Results 121-140 of 286 for speaker:Ciara Conway in 'Dáil debates'
- Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2012)
Ciara Conway: I also welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. Although it is technical in nature, it has generated an interesting discussion on the regulation of health professionals working in the primary care services and acute services. Only five professions were registered just 12 years ago: doctors, dentists, nurses, opticians and pharmacists. No one will disagree there is a huge need to...
- An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2012)
Ciara Conway: I too am delighted to speak on the Bill. As a young person and recent entrant to politics who sometimes wonders why I bothered, today is a good day. I have been lucky enough to see it from the other side. I was somebody outside of this House 18 months ago who was lobbying for this referendum, through my work with Barnardos and, previously, as a social worker with the HSE. Today is a good...
- Personal Insolvency Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2012)
Ciara Conway: I congratulate the Minister for publishing the Bill which deals with a very complex issue. It is great to have an opportunity to discuss it in the House before the term finishes. The last Administration left behind an appalling legacy, with crippling debts being saddled on the shoulders of citizens. After 15 years of mismanagement, we finally have radical and workable legislation to deal...
- Job Creation (17 Jul 2012)
Ciara Conway: As the Minister, Deputy Bruton, is aware, the IDA last year had a record breaking year in terms of job creation, with a net figure of almost 6,000 jobs created. This is not the first time the Minister will have heard somebody from Waterford try to hold the IDA to account and it will not be the last because, unfortunately, for all the good that is in the recent report, it makes very poor...
- Job Creation (17 Jul 2012)
Ciara Conway: I thank the Minister for his response. He may have misunderstood me. I welcome that there has been a notable increase in the number of companies that have visited Waterford but are questions asked when prospective investors do not choose Waterford rather than the reason people are leaving? I can understand that macroeconomic issues can arise that impact on a company's decision to move or...
- Job Creation (17 Jul 2012)
Ciara Conway: I know that.
- Gaeltacht Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jul 2012)
Ciara Conway: NÃl aon recipes agam ach leanfaidh mé ar aghaidh ar aon nós. Tá an áthas orm seans chun labhairt ar an mBille. Is mór an trua é nach bhfuil mé chomh lÃofa is a bhà mé nuair a bhà mé ag freastal ar an mheánscoil. Throughout the debate, it has been said that when people leave school, they no longer feel the same onus is on them to speak the language. Bhà mé ag freastal ar...
- Constitutional Convention: Motion (10 Jul 2012)
Ciara Conway: Why is that an issue?
- Constitutional Convention: Motion (10 Jul 2012)
Ciara Conway: Mr. Ãamon de Valera, the author of Bunreacht na hÃireann, famously said he had only to look into his heart to know what he was doing was right for the country. I, for one, am glad to be part of a Government that will look beyond this Chamber to the community and have confidence in citizens' ability to make the right decisions on the issues put before them. There are two warmly welcome...
- Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2012)
Ciara Conway: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the Second Stage debate on this important legislation. On Deputy McDonald's point in regard to the Magdalene Laundries, I do not believe anybody denies the truth in terms of the horrific stories we have heard of the conditions endured by the women and children involved. However, we await publication of Senator McAleese's report on this matter. I...
- Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)
Ciara Conway: What result did the Deputy get?
- Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2012)
Ciara Conway: That is disgraceful.
- British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly: Statements (17 May 2012)
Ciara Conway: I echo the sentiments expressed by all Members and congratulate Deputy Joe McHugh, the clerks and all the team for organising what was a splendid and worthwhile event. The fact it was held in the Seanad Chamber was not just an historical moment which added significance to the event but also lent itself very well to real engagement with the issues. By virtue of the fact we are all...
- British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly: Statements (17 May 2012)
Ciara Conway: What happened?
- Private Members' Business. Regulation of Debt Management Advisors Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 May 2012)
Ciara Conway: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Private Members' Bill and thank our colleagues for bringing it forward. They must have read the Official Report of past Dáil debates because I raised this issue almost 12 months ago and was invited by the Taoiseach at that time to make a submission on it. The issue had been brought to my attention in my work with MABS about which many Members have...
- Private Members Business. Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion (Resumed) (9 May 2012)
Ciara Conway: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue and also welcome the comments of the Minister in regard to the joined-up thinking that needs to happen in dealing with and meeting the needs of children, an approach for which I have long advocated. With the publication of child protection legislation we see that each Department now has a role and responsibility in this regard. This is the...
- Leaders' Questions (9 May 2012)
Ciara Conway: Where is the patriotism in that?
- Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)
Ciara Conway: The ghost of Leaders' Questions past.
- School Enrolments (1 May 2012)
Ciara Conway: When I read this story, I was appalled at the treatment of the young girl at the centre of the case. An unplanned pregnancy is incredibly stressful for a young girl and the discourtesy shown to her by the school was something she could have done without. Research and personal experience tell us that if young people are given every opportunity to complete their education, they will go on to...
- School Enrolments (1 May 2012)
Ciara Conway: I welcome the Minister of State's response regarding the unchristian nature of this girl's treatment. I also welcome the response of the Department. This is an opportunity for the Department to look outside the walls of Marlborough Street in influencing policy. Projects and services throughout the country have been dealing with situations like this for many years, and in a supportive and...