Results 81-100 of 286 for speaker:Ciara Conway in 'Dáil debates'

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...

Topical Issue Debate: HIQA Reports (18 Sep 2013)

Ciara Conway: The Minister of State might be right about calling it the Florence Nightingale campaign. Now that we have secured the Rosie Hackett bridge, maybe we can ensure we will have clean hands, and that will be thanks to another woman. It is incredible and a little disappointing that the HSE's target figure for compliance for last year was only 85% and for this year it is only 90%. Surely its...

Topical Issue Debate: HIQA Reports (18 Sep 2013)

Ciara Conway: During the summer a report was published which outlined huge failings by a number of health care providers in hospitals throughout the country with regard to hygiene. Last week Dr. Tracey Cooper from HIQA appeared before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children. She stated hand hygiene good practice did not require monetary investment. It is not often we hear that improving...

Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Second Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Minister for bringing the legislation before the House this evening. From our involvement in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children, she will know this is an area of huge interest and the Bill represents a significant step forward in the area. In recent years we have had up to 17 major reports on child protection, mainly chronicling the period from 2000 to 2010....

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Ciara Conway: I oppose those seeking the deletion of section 9. In February 2013, a Wexford Coroner's Court heard, very tragically, that ten out of 14 inquests concerned suicides. One person under the age of 17 dies by suicide every month in this country. In 2010, 486 certified suicides were recorded, 386 very tragically were male and 100 were female. Suicide is the leading cause of death. It is a...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Ciara Conway: I wish to share time with Deputy Anne Ferris. I am pleased that we finally have an opportunity to contribute in the House on this legislation, given that some of us have spent a great deal of time contemplating the heads of the Bill in committee in the other House and given how important the Bill is not just for us as a Government but also because it addresses a key life or death issue. We...

Topical Issue Debate: Crèche Inspections (29 May 2013)

Ciara Conway: We should not cause panic among parents and as a parent of a young child I understand how much we rely on child care. I contacted my local crèche this morning in Dungarvan just to say I was thinking of the workers there. It has been a very difficult day for them, and these people are very committed to their job and giving care and attention to children on a daily basis. Most in the...

Topical Issue Debate: Crèche Inspections (29 May 2013)

Ciara Conway: Hear, hear.

Topical Issue Debate: Crèche Inspections (29 May 2013)

Ciara Conway: This is not the first time I have raised the issue of the provision of quality child care places with the Minister because what she has been faced with is a legacy of an approach by previous Governments where child care was merely a tax incentive for builders to provide crèches, and no more than that. Child care places were seen as no more than a labour activation measure for women....

Leaders' Questions (1 May 2013)

Ciara Conway: The Deputy should read the rest of it.

Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Apr 2013)

Ciara Conway: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on this most serious and sensitive issue. We would not be present if it were not for the fact that some brave women came forward and told their sensitive stories publicly. We cannot discount how difficult it was for them to reveal such personal details. As a woman, I am aware of what it is like to go to hospital to have a baby. In such...

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Apr 2013)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Minister of State for his response but I am disappointed to hear that there will not be an extension of the deadline. Although I have no reason to disbelieve what the Minister of State has said about flexibility concerning the receipt of answers, I am not convinced. How this got past a review panel in the first place is disturbing. I find the language that was used - in...

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Apr 2013)

Ciara Conway: I urge them to forward their submissions today or through any public representatives in this House who may be able to do it on their behalf. I am deeply concerned that a review group would let this kind of language pass.

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Apr 2013)

Ciara Conway: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this topic for debate. The matter I want to raise directly relates to the public consultation process on the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant. It is very timely because the consultation process closes today. I am very concerned about this and believe we should extend it by at least a week. As everybody in the House is aware, the...

Topical Issue Debate: Health and Safety Regulations (16 Apr 2013)

Ciara Conway: I am pleased to hear the HSA has taken the matter seriously because it accounts for such a high number of household poisonings, in particular affecting young children. The answer I received could be broken down into two points. The first is the commendable measures the HSA and the National Poisons Information Centre are taking in partnership with industry. We will wait until June to see...

Topical Issue Debate: Health and Safety Regulations (16 Apr 2013)

Ciara Conway: I have discussed this matter with the Minister of State previously. It is of particular concern to parents of young children and was recently covered by RTE's "The Consumer Show". Liquid detergent tablets are fairly innocuous household products that many of the Deputies present are familiar with and have bought and used. They are growing in popularity because they are handy, compact, mess...

Magdalen Laundries Report: Statements (Resumed) (27 Feb 2013)

Ciara Conway: I am very honoured to be in the position to be able to speak on this issue and to have been here for what was a long overdue apology - a heartfelt apology that has given great comfort and solace to the women who found themselves incarcerated in the Magdalen laundries for many years. As the youngest female Member of this House, I think it incumbent on me to say that, thankfully, in this day...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Ciara Conway: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on the arrangement that was reached on the promissory notes last week, albeit in the early hours of the morning. What needs to be said has not been said by the Opposition, which is no surprise because, as the Minister for Finance said, it was a bad day to be in the Opposition. However, let us be under no illusion. Last week was a good week for...