Results 2,601-2,620 of 3,797 for speaker:Ciarán Cannon
- Seanad: Road Signage (20 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I will undertake to pass on the Senator's concerns to the Minister.
- Special Educational Needs (20 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I am taking this issue on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills. I thank the Deputy for raising it, as it gives me an opportunity to clarify to the House the position on the allocation of SNAs for the coming year. The Government, as the Deputy confirmed, has maintained funding for resources for children with special educational needs at a time when there is a...
- Special Educational Needs (20 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I apologise if my reply was not clear, but I reiterate that no SNAs will be lost owing to budgetary cuts. The same SNA provision will be made next year as in previous years. Changes to the SNA allocation in a school relate to the evolving care needs of its pupils. For example, children may have diminishing care needs over time or a number of children will leave school at the end of each...
- Written Answers — Training Courses: Training Courses (19 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: This is a day-to-day operational matter for FAS. The person referred to applied to participate on the GID (Gas Installers) course on 19th January 2012. There are currently 196 clients on the GID course waiting list and this person is number 51 on the list. The GID course accommodates 12 participants per course and is delivered on two days a week over a six week period. An examination of the...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (19 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: This is a day-to day operation matter for FAS who have responsibility for the management of this programme. As I indicated in my reply on the 1st May 2012 the information the Deputy sought covers a 12 year period and is not readily available. FÃS are currently finalising the collation of this data and I expect that all data will be supplied to me shortly. I will then forward directly to...
- Written Answers — Job Statistics: Job Statistics (19 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: This is a day-to-day operational matter for FÃS. The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the attached table. Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Number of People 691 714 577 535 752 328
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (19 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: This is a day-to-day operational matter for FAS. The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the attached table. Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 No of Training Offers 821 892 1,742 1,992 2,086 882
- Written Answers — Further Education and Training Programmes: Further Education and Training Programmes (19 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 232 and 252 together. Up to the current academic year, the course referred to by the Deputy was operated as a Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) course in an approved PLC centre managed by City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee (CDVEC). I understand that a decision was made not to continue to operate this course for the forthcoming academic year. The...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (19 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: The Deputy will be aware of the changes to the Post Primary School Transport Scheme that will take effect from the beginning of the 2012/13 school year. These changes will be applied equitably on a national basis. Bus Ãireann will be communicating directly with families who already avail of school transport services and with families who have applied for the first time. Existing eligible...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (19 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: The 2012 allocation to my Department to cover all aspects of school transport provision is almost â¬170m. Bus Ãireann which operates the school transport schemes, on behalf of my Department, is responsible for the negotiation and awarding of school transport contracts to private operators. In this regard, Bus Ãireann has advised that an extensive procurement exercise was conducted in...
- Written Answers — Job Initiatives: Job Initiatives (19 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: As part of the Jobs Initiative in 2011 the following details were announced by my Department at the time: 16,000 training and education places and â¬40 million in funding for building works for schools. The Department of Education and Skills was to provide 15,900 education and training places across a spectrum of programmes: 6,000 places in the FÃS Specific Skills Training programme ...
- Higher Education Grants (19 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I am responding on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Quinn. I thank Deputy Buttimer for raising this important matter. I am pleased to inform the House that the Department of Education and Skills funds a student grant scheme for third level and further education students. Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of...
- Higher Education Grants (19 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I agree wholeheartedly with all the comments of Deputy Buttimer. It is in all our interests, particularly those of young people, that the new service operates as effectively and efficiently as possible. The customer experience will be monitored closely and we will work hard to ensure consistent customer service. People ought to feel they are being treated fairly and equitably. I am...
- School Book Costs (19 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I am taking this Topical Issue Debate matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn. I thank Deputy Kirk for raising the matter and welcome the opportunity to clarify the position on it. The Minister is conscious that the cost of textbooks is a considerable burden on families. Textbooks are an important way in which students can be supported in their...
- School Book Costs (19 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I assure the Deputy the Minister will continue to impress upon the publishers the need to reduce textbook costs overall. As I stated, they committed to the code of practice. It is the Minister's intention they will fully implement that code of practice. My Department will publish guidelines on textbook rental schemes once the period of consultation is complete, and that is expected to...
- Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes (14 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I would not describe my reply as a stock reply. There is a significant amount of information in it, much more than I was used to when I was a Member of this House. I thank the Senator for the opportunity to clarify the position about Fingal County Council's proposal to build a new wastewater treatment plant to facilitate development within Fingal and the greater Dublin area in general. When...
- Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes (14 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: Senator O'Brien's concerns were first raised in the context of a belief that the project would cost in the region of â¬2.3 billion to â¬2.7 billion. We now know the cost is in the region of â¬500 million, which is significantly lower. I agree with the Senator that we must scrutinise every cent of public money spent. Having worked in local government for 14 years, I believe that sort of...
- Seanad: School Building Projects (14 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Senator for raising this matter as it affords me the opportunity to outline to the Seanad the current position on the provision of new post-primary schools and the new arrangements the Minister, Deputy Ruairà Quinn, put in place in regard to the recognition of new post-primary schools. The schoolgoing population has increased significantly in recent years and is expected to...
- Seanad: School Building Projects (14 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: It is my understanding it is hoped to issue a decision before the summer break. A significant element of the criteria used in deciding the issue of school patronage is consideration of local wishes regarding the patronage of a particular school. One would expect that to feed into the overall decision making process.
- Seanad: Fire Services (14 Jun 2012)
Ciarán Cannon: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of fire station premises is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981. The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government supports the fire...