Results 1-20 of 27 for sligo speaker:Ciarán Cannon

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: ...emanate from my county of Galway, and Mr. John Mulligan who is another stalwart campaigner for common sense and for the reinstatement of a vital piece of public infrastructure connecting Athenry to Sligo. It has lain idle for 40 years, bringing no benefit whatsoever to the communities it should and could serve. I respectfully ask the committee that an absolute priority be afforded to...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Oct 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: ...to determine the possibility of putting a greenway on that section between Athenry and Milltown and, ultimately and hopefully, all the way to Claremorris and onwards bearing in mind the fact that Sligo County Council is many steps ahead here in terms of developing its section and that this rail line has lain idle for 40 years and will connect east Galway all the way up to beautiful Sligo...

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (17 Oct 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: ...of voters in the western region to the Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen, advocating for the development of a greenway on the currently disused railway line between Athenry and Sligo. The serious fear among the members of that campaign and among the 26,000 who signed the petition, 9,000 of whom are in County Galway, is that the line on which we are advocating for the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Strategic Infrastructure (12 Jul 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: ..., the recently opened Limerick to Rathkeale and Kerry. There are other locations that have already been identified on the same western rail corridor, such as a section of Collooney in County Sligo in that particular region. As I said, they are looking on with a great degree of envy at the significant transformation that communities have experienced in these locations in terms of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: ..., the current Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, stated in the Dáil: Once one goes north of Claremorris, the line is not extant. Everyone is agreed that the section north towards Collooney and Sligo is highly unlikely in the immediate future to be considered for rail services. He also stated last week: [I]s there is a demand for commuting from Claremorris or Tuam into...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Anti-Social Behaviour (11 Dec 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ..., Deputy Ross, and I are of course concerned about ensuring that the necessary arrangements are in place to ensure the safety of all passengers and staff across the entire transport network, including the Sligo to Dublin rail line, the allocation of all Garda resources, including the manner in which Garda personnel are deployed, is solely a decision for the Garda Commissioner and his...

A Better World: Ireland's Policy for International Development: Statements (11 Apr 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ...the culmination of over 16 months of work, including extensive consultation across Departments, with external stakeholders and with the public, including public meetings in Cork, Limerick, Galway, Sligo and Dublin. I would like particularly to thank the many citizens across Ireland who contributed to the consultation process on this important policy. A Better World is a clear statement...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (28 Mar 2019)

Ciarán Cannon: ...very helpful and informative. I mentioned that there is absolute consensus in this room on the 0.7% contribution. We found that the exact same was true in every conversation we had in Dublin, Cork, Sligo, Limerick, and Galway. We need to engage in a similar exercise in respect of climate change. I told a story a few minutes ago of an island in the Pacific that will not be around in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (16 Oct 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...written submissions were received in response to a public consultation paper. Another 14,000 emails expressing support for the aid programme were received. "Townhall" meetings were held in Cork, Galway, Sligo and Limerick, with the public consultation phase ending on 2 October with the final public meeting in Dublin. The various inputs received are now being synthesised and together...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Irish Language Education: Discussion (1 Apr 2015)

Ciarán Cannon: Is it possible to recreate that away from the Gaeltacht in, for example, Mayo, Sligo, Limerick or Waterford? Is it possible to recreate that environment, even in a smaller context?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Accommodation (13 May 2014)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Senator for raising the matter as it provides me with the opportunity to clarify the current position on Gaelscoil Chnoc na Ré, Ballydoogan, Sligo. The over-riding objective of education capital expenditure is to meet the demographic challenge facing the education system, whereby total pupil enrolment in both primary and post-primary schools is expected to grow by around...

