Results 2,101-2,120 of 13,291 for speaker:Joe McHugh
- Rail Network. (9 Dec 2009)
Joe McHugh: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Transport the proportions of the â¬39.6 million of trans-European cross-border funding that were spent on the Belfast to Dublin and Dublin to Cork sections of the Belfast to Cork railway line improvements; his expenditure of trans-European cross-border transport funding on the nascent DART underground project; if further trans-European transport network...
- Rail Network. (9 Dec 2009)
Joe McHugh: I appreciate the Minister's dedication to rail travel. Let us consider the situation in the Minister's back yard and his support for the Navan railway line, which I welcome. My colleagues, Deputies McEntee and English, are very supportive of that project. I refer to the western rail corridor. We are joined in the Gallery today by two former Deputies, Mr. Breen and Mr. McHugh, who would...
- Rail Network. (9 Dec 2009)
Joe McHugh: I remind the House that â¬10 million was allocated to the Inchicore to Pearse Street feasibility study which has been indicated as cross-border funding. That is a story for another day, but it is a story my constituents in Donegal find very difficult to fathom because European money for a cross-border project-----
- Rail Network. (9 Dec 2009)
Joe McHugh: The true missing link is the TEN-T project between Derry and Letterkenny. All we seek is an appraisal or feasibility study and the examination of a cost benefit analysis. That is all. I welcome the fact that the Minister has indicated that perhaps in 2013 it may be a possibility.
- Rail Network. (9 Dec 2009)
Joe McHugh: The strategic rail review 2003 needs to be thrown out because it is outdated and completely out of tune with what is happening. This afternoon, the Government is going to load extra costs on private bus companies in County Donegal who are providing public services, and also on car travellers who do not have access to rail transport, as is the case in many urban areas. One has to marry what...
- International Agreements. (10 Dec 2009)
Joe McHugh: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether the principles enshrined in the Schengen Agreement should apply here; his further views on whether the 32 county common travel area arrangement is not as comprehensive an instrument for free movement as the Schengen Agreement; if he will engage with the British Home Secretary and the Stormont Executive...
- International Agreements. (10 Dec 2009)
Joe McHugh: While I welcome certain aspects of collaboration under the framework of the Schengen Agreement and the common travel area agreed in 1987, things have changed in the past 22 years. I wish to focus on tourism. A tourist from China or India can apply for a multiple visa costing â¬50 within the 25 countries zone. We are putting ourselves at a considerable disadvantage, particularly in respect...
- International Agreements. (10 Dec 2009)
Joe McHugh: The thrust of my argument is to examine facilitation. I appreciate that we do not seek to interfere with the common travel area but the common travel area should not be the sacrificial lamb to get more movement to attract tourism. A tourist from outside the EU arriving in Belfast for an all-island tourism experience and travelling by train to Dublin via the Minister's constituency must...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Dec 2009)
Joe McHugh: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that front-line services are retained for persons with multiple sclerosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46930/09]
- Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (15 Dec 2009)
Joe McHugh: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Transport when his Department received an application from a local authority for a project (details supplied); if the funding sought by the applicant will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46876/09]
- Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (15 Dec 2009)
Joe McHugh: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the policy regarding eco-tourism projects that use sustainable technology (details supplied) that brings investment to the local economy and provides jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46932/09]
- Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (15 Dec 2009)
Joe McHugh: Question 310: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on reinstating the disabled person's grant for persons with disabilities with limited access in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46931/09]
- Social Welfare Cuts: Motion (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)
Joe McHugh: I thank Deputy Naughten for tabling this motion. It is significant in its symbolism and a watershed in terms of the political period in which we find ourselves. People at the most vulnerable end of the spectrum are being targeted in the budget. This sets a dangerous precedent and we need a debate on the issue. Deputy Kehoe hit the nail on the head in terms of people mobilising in some form...
- Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund. (17 Dec 2009)
Joe McHugh: What about us backbenchers?
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Dec 2009)
Joe McHugh: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Transport, further to a recent parliamentary question, if he will confirm a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48156/09]
- Order of Business (19 Jan 2010)
Joe McHugh: As the Taoiseach is aware, the Adoption Bill 2009 will go through the House on Thursday. With the passage of this Bill, the Hague Convention will be ratified. Up to 80 couples who are attempting to adopt from Ethiopia and Russia are currently in a transition phase, but after the ratification of the Hague Convention both of these countries will be excluded. I ask the Taoiseach to intervene...
- Order of Business (19 Jan 2010)
Joe McHugh: As the Deputy should be aware, that figure is 20,000.
- Order of Business (19 Jan 2010)
Joe McHugh: In addition, I thank the Taoiseach for holding off on the announcement of the by-election because Fine Gael is holding its convention on 12 February.
- Banking Crisis: Motion (19 Jan 2010)
Joe McHugh: I thank the Labour Party for tabling the motion. This debate offers the Government an opportunity to see sense. A committee of inquiry operating in an open and transparent manner would be a means of confirming and acknowledging what is being said in public. Most people seeking justice with only a small number seeking blood. This proposal is an opportunity to have the House fulfil its...
- Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (19 Jan 2010)
Joe McHugh: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she is satisfied with the capacity of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service to negotiate on persons' behalf with financial institutions and sub-prime lenders in relation to mortgage arrears; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1696/10]