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Topical Issue Debate: Television Reception (26 Sep 2012)

Joe McHugh: I acknowledge the research the Minister of State and his Department have done in this subject. He has provided options. Locally, there are concerns and what we are trying to do here is reassure people. There seem to be options albeit more expensive ones which comes back to the fairness issue. If this continues to be an issue, I acknowledge there is an option for the Minister to pass it on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (26 Sep 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the impact on labour activation in seasonal Irish industries of the calculation of PRSI by weekly income during the in-season; her views on the comparative potential for labour activation in seasonal industry of a calculation that would be based on overall annual income; if she will make a statement to Dáil Éireann about...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cross-Border Projects (2 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the commitment to progressing the co-funded A5 road project; if he will further provide an update on the engagement that he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive in respect of this co-funded project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41269/12]

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: I will take five minutes.

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: At the outset I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy White, and congratulate him on his new role. I wish him well and no doubt his good wife will keep him right from a social consciousness perspective. As a former lecturer in sociology in Maynooth, she certainly has an in-depth knowledge of the social needs of the country. Every opportunity for the Minister of State to hear interventions...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: North-South Ministerial Council (4 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the commitment to progressing the co-funded A5 road project; if he will further provide an update on the engagement that he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive in respect of this co-funded project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41269/12]

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: I wish to focus on growth. Within any budget, be it at household or government level, one needs rules. Enough conversation has been had on the actual Bill: now conversations will continue around the type of strategy the Government is employing. However, bringing it back to a household level, the general consensus is that it is not an ideal situation if one spends too much. On a more...

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: Maybe we are just taking each other for granted.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (16 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans with respect to including flexibility into the back to education allowance eligibility criteria; if she will consider in this context, the impact of current eligibility criteria on applicants whose jobseeker's allowance does not meet the 187 day requirement because applicants completed level five qualifications via the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (16 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans with respect to including flexibility into the back to education allowance eligibility criteria; if she will consider in this context, the impact of current eligibility criteria on applicants whose jobseeker's allowance does not meet the 187 day requirement because applicants completed level five qualifications via the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (16 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he envisages any changes to the criteria that govern panel rights status for temporary part-time primary level teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44213/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (16 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an account to Dáil Éireann of the process involved when a child who is a patient of Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, presents to either Beaumont Hospital and Temple Street Hospital, Dublin, with a problem related to a condition (details supplied); if there is a systematic arrangement within the Health Service Executive...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (16 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on the joint replacement programme; if he will outline any reforms that have been introduced since March 2011; if he will provide an update on patient throughput in comparison to previous calendar years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44228/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (16 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on services provided by the State for citizens who suffer from Huntington's disease; if he envisages that improved neurological, genetic, psychiatric and psychological services will be available as part of a national strategy for the treatment of rare diseases; if he will engage with the British Government on the idea of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Valuations (17 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will appoint valuation officers to each local authority; if he is taking action to address delays in valuations and ultimately in the collection of rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45144/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Cost (17 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will update Dáil Éireann on savings that have been made in the social welfare budget through detection of fraud; if she will provide this information on a district basis and in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45030/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (17 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a cumulative total for the energy bills of all local authorities including public lighting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45148/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Publication (17 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on the support he will provide in 2013 to an organisation (details supplied); if he will advise Dáil Éireann on his Department's commitment to supporting young parents who are overcoming addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45086/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ferry Services Provision (17 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the importance of cross-channel ferries to the Irish transport network and to the Irish tourism industry; his views on differentials in north European ferry route prices for car passengers and foot passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45353/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the delegation. As a result of the changes in the closed school rule and the changes to the catchment boundary areas, there have been significant consequences for families and communities. Pupils are travelling to different parishes as a result of these changes. For example, there could be four children from one family going on one bus to a school and another child from the same...