Results 3,341-3,360 of 3,797 for speaker:Ciarán Cannon
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (19 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: 39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase capacity on public bus routes connecting the commuter towns of County Galway to Galway city. [2358/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (19 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: 54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a progress report on the double-tracking of the rail line from Athenry to Galway city. [2359/23]
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: In recent times a number of towns across County Galway have experienced complete water outages or boiled water notices. Irish Water, in engaging with public representatives at national and local level to inform us why the issues have arisen and what is being done to resolve them and to assure us these issues will be avoided in the future, has not been forthcoming. I know from talking to...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: 728. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of the new campus (details supplied) in County Galway; the timeline for the completion of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63868/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: 732. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of post-primary teacher transfers and redeployment, including the establishment of an online portal for inter-teacher transfer requests; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63888/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: 786. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she intends to continue the school transport temporary alleviation measures for the 2023-2024 school year; and if families with a medical card attending their second nearest post-primary school will continue to receive free school transport under these measures. [1903/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (18 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: 1163. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the services and specialists available in Ireland for persons diagnosed with EDS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63163/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (18 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: 1364. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the establishment of the promised inquiry on the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; when he expects the inquiry will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63946/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: 1365. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are currently available to those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; the way that families can access these services within their communities following a diagnosis; if he will provide an update on discussions between the HSE and his Department to improve access to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (24 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance what steps are being taken to ensure credit unions play a key role in the banking sector. [3103/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (24 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: 141. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on ‘pinch point’ areas in insurance. [3104/23]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022: Discussion (24 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: I thank the witnesses for attending for what I suspect will be the beginning of an important and long conversation. It is fascinating to hear, particularly from Mr. Conboy, Mr. McGranaghan, Mr. Sharpe and Mr. Kitt, about the thrust of this legislation, a significant part of which seeks to develop cultural enrichment across all our towns, cities and villages. It is exceptionally important...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: I thank the witnesses for being with us and for outlining the intent of this significant and groundbreaking legislation. I have concerns about what we are setting out to do. They centre mostly around tourism in rural Ireland and in places that are not what we might describe as the big beasts or traditional destinations for tourists throughout the country. I live in a small east Galway...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: My apologies for not being particularly succinct in my contribution.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: And it is expensive.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: This has been an enlightening discussion. Hopefully, the concerns that are being expressed consistently across the committee about the potential to undermine tourism development rather than enhance are being taken on board. One aspect of that I would be genuinely concerned about is the instrument we use to determine where these planning guidelines will apply. I do not think rent pressure...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Print Media and Journalism: Free Media Ireland (25 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: I thank each of the three of our witnesses for coming in to outline the very significant challenges they face. I believe Deputy Dillon mentioned earlier the Mayo Advertiser. I would be very aware and familiar with the work of the Galway Advertiserand, indeed, the Galway Independent, which was also a fine publications in its time. Thinking of the Galway Advertiser; it does an extraordinary...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Print Media and Journalism: Free Media Ireland (25 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: Correct. That is a good way of putting it.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Print Media and Journalism: Free Media Ireland (25 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: Apart from the outlined areas, is there anything beyond those, that applies solely to the witnesses' sector, where they might need an additional lifeline other than what has already been suggested?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Print Media and Journalism: Free Media Ireland (25 Jan 2023)
Ciarán Cannon: It is very limited.