Results 9,441-9,460 of 13,291 for speaker:Joe McHugh
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Road Network: A5 Working Group (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: I will ensure the Taoiseach receives a copy of the Senator's contribution.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Road Network: A5 Working Group (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: No, that is okay. A number of issues have been raised. Perhaps our guests can decide among themselves how they wish to deal with them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Road Network: A5 Working Group (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: That is not a problem. Perhaps Mr. McSorley or Mr. McLoughlin will comment in the context of the timeline. Much has happened since the end of April and there has been progress. Reading between the lines, there appears to be momentum. Will our guests reassure members that it is moving in the right direction?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Road Network: A5 Working Group (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: Deputy Crowe referred to the Monaghan aspect. Would someone like to comment on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Road Network: A5 Working Group (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: I welcome Deputy Pringle to the joint committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Road Network: A5 Working Group (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: Both contributions were fairly comprehensive. I will open up the debate for the members now, starting with Deputy Brendan Smith.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Road Network: A5 Working Group (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: On behalf of the committee I warmly welcome a cross-party, cross-jurisdiction and cross-competency grouping of people, the A5 working group. I welcome Daniel McSorley, chief executive of Omagh District Council and Strabane District Council. I wish to acknowledge his role in putting the project together and initiating the process. I welcome Alderman Michael Coyle, chairman, and Ms Anne...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Road Network: A5 Working Group (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: Anyway, he sends apologies. Obviously he would prefer to be here, but he cannot be. I welcome Elizabeth Harkin, public relations officer at Omagh District Council, and I wish to acknowledge her work and her role behind the scenes in her day-to-day job as well as her day-to-day facilitation of this process. Regional development in the Border areas is vital to ensuring long-term economic...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: Is the Deputy asking whether they are for or against it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: I thank the group very much for its contributions. It has made a series of recommendations and we will forward these to the current Minister, but there may be a change in that regard in a couple of weeks. Whatever is the case, we will pass them on to whomever will be in the position of responsibility with regard to North-South responsibility for evaluation. It is important to recognise...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: The members have ranged over a number of areas, but if the delegates wish to respond specifically to other areas, they may do that. They may also, if they wish, flag a matter for the public record. I am not going to open up the discussion again to members as time does not permit. The delegation will have the final word.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: Senator White can raise that issue now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: The Secretary of State is not here to defend herself. I do not know whether there is a definitive measurement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: We will try to keep to the point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: Hold on. Let us-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: I know it is important.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: Senator White has got her point across.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: On behalf of the committee I am very pleased to welcome representatives of the Centre for Cross Border Studies. It is good to see Ms Taillon again. I met her informally a while back and shortly afterwards she was appointed to her new position as director of the centre. We appreciated her meeting us at that time and look forward to her presentation today. Dr. Anthony Soares, not the other...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: Dr. Soares is the centre's research and policy manager. It is good to see him again. I welcome Ms Annmarie O'Kane who is the information officer and Border People project manager. She is in charge of the Border People website which has been an invaluable tool for people accessing information on entitlements on a cross-Border basis. The initiative has proved quite helpful since we last met...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Developments in the North-South Co-operation: Discussion with Centre for Cross Border Studies (26 Jun 2014)
Joe McHugh: I invite Ms Ruth Taillon to make her opening presentation.