Results 221-240 of 305 for long speaker:Ciarán Cannon

School Curriculum (3 May 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I wholeheartedly agree with all the points the Deputy makes. While we have made a significant start to the process of improving understanding of mathematics generally, we have a long way to go in that regard. As the Minister of State with responsibility for training and skills, I have been informed repeatedly by individuals involved in information technology and computing that the sector is...

Seanad: Rural Development (1 May 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...the table as soon as possible. We are broadly satisfied with the thrust of the specific menu of rural development measures provided for in the proposals. The negotiation process is likely to be a long and difficult one, but all efforts are focused on achieving the best possible outcome for Ireland. Extensive consultation is required as part of the process of development of all elements...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (24 Apr 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...000 education and training places across the range of provision in the higher education, further education and training sectors. In addition, FAS and the VECs have been requested to prioritise the long-term unemployed in their 2012 provision. Interim referral protocols have also been agreed, which will facilitate the referral of unemployed people from welfare offices to VEC further...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: In the past year the Government has gone a long way towards improving the procedures governing how people are appointed to the boards of public bodies. However, the appointment to bodies such as the appeals panel is normally exercised by Ministers. On that basis, I do not support the proposition that we involve the Seanad in the selection of the panel's chairperson.

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...RCSI. It is proposed that such degrees and other qualifications, where they are approved by the National University of Ireland, NUI, will be designated as degrees and qualifications of NUI for as long as the RCSI remains a recognised college of NUI. There is already a similar provision in the Universities Act for degrees and qualifications of constituent universities of the NUI. The...

School Staffing (27 Mar 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...certainty to schools about their staffing allocations and, where possible, simplify and streamline existing processes and give greater autonomy to schools. The new arrangements incorporate a long overdue updating of the General Allocation Model, GAM, combining learning support for high incidence special needs and language support for all schools. It also includes changes to NCSE approved...

Written Answers — Youthreach Programme: Youthreach Programme (21 Mar 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...without any qualification or vocational training are eligible to participate and are paid an age-related training allowance. They are eligible for a range of additional allowances (meal, travel, long-term unemployment bonus) and, where applicable, childcare support under the Childcare Education and Training Support (CETS) scheme. In relation to family law maintenance payments, the...

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

Ciarán Cannon: ...enhanced compensation and has demonstrated its resolve to move ahead in delivering relocation options. The European Commission has also indicated its willingness to work with all parties to find a long-term resolution to this issue in the parameters of EU law. The Taoiseach indicated to me this evening that he will organise a delegation to travel to Brussels to engage with the Commission...

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

Ciarán Cannon: ...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 Corcoran Kennedy, to name but a few, have also worked hard to bring parties...

School Staffing (29 Feb 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...ceilings on teaching posts. The detail of how the new arrangements will operate is set out in the Department's staffing circular which has now been published. The new arrangements incorporate a long overdue updating of the GAM-learning support allocation for all schools. This inevitably involves changes to existing clustering arrangements whereby a teacher is shared between schools. A...

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (22 Feb 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...a Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) course with County Offaly VEC and is in receipt of a training allowance. Learners on VTOS courses can qualify for an additional payment of a long term training bonus of €20 per week if they have been in receipt of an eligible Department of Social Protection payment for 312 days directly before the VTOS course commencement date....

Private Members' Business: Community Employment Schemes: Motion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...employment supports are fit for purpose and deliver value to the taxpayer. Among the issues identified were the lack of labour market progression and an increased risk - not a reduced risk - of long-term unemployment. The Government is committed to ensuring that CE and similar programmes enhance the employment prospects of those who participate on the schemes. The Government also...

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: There is an argument that €15 million is a paltry amount but it is not. This echoes the comments of a former Minister, Noel Dempsey, not long after the e-voting debacle when he described €60 million as not a lot of money either. A third of all public sector employees in this State work in the education sector, so it has never been possible to completely exempt staffing levels in...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (24 Jan 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...are aligned to social welfare payments and as part of Budget 2011 a number of reductions were made in this area including a reduction in the additional FÁS training allowance paid to the long term unemployed from €31.80 to €20. This reduction came into effect on the 1 January 2011 and also applies to persons with disabilities participating on the FÁS Specialist Training Providers...

Written Answers — Future Skills Needs: Future Skills Needs (19 Jan 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...this general level of place provision in 2012. Following on the Labour Market Activation Fund which operated in 2010 and 2011, a new fund will be introduced in 2012 specifically targeted at the long term unemployed. This fund amounting to €20 million, from the National Training Fund, will deliver upwards of 6,500 education and training places. There will be a further roll out of the...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (19 Jan 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...unemployed. In addition, the Department of Social Protection will provide almost 49,000 job placement and work experience places in 2012. FÁS and the VECs have been requested to prioritise the long-term unemployed in their 2012 provision. Interim referral protocols, which will facilitate the referral of unemployed people from welfare offices to VEC further education programmes, have...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...timeframe for the variation of REAs and the provisions regarding the granting of temporary exemptions from the obligation to pay the terms prescribed under EROs and REAs. This Bill will make the long-established minimum wage setting mechanisms fairer and more responsive to changing economic circumstances and will eliminate rigidities that are considered to have had a negative impact on...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (8 Dec 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: ...Public Expenditure and Reform has made a provision of €20 million in Budget 2012 for a new Labour Market Activation Fund. It is intended that this fund, which will be specifically targeted at the long-term unemployed, will deliver upward of 6,500 places next year.

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: ...Taoiseach spoke to the people on Sunday night he stated clearly that jobs are the top priority for the Government and will be at the centre of the Government's four year plan as we embark on the long road to recovery. Central to this plan is an effective, efficient and clearly focussed further education and training sector that assists many people on their individual journey on the...

Sport and Recreational Development (29 Nov 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: ...lucrative business. Tourism Ireland is continuing to pursue this area with the key agencies in London. To secure additional business for Ireland both as a result of displacement and additional long-haul opportunities, Tourism Ireland is working closely with tour operators in all markets. The visa waiver scheme presents additional opportunities which are being exploited. Tourism Ireland...