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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Taoiseach for joining us today and for the personal leadership he has shown in moving Ireland to a far more supportive country in terms of gender equality and women in the workplace. I will raise two quick points. One of them was already covered by Senator Pauline O'Reilly. I refer to the issue of women in politics and creating a more family-friendly political environment....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: It was.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (11 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 778. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment for 2021 will be made to a person (details supplied); the reason it is necessary for this person to make numerous representations to his Department each year before securing their GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49494/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Enforcement of Road Traffic Offences: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank all our witnesses for attending today to discuss what is a fundamental matter in ensuring our roads and streets remain as safe as they possibly can be. In his opening contribution, Mr. Ferrie stated clearly that illegal parking is not a victimless crime and it is not, given both the tragic circumstances that sometimes arise from illegal parking and indeed in the cultural...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Enforcement of Road Traffic Offences: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I have almost finished. The answers to these questions are quite short. Does it see a value in doing that? The Garda quite rightly asks other road users to submit dashcam footage when a serious road traffic incident happens. Many successful prosecutions have been brought as a result of that aforementioned legislation over the past two to three years. Cyclists have submitted footage and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Enforcement of Road Traffic Offences: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: The first question is to Dublin Bus and the second question is to members of An Garda Síochána.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (27 Sep 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 592. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grant amount per hectare that is payable for site-clearance of diseased trees under the ash diebacks scheme administered by his Department; and if this figure is accurately described on the gov.ie website for the scheme. [47035/22]

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I will offer a slightly contrarian view in the short time I have. From the dawn of humanity we, as a species, have always sought to communicate with one another. We have reached out, contacted and communicated through whatever means was available to us. From hunter-gatherer conversations around the camp fire, to communicating with Armstrong on the moon and from Gutenberg to Zuckerberg, we...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (14 Jul 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 211. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that have been taken to expedite action 105 of the deliverables framework of the Climate Action Plan in order that domestic dwellings can be reimbursed for the generation of electricity to the grid. [39139/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (14 Jul 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 753. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he is taking to appoint nine additional neurology nurse specialists at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39123/22]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance and Related Issues in Cycling Ireland: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the witnesses for joining us today and for the exceptional work they are doing in developing the sport and the pursuit of cycling on the island of Ireland. I asked that the witnesses appear before us today to address the significant breakdown in trust that occurred as the result of the actions of an admittedly small group of people within the organisation in how they approached the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance and Related Issues in Cycling Ireland: Discussion (13 Jul 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank all our guests for very forthright and helpful contributions. As I said at the beginning, this has been a very important element of the process of restoring trust in Cycling Ireland and its governance structures. We can go forward from today with a hugely greater degree of confidence in how exactly those governance issues are being addressed and will be addressed in future. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (29 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to receive the findings of a feasibility study into the development of the Quiet Man greenway, connecting Athenry to Milltown, considering that he first funded the study in July 2020. [34968/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (29 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his plans to double-track the rail line from Athenry to Galway city; and a timeline for same. [34971/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (29 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 442 of 24 May 2022; if she has received the available data on post-primary schools that received funding for each of the years 2016 to 2021 for the purposes of developing a sports hall; and if she will forward same. [34965/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Local Authorities (28 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I am not laying any blame at the Minister of State’s door for that response. He is delivering a response that was provided to him by officials within the Department. However, I am saying to those officials right now that this is totally unacceptable. I made the point in my earlier contribution that there is an ongoing review of the local property tax and then we move forward...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Local Authorities (28 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I am here to address the very significant and gross underfunding of Galway County Council, which has been a factor in seriously diminishing the capacity of that local authority to be able to offer the service to people that it should seek to offer. This gross underfunding has been going on for many years and the history is quite complex, so I will not go into that. It is stark in terms of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: Earlier on, the Minister spoke about the need to develop our rural towns and villages as it is a critically important part of our country's development. I am really beginning to question the capacity of Irish Water to play its part in that. The people of Gort in south Galway have been without a drinking water supply since 2 February when Irish Water issued a boil water notice to almost...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Minister. This is a very positive development for the more sustainable use of the streets of our cities and towns. I have a question. I am sure it is easy to bring clarity to this. If one goes beyond the 25 kg weight and the 25 km/h, where would the categories of what might be described as electric motorbikes fall under the legislation? There are now many makes and models.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: If I deliberately or inadvertently buy a scooter that can travel faster than 25 km/h and weighs more than 25 kg, what would stop me from registering that vehicle with a registration plate and getting requisite insurance to put it on the road? There seems to be a kind of limbo situation around how we move from the world of scooters into electrically powered motorbikes. Is there a lacuna that...