Results 1-20 of 47 for going forward speaker:Ciarán Cannon

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Ciarán Cannon: ...conversation that has been illuminating and helpful to us, as legislators, in how we approach a topic that is becoming exceptionally challenging. Mr. Dooley used a beautiful phrase a few minutes ago, "contract of truth". Public representatives sign up to such a contract when we first put our names forward for election. I have concerns, which I have stated publicly recently, that,...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: ...amount of local endeavour. Sports capital funding is not only about the money; it is what it unlocks in the community in terms of its ambition. With little support an organisation can go to its community and say it has €150,000 in sports capital funding and it needs to raise another €100,000. This unlocks extraordinary community hard work, endeavour and commitment and it...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges Facing Providers of Tourist Accommodation in Ireland: Discussion (29 Mar 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: ...the concerns of the ISCF and indeed anybody involved in offering self-catering accommodation throughout rural Ireland. We are arriving at a point, especially with greenways, where we hope we are going to have a significant influx of new tourists into areas that have never experienced tourism before. Consequently, we need to be exceptionally careful about considering legislation that may...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future Business Model Plans and Long-term Vision for the Media Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: ...much every question I would have sought to ask has been asked by my colleagues and friends on the committee. I will make one or two quick points. This is for Mr. Casey and Ms Kenny. A long time ago, I was CEO of a charity that works with children with special needs, mostly providing respite for them. Mr. Casey's perspective is interesting about how exactly we seek to support people...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: ...at times of crisis in rural regions. This became crystal clear to me during the pandemic. On Galway Bay FM, the morning current affairs programme hosted by Keith Finnegan essentially became the go-to repository of and resource for crucial information on how to gain access to the pandemic unemployment payment and other supports, which were being rolled out almost overnight in certain...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance and Related Issues in Cycling Ireland: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank all our guests for very forthright and helpful contributions. As I said at the beginning, this has been a very important element of the process of restoring trust in Cycling Ireland and its governance structures. We can go forward from today with a hugely greater degree of confidence in how exactly those governance issues are being addressed and will be addressed in future. I am...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Local Authorities (28 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: ..., which has been a factor in seriously diminishing the capacity of that local authority to be able to offer the service to people that it should seek to offer. This gross underfunding has been going on for many years and the history is quite complex, so I will not go into that. It is stark in terms of the figures presented to us right now, however, by the executive management team within...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Vótáil Pharlaiminteach Chianda), 2020: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Remote Parliamentary Voting) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Feb 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I also commend Deputy Carroll MacNeill on putting forward this far-seeing Bill which seeks to amend our Constitution and ultimately change the way we do things in this building so that it becomes a far more family-friendly workplace. I have been deeply fortunate to have been walking in the gates of Leinster House for 15 years now. It is an extraordinary privilege to be able to do so, to...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Future of Media in Ireland: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Ciarán Cannon: ...for joining us. Looking at my laptop screen here, I am filled with confidence about the calibre and the quality of the people that we have chosen to do the work of the commission. I look forward to its deliberations. Fine Gael is finalising a submission that it will make to the commission on foot of significant engagement with local media practitioners, both in print media and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Safety (3 Jun 2021)

Ciarán Cannon: ...culture of mutual respect on our roads, setting out very clearly that there is no hierarchy of road users in this country. There is no category of road users with rights superior to others. I am going to say that again for absolute clarity: there is no hierarchy of road users. For cyclists on Irish roads and streets, however, a feeling of inferiority is something they have to contend...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on Irish Dance Sector: Discussion (25 Nov 2020)

Ciarán Cannon: ...next few days, amendments are being made to what was originally described as level 3. Hopefully a significant amount of flexibility will be possible in terms of how we manage level 3 and level 2 going forward. If we were to make the case, which I am open to doing, not only for Irish dance but also for music tuition, which is very close to my heart, that opportunities for these activities...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (28 Nov 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ...applications is also sought. These increases are fully offset by increased passport fee income of €14 million. The sum of €12 million is for contributions to international organisations. These are Ireland's contributions to these organisations from Departments across the Government which daily interact with, and benefit from, Ireland’s membership of these valuable...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ...Madigan, and I recently announced the award of £1 million towards the redevelopment of the London Irish Centre which has been an extraordinary focal point for the Irish community in London for decades. We look forward to seeing the outcome of that investment in the near future. This funding represents a significant increase on previous years’ funding. A total of €5.3...

Diaspora Issues: Statements (8 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...which it was drawn up and on my work on as Minister of State with responsibility for the diaspora and international development on diaspora issues. My work as Minister of State is guided by the Government's diaspora policy, Global Irish. Published in 2015, this was the first clear Government policy on the diaspora and it recognises that Ireland has a unique and important relationship...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Diaspora Issues (6 Feb 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...St. Patrick's Day visits and onwards after that. The Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers, with the support of legal advice funded by the Department's emigrant support programme, has produced straightforward and accessible interpretation and guidance about the executive orders which has been made available through its own website and those of the embassy and consulates. Our priority...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Aid Programme Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: ...Barrett has pointed out, we need to acknowledge that this contribution can come in many shapes and forms. As we seek to make a significant additional contribution, we need to have substantial ongoing scrutiny and oversight of every cent that is spent. We also need to ensure the money that is spent has a real, legitimate and tangible impact on the lives of people in difficult...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Funding: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Dec 2016)

Ciarán Cannon: ...extent to ensure better outcomes for their students. This is something we need to discuss in the overall context of what we are doing now, in the context of the Cassells report and how we move forward from here. Will the witnesses expand on their comments on how they see the process materialising? This is an exceptionally important move and we need to include our consideration in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Report of the Expert Group on Future Funding for Higher Education: Discussion (10 Nov 2016)

Ciarán Cannon: ...all the representative of the universities. This is an exceptionally valuable opportunity for us as parliamentarians to be able to engage with them and gauge their opinion on how we should move forward. The critical point is that we move forward and that there is no further prevarication or procrastination in respect of what is an exceptionally difficult challenge, and what is, equally,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta: Cathaoirleach Ainmnitheach (7 Oct 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: Ba bhreá liom leanúint ar aghaidh i nGaeilge ach tá mo chuid Ghaeilge beagnach go léir caillte agam anois. I am interested in the views of Mr. Ó hAiniféin, as someone who obviously has a huge passion for the language and is very much intent on securing its future, on a couple of things. Delegates from An Foras Pátrúnachta were in here a few months ago...