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Other Questions: Road Traffic Offences (6 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: I am open to correction but in the 1980s there was a more formal structure between Garda superintendents on the southern side of the Border and their counterparts in the North. While there are good relations between North and South now, where gardaí can telephone their PSNI colleagues, we should look at a more localised structure. Rather than Deputy Smith and Deputy Mac Lochlainn...

Health Insurance: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: In the short time I have I will make a few points.

Health Insurance: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: I did not realise I would only have four minutes. At a time when the Government is driving efficiencies across the health sector, it is important for insurance companies to step up to the mark, especially with regard to sharing resources. We can see what is happening on a cross-Border basis in Altnagelvin in Derry, where there will be a €19 million investment by the Government for a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Policing Plans (6 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will update Dáil Éireann on rural policing in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11420/13]

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

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will update Dáil Éireann on cooperation between An Garda Síochána, the PSNI and MI-5, with specific reference to cooperation between An Garda Síochána Superintendents and their Northern Ireland equivalents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11419/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mobility Allowance (6 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health when a replacement scheme will be in place after the motorised transport scheme ceases in four months time [12240/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Staff (12 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns of a person (details supplied) in County Antrim whose personal circumstances are changing due to the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13029/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Construction Sector Strategy (12 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his strategy and its achievements since March 2011 in supporting displaced construction workers to develop skill sets for deployment in growing and secure industries; if he will acknowledge the employment challenges that face displaced construction workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12893/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (12 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with reference to new applicants for panel rights at primary teacher level including applicants who previously applied in 2012, if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who has worked in a temporary capacity for seven years in two separate dioceses, will be in a position to secure a place on the 2013/14 panel. [12900/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Generation (12 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will give an update on the micro-generation scheme that was announced in February 2009; when decisions will be made and when the scheme will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12725/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (12 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí by Garda station and by Garda rank who were in service in each county in the State on 31 December for each year from 2002 to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12834/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (12 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality with reference to the Legal Services Bill, if he will outline his vision to increased competition in the provision of legal services here; his views on the envisaged role of legal executives in ensuring greater value and competition for citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12881/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Fleet Modernisation (12 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline his long-term plans for dedicated white-fish boats over 24 metres which are subject to increasing costs, fuel regulation commitments, [12861/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (12 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if boats of less than 15 metres will be considered for extra quota for herring in Area Vla in view of the fact that there are less than 10 such licensed boats that operate in the fishery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12891/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (12 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the MRI scanning system that is in place at Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, for which Voluntary Health Insurance does not have a reimbursement scheme, whereas there is a reimbursement scheme for a similar service at Sligo Hospital; if he will ask the VHI to explain the reason the scheme is in place in one hospital but not in the other...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (12 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give an update on freight movement here; if there has been an increase in freight movements by rail since 2008; if he envisages increases in the coming years; if he will engage with the Northern Ireland Executive on developing common policies in this respect; if he will give details of his most recent engagements with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (12 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the new clocking in system that obtains for taxi drivers; the reason for a uniform national system; if he acknowledges the potential benefits of a system that would acknowledge regional differences within the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12889/13]

Other Questions: Local Cultural and Heritage Events (13 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank Deputy Durkan for putting down this significant question. The Minister recently visited Donegal where he got a good insight into heritage projects there. While I was not able to attend the meetings he had with local groups due to the meeting of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, on behalf of the groups I thank the Minister for giving up his time. In his response the...

Other Questions: Local Cultural and Heritage Events (13 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank Deputy Durkan for putting down this significant question. The Minister recently visited Donegal where he got a good insight into heritage projects there. While I was not able to attend the meetings he had with local groups due to the meeting of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, on behalf of the groups I thank the Minister for giving up his time. In his response the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (13 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will engage with the Northern Ireland Executive and the Scottish Government to develop a Gaeilge-Ulster Scots language tourism product; his views in respect of same on Ulster Scots culture in North America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12871/13]