Results 381-400 of 3,673 for speaker:Ciarán Cannon

Water Supply (25 May 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank Deputy Lawlor, on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan, for the opportunity to set out the current position on the provision of water infrastructure in north Kildare, with a particular emphasis on infrastructure which supports and encourages economic development in the area. Significant water services infrastructural...

Community Services (25 May 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. I am taking this Adjournment debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy James Reilly. The Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme, KCCP, is located at Thornville Road in Kilbarrack, at a premises leased by Dublin City Council to Kilbarrack and District Community Association, KADCA. KCCP is funded by the HSE to...

Written Answers — Post-Leaving Certificate Courses: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (25 May 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: As part of the Jobs Initiative, an additional 1,000 approved Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) places will be made available for the 2011/2012 academic year. On 11 May, my Department wrote to providers inviting applications for the allocation of the additional places. The school referred to by the Deputy is under the management of County Offaly Vocational Education Committee (VEC). As such, it...

School Transport (31 May 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank Deputy Ferris for raising this matter. The Deputy refers to the changes in the primary 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 relate to the introduction of charges, changes to the "closed school rule" and changes to the...

School Transport (31 May 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I will quickly conclude. I want to address some of the points Deputy Martin Ferris raised. Regarding the minimum numbers required to establish a service - this is particularly pertinent to the points the Deputy was making - the changes mean that services under the minimum numbers - either single services or which are part of double-tripping arrangements - will be discontinued. A pick-up...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (31 May 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: The changes to school transport services were announced in the 2011 Budget by the previous Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government and derive from a recommendation in the recently published Value for Money Review of the scheme. These changes include the requirement that a minimum of 10 eligible pupils, residing in a distinct locality, will be required to retain or establish a school transport...

Written Answers — Training and Work Experience Programmes: Training and Work Experience Programmes (31 May 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: Under the Jobs Initiative there were no additional plans to deal with redundant apprentices. However, FÁS has, in consultation with the relevant stakeholders, put in place a number of measures to enable registered redundant apprentices to progress in their apprenticeships. The 'Redundant Apprentice Placement Scheme' was introduced by FÁS in 2010 to provide work placement opportunities for...

Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (31 May 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: At the end of March 2011, some 1,919 beneficiaries had been provided with personalised services under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) programme in support of redundant workers at the Dell Computer manufacturing plant in Raheen, Co. Limerick and at relevant ancillary enterprises. These beneficiaries are broken down as follows:- 1,050 through FÁS programmes 328 through...

Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (31 May 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 124 together. Third level programmes were included in the application for EGF funding for the former workers at SR Technics in recognition of the potential such longer term interventions have in equipping participants with specialised and comprehensive skills sets and qualifications which can significantly assist them to re-enter the labour market....

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (31 May 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: The changes to school transport services were announced in the 2011 Budget by the previous Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government and derive from a recommendation in the recently published Value for Money Review of the scheme. These changes include the requirement that a minimum of 10 eligible pupils, residing in a distinct locality, will be required to retain or establish a school transport...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (31 May 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: Changes to school transport services were announced in the 2011 Budget by the previous Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government and derive from a recommendation in the Value for Money Review of the scheme. One of the changes, which takes effect from the beginning of the 2011-12 school year, is that the distance eligibility criterion will be applied uniformly to all pupils attending primary...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (31 May 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: The changes to school transport services were announced in the 2011 Budget by the previous Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government and derive from a recommendation in the Value for Money Review of the scheme. These changes include the requirement that a minimum of ten eligible pupils, residing in a distinct locality, will be required to retain or establish a school transport service from the...

Written Answers — Third Level Courses: Third Level Courses (1 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: The co-funding of relevant education and training measures through the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in support of redundant SR Technics workers is strictly time limited to finish on 9 October 2011. This end date is determined at two years from the date of application, in accordance with the regulations governing the operation of the fund, and cannot be extended. This...

Written Answers — Post-Leaving Certificate Courses: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (1 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: In the 1993-94 academic year, national certification for Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses was introduced for the first time by the National Council for Vocational Awards. A fee structure was negotiated with the teacher unions by my Department on the basis of a fee per module per student, in line with practice in other State examinations, where payment is made for work undertaken in...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (1 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: The Deputy will be aware that the cessation of the Closed School Rule (CSR) as it relates to primary school transport eligibility was announced in the 2011 Budget by the previous Fianna Fáil–Green Party Government and derives from a recommendation in the published Value for Money Review of the scheme. Given the major financial constraints facing the country, it is not possible to change...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (2 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: Changes to school transport services were announced in the 2011 Budget by the previous Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government and derive from recommendations in the Value for Money Review of the scheme. It is important to stress that there are a number of dimensions to the cessation of the Closed School Rule (CSR). The first of these, which will be implemented from September 2011, involves the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (2 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: The Value for Money Review of the School Transport Schemes was carried out as part of the 2009-2011 round of Value for Money Reviews approved by the previous Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government and was conducted in accordance with the criteria for such reviews set out in the Department of Finance Value for Money and Policy Review Initiative Guidance Manual. The emphasis in such reviews is on...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (7 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: Since the beginning of the EGF programme in support of redundant workers at the Dell computer manufacturing plant in Co. Limerick, both Ministers and officials of the relevant Departments have met representatives of the workers on a number of occasions. I met with a delegation of the Dell Redundant Workers Association to discuss their proposals for further measures under the programme as...

Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (7 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: Complaints on EGF operational issues should be addressed in the first instance to the relevant service provider or, alternatively, to the EGF Coordination Unit, The Granary, Michael Street, Limerick. Complaints on EGF policy issues should be addressed to the Department of Education and Skills as the managing authority for the EGF nationally.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (7 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: I am replying to this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, Minister for Education and Skills. I thank the Senator for raising it, as it affords me the opportunity to outline to the Seanad the process being utilised to ensure there will be adequate accommodation in schools at primary and post-primary level in all parts of the country. The Government, in its...