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Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: I agree with Senators Leyden and MacSharry that we can work our way out of the difficult place in which we find ourselves. In doing so, however, we must have more than the facile public relations stunts carried out by Government day after day which lack any type of innovative thought or resources to tackle the biggest issue facing the country, namely, the jobs crisis. Some months ago the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: I am looking for a debate. That shows up the non-performance and lack of innovative thought on the part of the Government and this Oireachtas in supporting small business. That is where the regeneration will begin. It is not happening and needs to begin urgently.

Seanad: End of Life Care: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: In the past 50 years life expectancy in Ireland has climbed steadily from just under 70 years in 1960 to just under 80 years today. This is a phenomenal improvement in a relatively short time. Consider for a moment the improvements that will be made in the next 50 years. It is reasonable to expect that children being born now will routinely live into their hundreds. Such improvements in...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: I echo the calls for an urgent debate on air transport policy. The shocking revelations of the past 24 hours must lead us to conclude that we need to examine urgently job creation and the conditions required for job creation across the country. If the Government is serious about balanced regional development, it must look to ensure the future of Shannon Airport and other airports serving...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: I was going to raise the issue of a vacant stand at a food fair in Brussels last week which was one of the first opportunities we had to generate new employment in the country, but the constant calls for a consensus approach from the Government side, and the call, in particular, for a debate from Senator Boyle this morning, must be addressed. I ask the Members opposite for one example in the...

Seanad: National Economy: Statements (Resumed) (6 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: In March 2006 Michael Dell summed up the relationship that existed then between Ireland and his company: I do not think it is coincidence that Ireland and Dell share the same character and connection. Every success we have achieved around the world has been due to the old Irish recipe of big dreams, hard work and strong relationships. Unfortunately, three years later Michael Dell terminated...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: I ask the Leader for an immediate and urgent debate on the tourism sector, a sector in which he has much experience. The sector is dying on its feet following a €1 billion drop in revenue since 2007. There has been a catastrophic drop in the number of people coming from Britain, which has reduced by 30% since 2008. There are now 75,000 fewer seats each week on planes coming into this...

Seanad: Archaeological Heritage (13 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: In mid-2007 a developer working on a site in Athenry where it was recommended to him that he construct a roundabout discovered the remains of part of the old Athenry town wall. The developer, being careful not to disturb the remains, immediately sought the advice of the archaeologist from the monuments section of the Minister's Department, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and...

Seanad: Archaeological Heritage (13 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: That is excellent news. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Finneran.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: Following Senator O'Toole's comments about the inertia in bringing about real public service reform and the inflexibility that exists in redeploying people, I can provide a worrying example in the HSE west region. Portiuncula Hospital kindly offered a surgical day clinic for plastic surgery in the hospital because it had the capacity, beds, nurses and porters to accommodate it....

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: We are approximately four weeks away from the first anniversary of the horrendous flooding which affected this country last November. As we approach that time, we should pause to reflect on how we reacted as a nation and on our state of preparedness in case a similar flooding incident occurs this year or in subsequent years. It is also important that we pause to reflect on how we reacted to...

Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion (20 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: I second the motion. We had a contribution in the House this morning from Senator Ellis stressing the importance of thinking positively about our future and encouraging job creation. He went on to say that supporting job creation was an absolute necessity if we are to recover from the difficulties in which we find ourselves. All of us would wholeheartedly agree with the position Senator...

Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion (20 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: In the spirit of consensus.

Seanad: Tourism Sector: Statements (21 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: The Senator already has one.

Seanad: Tourism Sector: Statements (21 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: I welcome the Minister. My wife and I own a rural pub in east Galway and have a role and interest in seeing tourism numbers increase in that neck of the woods. As somebody involved in the industry I was hugely heartened to see the Minister appointed to the role. She had an excellent track record in her previous ministries and approaches things with a can-do attitude which I am sure will...

Seanad: Macro-Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (28 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: We had a rather passionately drawn analogy a few moments ago from Senator Harris, who compared the nation to a family and described the public service as an uncle living in the attic who goes out every lunchtime to place a bet on a horse. I would like to continue that analogy, which is an appropriate one. The State is like a family - a family in which one or possibly two of the income...

Seanad: Child Care Inquiry Report: Statements (28 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Andrews. When we first read details of the litany of abuse these children were subjected to we had a terrible sense of déjÀ vu. This is another in a long line of reports that outline the plight of utterly defenceless children who felt helpless, that there was nobody they could turn to, that they were unable to seek the support of the State or rely...

Seanad: Child Care Inquiry Report: Statements (28 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: I call the Minister of State to respond.

Seanad: Child Care Inquiry Report: Statements (28 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: I have no option but to dictate that we conclude at 4 p.m. There was no amendment to the Order of Business on that this morning.

Seanad: Child Care Inquiry Report: Statements (28 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Cannon: Unfortunately, our hands our tied. There is no option but to call on the Minister of State to respond. We must conclude by 4 p.m.