Results 661-680 of 1,325 for speaker:Ciara Conway

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

Ciara Conway: 767. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a service (details supplied) in Dungarvan Community Hospital, County Waterford; if this is due to staff shortages; the measures that are being taken to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4149/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Jan 2014)

Ciara Conway: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Jan 2014)

Ciara Conway: My question was answered by Revenue when a member of its staff said that there are no blackspots and no place as bad as another. Does the Garda Síochána share that experience? Retailers have approached me and said that on examination of their books for any given week their takings for cigarette sales can be down by as much as €4,000. They can also see that there is a cycle...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Jan 2014)

Ciara Conway: I wish to comment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Jan 2014)

Ciara Conway: Many of the questions I intended to ask have been asked and I will not reiterate them. I congratulate the Garda on its success in the seizure under Operation Bonanza where 10 million cigarettes and cash were captured. Are there black spots in the country where such activity is more prevalent? I also have been contacted by a number of retailers who are concerned that the plain packaging...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (22 Jan 2014)

Ciara Conway: 102. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on zero hour contracts; if he will commit to ending same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3086/14]

Recent Severe Storm Damage: Statements (16 Jan 2014)

Ciara Conway: Many of the previous speakers have spoken about the devastation the weather brought in the new year particularly to coastal communities. The state in which it left the road networks in Tramore in County Waterford came to national attention. What was most alarming about the sink hole that emerged and was shown by the media was how little there is between the road surface and what is beneath...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health and HSE (16 Jan 2014)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Ministers, Mr. O'Brien and his staff for their attendance. I have some supplementary questions to those I submitted about the establishment and progress of the hospital groups. The response to my questions provided details about the appointment of chairpersons and the ongoing recruitment of the chief executive officers. My predominant concern is about the hospital group for the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Community Radio Stations Funding (15 Jan 2014)

Ciara Conway: 446. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a a recent Crowe-Horwath consultancy document for the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, which commented on the social benefits of community media; his views on whether the community radio sector should be funded by means other than commercial income; if he will look at ways to assist the development of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Community Radio Stations Funding (15 Jan 2014)

Ciara Conway: 464. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on funding the community media sector particularly community radio; his views on whether not-for-profit radio should be funded by means other than commercial income; if he will look at ways to assist the development of community media across the State in view of the social benefits to local communities; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Refurbishment (15 Jan 2014)

Ciara Conway: 599. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a commitment that while renovations are carried out in the Waterford Courthouse, the District Court, Circuit Criminal, Family and Civil, and the High Court will each continue to sit in Waterford and not be transferred out of the City to Kilkenny; if he will confirm that on completion of works in the Waterford Courthouse that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (15 Jan 2014)

Ciara Conway: 865. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update with a timeline on plans to ringfence beds at Cork University Hospital for children with cystic fibrosis, for the provision of specialist day clinics and in patient beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1329/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Ciara Conway: We find in the period approaching October and November that we are seeking to take money from other services. Despite this, we want to try to reduce delayed discharges from acute services by 10% this year. How will we meet the target of a mere 10% if we do not have a financial system that allows the primary care and mental health services to spend their budgets to prevent the acute services...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Ciara Conway: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Minister, the director general, Mr. Tony O'Brien, and his staff for making themselves available. There is no doubt that we are facing into a very difficult year for those who use the system and those who work within it. I join my colleagues in acknowledging the tremendous work carried out in primary care and in acute sectors throughout the country. There are some positives and...

Topical Issues Debate: Speech and Language Therapy (19 Dec 2013)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Minister of State for his response. However, I still have concerns. The Minister of State spoke about the services that are available, but those are services in acute hospital settings, not community-based settings. I reiterate that there are no speech and language services for those adults who are lucky enough to be allowed to go home. The Department of Health and the HSE...

Topical Issues Debate: Speech and Language Therapy (19 Dec 2013)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Minister and the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue, which has been in and out of his office for a number of months now. I am delighted to have the opportunity to raise this issue regarding the lack of community-based speech and language services for adults in Waterford city. The post covers the rehabilitation in St. Patrick's Hospital for adults aged over 18 years in the...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second and Subsequent Stages (19 Dec 2013)

Ciara Conway: Perhaps the time I have is a little Christmas present from my constituency colleague, Deputy John Deasy. I thank the Minister and her officials for bringing the Bill before the House. Like Deputy John Deasy, I have a number of constituents who have been impacted on by the change in the legislation. I am interested in the issue of foreign adoptions, about which I have spoken in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse Reports (17 Dec 2013)

Ciara Conway: 76. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress to date in implementing the lessons learned from the various child abuse inquiries; the findings of the recent examination of such recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53275/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Car Test (17 Dec 2013)

Ciara Conway: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a national car test incurs VAT at the standard rate of 23%; his views that given that the NCT is required by law it might be more appropriate for a reduced rate of VAT to be applied; if he will consider a reduction to this effect; if he will provide in tabular form the value to the Exchequer of the NCT; the...