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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 FÁS 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 €4.9 billion in a seven year period; this encompasses EU funds of €2.5 billion and the remaining funding of €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 chomhleacaí, an t-Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna, an Teachta Ruairí 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 — School Transport: School Transport (26 Apr 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 71 together. Bus Éireann 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 Éireann 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. FÁS Training services do not currently run a Water Meter Installer course. FÁS 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...

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 €70 million this year, another €70 million next year and more than €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...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Having consulted the officials, the Deputy's assessment of the legislation as it stands now is correct in the context of the alterations being made in terms of the ages of the children and how that dictates the entitlement to these supports from the State. None of the amendments impinges negatively in any way upon the provision whereby the payment will continue after the death of a spouse.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: Which element does the Deputy wish to have clarified?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: The current arrangement is that the arrangements that applied in the past will continue.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I understand that it was always a part of the provision that where a person was incarcerated, the payment was payable to that person upon release. Therefore, that will continue under the new legislation. There is no change to that provision.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: On the finer points of the drafting of the Bill and the definition of "detention" to which the Deputy referred earlier, the Department will respond to the Deputy once clarification is sought from those who drafted the Bill. As regards the release of prisoners, it is my understanding the reason for the four-week period is to allow for the spouse to return to the family home on release from...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: The conditions of the scheme dictate that a person in prison is deemed to be separated from his or her family unit. Once a person leaves prison and returns to the family home, the four week transitional period is available. On the other hand, if a person does not return to the family home, in order for the lone parent family allowance to continue, the lone parent claiming the allowance will...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: The Minister is sympathetic to the thinking behind this amendment which I assume is to provide for better authentication of the identity of persons for electoral register and voting purposes. It would be premature at this stage to extend the use of PPS numbers to this area without first examining the range of important issues involved. Given the range of privacy and data protection issues...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: I move amendment No. 13: In page 6, before section 8, but in Part 2, to insert the following new section: 8.—Section 2(1) of the Principal Act is amended— (a) by substituting the following definition for the definition of "reckonable earnings" (amended by section 13 of the Act of 2011): " 'reckonable earnings' means, subject to section 13(2)(da)— (a) in the case of an employed...

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...