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Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: This motion is a cynical, clumsy attempt to gain political capital from a tragic incident. Thankfully, the Irish people are beginning to see Sinn Féin for what it really is, namely, a party linked to criminality that has repeatedly sought to undermine our State and institutions and one that applauded those who took the life of one of our gardaí. It is no secret that officials in...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: -----in seeking to remove a Minister with genuine justice at the heart of her work every day.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (5 Dec 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Minister of State. The Ceann Comhairle outlined earlier the tendency at times for departmental officials to abdicate responsibility in certain policy areas and I think this opening statement attempts to do that at the very beginning. It clarifies that the Minister for Transport and his officials are not involved in the day-to-day operation of public transport services, but they...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (5 Dec 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing this Topical Issue to be taken and the Minister of State for being here at such a late hour. I am delighted to bring proceedings to a close. It has been a very long day in Dáil Éireann. This is a major issue for the people of Loughrea town. It has been for a considerable period ever since July 2021, when Bus Éireann decided to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Nov 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: Athenry town and its environs are thankfully experiencing major population growth. However, it is putting major pressure on enrolment in the post-primary schools in the town. Arising from accurate data pulled together by school leaders in Athenry town, we now know we are potentially going to have a shortage of up to 100 secondary school places next September. This was flagged to the...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank our colleagues from the Department for being with us today. I do not know if I have questions or comments for the Minister. Perhaps it is a combination of both. Obviously, it is exceptionally important that our national broadcaster continues to function as it should in creating a reliable output of public service media. One issue that arose during all the questioning in this...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: I wish to make a point about the work which the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, is doing in the area of sports capital. All of us in this room have seen the extraordinary leveraging of community life, endeavour and vitality that arises from the sports capital fund. It unlocks much more in fundraising, hard work and commitment locally. The sports capital model unlocked that sporting...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: We would all support that.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Nov 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: This week we have seen something completely unprecedented in Irish politics whereby Reporters Without Borders and our own National Union of Journalists, NUJ, felt obliged to write to the leader of a political party, Sinn Féin, expressing their alarm about a series of legal actions taken by Sinn Féin members against journalists. The letter states: "... the number of legal actions...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the members of the MEAI, including Mr. Butler, for joining us today. The MEAI has become an extraordinarily effective and powerful voice for a sector, the Irish music industry, that was pretty much voiceless. It emerged from the ashes of the pandemic and was crucial in seeking support from the Government for the sector throughout the pandemic. Thankfully, many artists emerged...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: Maybe you have already answered the question, sorry.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: This young person does as well.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: Ultimately, rather than seeking to impose our musical preferences on broadcasters, which I am somewhat uncomfortable with, why not develop the ecosystem, supported by the State to the greatest possible extent, from where the artists emerge of their own accord when they are given the necessary supports? Rather than banging their heads off the wall after two or three years of creating good...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: It is important to stress that, as Mr. Conboy said, it is a pilot. It is a really important experiment in determining how best we can extend this to well beyond 2,000 people.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the witnesses again for being here. It is really important to hear directly from people with a great deal of knowledge and experience from working in the industry for a very long time. It is really helpful to us and informs our opinions and ambitions as to how best to do this. I do not know if I can speak for all of us but I believe there is a certain consensus emerging around a...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Importance of Airplay in Promoting Irish Music: Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland (22 Nov 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: That would be great.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (15 Nov 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has any plans to introduce a transfer/relocation scheme for post primary teachers, bearing in mind the need to make teaching an attractive career option; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50054/23]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank all of the witnesses for coming before the committee and for the remarkable work they do in nurturing and enriching communities throughout the country in their artistic endeavours. It is mind-boggling what they achieve with very limited resources. I thank them for that. This is an area about which I am very passionate. My wife and I ran an 80-seat theatre for five years until...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: Correct.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: A home.