Results 3,101-3,120 of 3,797 for speaker:Ciarán Cannon
- Seanad: Garda Stations (25 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Deputy Alan Shatter, has asked me to thank Senator O'Donovan for raising this matter. It provides the Minister with an opportunity to clarify the position on this important topic which the Senator has highlighted. Before I continue, I know the House will join me, on behalf of the Minister, in expressing our deepest sympathies to the family,...
- Schools Building Projects (20 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairà Quinn. I thank the Deputy for raising it, as it provides me with an opportunity to outline to the House the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects and to clarify the current position on the application for major capital funding from Presentation secondary...
- Schools Building Projects (20 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: The band 2.2 rating the school has been assigned indicates there is a substantial and significant accommodation deficit. While the condition of the existing accommodation is adequate, there is still a deficit in meeting the overall accommodation needs of the school. In difficult economic circumstances it is fortunate to be at an advanced stage in the process of architectural planning. I...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (19 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: My Department contacted FÃS about the apprenticeship status of the person in question. FÃS advised that the FÃS system had not identified this person as an Apprentice that required a FÃS intervention. FÃS informed my Department that the person finished his Phase 4 training on 18th March, 2011, but that he remained identified on the FÃS apprenticeship system as employed. When an...
- Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: He stands for communism.
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the Post Primary School Transport Scheme. There are seven post primary centres in County Cavan. Bus Ãireann, which operates the School Transport Schemes, has advised that in the 2010-11 school year, over 1,600 pupils were accommodated on 58 vehicles operating on 58 routes to post-primary centres in County Cavan. In general, pupils who are availing...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: Under the terms of the Primary School Transport scheme pupils are eligible for school transport if they reside 3.2 kilometres or more from and are attending their nearest national school. The family referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied are not attending their nearest school and are therefore not eligible for school transport under the terms of the scheme. Pupils who are not...
- Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (18 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: On 7 October 2011, the European Commission approved co-financing of â¬35.7m under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in respect of three applications for assistance submitted in June 2010 for almost 9,000 employees made redundant at enterprises belonging to employers in the construction NACE 41, 43 and 71 sub-sectors between 1 July 2009 and 31 March 2010. These applications...
- Written Answers — Traveller Training Centres: Traveller Training Centres (18 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: The centre referred to is a Senior Traveller Training Centre (STTC) managed by County Dublin Vocational Education Committee (VEC). In line with the Traveller Education Strategy and the 2008 Value for Money (VFM) Review of Youthreach and STTCs, it was announced in Budget 2011 that an integrated further education provision for Travellers would be implemented through the phasing out of STTCs by...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (18 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: I understand that FÃS Training Services has no mechanism to fund or part-fund the training of new employees or to provide or procure training or assist with providing/procuring training for new employees. However, new employees may enrol on a suitable FÃS night course for a fee. In addition, through Skillnets, which is funded by my Department from the National Training Fund, employers can...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: Generally Public Service Obligation services are operated by Bus Ãireann under contract to the National Transport Authority. School transport contracts are a separate matter and in this regard Bus Ãireann, which operates the school transport schemes, has advised that an extensive procurement exercise was conducted in summer 2011. This exercise invited applications from operators of large,...
- Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour (18 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Senators for raising this matter on the Adjournment. I am speaking on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, who regrets that he is unable to be present due to other business. He shares the Senators' concern about incidents of anti-social behaviour in the Templar's Hall area in Waterford and is conscious of how distressing such incidents are for the local community....
- Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour (18 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: I will take the Senator's concerns directly to the Minister. If the legislation contains weaknesses, we will consider how to strengthen it.
- Seanad: Ambulance Service (18 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: I am replying to this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, and I thank the Senator for raising this matter. The HSE has confirmed to the Minister, Deputy Reilly, that services are not being diminished. What is happening is that traditional work practices within the National Ambulance Service, NAS, are changing, as stations move to...
- Seanad: School Transport (18 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: I thank Senator Bradford for raising the matter today as it provides me with an opportunity to clarify the general position regarding the changes in the primary school transport scheme announced in budget 2011 by the previous Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government. These changes derive from recommendations in the value for money review of the school transport scheme and include the introduction...
- Seanad: School Transport (18 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: As Senator Bradford points out, the decision to withdraw the bus service is currently being appealed to an independent appeals board which is made up of experts in school transport and logistics in general. Neither I nor any official in the Department has any influence over the decision of that board. It is completely independent, as it should be. I understand that the board is due to...
- Seanad: Local Authority Housing (18 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: I thank Senator Daly for raising this important issue which I am taking on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Willie Penrose. On 1 April 2011, a new standard procedure for assessing applicants for social housing was introduced in every housing authority. The ultimate aim of the new system is to create a fairer, more consistent and transparent approach to eligibility for social housing...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (13 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: Changes in the School Transport Scheme were announced by the previous Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government and derive from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the scheme. One of the changes announced included an increase to ten in the minimum number of eligible pupils, residing in a distinct locality, required to establish or retain an individual school transport service. Bus...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Grants: Employment Support Grants (13 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: I understand from FÃS that the FÃS Technical Employment Support Grant (TESG) is the relevant support in the case in question. I am informed that under the FÃS TESG guidelines, the TESG allows for a maximum of â¬500 towards the cost of the programme or 100% of the cost of the programme, whichever is the lesser amount, per applicant every 12 months. This payment is subject to registration...
- Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (13 Oct 2011)
Ciarán Cannon: On 7 October 2011 the European Commission approved co-financing of â¬35.7m under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in respect of three applications for assistance submitted in June 2010 for almost 9,000 former workers made redundant in the construction NACE 41, 43 and 71 subsectors between 1 July 2009 and 31 March 2010. These applications still require to be approved by the...