Results 161-180 of 305 for long speaker:Ciarán Cannon

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Employment Support Services (7 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The aim of MOMENTUM is to provide a range of quality, relevant education & training interventions in 2013 for up to 6,500 individuals who are long-term unemployed. Training is being provided within the context of four themes. Three of the themes support occupational clusters where demand and vacancies exist within certain Labour Market sectors. A fourth theme focuses on the specific...

Topical Issue Debate: Homelessness Strategy (26 Sep 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...way. The fact that last year 880 people moved from homelessness to independent living is another very strong indication that this Government has every intention of meeting its aim to end long-term homelessness by the end of 2016. Homelessness funding, at a time when resources are extremely limited, has been substantially protected over the last number of years. This fact is important...

Topical Issue Debate: Homelessness Strategy (26 Sep 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...acceptable that people should sleep on the streets of our cities and towns, and while the immediate hardship of sleeping rough may be solved through emergency accommodation, this is not a viable long-term solution. The recently published homelessness policy statement outlined the Government's aim to end long-term homelessness by the end of 2016. I assure Deputy Ellis that in setting out...

Topical Issue Debate: Teaching Council of Ireland (26 Sep 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...qualified and we must be able to stand over the quality of the teaching delivered in all schools. The commencement of section 30 of the Teaching Council Act will reinforce the Department's long-standing position that education in recognised schools funded by the State must be delivered by appropriately regulated professionals. This position must be maintained in the interests of...

Topical Issue Debate: Teaching Council of Ireland (26 Sep 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...professional standards in teaching. It acts in the public good by upholding and enhancing the reputation and status of the teaching profession through fair and transparent regulation. It has long been the policy of the Department of Education and Skills that only qualified and registered teachers should be employed by schools. Current recruitment procedures set out in circular 31/2011...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Amalgamation (10 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...the patron and school authorities, has undertaken a recent review of demographic needs in Kanturk. The outcome of this review is that a 16 classroom new school building is sufficient to meet the long-term needs of the area. My Department has received written agreement from the patron's office and the school authorities to this change to the brief.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...are targeting the achievement of savings in specific areas as a result of administrative, staffing and other reductions. I remind the committee that 50,000 training places are being allocated uniquely and solely for the long-term unemployed this year as part of the Pathways to Work initiative. That commitment has not been made in the past.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (11 Jun 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: One of the main objectives of my Department's School Transport Scheme is to provide a basic level of service for children who live long distances from school, and who might otherwise experience difficulty in attending regularly. Children are eligible for Post Primary School Transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from, and are attending, their nearest education centre as determined...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (30 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: One of the main objectives of my Department's School Transport Scheme is to provide a basic level of service for children who live long distances from school, and who might otherwise experience difficulty in attending regularly. Children are eligible for Post Primary School Transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kms from, and are attending, their nearest education centre as determined...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Network (28 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...prioritise what one feels is the best use of those scarce resources. The Minister, Deputy Varadkar, and I would argue that the best use at this point in time is to maintain to an acceptable level the very long network of roads we have throughout this country. I recall reading that we may have the most kilometres of road per capitain the whole of Europe. That places a significant burden...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (28 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...the MOMENTUM programme will have a specific impact on young unemployed people. It is to provide a range of quality, relevant education and training interventions for up to 6,500 individuals who are long-term unemployed. Training will be provided within the context of four themes all of which are open to under 25 year olds. One of these themes will focus on the specific needs of people...

Topical Issue Debate: Child Protection Services (16 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...information regarding services. The Minister was glad to see that, overall, services in Carlow-Kilkenny local health area were safe and were provided to children by a generally experienced and long-standing workforce. This is borne out by figures, produced by the HSE on a monthly basis, which show that 100% of children in care in this region have an allocated social worker and a care...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Recognition (14 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...of new primary schools, which include the requirements to follow the 1999 primary school curriculum, comply with the rules for national schools and demonstrate that enrolments are sufficient for the long-term viability of the school. The enrolment requirement is usually but not always confined to a period of three years. The Department has granted permanent recognition to 45 schools...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Architectural Heritage (9 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...beauty and historical significance of this building. It is the former holiday home of W. B. Yeats. He purchased the property in 1916. It is only a few miles from Coole Park, the home of his lifelong patron and friend, Lady Augusta Gregory. The location and history of the tower intrigued W. B. Yeats and he is reputed to have written some of his greatest poetry there, including Sailing...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Deputies for their heartfelt contributions. The spirit in which they withdrew their amendments is very much recognised by the Minister and me. It will be a long meeting but, hopefully, a productive one.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...I recognise the difficult challenges in adult literacy. When the OECD results come out in October, I hope they will show an improvement in our situation. No one can deny, however, that we have a long road to travel in this. According to those drafting the legislation, the problem, in a narrow legalistic sense, of singling out adult literacy as one element of the overall development of...

Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Industry (21 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...a comprehensive range of tourism product, including State assets such as the various branches of the National Museum, the National Gallery, Dublin Castle and Kilmainham Gaol. There are also the long-established visitor attractions, such as the Book of Kells at Trinity College, Christchurch, the Chester Beatty Library and Malahide Castle. In more recent times, Dublin has seen the growth...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Construction Sector Strategy (12 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...has been committed by the Department of Education & Skills through the National Training Fund. The aim of MOMENTUM is to provide a range of quality, relevant education & training interventions for up to 6,500 individuals who are long-term unemployed including former construction workers. Skillnets funds enterprise-led training through a network model, where companies from...

Other Questions: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: The aim of MOMENTUM is to provide a range of high-quality, relevant education and training interventions for up to 6,500 individuals who are long-term unemployed. Courses under the programme include a significant work-based element. Training will be provided within the context of four themes. Three of the themes support occupational clusters where demand and vacancies exist within certain...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Third Level Facilities (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...in seeking to move to the second stage of the designation process. The second stage of the process involves detailed project planning followed by submission and evaluation of those plans. How long it then takes for applicants to formally seek designation will depend very much on the capacity of the applicant institutions at the time of plan submission and how long their developmental...