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- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: As the Deputy is fully aware, the IDA has been successful in continuing to attract foreign direct investment, FDI, into this country. Last year alone 13,000 jobs were created as a result of its efforts. That occurred through companies consolidating and growing their presence in this country and new companies being attracted to set up. One of the reasons the measures were announced by the...
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: No, it is not.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I move amendment No. 14: In page 6, before section 8, but in Part 2, to insert the following new section: 9.âSection 13 of the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following subsection for subsection (4A) (inserted by section 13 of the Social Welfare Act 2011): "(4A) Where a person realises a gain byâ (a) the exercise of a right in accordance with section 128 of the Act of 1997,...
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I move amendment No. 15: In page 6, before section 8, but in Part 2, to insert the following new section: 10.âSection 2(1) of the Principal Act is amended in the definition of "sharebased remuneration" (inserted by section 13 of the Social Welfare Act 2011)â (a) in paragraph (d), by substituting "section 510(2) of that Act," for "section 510(2) of that Act, and", (b) in paragraph (e), by...
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I move amendment No. 16: In page 6, before section 8, but in Part 2, to insert the following new section: 11.â(1) Section 34A(1)(a) (inserted by section 13 of the Social Welfare Act 2011) of the Principal Act is amendedâ (a) in subparagraph (i)â (i) by substituting "pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) or (b)(ii) of the definition of 'reckonable earnings' specified in" for "by virtue of...
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I move amendment No. 17: In page 6, before section 8, but in Part 2, to insert the following new section: 12.âSection 198 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following subsections after subsection (5A) (inserted by section 14 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008): "(5AA) A person shall not be entitled to the supplement referred to in subsection (5) unless,...
- Disadvantaged Status (26 Apr 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: A key priority for my Department is to prioritise and target resources in schools with the most concentrated levels of educational disadvantage. That challenge is significant given the current economic climate and the target to reduce overall public expenditure. This limits the capacity for any additionality in the DEIS programme. The process of identifying schools for participation in DEIS...
- Disadvantaged Status (26 Apr 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: As all Members are aware, we are in a very difficult budgetary situation. Like every other Department, the Department of Education and Skills has to find significant savings. The Minister referred to these in the Chamber only a few days ago, stating that we had to achieve savings of the order of â¬70 million this year, another â¬70 million next year and more than â¬100 million in the...
- Harbour Charges (26 Apr 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I am responding to this debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Simon Coveney. I am pleased to have the opportunity to deal with, and provide some clarity on, the concerns raised by Deputies Martin Ferris, Griffin and Healy-Rae. The Deputies referred to the draft new rates and charges order for the six fishery harbour centres. The recently...
- Harbour Charges (26 Apr 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: As Deputies may know, I come from a county that also relies heavily on its maritime tradition, one that brings many benefits to the local economy, and I am more than aware of the sensitivities that surround this issue in Kerry. My only participation in marine leisure activities has been as a windsurfer, but I do not envisage sailing into Dingle any time soon on my sail board. That would be...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (26 Apr 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 71 together. Bus Ãireann operates the school transport scheme on behalf of the Department. The opportunity is available now for private operators who are interested in providing school transport services under the school transport scheme to submit a completed pre-qualification questionnaire to Bus Ãireann in order to join a panel of suitable...
- Written Answers — Skills Training: Skills Training (26 Apr 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I am informed that the course in question is being run by a private company. FÃS Training services do not currently run a Water Meter Installer course. FÃS consider that this is a job for plumbers (a large number of which are unemployed) and requires no general skills training above those covered in their apprenticeships. There may be some training needed when the actual information is...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (1 May 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I am informed that the level of new FÃS apprentice entrants (registrations) by employers reduced significantly in the period 2006-2011 from 8,306 to 1,307. There was a slight increase in registrations from 1,204 in 2010 to 1,307 in 2011. In 2012, FÃS apprenticeship programmes will continue to be provided for an estimated 1,200 new registrants and more generally for an existing apprentice...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (1 May 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: The current distance eligibility criterion is 3.2 kilometres and 4.8 kilometres respectively for primary and post primary school transport services. There are no plans to change these criteria for the 2012/13 school year.
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (1 May 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: 5The information the Deputy sought covers a 12 year period and is not readily available. I have asked FAS to collate this data as soon as possible. When received I will forward directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (1 May 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: The information the Deputy sought covers a 12 year period and is not readily available. I have asked FÃS to collate this data as soon as possible. When received I will forward directly to the Deputy.
- Seanad: Rural Development (1 May 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I am taking this Adjourment matter on behalf of my colleague the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Simon Coveney. The rural development programme has a budget of â¬4.9 billion in a seven year period; this encompasses EU funds of â¬2.5 billion and the remaining funding of â¬2.4 billion is provided by the national Exchequer. To date, expenditure under the programme...
- Seanad: Coimheas Dalta-Múinteoir (1 May 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Táim ag tógail an ghnó an tráth seo thar ceann mo chomhleacaÃ, an t-Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna, an Teachta Ruairà Quinn. I thank the Senator for giving me an opportunity to talk about the staffing appeals process for primary schools. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school...
- Seanad: Coimheas Dalta-Múinteoir (1 May 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: As the Senator is aware, the new addition to the appeals process, whereby small rural schools could make the case to retain a teacher arose as a result of a significant discussion with rural representatives from both the Fine Gael and Labour parties, who asked for such an appeals process to be put in place. I am pleased that it has been put in place and that 205 from the 367 schools that...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (2 May 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I understand that the person in question commenced a FÃS Contracted Beauty Therapy Course on 5th March, 2012. However, FÃS learners are paid training allowances only on foot of evidence on the F103 form from the Department of Social Protection (DSP) confirming eligibility. I am informed that the F103 form submitted to FÃS by the Department of Social Protection in respect of the person in...