Results 81-100 of 167 for going forward speaker:Joe McHugh

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Undocumented Irish in the USA (13 Dec 2016)

Joe McHugh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an gceist seo atá thar a bheith tábhachtach. Bhí mé i mo Sheanadóir ó 2002 go dtí 2007 agus gabhaim mo bhuíochas leis na Seanadóirí as an bhfáilte go dtí an Teach inniu. I thank Senator Lawless for placing this important topic on the agenda today. The roles currently occupied by Senator Lawless and myself...

Other Questions: Overseas Development Aid Oversight (23 Nov 2016)

Joe McHugh: I share Deputy O'Sullivan's concerns about where the debate is at. Yesterday I met with a number of NGO chief executives, including Peter Maurer from the International Committee of the Red Cross, and everyone is having the debate on what is the best way forward. Critical to that debate are the people on the ground, especially the NGOs, but they also feed in to a multi-lateral platform which...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)

Joe McHugh: ...of State, Deputies Doyle and Canney, for sharing time. I acknowledge the budget for the diaspora being kept at the same level as last year's. This is an important acknowledgement of the ongoing work on our emigrant support programme and the other work in which we are involved in working with Irish groups throughout the world. I also acknowledge the continued commitment of the...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (23 Jun 2016)

Joe McHugh: I dtús báire, gabhaim mo chomhghairdeas leis an gCathaoirleach faoina cheapachán úr agus guím ádh mór air amach anseo agus ar bhaill an choiste fosta. Guím gach rath orthu go léir leis an obair thábhachtach atá romhainn. Chomh maith le sin, ba mhaith liom aitheantas a thabhairt d'iar-oifigigh mo chuid-se i Roinn na Gaeltachta. In 2014...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (23 Jun 2016)

Joe McHugh: ...when we consider the need this year for the humanitarian interventions is for $20 billion just to deal with the crisis this year. That is a significant contribution. While taxpayers here were going through a very difficult time, they were still contributing to the global needs in terms of the humanitarian crisis. That has to be noted. I have a note on the reconstruction of Gaza. In...

Credit Union Sector: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: I want to acknowledge all of the contributions on both sides of the House, which were constructive. Deputy Connaughton pointed out that we have to keep the conversation going and if ideas can be fed through it is important that happens. The Government has shown its commitment to the credit union movement in Ireland by establishing the commission on credit unions in May 2011 to make...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Tax Yield (5 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...recommendations made by Wood Mackenzie were as follows: - For now Ireland should maintain a concession system, with industry rather than the State bearing the risk associated with investing in exploration; - Going forward a form of production profit tax should continue to apply in Ireland, but for discoveries made under future licences the form of this tax should be revised; - The tax...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Heritage Sites (21 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...; ag glacadh na ceiste seo ar son an Aire sinsearach, an Teachta Heather Humphreys. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir Byrne as ucht na ceiste seo a ardú. Tá suim mhór agam san ábhar seo ós rud é go bhfuil ceangal dearfach idir mo chontae féin agus Contae na Mí, mar shampla i gcomhthéacs Naomh Colm Cille. Dá bhrí sin,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Air Services Provision (14 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...necessary funding that could have a direct impact on the lives of those living on our islands. I visited Árain Mhór in the last ten days, along with the Minister for Health, Deputy Varadkar. We got a great insight into the provision of health services there and the importance of such services to islanders. The issue is one of having a direct impact, and a lot of projects at a...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Air Services Provision (24 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...there was tribunals about this and that where politicians did get involved in processes. It is important to make that statement. I spent a wonderful time on the Aran Islands a number of years ago. As a politician and as Minister of State with special responsibility for the islands, I wanted in the first 12 months of my tenure to go to the islands I had never visited. I had never been...

Seanad: Minerals Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...baint le geolaíocht ilghnéitheach na hÉireann ó thaobh fosuithe breise barainneacha mianraí a aimsiú de. Tá córas cuimsitheach rialaitheach i bhfeidhm againn do gach céim ó thaiscéalaíocht go forbairt mianraí, lena n-áirítear pleanáil le haghaidh dúnadh agus feabhsú mianach faoi dheireadh. Tá...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mobile Telephony Services Provision (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: I will certainly pass on the Deputy's sentiments to the Minister, Deputy White. There is a critical mix of stakeholders, be it the industry or local authorities. We can look at what did not go right in the past, when we built new motorways, and if there was enough engagement between the Government and the National Roads Authority, NRA, in the building of antennae beside motorways. We can...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Natural Gas Grid (30 Jun 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...all EU member states by 2020, the European Union has established funding to leverage the investment needed. The most prominent of those funds is the Connecting Europe Facility, CEF. I can go into more detail separately on these new funding streams and their implications for Ireland, if the Senator wishes. While I would again stress that energy infrastructure is usually financed by the...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...Bill to the House, I would like to convey my apologies to Senators for the short notice in bringing this Bill before them today. I know this was the subject of debate last week and I hope Senators got an opportunity to brief themselves on the information at their disposal since then. As a former Senator myself, I am aware of the commitment and effort required by Senators to deliver...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)

Joe McHugh: -----which is no mean feat. He covered many issues, including the general interaction with politics and power. Even in the health sector there is a jargon phrase, "clinical networking", meaning consultants, the pharma industry or health departments working together on solutions. From my short time in this Department I have noted the very strong collaborative spirit between industry and...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...of consensus, in particular on the establishment of the new policing authority. As the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, mentioned in her introductory remarks, the Government's overall objective is to maintain public confidence in An Garda Síochána and ensure the service it provides is of the highest quality. Significant progress has been made in...

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...agree is that we have an opportunity not only to look at the economic snapshot presented by the statement but to have a debate prior to the next budget. There is an onus on all of us, be it on the Government or the Opposition benches to collectively examine better ways to do things and better ways to live up to our democratic responsibilities and our duties in this House because nobody in...

Topical Issue Debate: Mobile Telephony (12 Mar 2015)

Joe McHugh: Yes. There are still charges if one roams into a different network, such as Orange or Vodafone UK. There are data charges on top of that. Compared with 2007, the cost of outgoing voice calls has fallen by over 60% to 19 cent per minute. I agree that we have to work towards zero. Incoming voice calls have fallen 80% to 5 cent per minute. Outgoing texts have fallen from 11 cent in 2009...

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (12 Mar 2015)

Joe McHugh: That is a fair question. We have outlined the time period. We will seek to move the procurement process forward towards the end of this year. In 2016, we will start to roll out broadband in the areas that are not commercially viable for private companies. People do not want to hear about a three to five year period for the provision of broadband. Deputies live in the real world and when...

Other Questions: Postal Services (12 Mar 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...years between 2011 and 2014. During that time, 24 post offices closed. During the six-year period between 2004 and 2010, 345 post offices closed. On the basis that this has been the trend, the Government takes this matter very seriously. The Government has faced enormous pressure at parliamentary party meetings in relation to the need for retention of post offices. Post offices are a...