Results 261-280 of 3,682 for speaker:Ciarán Cannon

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (9 May 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: 720. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if officials from his Department are using an application (details supplied) to conduct business; if his Department has had official meetings regarding the use of the application by officials; if his Department has assessed the risk of using the application by Department officials and the input of Government-related data into the application;...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Information and Communications Technology (9 May 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: 732. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if officials from her Department are using an application (details supplied) to conduct business; if her Department has had official meetings regarding the use of the application by officials; if her Department has assessed the risk of using the application by Department officials and the input of Government-related data into the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (4 May 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: 221. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the payment of the Covid-19 pandemic recognition payment for Section 39 workers; and when this payment is expected to be made to all staff who are eligible. [20852/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (3 May 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she intends to commence a national programme to deliver sports halls to the many schools that have no such facilities, thus remaining severely disadvantaged in terms of delivering the many elements of the physical education curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20436/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (25 Apr 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: 59. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when local groups in Galway will be able to apply for funding under the outdoor recreation infrastructure fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19234/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (25 Apr 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: When does the Minister intend to reopen the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, ORIS? It has been extraordinarily successful in recent years in supporting communities and, indeed, local authorities in developing new outdoor activity infrastructure projects. This serves two purposes, not alone to embellish and enhance the attractiveness of localities for tourism but also to support the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (25 Apr 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: It is great that the scheme will be reopened relatively shortly. We underestimate the value of investing in facilities like this, as I said, not alone from a tourism perspective. The Irish Association for Adventure Tourism recently outlined that adventure tourism right now is worth well over €1 billion to the tourism economy. As the Minister pointed out, that is something we will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (25 Apr 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Minister for that update on Loughrea town hall. There is significant potential here to develop something truly remarkable - a 156-seat theatre, an arts centre and a business incubation - that will serve not alone the needs of Loughrea but, indeed, the whole of east Galway. I am very encouraged to hear that the Minister's officials are doing an assessment of that proposal right...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (25 Apr 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: 72. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when local groups in Galway will be able to apply for funding under the town and village renewal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19233/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (25 Apr 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: I am pleased to hear the Minister is considering reopening the town and village renewal scheme within a relatively short timeframe. All my experiences of seeing the scheme implemented throughout the constituency of Galway East have been very positive. In light of the recent announcements regarding the Croí Cónaithe scheme, which sets out to address dereliction and bring buildings...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (25 Apr 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a figure for the total amount of active travel funding allocated to Galway County Council to date; the amount of that allocation that remains unspent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19417/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Apr 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: In regard to the very successful visit of President Joe Biden, there are times when visits such as this cause us all to reflect on the extraordinary power of our global Irish community. This is something we celebrate, and rightly so. The Minister and myself have had a real, in-depth experience of encountering and working with that power and that community in so many different locations...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank Ms Ní Raghallaigh and Dr. Mathews for joining us. I wish Ms Ní Raghallaigh every success in the role. Bhí Gaeilge álainn líofa agam nuair a bhí mé i bhfad níos óige, ach tá sé beagnach go léir caillte agam anois. Leanfaidh mé ar aghaidh i mBéarla. Ms Ní Raghallaigh brings with her an extraordinary legacy of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: In terms of resources and resourcing the player so that it functions as it should for anybody in any part of the world, what are the challenges presenting to RTÉ right now? Is there an issue around licensing, for example? If RTÉ commissions work on, for instance, the history of Dublin city, are there licensing issues that prevent RTÉ from allowing that to be broadcast on the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: What about future content?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges Facing Providers of Tourist Accommodation in Ireland: Discussion (29 Mar 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank Mr. O'Mara Walsh. I now invite Ms Campbell to make the opening statement on behalf of the Irish Hotels Federation.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges Facing Providers of Tourist Accommodation in Ireland: Discussion (29 Mar 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank Ms Campbell. I now call on Mr. Kelly from Fáilte Ireland.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges Facing Providers of Tourist Accommodation in Ireland: Discussion (29 Mar 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the witnesses for their helpful contributions. I echo the words of the Cathaoirleach in wishing Mr. Gibbons the very best in his future endeavours. I thank him for his extraordinary service as an exemplar in the use of social media in promoting our country at every opportunity. His work was astounding and I thank him. Many members have raised the issue today of the fears around...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges Facing Providers of Tourist Accommodation in Ireland: Discussion (29 Mar 2023)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. We absolutely need to grow but we need to be exceptionally careful in ensuring that whatever piece of legislation we pass assists in that endeavour, rather than suppresses growth. That is all I am saying.