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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (29 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 442 of 24 May 2022; if she has received the available data on post-primary schools that received funding for each of the years 2016 to 2021 for the purposes of developing a sports hall; and if she will forward same. [34965/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Local Authorities (28 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I am not laying any blame at the Minister of State’s door for that response. He is delivering a response that was provided to him by officials within the Department. However, I am saying to those officials right now that this is totally unacceptable. I made the point in my earlier contribution that there is an ongoing review of the local property tax and then we move forward...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Local Authorities (28 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I am here to address the very significant and gross underfunding of Galway County Council, which has been a factor in seriously diminishing the capacity of that local authority to be able to offer the service to people that it should seek to offer. This gross underfunding has been going on for many years and the history is quite complex, so I will not go into that. It is stark in terms of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: Earlier on, the Minister spoke about the need to develop our rural towns and villages as it is a critically important part of our country's development. I am really beginning to question the capacity of Irish Water to play its part in that. The people of Gort in south Galway have been without a drinking water supply since 2 February when Irish Water issued a boil water notice to almost...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I thank the Minister. This is a very positive development for the more sustainable use of the streets of our cities and towns. I have a question. I am sure it is easy to bring clarity to this. If one goes beyond the 25 kg weight and the 25 km/h, where would the categories of what might be described as electric motorbikes fall under the legislation? There are now many makes and models.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: If I deliberately or inadvertently buy a scooter that can travel faster than 25 km/h and weighs more than 25 kg, what would stop me from registering that vehicle with a registration plate and getting requisite insurance to put it on the road? There seems to be a kind of limbo situation around how we move from the world of scooters into electrically powered motorbikes. Is there a lacuna that...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I welcome this work on behalf of the Minister and his colleagues in allowing for the greater use of CCTV in how we manage traffic on our roads and make our roads safer for all road users. I think we should be very ambitious in how we move forward in this particular area, as others have mentioned, in replicating the good work of other jurisdictions. One of those jurisdictions quite close to...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I agree with the Minister. With emerging AI technology and deepfake videos, there is potential for abuse. There is no question about that. However, the overarching concern here should be the safety of all our road users and particularly the vulnerable ones. If we already have a justice system and a police force that has successfully used such evidence in prosecutions, we should all share...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (21 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 121. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the timeline for the completion of double tracking of the rail line connecting Athenry to Galway city. [31873/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (21 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has provided funding to an association (details supplied) over the past 20 years; and if so, the amount involved. [31874/22]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Business of Joint Committee (1 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: We are now in public session. Before I call on the Minister and Minister of State to address the committee, we have some minor business to address. Are the draft minutes of the meeting of 25 May 2022 formally agreed and is it agreed that there are no matters arising? Agreed.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: This meeting has been convened with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Deputy Catherine Martin, and the Minister of State with responsibility for sport and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Jack Chambers, to discuss key priorities and legislation insofar as they relate to the remit of this committee, noting that matters relating to programme C - the Irish language and...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: We now will proceed with the question-and-answer session with members who have a five-minute slot today to ask questions and within which to receive responses. I call Deputy Munster first to speak, please.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I remind people that the time limit is five minutes. I am giving some degree of latitude but I ask members to adhere to it as best we can from now on.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: I have a couple of very quick observations. First, I sincerely congratulate the Minister on getting the basic income for the pilot relating to artists. This scheme is truly groundbreaking and will set our country apart in terms of how we value art and those who create it. I echo the concerns, which the Minister addressed comprehensively, about how the basic income for the arts, BIA,...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: That concludes this session. I thank the Minister and the Minister of State for their contributions, giving of their time and their commitment to answering every question as comprehensively as they could. I propose we suspend briefly to allow the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, and his officials to withdraw from the room before we continue our discussion with the Minister, Deputy...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: A Safe and Respectful Working Environment in the Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: We will begin the second session. It has been convened with the Minister, Deputy Martin, to discuss a safe and respectful working environment in the arts. On behalf of the committee, I thank her and her officials for engaging with the committee on this important topic and for the measures introduced by her Department in response to the Speak Up: A call for Change Report commissioned by the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: A Safe and Respectful Working Environment in the Arts: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: Congratulations to you, Minister, and to your colleagues and to the women, as you pointed out so powerfully, who have been part of this endeavour. We have arrived at a point where we have a roadmap ahead of us to ensure a safe space and safe participation for women in all aspects of our musical and theatre tradition. As the Minister pointed out in her contribution, not alone are there going...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (24 May 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names of all post-primary schools that received funding for each of the years 2016 to 2021 for the purposes of developing a sports hall as part of their extension and or additional accommodation allocation; the amount allocated for each sports hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26390/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (24 May 2022)

Ciarán Cannon: 724. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when GLAS payments for 2020 and 2021 will be issued to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26181/22]