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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Passport Services (18 May 2022)

Joe McHugh: Gabh mo leithscéal?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Passport Services (18 May 2022)

Joe McHugh: Déanfaidh mé mo dhícheall, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, just for you. First, to welcome the Minister and I want to acknowledge the very dedicated team in the Passport Office which is producing on average 20,000 passports per week and the Minister of State’s updated figures may indicate even more than that. I also wish to acknowledge the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ukraine War (17 May 2022)

Joe McHugh: 110. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her Department’s strategy in helping Ukrainian refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24329/22]

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Joe McHugh: Fuair muid leithscéalta ó na Teachtaí O'Dowd, Whitmore, Michael Moynihan, Martin Browne, McGuinness, Kehoe agus Matthews. Iarraim ar na comhaltaí agus ar gach duine i láthair a fóin póca a mhúchadh. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Taoiseach go dtí an cruinniú leis an Ghrúpa Oibre na gCathaoirleach Coiste. Cuirim fáilte fosta roimh...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Taoiseach. Before we move on to the next part of the meeting I will do a quick recap on the procedures that we have agreed. We will take questions from cathaoirligh in groups of three. They will be called upon in order of their appointment under the D'Hondt model, followed by non-D'Hondt committees. Members will be delighted to hear that the next information I will outline...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Joe McHugh: I do not want interrupt.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Joe McHugh: Members will be happy for as much information as possible and the Taoiseach is imparting important information as well. An tarna dream ná na Teachtaí Funchion, Seán Crowe agus Leddin.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Joe McHugh: Can I intervene?

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Joe McHugh: We have a limited time. We cannot have a back and forth.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Joe McHugh: I had intended to bring in Deputy Niamh Smyth at this point but I will have to leave her until the next round because there is a lot of content in those questions. I call the Taoiseach.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Joe McHugh: We will move on to the next set of members, Teachtaí Niamh Smyth, Flanagan and O'Donnell.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Deputy for his impressive double use of the word “finally”.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Joe McHugh: I know that the Taoiseach has a finite amount of time available to us today. We have one more block left after this. Is the Taoiseach okay with that?

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Joe McHugh: That is good.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Joe McHugh: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Taoiseach. An dream deireanach ná an Teachta Bacik agus an beirt Seanadóirí, Carrigy agus Cassells.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Senator for that final and important intervention and for his passion in this area. The Taoiseach's time is in his hands. It is out of my control now.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Joe McHugh: Mick Lyons, I would say, would have had a few. I am putting his name on record here.

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Joe McHugh: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Taoiseach as a chuid ama linn inniu. Scrúdaíomar níos mó ábhar agus gabhaim buíochas dá chomhghleacaithe freisin: John Callinan agus Pádraig Ó Conaill. Tiocfaimid ar ais ag deireadh an lae fa choinne an chéad bhliain eile. Gabhaim buíochas agus bain sult as.