Results 921-940 of 3,797 for speaker:Ciarán Cannon

Seanad: Local Authority Staff (28 Feb 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I will pass on Senator Burke's concerns and suggestions to the Minister, Deputy Hogan. Some local authorities are doing exceptional work in maintaining an excellent service to the public. An examination of their work should establish the reasons they are doing exceptionally well. Having established these reasons, there is no reason we should not be able to roll out similar operational...

Irish Language (29 Feb 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I am taking this topical issue debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills. Primary education plays a pivotal role in the preservation and expansion of the first official language. The promotion of the Irish language has been an important aim of successive Irish Governments and its place in our education system has been consistently protected. This is reflected...

Irish Language (29 Feb 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: This Government has every intention of respecting people's rights, including the right to their language of choice. A considerable number of new all-Irish schools have been established in recent years on foot of parental demand. Ultimately, the expansion of Irish language education will only be driven by parental demand.

Irish Language (29 Feb 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Some of these schools are expanding and perhaps there are opportunities for other all-Irish schools to expand in future. When the report of the forum on patronage and pluralism is completed, there will be an opportunity to establish the patronage models for our schools. This will be driven solely by parental choice and if demand exists, whether in the heart of Connemara or in Athlone, I am...

School Staffing (29 Feb 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I am responding to this topical issue on behalf of the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn. I thank the Deputy for giving me an opportunity to outline to the House the reforms to the teacher allocation process that are being made and that will take effect from September. The overall objective of these reforms is to enable the teacher allocation and redeployment process to...

School Staffing (29 Feb 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I assure the Deputy that the Department will be working with schools and all our education partners to ensure these new arrangements operate as efficiently possible. As the process proceeds and we start to allocate the actual hours, the work can take account of any appropriate local arrangements that might be made to further optimise the travel arrangement between the schools.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (6 Mar 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 142 together. From the commencement of the 2012/13 school year, the use of the Catchment Boundary Area (CB) System as a means of determining eligibility will cease for all pupils newly entering post primary school. This means that from the 2012/13 school year, school transport eligibility for all pupils newly entering a post primary school will be...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (6 Mar 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: The final report and accompanying statement of expenditure in respect of the Waterford Crystal EGF programme were submitted to the European Commission by the Department on 6 February 2012 as required under the relevant European Commission decision. The total expenditure certified by the Irish authorities in the statement of expenditure was €3,089,633.08. The European Commission has...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (6 Mar 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: An application for co-financing assistance from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in respect of some 592 workers made redundant at the Talk Talk company in Waterford and at three ancillary enterprises was submitted to the European Commission by my Department on 29 February 2012. The measures included in the application are costed in the region of €5.4m at a maximum...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (6 Mar 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: On 9 June 2010, the Department submitted an application for co-funded assistance from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in respect of 9,089 former workers made redundant in the construction NACE 41, 43 and 71 sub-sectors during the nine-month EGF reference period between 1 July 2009 and 31 March 2010. Applications for EGF co-financed assistance are made in support of specified...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (6 Mar 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I can confirm that €299,737 was provided by my Department in 2011 to enable a number of redundant DELL workers undertake an additional academic year on third level education courses that had been commenced with European Globalisation Fund funding. This funding covered fees which would have otherwise been payable by the individuals concerned for the courses provided by Universities...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (6 Mar 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 4.8 km from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. Bus Éireann is responsible for the planning and timetabling of school transport routes. Bus Éireann is also...

Turbary Rights: Motion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: There is no difference in the objective of what the two motions before the House set out to achieve. Much of the language in the Government's counter motion is taken directly from the Technical Group's motion as proposed by Deputy Luke Flanagan. The key difference is that the Government amendment builds on the original motion to include reference to the Quirke report, which was not...

Turbary Rights: Motion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: In just one year the Government has travelled further on this issue than was travelled in the previous 12 years. I hope the House will acknowledge our earnest endeavours to protect the rights of turf cutters and the State's interest in the face of litigation and secure the long-term conservation of these sites. Deputies such as Frank Feighan, Paul Connaughton, Martin Heydon and Marcella...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (7 Mar 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I am informed that a FÁS Training Adviser has been in contact with the person in question very recently with a view to placing him with an approved employer through the Redundant Apprentice Placement Scheme (RAPS).

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (7 Mar 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I am informed that the person in question must complete Phase 3 before FÁS will progress him on to Phase 6 of his apprenticeship. I understand that following correspondence from FÁS, the person in question has confirmed his interest in participating in the Redundant Apprentice Placement Scheme 2012, with a view to completing Phase 3 and Phase 5 with a host employer. FÁS will now forward...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (13 Mar 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I am informed that the person in question can expect to be offered a place on a GID course in June/July 2012. I understand that the person in question was referred to the FÁS Ballyfermot GID course waiting list on 16th January, 2012. However, due to the high demand for this course there are a number of other FAS clients also on the waiting list. The structure of the FÁS Ballyfermot GID...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (13 Mar 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: The Department receives funding from the European Commission to fund the activities of the Irish national agency for Eurydice, the European Information Network. The International Section of the Department acts as national agency in this regard. In 2012, funding will amount to €53,000. In addition to funds provided directly to the Department, the EU also funds projects in Ireland, in the...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (14 Mar 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I understand that the Competency Determination Mechanism (CDM) is a project based assessment which provides a redundant apprentice with the opportunity to demonstrate their skill and knowledge against the occupational standard for the specified trade. Those who pass the CDM are progressed for the award of the FETAC Level 6 Advanced Certificate – Craft. Eligible apprentices are contacted...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (14 Mar 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I have set out below the information requested by the deputy which relates to the FÁS Local Training Initiatives in the North East. LOCAL TRAINING INITIATIVES NORTH EAST Project name Location Number of Learners Number of Co-ordinators Number of Assistant Co-ordinators Early School Leavers Opportunities Drogheda 16 1 1 Navan LTI Tabor House Navan 14 1 0 East Coast Career opportunity...