Results 161-180 of 384 for speaker:Seán Conlan

Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Conlan: I welcome this Bill, which will enact various improvements to the administration of civil registration in this State. This amending legislation is broad in its capacity but I find the changes made to the registration of marriage and civil unions of key interest. The right to marry is a fundamental right according to both the European Convention on Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Seán Conlan: The witnesses are all very welcome. It is very interesting to hear what they have to say. As somebody from Monaghan, I know that we have similar issues on the Monaghan, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Armagh borders. I am very interested in how the witnesses have come together as councillors in the north west because I would like to see the same level of interaction between ourselves. It seems to...

Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (24 Sep 2014)

Seán Conlan: This Bill will lead to the merging of the Irish Sports Council and the National Sports Campus Development Authority into one sporting organisation, Sport Ireland. Sport Ireland's stated purpose is to develop strategies for increasing participation in recreational sport at national and local levels. The merger will reduce costs by cutting out repetitive functions and is welcome from that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (8 Jul 2014)

Seán Conlan: 723. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will me made on a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29359/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Co-operation in Communications Technology: ERNACT (3 Jul 2014)

Seán Conlan: I think the point was illustrated earlier in terms of coming from the smallest communities up rather than from the centre out. These initiatives announced yesterday are good for the large regional centres. In my area, towns such as Monaghan and Cavan will get fast broadband in any event, but I am concerned that towns such as Belturbet, Ballybay, Coothill, Castleblayney and Clones will not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Co-operation in Communications Technology: ERNACT (3 Jul 2014)

Seán Conlan: I welcome the witnesses. I am interested in the work they are doing in the north west. I live in County Monaghan. It is clear that the same issues apply along the Border in counties Armagh, Monaghan, Tyrone, Fermanagh and Cavan. The key for me is that every home in the area should have access to fast broadband. It has been mentioned that many people commute to institutes of further...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Conlan: 529. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cavan who suffers from a permanent medical condition will have their medical card returned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26622/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Conlan: 81. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan is in receipt of less money on the JobPlus scheme than on jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26406/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Conlan: 162. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan has been informed that they are not entitled to a supplementary pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26385/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (19 Jun 2014)

Seán Conlan: 171. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was cancelled in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26394/14]

Public Sector Management (Appointment of Senior Members of the Garda Síochána) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 Jun 2014)

Seán Conlan: I welcome the debate generated by Deputy Ross’s Bill. I also congratulate Deputy Fitzgerald on her new appointment as Minister for Justice and Equality. She has a track record of reform in her time as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. The Government has already commissioned the Fennelly, Guerin and Cooke reports. It has agreed to set up a commission of inquiry into the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Conlan: 175. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will be approved for a procedure by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23659/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Grant Applications (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Conlan: 179. To ask the Minister for Health the reason respite care was refused in respect of a person (details supplied). [23667/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: Discussion (8 May 2014)

Seán Conlan: In addition to what I said earlier, it is good that we are having the opportunity to discuss security resolution in the context of the stated aims of the Good Friday Agreement. We are all prisoners of history and of the current political realities across the globe. Politics here and internationally is confrontational and adversarial in nature. Moderate voices, of both men and women, tend...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: Discussion (8 May 2014)

Seán Conlan: It is great to have the delegates here and hear their presentations. I was struck by what Ms McManus stated about the disproportionate effect of violence on women in all world conflicts. Of course, that is true. I listened closely to what she said about how Ireland was implementing the action plan and how it had been positive in the Republic. Clearly, from what she stated, there are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (30 Apr 2014)

Seán Conlan: 725. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan had to wait for more than two hours for an ambulance to arrive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18629/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant Eligibility (30 Apr 2014)

Seán Conlan: 787. To ask the Minister for Health when a new scheme for the motorised transport grant can be expected; and if persons who received a primary medical certificate after the abolition of the old scheme and prior to the introduction of the new scheme and have, as a result, had to use their own personal funds to make vehicular adaptions will be entitled to apply for the grant. [18908/14]

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Seán Conlan: To continue on from Deputy Durkan, we know what the Opposition believes in and we saw it in action during the 14 years that Fianna Fáil tried to deliver. In my own county of Monaghan, they tried their best to close Monaghan General Hospital, including Deputy Micheál Martin, as Minister for Health and Children. They very nearly succeeded except that they were rejected in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme Eligibility (9 Apr 2014)

Seán Conlan: 146. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a grant available under the TAMS I scheme for a piece of equipment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16906/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Haulage Industry: IRHA and FTA (2 Apr 2014)

Seán Conlan: Mr. Gavin spoke about the whole of the North being exempt. I know there are difficulties with the way the UK legislation has been framed. I agree that it would be impractical to suggest that certain roads should be exempt. It would be impossible to police. I have heard certain trunk routes in the North, including the A2, the A3, the A4 and the A5, being mentioned as if they were golden...