Results 1-19 of 19 for revert speaker:Ciarán Cannon

Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Ciarán Cannon: ...a brother, friend and colleague will carry them through the difficult times in the weeks ahead when they feel that hole in their heart and that vacuum in their lives. Another form of words which I sometimes revert to when I am trying to extend my sympathies to people who have lost dear friends and family members are the words of Kahlil Gibran and I will finish with these, “When...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: ...about quality of life. This could be a hugely positive move in enhancing the quality of life of our civil servants. It is something we need to seriously look at. It would be a crying shame if we reverted to the Ireland of old, the pre-pandemic and pre remote working Ireland. That is something we need to focus on in the next two to three years.

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: ...of up to 15, which are allowed outdoors at level 3, would that be acceptable to the dance organisations? That would be a significant concession at level 3. Obviously, at level 2, teachers can revert to their normal class sizes. I am wondering if the witnesses would be supportive of that as an interim measure?

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: ...and the balance from other Government Departments. First, and most challenging, Russia withheld its budget contribution for some of 2017, all of 2018 and half of 2019 in response to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s, PACE, decision to suspend Russian voting rights after the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014. Turkey also reverted from its status of major to...

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: ...and use of technology, it is important that we continue to innovate in terms of our interaction with and the excellent service we provide to the public. On emergency appointments, I will revert to the people at the helm of that service to see whether additional capacity can be put in. They always endeavour to facilitate people as best they can, particularly those in particularly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (29 May 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: ...Home Tuition scheme insofar as it requires that the tuition must be provided by a qualified teacher. Given that the private providers have been selected by parents, it is open to any parent to revert to Home Tuition in the event that they are in any way dissatisfied with the service provided.

Topical Issue Debate: Driver Licences (13 May 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: ...with Deputy Kitt, however, that there are questions about how our diaspora can go about renewing driving licences. I will raise this with the RSA and the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and revert to the Deputy with their responses.

Topical Issue Debate: Gaelcholáistí Provision (12 Feb 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: ...is an opportunity, as one Deputy suggested, to look at reallocating a particular school building in the region, I will certainly undertake to raise that directly with the officials concerned and to revert to the Deputies on that matter.

Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (16 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...decided to stay the proceedings and to refer a number of questions to the European Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling. Following that European Court of Justice ruling, the matter will now revert to the High Court for consideration. Given this matter remains before the courts, it would not be appropriate for the Government to comment further on any specific aspects of the case at...

Seanad: School Transport: Statements (26 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...is only one thing worse than a public monopoly and that is a private one. We need what we call a provider of last resort - in other words, a publicly provided transport system to which we can revert. If we are being taken for a ride by a private operator which we have contracted in to provide all of the school transport and slowly but surely its prices start to go up, we need to be able...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Ground Rents Abolition (25 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: .... In such situations, the tenant normally pays a ground rent to the landlord. The problem that arises is the tenant's rights on expiry of such a lease. Under common law, the land and buildings reverted to the ground landlord leaving tenants with no right to compensation for losing the houses they, or their predecessors, had bought and no guarantee of any renewal or extension of their...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Ground Rents Abolition (25 Sep 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: .... In such situations, the tenant normally pays a ground rent to the landlord. The problem that arises is the tenant's rights on expiry of such a lease. Under common law, the land and buildings reverted to the ground landlord leaving tenants with no right to compensation for losing the houses they, or their predecessors, had bought and no guarantee of any renewal or extension of their...

Seanad: School Transport (19 Jul 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...evidence he has submitted, I will ask Bus Éireann to submit a report to my school transport unit regarding the availability of services, if any, for the pupil referred to by the Senator. We will revert to the Senator as soon as that report is available.

Written Answers — Job Initiatives: Job Initiatives (19 Jun 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...expected to create 2,400 direct and 480 indirect much needed jobs in the construction sector. I have asked officials in my Department to look at the other issues raised in the question and I will revert to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Seanad: Third Level Charges (15 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: ...understanding that the figures mentioned by Senator Mooney concerning the revenue accruing from this are accurate. However, I will seek to clarify that for him in the next couple of days and will revert to him directly with that information.

Seanad: Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (25 Jun 2009)

Ciarán Cannon: ...received one request for a quotation from last August until two months ago. To his surprise he then received six requests, mostly from young couples seeking to build their first homes. When he reverted to these couples with a quotation, he found that all six had been refused mortgages by their respective banks. What about the retailer I spoke to last week who had an overdraft facility of...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)

Ciarán Cannon: ...by that and he rang me at the time to say that perhaps the green shoots were finally beginning to emerge in his neck of the woods. However, he called me again this morning to say that he reverted to all these couples with a price and without exception every one of them told him that they had been refused a mortgage by their bank. These are people in relatively safe employment earning...

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2009)

Ciarán Cannon: ...a clearly defined offence and an appropriate penalty. In respect of a number of amendments that we have already tabled, the Tánaiste has undertaken to re-examine certain elements of the Bill and revert to us on Report Stage. I ask that this should also be done with regard to these two subsections.

Seanad: Affordable Housing: Statements (8 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Cannon: ...From her ten-year experience of creating similar agencies in the UK, she is confident that it would work. I suggest that the Minister of State and his official examine the paper and, if possible, revert to me.