Results 341-360 of 3,673 for speaker:Ciarán Cannon

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Dec 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 590. To ask the Minister for Health when a health care worker working with an organisation (details supplied) throughout the Covid-19 pandemic will receive the pandemic special recognition payment. [61930/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (8 Dec 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 24. To ask the Minister for Health the work that is being carried out by his Department to address the serious concerns that have arisen in respect of the implementation of the EU medical device directive. [53859/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (6 Dec 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will outline the intentions of the Rural Safety Plan 2022-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60602/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (6 Dec 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 645. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider as a matter of priority appointing a new Chief Pharmaceutical Officer to his Department who will be responsible for overseeing the development of policy and strategy, national oversight of medicine supply, pharmacy regulations and maximising the potential of the community pharmacy sector to achieve better patient outcomes. [60711/22]

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Minister for her officials for the solidarity they have shown with the sector, reflecting the challenges they are facing. I would hope the report emanating from the BAI in that short time frame will confirm the need for a redesign and restructuring of the levy so that it does not impact negatively on the long-term viability of the sector. I thank the Minister most sincerely for...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I am aware from speaking to the Minister that she is more than aware of the value and power of local radio to engender a deep sense of community and solidarity in rural areas. She is from County Monaghan so she will understand this. She has spoken to me numerous times about the power of local radio. Deputy Naughton quite rightly mentioned the power of local radio to disseminate crucial...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Nov 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 97. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress that has been made with regard to passport services in 2022. [57747/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (22 Nov 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way that he proposes to action the commitment to reaching "our next generation", as outlined in the diaspora strategy. [57746/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Nov 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: We can be exceptionally proud of the work we have achieved as a country in educational attainment. The route presented to my dad for education when compared with that presented to my son are such that it is like two different countries. We have crossed many extraordinary milestones in that regard but there is one remaining milestone to be crossed, which relates to the provision of further...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (10 Nov 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 99. To ask the Minister for Finance the way that farmers are to be included in the temporary business energy support scheme, TBESS. [53235/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (10 Nov 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: The Minister earlier mentioned the dreary tunnel of Covid and the significant challenges the business sector faced as it navigated its way through that tunnel. The Minister and his colleagues in the Department were exceptionally supportive of those businesses during that time, ensuring that they remained viable, and in doing so they protected thousands of Irish jobs. As we emerge from that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (10 Nov 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Minister, particularly for that clarification on the splitting of the bill between the business aspect of the energy consumption on the farm holding and the domestic aspect of it. That is causing significant concern for many farmers. On the categorisation of eligible farmers, we have heard of many instances in the last few days of small retailers, butchers in particular, who...

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Minister of State for being here to listen to our ambitions for the development of wastewater infrastructure throughout the country and water infrastructure in general. We need to be ambitious in how we seek to empower our towns and villages to grow and develop and become attractive places within which to live and work. We are still dealing with a legacy of a crash that left...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: There have been many excellent advances in the provision of childcare services in the country under the current Government, but there is one glaring omission, and that is in the area of early childhood care and education, ECCE, services. When the scheme was first introduced in 2010, the capitation rate introduced was €64.50 per child. If that had kept pace with inflation, it would...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: European Media Freedom Act: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank Mr. Larragy for his presentation. What impact will the legislation, as currently proposed - and Mr. Larragy mentioned that it is evolving and changing all the time as it moves through the Commission and Parliament - have from a commercial or editorial perspective on national and local commercial radio stations broadcasting in Ireland? There is an effort to scrutinise mergers of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (27 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: This is a most welcome scheme. It is the first time ever that we have had a dedicated national scheme focusing solely on community centres throughout rural Ireland. I live in a small, rural village, Carrabane, in east Galway and when I look at my own community centre it is the very epicentre of life in that community right from the beginning of life through to the end of life. It starts...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (27 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 129. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline any findings arising from the recently announced community centres investment fund; and if she intends to continue the scheme in 2023. [53867/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (27 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 47. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work that is being carried out to promote the IDA's 240-acre strategic site at Athenry, County Galway, to international investors. [53860/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (27 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 130. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans for the development of remote working hubs in rural towns. [53866/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Measures (27 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the recent commitment by the assistant Garda commissioner to provide an online portal for the submission of dashcam evidence by 2024, if any additional legislation is necessary for such a portal; and if so, when he intends to bring forward such legislation. [53955/22]