Results 301-305 of 305 for long speaker:Ciarán Cannon

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (19 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Cannon: ...are entitled in Glenamaddy? My oldest child is in fifth class, I first heard talk of the new school bulling when she was in junior infants. I think she and the children of Glenamaddy have waited long enough. Will the Minister of State clarify the Department's commitment to providing a new school in Glenamaddy? I would be grateful for a swift and honest response.

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Cannon: ...well-worded arguments against the concept of incineration. If we as a nation are ambitious, which we should be and I believe we are, in reducing and minimising our waste, I cannot understand how alongside that ambition we are also proposing to use the concept of incineration. It, by its nature, needs massive amounts of waste to remain viable. I fail to understand how those two ambitions...

Seanad: School Accommodation (19 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Cannon: ...research carried out both by a local group and by departmental officials concludes there is a very real need for a new second level facility to serve south Galway in the near future. Kinvara has a long tradition of providing a very high standard of second level education. Geographically it is very well placed to serve the south Galway region. A site has been identified by the local...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (19 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Cannon: ...opened up the gates of private hospitals to public patients. It gets on with the job of buying treatment for patients. Let us be honest. Patients do not care who runs or finances a hospital as long as the care is good and they are treated without long delays. The Minister is right, and in agreement with most patients, in saying that all hospital capacity that meets standards and offers...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Cannon: ...the best possible outcomes for all patients surely must have instilled great confidence in Professor Keane that any sweeping changes he might suggest would be supported by a Minister who has a long track record of courageous reform. It is time for all Members, on both the Government and Opposition benches, to take a responsible attitude to the difficult decisions that lie ahead. The...