As it is an essential part of our infrastructure, that €1 million is, of course, very welcome. The storm is raging as we speak this evening. I have heard countless reports of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (12 Feb 2014)

Ciara Conway: 166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will earmark or set aside some funding to compensate those who fish for a living due to the fact they have been unable to take out their boats for at least five weeks in some instances and in many cases their boats have been in harbour since before Christmas due to dangerous and stormy weather conditions; the supports...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (11 Feb 2014)

Ciara Conway: 279. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact Ballytruckle post office in Waterford city was closed recently due to flooding; the options open to citizens requiring any payments they may be due to collect from the social welfare office while this disruption continues; if she will confirm when the post office will reopen; and if she will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Feb 2014)

Ciara Conway: Is that Revenue or the Garda?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Feb 2014)

Ciara Conway: They stated on the record last week before the committee that that was not the case and they had sufficient resources.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Feb 2014)

Ciara Conway: We were told the opposite. We might make further inquiries on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Feb 2014)

Ciara Conway: I apologise for not being here for all of the presentations. I had a competing meeting. A lot of my questions have already been asked but I have some particular ones for the three organisations representing the retailers - the National Federation of Retail Newsagents Ireland, the Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association and Retail Excellence Ireland. We had a series of hearings with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Feb 2014)

Ciara Conway: My apologies.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (5 Feb 2014)

Ciara Conway: 32. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children engaged in the Garda diversion programme; the number with juvenile liasion officers; his plans to review and develop the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53276/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (4 Feb 2014)

Ciara Conway: 497. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form a county breakdown of the number of persons in each of the direct provision centres around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4893/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (4 Feb 2014)

Ciara Conway: 498. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form a county breakdown of the number of children in each of the direct provision centres around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4894/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (4 Feb 2014)

Ciara Conway: 499. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will publish a table specifying a breakdown by county and direct provision centre, the time, in three monthly periods, spent by persons in these centres; the actions he is taking to ensure that persons spend as little time as possible in these facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4895/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (4 Feb 2014)

Ciara Conway: 591. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the role the Child and Family Agency has in ensuring the well-being of children living in direct provision centres; the work her Department has engaged in to date in relation to ensuring child welfare concerns for children in direct provision centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4896/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Haddington Road Agreement Implementation (4 Feb 2014)

Ciara Conway: 609. To ask the Minister for Health if any representative lobby groups from the Health Service Executive have sought exemptions from the Haddington Road agreement; if any such exemptions have been granted within the HSE and are they being paid over the threshold of current pay levels; if he will provide further details in relation to this; if he will confirm whether these extra payments were...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Haddington Road Agreement Implementation (4 Feb 2014)

Ciara Conway: 623. To ask the Minister for Health if the Haddington Road agreement is being implemented for all pay grades in the Health Service Executive; if there are any positions outside of this; if he will provide details of these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4911/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Haddington Road Agreement Implementation (4 Feb 2014)

Ciara Conway: 624. To ask the Minister for Health if any representative lobby groups have sought exemptions from the Haddington Road agreement; if any such exemptions have been granted and are they being paid over the threshold of current pay levels; if he will provide further details in relation to this and if he will confirm whether these extra payments were approved and by whom; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (4 Feb 2014)

Ciara Conway: 622. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the number of vacant consultant posts throughout the country; the specific positions involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4910/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2014)

Ciara Conway: 205. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of section 39 agencies that receive funding from his Department; if he will further provide, in tabular form, the amount that has been received by each of these organisations for each of the past ten years; the purpose for which same was given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4698/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Jan 2014)

Ciara Conway: 766. To ask the Minister for Health the length of the waiting list for a service (details supplied) in Dungarvan Community Hospital, County Waterford; if he will provide a specific breakdown outlining patients waiting in excess of one month, three months, six months, nine months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4148/14]