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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...

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...

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: 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: 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....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (12 Jul 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: The ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Syria have forced millions of people to flee their homes. In Syria alone, an estimated 6.3 million people are internally displaced, while a further 5 million people have fled to neighbouring countries, including Iraq. Inside Iraq, a further 3.1 million people have been displaced through the conflict there. The levels of humanitarian need in the region are...

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...

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...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (15 Nov 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: The EU is collectively the biggest donor in the world. Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided by the EU and its Member States reached €75.5 billion in 2016, an 11% increase compared to 2015 levels and bringing it to the highest level to date. This increase took place in a context of worsening man-made and natural disasters, an unprecedented migration crisis in Europe, and a...

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: 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...

School Transport (8 Jun 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: ...Fáil-Green Party Government and derive from recommendations in the 2010 Value for Money Review of the scheme. The wider context is that the budget for school transport increased from some €50 million to nearly €180 million between 1997 and this year. This massive increase, while heavily influenced by factors such as safety and the transport provision for children with special...

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 — School Transport: School Transport (14 Sep 2011)

Ciarán Cannon: The factual position is that the school transport scheme administration heading, within the Bus Éireann school transport independently audited annual accounts, has in fact reduced from €18.7 million in 2009 to €16.7 million in 2011 (-10.7%). This categorisation is a legacy from the original 1970's agreement and originally it was a charge of 13% on certain defined costs. This figure...

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...

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...in collaboration with the many people in industry who are more than willing to collaborate with us in the development of curricula in the future. Since 2011, the Springboard programme has provided more than 15,000 part-time, higher education places for unemployed and previously self-employed people. We have provided 6,000 Springboard places in 2013 alone, with funding of €22...

Topical Issue Debate: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (19 Feb 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: ...we have a good foundation to build on across the country, especially at primary level. We can achieve a position where every primary school has a book rental scheme in operation in the 2014-2015 school year. Budget 2014, as Deputy Hannigan indicated, provided additional funding which will involve an investment of €15 million to support the establishment of book rental schemes in...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (7 Oct 2009)

Ciarán Cannon: "Rural transport is a gift and a godsend that meets a huge social need in rural Ireland. The proposal on €11 million for the rural transport scheme does not seem to make sense, given the great and important good the scheme is doing right across the entire nation. Every Member of the House knows the value of rural transport. Under no circumstances will we stand by and allow rural...