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Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: It said the troika was not coming in.

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: It is better than taking on Fianna Fáil's.

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: Rattles thrown out of a pram.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (20 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: 136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the options or remedies available to a small business owner (details supplied) in the Nire Valley in County Waterford in view of the fact that this area has very poor broadband connection; the rural broadband provided by 3 is wholly inadequate and is resulting in ongoing problems making it very difficult to run a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (20 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: 176. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the two Comhairle na nÓg's in County Waterford will remain equally funded after the amalgamation of Waterford City and County Councils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49657/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: 185. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in the progress of a 24/7 cardiac unit in Waterford Regional Hospital; if the resources are in place; when this will be open and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49622/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: Does Senator Crown wish to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: I thank Dr. Shannon most sincerely on behalf of everybody on the committee for a most challenging and informative presentation. As a committee, we look forward to engaging with him again in the future. We should not only engage with him in respect of his seventh report but on a regular basis over the coming months and years because it is an invaluable exchange. It was stated by some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: Can I make a remark in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: When I speak out about alcohol abuse and cultural attitudes and beliefs regarding alcohol, the first thing I hear is a suggestion that I am trying to take the "party" out of the Labour Party. Those who accuse me of being anti-fun seem to think it is impossible to have fun in this country without being pissed. That kind of mentality is out there. This is not just about the people in this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: Some of my colleagues and I have published an amendment to that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: I kind of did.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: I thank Dr. Geoffrey Shannon for taking the time to speak to the committee today. More important, I thank him for giving voice to things that have been unspoken for so many years. Some of the issues that he has highlighted are systemic ones on which we can put new tags or names. As Deputy Ó Caoláin said, bullying has been around for a long time and we know that it has a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (19 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent announcement by the Central Bank to grant permission to wind up a credit union (details supplied) and to allow it to be taken over by a bank; if he will respond to recent commentary that 56 credit unions countrywide were found to have insufficient capital as per a report by the Credit Union Commission; his views on the future role...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest (19 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: 267. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide more detail on protections afforded to whistleblowers in the public service including their rights and the way they will be afforded protection as claims are investigated; the steps being taken to monitor and replace poorly performing managers across the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of the Ombudsman Remit (19 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: 270. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the Ombudsman has no role in investigating Údarás Na Gaeilge; his plans to address same; the way those without the means to launch a legal appeal can query any unsatisfactory outcomes with Údarás Na Gaeilge in the absence of an Ombudsman investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (14 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: Fianna Fáil did not pay any heed to it either.

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: The Bill will have significant consequences for the constituency I represent as it is an area which will be one of the first to be amalagamated, along with the Minister of State, Deputy Tom Hayes' constituency in the amalgamation of Tipperary South with Tipperary North. Those of us whose constituencies are undergoing such significant changes hope that this will be the kind of change that...

Topical Issue Debate: Prescription Charges (12 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Minister of State for his response which gives me some hope. As the Minister of State rightly pointed out, the exemptions do not apply to any particular drug but to a particular cohort of people. The people who are most likely to be taking the contraceptive pill are women, who are a distinguished group in society. There is scope if the willingness exists to provide this...

Topical Issue Debate: Prescription Charges (12 Nov 2013)

Ciara Conway: The second global conference on family planning was held in London last year, involving not just politicians and advocates but also philanthropic organisations. Some €2.6 billion was committed to the area of family planning, while the G8 and developing countries set goals and targets. Today in Addis Ababa, the third global conference on family planning commenced with the focus on...