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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (16 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline any plans that are being developed to revise Gaeltacht, Island and Secretary to Board of Management allowances that are provided for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16100/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider including Down Syndrome under the low incidence disability classification for the purpose of allocation resource hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16424/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Exemptions (16 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with reference to the non principal private residence charge, if he will advise a person (details supplied) who has moved to Great Britain where he is now working and who now faces a bill that includes arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16758/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions Ratification (16 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will update Dáil Éireann on the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities; his views on whether there is legal impediment to its immediate ratification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16925/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (16 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the availability of extra Garda patrolling hours with reference to the patrol car attrition rate; the number of extra patrolling hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17508/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (16 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs with reference to the €2.75m fund for maintaining the upkeep of interior services, equipment and natural outdoor spaces for all children, if she will clarify which types of childcare settings are eligible for this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16810/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (16 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health with reference to mobility allowances, motorised transport grants and the ringfencing of €10m funding for the scheme, if the renewed services structure will include a multiple approach scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17618/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health if he will request that the Health Service Executive consider a proposal that may shorten waiting lists; and if he will ask the HSE to contact this Deputy directly [16928/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (16 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the proposal to make deep brain stimulation available here, through a North/South initiative; if he will consider the idea of allowing procedures to be carried out in Northern Ireland in order that patients could have pre and post -operative care managed in the Republic, instead of patients in the Republic of Ireland having to go overseas; and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: A Reflection on 15 Years of the Good Friday Agreement and Looking Towards the Future: Discussion (11 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank the delegates for a very enlightening and uplifting morning and early afternoon discussion. The committee appreciates their interventions. I acknowledge the more peripheral meetings which have taken place; two, in particular. The British Academy marked the 15th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement a couple of weeks ago with Mr. Paul Bew. At the meeting I heard similar...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: A Reflection on 15 Years of the Good Friday Agreement and Looking Towards the Future: Discussion (11 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: Before returning to our guests for their responses, I will take two more questions from Senators Cummins and Moran.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: A Reflection on 15 Years of the Good Friday Agreement and Looking Towards the Future: Discussion (11 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: I am sure many civil servants in the Departments of transport on both of sides of the Border will have listened to that last contribution. The panellists are free to comment on it but they may not have an insight into it. I thank the members for their thought-provoking questions which provides a degree of insight for everybody. Before returning to the panellists for their responses, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: A Reflection on 15 Years of the Good Friday Agreement and Looking Towards the Future: Discussion (11 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: Will our guests provide clarification with regard to the statistics involved? When Youth Work Ireland and Youth Action Northern Ireland made their presentations, reference was made to non-registration. I do not know whether the latter is specific to particular areas, to particular Unionist-loyalist areas or wherever else. If we could obtain clarification, it would be welcome. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: A Reflection on 15 Years of the Good Friday Agreement and Looking Towards the Future: Discussion (11 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: It is a small majority rather than the overall majority of such individuals.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: A Reflection on 15 Years of the Good Friday Agreement and Looking Towards the Future: Discussion (11 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: Clarification in respect of this matter would be welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: A Reflection on 15 Years of the Good Friday Agreement and Looking Towards the Future: Discussion (11 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: Our next three offerings are from Mr. Mark Durkan, MP; Deputies Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and Seán Crowe in that order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: A Reflection on 15 Years of the Good Friday Agreement and Looking Towards the Future: Discussion (11 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: I will now hand back to panellists. Rather than everyone answering each question individually, will people pick out a few questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: A Reflection on 15 Years of the Good Friday Agreement and Looking Towards the Future: Discussion (11 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: We might not answer the last question, but we really appreciate the refreshing insight of all contributors and the realistic account of the challenges presented.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: A Reflection on 15 Years of the Good Friday Agreement and Looking Towards the Future: Discussion (11 Apr 2013)

Joe McHugh: This week marks the 15th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, a fact which I am sure everyone will agree is reflected in national and international press coverage. Recently I attended an event for academia and politicians at the British Academy in London organised by Lord Paul Bew, an architect of the Good Friday Agreement, which acknowledged its 15th anniversary and looked to the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Betting Legislation (28 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will advise Dáil Éireann of his plans for fair and transparent taxation of gambling here; if he will refer specifically to online gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15870/13]