Topical Issue Debate: Regional Development (6 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...final section of the M17-M18 motorway. I am hopeful the project will proceed to construction next year. This will provide a significant arterial transport corridor, stretching from Limerick to Sligo and linking some of the significant towns and cities mentioned. There is major and ongoing investment in the west. The Government is committed to achieving balanced regional development and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (8 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ... 1,544 Kilkenny and Carlow ETB 1,350 1,431 Laois and Offaly ETB 440 475 Limerick and Clare ETB 1,418 1,559 Longford and Westmeath ETB 515 455 Louth and Meath ETB 1,526 1,926 Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB 1,106 1,496 Tipperary ETB 945 1,023 Waterford and Wexford ETB 1,773 1,838 30,752 33,748

Topical Issue Debate: Higher Education Institutions Issues (8 May 2013)

Ciarán Cannon: ...co-operation between a number of institutions in the region. An alliance agreement between Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Letterkenny Institute of Technology and the Institute of Technology, Sligo was signed in July 2012. It commits the partners to the development of significant and meaningful collaborations on a comprehensive range of activities. I hope the co-operation that is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (6 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...  263 258 Kilkenny  113 118 Laois  104 94 Leitrim  40 39 Limerick  276 259 Longford  30 39 Louth 110 110 Mayo  147 162 Meath  64 67 Monaghan  40 40 Offaly  39 61 Roscommon  89 81 Sligo  55 54 Tipperary  167 164 Waterford  292 292 Westmeath  97 97 Wexford  209...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (2 Oct 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ... 92 31,798 Limerick 1,520 191,809 Longford 350 39,000 Louth 1,160 122,897 Mayo 705 130,638 Meath 388 184,135 Monaghan 372 60,483 Offaly 70 76,687 Roscommon 79 64,065 Sligo 685 65,393 Tipperary 969 158,754 Waterford 1,043 113,795 Westmeath 629 86,164 Wexford 904 145,320 Wicklow 1,040 136,640 Total 32,688 4,588,252 - - Population data sourced...

Written Answers — Back to Education Initiative: Back to Education Initiative (15 May 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...County 252 Kerry 315 Kildare 36 Kilkenny 133 Laois 87 Leitrim 72 Limerick City 23 Limerick County 108 Longford 41 Louth 29 Mayo 82 Meath 211 Monaghan 58 Offaly 208 Roscommon 33 Sligo 84 Tipperary North 32 Tipperary South 126 Waterford City 108 Waterford County 77 Westmeath 59 Wexford 117 Wicklow 75 Total 4121

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 Apr 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...0 0 Leitrim 0 0 0 0 0 Limerick 0 0 0 0 0 Limerick City 0 0 0 0 0 Longford 0 0 0 0 0 Louth 0 0 0 0 0 Mayo 0 1 0 0 0 Meath 0 0 0 0 0 Monaghan 0 0 0 0 0 Offaly 0 0 0 0 0 Roscommon 0 0 0 0 0 Sligo 0 0 0 0 0 Tipp N.R. 0 0 0 0 0 Tipp S.R. 0 0 0 0 0 Waterford City 0 0 0 0 0 Waterford 0 0 0 0 0 Westmeath 0 0 0 0 0 Wexford 0 0 0 0 0 Wicklow 0 0 0 0 0 Total 2 2 1 0 0

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 Apr 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...0 0 Leitrim 1 0 0 0 0 Limerick 0 1 0 0 0 Limerick City 0 0 0 0 0 Longford 0 0 0 0 0 Louth 0 0 0 0 0 Mayo 2 2 1 0 1 Meath 0 0 0 0 0 Monaghan 0 0 0 0 0 Offaly 0 1 0 0 1 Roscommon 1 0 0 0 0 Sligo 0 0 0 0 0 Tipp N.R. 0 1 0 1 0 Tipp S.R. 0 0 0 0 0 Waterford City 0 0 0 0 0 Waterford 0 0 0 0 0 Westmeath 1 0 0 0 0 Wexford 1 0 0 0 0 Wicklow 0 0 0 0 0 Total 13 10 2 2 2

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (14 Feb 2012)

Ciarán Cannon: ...9,056,591 County Monaghan 3,220,206 1,051,765 68,952 482,643 4,823,565 County Offaly 4,411,089 200,000 14,280 34,771 4,660,140 County Roscommon 4,201,620 222,353 12,852 79,913 4,516,738 County Sligo 2,877,185 1,623,529 102,000 1,077,885 5,680,599 County Tipperary NR 4,110,924 2,205,882 131,580 1,015,812 7,464,199 County Tipperary SR 3,011,730 1,011,765 61,200 261,633 4,346,328...