Results 3,201-3,220 of 13,291 for speaker:Joe McHugh

National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: I acknowledge the good work the national lottery has done in the past. A total of €12 billion has been invested in various areas over a 25-year period. Many areas have benefited, such as Carrigart, Clonmany, Carrickmacross and Castlecoote. Money was distributed to many areas that otherwise would not have got such benefits. According to the Minister, there is a need to tender for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (6 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views with the cross-border policing strategy as a deterrent to rural crime in border counties and in the greater Dublin area. [6098/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the international guidelines that govern online firms in respect of corporation tax; if this matter is a subject of discussion at the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6489/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (12 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Finance with reference to the Finance Bill, his views on the findings by Compecon Consultants, which estimates that a rebate of 15 cents per litre for bus and coach companies would cost the Exchequer between €2.202m and €3.79m per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6908/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (12 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with reference to the first National Action Plan on Bullying, if he envisages a role for the Health Service Executive within the implementation group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7228/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Evaluation Officers' Role (12 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with reference to the Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2012, if he will advise as to the likely date for enactment of this legislation; if he will make a statement regarding the envisaged role of evaluation officers and the envisaged format of revaluations. [7023/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (12 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the deployment issues that are arising due to the high mileage on Garda cars including cars in the fleet in County Donegal. [6584/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (12 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will declare the percentage of female prisoners in prisons here who are serving time for the non-payment of fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6904/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Policing Strategy (12 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 6 February 2013 if he will describe the engagements between An Garda Siochána and MI-5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7431/13]

Promissory Notes Arrangement: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the opportunity to speak here today on this issue. I will reflect some of the feedback from my constituency and county over the weekend. While people had their pragmatic hats on, they said this will not remove the obstacles and challenges we face in the long term. However, it is a start and that was very much welcomed. I welcome the efforts of the Minister and his team and his...

Promissory Notes Arrangement: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: I ask the Minister to stay in touch with his counterpart in Stormont, Sammy Wilson. The Ceann Comhairle was in the North last Thursday. In order to build up good relationships with Stormont I encourage the Minister to keep that relationship strong because NAMA is the biggest creditor in Northern Ireland and that book may get bigger with possible and potential transfer of assets from IBRC....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services (14 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken to tackle overcrowding and the use of trolleys in the accident and emergency department in Letterkenny Hospital, County Donegal; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7566/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (19 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that it is ten years since the publication of the last tourism policy document, New Horizons, if he will develop a new policy; if so, if he will provide details of the way he intends to do so; if he will refer specifically to new policy objectives for the British market; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Safety (19 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his efforts to improve safety at sea; the consultations that he has had with the Department of Agriculture and Marine in this area; the consultations he has had with his Ministerial counterparts in Stormont and at Westminster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8382/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (19 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the envisaged impact of the public procurement process on the school supply sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8803/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (19 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the supports that are provided to carers who do not live in the home of the persons for whom they care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8169/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Student Support Schemes (19 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the supports that are available to Irish students who completed leaving certificate examinations in 2012 and who are studying a course (details supplied) at the Northwest Regional College in Derry City. [8100/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Merchandising of Coal (19 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on changes in the merchandising of all coals from 1 May 2013; the way these changes will impact on different merchants with different sized turnover and different distribution methodologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8267/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Framework Directive (19 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which Lough Foyle was first designated as coastal waters for the purposes of the EC Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive; and the guidelines that were used at that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8833/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Framework Directive (19 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with reference to the identification of the outer limits of estuaries in Ireland as a subject of a report by the Environmental Protection Agency to his Department in 1995 in which the UK guidelines were accepted in defining Lough Foyle as coastal waters, and with reference to the UK's sea classification for the Severn and...