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Water Utilities: Motion (13 Jan 2011)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Finneran, to the House. If we look back over the past couple of years we will note there has been a good extension of services to rural areas through group water schemes. Not only do they provide water to many peripheral rural communities and houses, they also ensure that the man with the digger and men who help lay the pipes have work. There are ways...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (13 Jan 2011)

Joe McHugh: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total number of children admitted to adult mental health units during 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1746/11]

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (13 Jan 2011)

Joe McHugh: Question 195: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of foreshore licences currently being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1879/11]

Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (13 Jan 2011)

Joe McHugh: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of aquaculture licences currently being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1880/11]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (18 Jan 2011)

Joe McHugh: Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will make allowances for a student whose application for a third level grant is stalled because of an unusually difficult situation regarding a property that is currently classified as an asset belonging to one of their parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2460/11]

Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (18 Jan 2011)

Joe McHugh: Question 392: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his commitment to the pigmeat industry here; if he will acknowledge the 165 kg and 170 kg costs of production; the current 135 to 136 cent per kg price that obtains today; to acknowledge that farmers receive just 17% of the shelf price; his plans to save the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2133/11]

Health Care Services: Motion (19 Jan 2011)

Joe McHugh: I would like to be associated with Deputy McGinley's calls for clarification on Altnagelvin radiotherapy services. We have a system and not a people problem. Paramedics are required to remain with their patients on the corridors of accident and emergency units. In one instance, a paramedic had to spend up to three hours with a patient on an accident and emergency corridor at Letterkenny...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (27 Jan 2011)

Joe McHugh: Question 3: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the options available to skilled trades persons planning to emigrate for work in the short term to acquire accreditation for specific trades; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4298/11]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (27 Jan 2011)

Joe McHugh: Question 6: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the funding avenues open to Irish students studying for Masters of Music Therapy in New Zealand for 2011-2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4323/11]

Written Answers — Fishing Licences: Fishing Licences (27 Jan 2011)

Joe McHugh: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the withdrawal of licences for native oyster fishing in the Swilly estuary, County Donegal; the reason the licences have been withdrawn; the identities of the persons or organisation who made the decision; if appeal avenues are open to the affected fishermen; the penalties for...

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (1 Feb 2011)

Joe McHugh: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will explain the circumstances of temporary release and or early release for persons on six months prison sentences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4486/11]

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (1 Feb 2011)

Joe McHugh: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the cost incurred by him for the purchasing of Garda shirts; if he will provide a per shirt price and a total purchase cost for each year since 2007; if he will provide the same figures for purchased Garda jumpers, purchased Garda trousers, purchased Garda jackets, purchased prison officer trousers, purchased prison officer...

Corporation Tax: Motion (22 Mar 2011)

Joe McHugh: I formally second amendment No. 2. I congratulate the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, and the Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, for being proactive in ensuring we hold on to our 12.5% corporation tax rate. By being proactive we are sending a very strong signal that we intend to create certainty and that we are very committed to the foreign direct investment already in the country....

Road Traffic Bill 2011: Second Stage (23 Mar 2011)

Joe McHugh: I acknowledge the presence in the House of my county colleagues, Deputy Charlie McConalogue and Deputy Thomas Pringle, and welcome them to the 31st Dáil. In the absence of Deputy Pádraig MacLochlainn and some of his Sinn Féin colleagues, I acknowledge the new addition to the political representation in County Donegal and I look forward to working with my new colleagues in this Dáil. I...

Order of Business (30 Mar 2011)

Joe McHugh: In light of the British Government's plan to produce a consultation paper on rebalancing the Northern Ireland economy, I ask the Taoiseach to consider instituting a parallel consultation or engagement through our own Department of Finance to deal with the effect this will have on our Border area. Through this consultation, there may be a proposal for a 12.5% corporation tax rate, a review of...

Order of Business (30 Mar 2011)

Joe McHugh: -----for research and development and other tax reliefs. I ask the Taoiseach to consider a parallel conversation and the possibility of introducing legislation in this area.

Tax Code (30 Mar 2011)

Joe McHugh: I thank the office of the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating this motion today and I thank the Minister, Deputy Bruton for coming to the House to take it. Rebalancing the Northern Ireland Economy was published by the British Treasury in line with the British Conservative Party general election promise to shift the emphasis of the Northern Ireland economy from the public sector to the private...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (5 Apr 2011)

Joe McHugh: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reallocating funds from the lottery fund to the Exchequer for a specific period of time so that it could be used to reduce public debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6416/11]

Written Answers — School Holidays: School Holidays (5 Apr 2011)

Joe McHugh: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when school holidays for the 2011 Halloween mid-term will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6415/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Apr 2011)

Joe McHugh: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he acknowledges that a school (details supplied) now qualifies for developing school status because its enrolment has increased by 15 since September 2009; if he will acknowledge the necessity of learning supports for which the school has applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6508/11]