Results 2,821-2,840 of 13,291 for speaker:Joe McHugh
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (19 May 2011)
Joe McHugh: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the functions, design and roll-out date of an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12105/11]
- Written Answers — Expenditure Reviews: Expenditure Reviews (24 May 2011)
Joe McHugh: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12492/11]
- Common Fisheries Policy (25 May 2011)
Joe McHugh: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food the position regarding his meeting with EU Fisheries Commissioner, Maria Damanaki, and their discussions on the common fisheries policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12595/11]
- Common Fisheries Policy (25 May 2011)
Joe McHugh: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food the position regarding his meeting with EU Fisheries Commissioner, Maria Damanaki; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12594/11]
- Common Fisheries Policy (25 May 2011)
Joe McHugh: I congratulate the Minister on getting out of the traps extremely quickly in respect of this sector. His experience and his passion for this subject will be of assistance to the industry. I wish to raise two points. The first relates to the fact the Minister has inherited a Department which is paralysed by fear. This is the case as a result of the European Court of Justice's 2007 decision...
- Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (25 May 2011)
Joe McHugh: In the short time available I will focus on aspects of fishery, which is point four on the motion. Statistics indicate that the world's population will increase to 9 billion by 2050. There will be a consequent increase in demand for agriculture products and we must place ourselves in a strong position by setting out our stall to promote and sell our brands. We must ensure the quality that...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (7 Jun 2011)
Joe McHugh: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14390/11]
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (7 Jun 2011)
Joe McHugh: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14391/11]
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (7 Jun 2011)
Joe McHugh: Question 330: To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14402/11]
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jun 2011)
Joe McHugh: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Health his views on travel charges that the Health Service Executive imposes on clients attending training centres and day centres; his views on any envisaged changes to the levels of charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14421/11]
- Spent Convictions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)
Joe McHugh: I welcome the opportunity speak on this motion. It is worth noting that while Deputy Calleary has been vocal on this matter, his former ministerial colleague Barry Andrews was also proactive in this area. We can all talk in unison if we are looking at giving people a second chance in various walks of life. Everybody should have that opportunity. There are sensitivities, anomalies and...
- Spent Convictions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)
Joe McHugh: -----focused or biased in terms of a classification of people who end up in the wrong group at the wrong time in the wrong company and usually the predominant recurring theme is that there was drink or drugs involved. If that was the case, the social interventions that should follow, namely, some form of social support from social workers are not in place because the obvious and only...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Jun 2011)
Joe McHugh: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health his views on recent refusals by the Health Service Executive of applications for the motorised transport grant scheme; if he will enumerate the number of refusals and set out the criteria being used for the application process; his further view on the introduction of charges and the changeover to the rural transport scheme; his view on the...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (9 Jun 2011)
Joe McHugh: Question 143: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the envisaged imposition of charges on property will take into account the existing â¬200 charge on owners of non-residential houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14786/11]
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (15 Jun 2011)
Joe McHugh: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address questions (details supplied) relating to the accelerated technician programme at institutes of technology arising from the changes in the third level grant system in budget 2011. [15886/11]
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (15 Jun 2011)
Joe McHugh: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will set out the terms of reference for the review that was agreed regarding schools affected by the proposed changes in the school transport scheme, including the terms of reference for the review of changes to school catchment boundaries; if he will provide a list in linear format of schools that are specifically affected by...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (15 Jun 2011)
Joe McHugh: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to the meeting of Deputies, Department of Education officials and the Minister of State on Thursday 7 April 2011 at Leinster House, the savings envisaged through the introduction of the new catchment boundaries for school transport services; the action that he will take to address the challenges that such changes may impose...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Jun 2011)
Joe McHugh: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15520/11]
- Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (15 Jun 2011)
Joe McHugh: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the National Employment Rights Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15519/11]
- Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (15 Jun 2011)
Joe McHugh: Question 461: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his strategy for addressing a matter (details supplied); if he will consider developing and implementing a relevant strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15185/11]