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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Impact of Social Protection Payments on Income Distribution: Discussion (21 Jan 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the delegates for their very interesting and enlightening contributions. Where is the exemplar? Who is doing this well and how do we compare? In the opinion of the delegates, is there, as of yet, an untapped source of either income or wealth or a combination of both, of a magnitude that can genuinely make an impact and will achieve further equality in Irish society in the future?...

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: Our country is slowly beginning to recover from a catastrophic housing bubble and the after effects of it. Thankfully, some activity is beginning to return to the sector and there is a consequent increase in employment in the sector also. While I question why anyone should be subjected to the opinion of Fianna Fáil on housing policy, I acknowledge that the motion gives us an...

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: -----we support citizens in providing housing for their families.

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: The motion is timely in that it coincides with the publication by the Central Bank of its new home lending regulations. Key to the objectives is to increase the resilience of the banking and household sectors to the property market and to reduce the risk of the bank credit and housing price spiral which we experienced in the past. I welcome the prudent and balanced regulations. In the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Information Technology in Schools: Camara Ireland (28 Jan 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: First, I welcome Mr. John Fitzsimons and Mr. Steven Daly to Leinster House. I had the privilege of visiting Camara Ireland almost two years ago at its Chapelizod site. I am a huge fan of social entrepreneurship and these guys epitomise the very best of that sector. They are using resources that at times simply would be discarded and not used to anybody's great advantage. They are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Information Technology in Schools: Camara Ireland (28 Jan 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: If one can significantly enhance the ability of children to read and add using technology, and some children have access to it-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Future of Higher Education: Discussion (11 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the witnesses for their interesting input. It challenges us all to assess how exactly to approach the funding of third level and support the sector in the future, especially bearing in mind we will have almost 30% more students in the sector by 2028, which, frankly, is a frightening statistic. I have a couple of observations which may morph into questions. Mr. Costello stated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Future of Higher Education: Discussion (11 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: What latitude is there for further such funding? I will ask the question bluntly. Was the sector, with the decline in Exchequer funding, forced to be innovative in seeking out and securing such non-Exchequer funding, from where did it come and is there more funding in that space? How good are we at looking at the tradition of other universities, particularly in the United States, of going...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Future of Higher Education: Discussion (11 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: That is not counted as Exchequer funding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Future of Higher Education: Discussion (11 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: From the period 2007 to 2013, overall income for the sector increased by €117 million. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Future of Higher Education: Discussion (11 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: One would expect Exchequer funding to increase again now that we are back to having a growing economy. However, we cannot take our focus away from seeking those new resource streams and leveraging them as best we can.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Future of Higher Education: Discussion (11 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: There are two distinct markets emerging. First, there is a Department-credited group of institutions which does much work with Malaysia, and the Governments of the two countries collaborate. Every entity Malaysia invests in here in the context of educating its young people is the subject of serious scrutiny and there is a very robust accreditation process. That is the way it should be....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Future of Higher Education: Discussion (11 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: I agree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Future of Higher Education: Discussion (11 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank Ms Lucey for her very enlightening contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Future of Higher Education: Discussion (11 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: Ms Lucey stated that New Zealand invests a multiple of what Ireland invests in respect of international education. To what does that investment lead? Does New Zealand have a full-time, permanent presence in the countries we are discussing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Future of Higher Education: Discussion (11 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: However, they have programmes of incentivisation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Future of Higher Education: Discussion (11 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: The possibilities in this regard are endless.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Future of Higher Education: Discussion (11 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: There are huge savings to the state.

Topical Issue Debate: Rural Transport Services (17 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ring, for coming into the Chamber to discuss this issue. In December 2013 the then Minister of State with responsibility for public transport, Deputy Alan Kelly, a representative of the predominantly rural constituency of Tipperary North, introduced an innovative and far-sighted scheme to allow rural communities with a dearth of public...

Topical Issue Debate: Rural Transport Services (17 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: I can only speak from my experience of working with three distinct communities and three individuals wishing to serve those communities. They satisfied all of these criteria. Their application was accompanied by a letter from a community group that advocates on behalf of the community and works to address the needs of the rural community. They were also accompanied by a forensic analysis...