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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Northern Ireland Protocol (Article 16): Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (9 Feb 2021)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Thomas Byrne, and his officials to the meeting today. Following events surrounding the Northern Ireland protocol, the committee welcomes the opportunity to engage and ask questions about the sequence of events that ultimately led to the European Commission triggering Article 16 before it made a U-turn on that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Northern Ireland Protocol (Article 16): Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (9 Feb 2021)

Joe McHugh: Go raibh maith agat Aire Stáit Byrne. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as a theachtaireacht agus a óráid. Deputy Calleary will be first to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Northern Ireland Protocol (Article 16): Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (9 Feb 2021)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Deputy. If it is agreeable to the Minister of State, to do justice to the range of questions the members have, I will take them on an individual basis. I therefore ask for his indulgence in relation to replying specifically to the questions. That will potentially allow for members to come in a second time as well. The Minister of State may now reply and Deputy Howlin will follow.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Northern Ireland Protocol (Article 16): Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (9 Feb 2021)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Minister of State. The maths in terms of timing are not good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Northern Ireland Protocol (Article 16): Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (9 Feb 2021)

Joe McHugh: If we keep going with the current strategy some members will not get in. With the agreement of members, we will try something different. I have no doubt Deputy Howlin has a number of questions. I suggest he engage in a questions and answers session with the Minister of State as that might lend itself to the answers being more direct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Northern Ireland Protocol (Article 16): Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (9 Feb 2021)

Joe McHugh: Due to the efficiency of the Minister of State in his answering, we can facilitate a second round of questions, but does Deputy Ó Murchú wish to come in with a supplementary question before I open the meeting up to the floor again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Northern Ireland Protocol (Article 16): Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (9 Feb 2021)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Minister of State for taking the time to appear before the committee today. I have no doubt he will get a sense from this meeting that this conversation will not finish today. There is an appetite among committee members to ensure we get accountability and transparency. I believe that no single person made a decision of such magnitude and impact. My belief is that a group of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Northern Ireland Protocol (Article 16): Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (9 Feb 2021)

Joe McHugh: Aontaím leis an Aire Stáit. Leanfaimid i dteagmháil amach anseo agus b’fhéidir go mbeidh seans againn an tseachtain seo chugainn sa díospóireacht le Leas-Uachtarán an Choimisiúin, Maroš Šefovi. B'fhéidir go mbeidh níos mó freagraí ar fáil ansin. I thank members of the committee.

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Feb 2021)

Joe McHugh: Déanfaidh mé cúpla pointe gasta. Aontaím leis an Teachta Ó Cuív agus leis an spiorad atá á bhaint amach ag an Teachta Ó Snodaigh fosta. B’fhéidir go mbeidh seans ag an Aire Stáit, againn agus ag a chomhghleacaithe amharc arís ar an bpointe seo. B'fhéidir nach mbeidh an tAire Stáit agus a chuid oifigigh ábalta...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Joe McHugh: 733. To ask the Minister for Health the protocol with regard to control and restraint training during level 5 lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5447/21]

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Gnó an Roghchoiste (2 Feb 2021)

Joe McHugh: An bhfuil an t-am sin socraithe? Bhí athrú ann an tseachtain seo caite ó 2 a chlog go dtí 1 a chlog agus athraíodh am an chruinnithe seo inné fosta. An mbeidh an cruinniú ag tarlú ag 1 a chlog an tseachtain seo chugainn?

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Gnó an Roghchoiste (2 Feb 2021)

Joe McHugh: An mbeidh aon athrú leis sin?

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Gnó an Roghchoiste (2 Feb 2021)

Joe McHugh: Tá mé sásta leis sin. Bheadh sé níos fóirsteanaí dúinn fosta agus muid ag treabhadh ar aghaidh.

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (2 Feb 2021)

Joe McHugh: Aontaím leis an Aire Stáit faoin tionchar thar na blianta a chuaigh thart maidir leis an bhfoireann aistriúcháin trasna an bhealaigh i dTeach Chill Dara. Tá sí níos láidre i gcomparáid le 2002. Ar an mbealach céanna leis an Teachta Ó Snodaigh, tháinig mé isteach in 2002 fosta, agus tá an tionchar suntasach le...

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (2 Feb 2021)

Joe McHugh: Ní raibh mé ach ag labhairt faoin Oireachtas. Ní raibh mé ag labhairt faoi aon rud eile.

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (29 Jan 2021)

Joe McHugh: Bhí an Teachta Ó Snodaigh ag labhairt faoi na leasuithe sin, agus b'fhéidir go mbeidh seans ann anois fá choinne scéim dhifriúil. Tá an taithí ann agus b’fhéidir taithí dhiúltach maidir leis na scéimeanna teanga. Beidh na rudaí sin ag athrú go dtí córas na gcaighdeán teanga agus tá sé sin...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Jan 2021)

Joe McHugh: 472. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that County Donegal will receive a sufficient share of the national vaccine supply, particularly given that County Donegal has the highest percentage of elderly patients being cared for outside of long-term facilities and the high infection levels in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2272/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (20 Jan 2021)

Joe McHugh: 695. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the changes in fisheries policy and its impact on Irish fishermen as a result of the Brexit deal; the communication there has been to ensure fishermen are kept up to date on these new policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2416/21]