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Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: ...role to play in that regard, as do our local authorities. Another issue, which is welcome in one sense, is the demographic challenge of a growing population. Our population has reached 5 million and is predicted to reach many more millions in the decades to come. Our national planning policy is beginning to dictate, from which there are many positives arising, that the majority of...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ...economy. The Minister for Finance did not mention it yesterday but in a budget briefing, the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, Deputy Bruton, confirmed that €120 million has been allocated in the budget for the beginning of that roll out next year and the contract for the national broadband plan roll out will be signed in the next few weeks. There is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (10 Jul 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ...to the new roster continues, the position regarding the disclosure of the list of names of the new roster remains as stated in the responses to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 73 of 29 May and 117 of 25 June 2019. Roster members are only circulated with information on election observation missions once they have completed National Vetting Bureau, or equivalent, procedures. The issue of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (2 Jul 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ...emigrants overseas, to strengthen Irish communities abroad and to facilitate the development of closer and more strategic links between Ireland and the global Irish. I refer the Deputy to PQ 15083/19 which was answered on 2 April 2019 and note the position remains as outlined below. The budget for the Emigrant Support Programme in 2019 is €12.595 million. This represents an...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Funding (2 Jul 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ...Africa, the Horn of Africa and the Sahel/Lake Chad region. The Trust Fund contributes to tackling the root causes of instability, forced displacement and irregular migration. It was launched in 2015 at the Valletta EU-Africa Summit on migration, and will run to 2020. The Trust Fund is financed by the EU institutions, and EU Member States together with Norway and Switzerland....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (2 Apr 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ...Irish communities abroad and to facilitate the development of closer and more strategic links between Ireland and the global Irish. The budget for the Emigrant Support Programme in 2019 is €12.595 million. This represents an increase of €1 million in the allocation for the ESP in 2019, from €11.595 million last year, and is a demonstration of the Government's...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (2 Apr 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ..., the Horn of Africa and the Sahel/Lake Chad region. The Trust Fund contributes to the tackling the root causes of instability, forced displacement and irregular migration.  It was launched in 2015 at the Valletta EU-Africa Summit on migration, and will run to 2020. The Trust Fund is financed by the EU institutions,  and EU Member States together with Norway and Switzerland....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Loan Scheme (27 Mar 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ...area that might need more clarity. When the Rebuilding Ireland home loan was initially being developed, it was estimated that the drawdown of loans under the scheme would be approximately €200 million over three years. However, thankfully, the scheme has proven to be far more successful than originally anticipated. Officials from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local...

Seanad: Diaspora Affairs: Statements (6 Mar 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ...system for decades, with pronounced disagreements, sometimes in the same political party, on the best way to deal with an issue that affects not only the Irish undocumented but also over 11 million people across the US. The Government, our special envoy, Deputy John Deasy, and our ambassador in Washington, Dan Mulhall, have consistently engaged with both parties in a bipartisan way to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid Provision (5 Mar 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: Yemen is the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in terms of numbers of people in need - the UN estimates that 24.1 million people, equivalent to four fifths of its population, are severely affected and require some form of humanitarian assistance. 70 per cent of all districts are estimated to be at heightened risk of famine. Last week, the United Nations and the Governments of...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ...connections to Ireland and to promote Irish culture abroad. Britain has represented one of the most important destinations of funds from the ESP since its inception. In 2018, more than €5.9 million in funding was awarded to 108 different Irish community organisations in Britain, 88% of which, or almost €5 million, was devoted exclusively to welfare support. As many...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (27 Feb 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: The number and complexity of humanitarian crises globally has increased in recent years, with the UN estimating that over 134 million people are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance and protection. Conflict is the most significant driver of this increased need. Ireland works closely with partners around the world to address these needs. We are committed to the UN system, and have a...

Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ...community and allocating very significant funds for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, UNRWA. This is a relief and human development agency that supports 5 million registered Palestinian refugees. Ireland's total contribution last year to UNRWA was €9 million, with total funding from the Government to the Palestinian people at more...

Seanad: Conflict in Yemen: Motion (19 Dec 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...by many, the cross-party support for the motion reflects the importance that Ireland attaches to Yemen and the widely felt concern of the Irish people about the risk of famine that hangs over millions of Yemenis. Let us not underestimate the very significant task that lies ahead. Yemen is still reeling from a conflict that is multifaceted, as Senator McDowell pointed out, and incredibly...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Chairman. I could not agree more. The situation in Yemen is the world's largest humanitarian crisis with 22 million people in need. Ireland has been and remains absolutely committed to supporting the humanitarian effort in Yemen. We provided €4 million to the country-based pool for Yemen. The fund is a significant contributor to the UN's central emergency response fund...

Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (23 May 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...of live fire from the Israeli Defence Forces guarding the border fence between Israel and Gaza. The UN reports also that the cumulative number of injured persons has exceeded 12,600, of whom 55% have been hospitalised. Particularly worrying has been the high percentage of those killed and injured by live ammunition, which points to the excessive use of force and the use of live ammunition...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (25 Apr 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...our political objectives and reflects a longstanding commitment to the peaceful development of a viable, sovereign Palestinian State. Through the Irish Aid programme, we currently provide some €10 million annually in development and humanitarian assistance. This involves support to the Palestinian Authority, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Funding (29 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...to tackling the root causes of instability, forced displacement and irregular migration.This Trust Fund was launched at the EU-Africa Summit on migration in Valletta, Malta, on 11-12 November 2015 and will operate until 2020. Over €3.4 billion has been pledged for the Trust Fund by the EU and EU Member States. At the time of its launch, Ireland made a commitment to provide a...

Diaspora Issues: Statements (8 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...with responsibility for the diaspora and international development on diaspora issues. My work as Minister of State is guided by the Government's diaspora policy, Global Irish. Published in 2015, this was the first clear Government policy on the diaspora and it recognises that Ireland has a unique and important relationship with its diaspora that must be nurtured and developed. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (25 Jan 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...Fellow and who on his return home was sharing the knowledge and experiences gained here. Ireland’s work in the digital education space, in particular Africa Code Week, which I launched during my visit to Tanzania, reaches over 1.5 million people in Africa each year. The impact of Irish development assistance is reported on annually. As demonstrated in the 2016 Irish Aid Annual...