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Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2011)

Ciara Conway: I echo the words of my Labour Party colleagues in welcoming the Minister's commitment in this area. We are very fortunate to have a Minister responsible for children and who has practice experience. As a practitioner, I believe there has been a void in this regard. The HSE has committed to providing an aftercare service for the vulnerable people but the reality is that there is no...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2011)

Ciara Conway: I welcome the amendment, which deals with an important issue that has been raised by all Members. However, I would like to use this opportunity to stress that there is an onus on the HSE to have the data. Now that the Minister has the power to look for it, I want to ensure the HSE will collect the information we need so that we can make decisions and know exactly what is going on,...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jul 2011)

Ciara Conway: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19601/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (12 Jul 2011)

Ciara Conway: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will examine the decision to relocate workers in a Department office (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19688/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Jul 2011)

Ciara Conway: Question 432: To ask the Minister for Health when the review of the patient transport service (details supplied) will be published; if this review will contain provisions to cater for the persons who are so dependant on this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19740/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Jul 2011)

Ciara Conway: Question 455: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the cost of a medical which persons over 70 years of age must undergo in order to renew their drivers' licences is not covered by a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19990/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (7 Jul 2011)

Ciara Conway: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding pension payments for workers of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19274/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (7 Jul 2011)

Ciara Conway: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a final decision will issue on the pensions insolvency payment scheme with respect to former workers of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19277/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2011)

Ciara Conway: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason social welfare payments cannot be automatically transferred to accounts in a Credit Union (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19259/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 Jul 2011)

Ciara Conway: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the decision of the Health Service Executive to refuse the application of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19022/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (5 Jul 2011)

Ciara Conway: Question 318: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will grant a one year extension of the retirement age to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18221/11]

Written Answers — Search and Rescue Services: Search and Rescue Services (5 Jul 2011)

Ciara Conway: Question 638: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding support for Mountain Rescue Ireland in view of the cut in grants sustained over the past two years; the implications that this will have for the safety of hillwalkers, persons cut off by bad weather and for tourism; if further cuts to funding may be expected; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (29 Jun 2011)

Ciara Conway: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding plans to tax lump sums payable to fire fighters upon retirement; if this taxation is dependent on years of service; if the tax will apply to the entire sum or a percentage thereof; the rate that will apply; when the tax will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17941/11]

Twenty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2011)

Ciara Conway: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important matter. As someone who has worked in the area of child protection, I am only too aware of the need for a greater emphasis on the rights of children within the Constitution, particularly in respect of the types of family recognised by Bunreacht na hÉireann. I am a lone parent and am unrecognised in the Constitution. Improvement is...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (15 Jun 2011)

Ciara Conway: Question 471: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation governing the issue of disclosure and the sharing of soft information on potential child abusers between the Health Service Executive and the Garda with a view to ensuring best practice in child protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15208/11]

Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (15 Jun 2011)

Ciara Conway: Question 546: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for establishing a 24-hour 116 000 freephone hotline for missing children here, in line with EU telecoms rules; if he will be willing to help fund this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15206/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (9 Jun 2011)

Ciara Conway: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a request for an extension of the retirement age by one year from a public service worker (details supplied) in County Waterford, under the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004, in view of the date on which they entered the public service and the positive effect that this extension would have on...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (2 Jun 2011)

Ciara Conway: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision made in the budget for his Department in 2011 regarding a school bus service; and if he will examine the case for retention of central closed school rule in the parishes of Knockanore, Glendine and Kilwatermoy in west Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13980/11]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Jun 2011)

Ciara Conway: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason an accessible bus does not stop anywhere in a town (details supplied) to allow those who use power wheelchairs to board or dismount from the bus; if this situation can be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13984/11]

Institutes of Technology (2 Jun 2011)

Ciara Conway: I thank Deputy Coffey for allowing me speak on this issue. It is an issue that I support fully. We have promised in the programme for Government to examine the establishment of a university in the south east. Over the past few years, campaigners in Waterford and in the south-east region have put a great deal of time, effort and money into the bid to gain university status for Waterford IT....