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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport Eligibility (11 Dec 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: No.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (11 Dec 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: I am taking this Commencement matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Regina Doherty. Community employment is the largest employment and training programme administered by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. The CE programme was initially established under the aegis of FÁS to enhance the employability...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Anti-Social Behaviour (11 Dec 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross. I thank Senator Feighan for his question on what is a very serious matter and one that has very much come to the fore in recent times. While the vast majority of public transport passenger journeys occur without incident, the safety and security of public transport passengers and staff,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (10 Dec 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 124 together. The EU and the OSCE-ODHIR regularly issue calls for the nomination of observers to participate in the election missions organised under their auspices. Member States of the EU and the OSCE respond to these calls according to their own practice and priorities and, where relevant, security considerations. It is not the case that every...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (10 Dec 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 and 118 together. Improving maternal and reproductive health is an important focus of Ireland's international development policy with health system strengthening at the heart of Ireland’s approach. Ireland works through the UNFPA, the World Health Organisation, with organisations such the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria and with civil society...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (10 Dec 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: Following the 18-year tenure of Joseph Kabila, Felix Tshisekedi was elected President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in January 2019. The elections were marred by accusations of late poll openings, balloting issues and voter intimidation. Despite questions around the legitimacy of the election result, President Tshisekedi’s inauguration marked the first peaceful...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (10 Dec 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: In February 2019, the Government launched Ireland’s new international development policy, A Better World. Building on Ireland’s track record in delivering for the poorest and most vulnerable, A Better World seeks to realise the transformational pledge of the Sustainable Development Goals – reaching the furthest behind first. Improving the quality and availability of...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (28 Nov 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: Tá áthas orm a bheith i bhur gcomhluadar inniú chun Meastúcháin Breise teicniúla i gcóir Votáil 28 don Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála a phlé libh. I am pleased to be here this morning for the committee's consideration of a technical Supplementary Estimate for Vote 28 for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. As...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (28 Nov 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank Deputy Collins for sharing my sentiments in terms of complimenting the Passport Service and those who work there on the excellent service it is providing to the public. I have visited the staff at its office in Balbriggan. Every day, they face a significant administrative and technical challenge in terms of the numbers of applications with which they must deal. They do so under...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (28 Nov 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: I know the feeling.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (28 Nov 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: We have done so.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (28 Nov 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: I could not agree more with the Chairman's suggestion that we need to actively use local media for two purposes he outlined - to make people aware of the online opportunity in the passport service and, again, as part of the Getting Ireland Brexit Ready campaign. In my constituency, for example, Galway Bay FM is the second most listened to radio station after RTÉ Radio 1 in the whole of...

Partnership Agreement Between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and the Republic of Armenia: Motion (26 Nov 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 24th November, 2017, a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 11th November, 2019.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Partnership Agreement Between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and the Republic of Armenia: Motion (21 Nov 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Chairman and the select committee for giving me an opportunity to discuss this motion, which has been referred to the committee for consideration. The motion that Dáil Éireann has been asked to approve reads: That Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Partnership Agreement Between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and the Republic of Armenia: Motion (21 Nov 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank Deputy Collins for his question. Armenia is undergoing a period of rapid political change. Following the Velvet Revolution of spring 2018, Nikol Pashinyan inherited a country facing serious corruption and human rights problems. Ireland watched the spring 2018 events with great interest. The revolution presented a remarkably peaceful transition of political power and was followed...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Partnership Agreement Between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and the Republic of Armenia: Motion (21 Nov 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: Elections were held in December 2018. The EU had a monitoring presence there as part of its role in promoting reform.

Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Bill 2019: Order for Report Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (20 Nov 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “(4) In proceedings for an offence under this Act, a weapon or other explosive device capable of releasing nuclear energy is presumed to be designed for a hostile purpose or for use in armed conflict unless the court or jury, as the case may be, is satisfied, having regard to the whole of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: Deputy MacSharry can work away.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy: Discussion (20 Nov 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: I welcome everyone and compliment then on the work they continue to do in advocating for safe cycling infrastructure in our larger urban centres and for the safety of all cyclists across the country. It is exceptionally important work. Along with Deputy Eamon Ryan, Cyclist.ie, the Dublin Cycling Campaign and I BIKE Dublin have been banging this drum for many years and, hopefully, they are...