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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Exploring Education and Overcoming Social Disconnection: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (30 May 2013)

Joe McHugh: The division bells have stopped, so we have to go. I wish to thank the Minister very much. We will seek a follow-up engagement, but we appreciate him being here this morning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Student Access to Higher Education: Discussion (30 May 2013)

Joe McHugh: I welcome Mr. Paul Hannigan, president of the Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Mr. Dennis Cummins, president of the Dundalk Institute of Technology, and Mr. James Brennan, head of life sciences from Sligo Institute of Technology. Professor Terri Scott, president of Sligo Institute of Technology, is unfortunately unable to join us today. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Student Access to Higher Education: Discussion (30 May 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank Mr. Cummins. Does Mr. Brennan wish to speak or will I open it up to the members?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Student Access to Higher Education: Discussion (30 May 2013)

Joe McHugh: I will take questions and observations from members and the witnesses can decide who will respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Student Access to Higher Education: Discussion (30 May 2013)

Joe McHugh: Mr. James Brennan has something to add.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Student Access to Higher Education: Discussion (30 May 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank the delegates for their contribution. They have made a suggestion to the committee. Before we consider the ways we would follow up on it, may I ask the witnesses if they are getting a reciprocal buy-in from their colleagues north of the Border? Do the representatives from colleges in the North think in the same way as they do? If they do, should they not be part of the proposal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Student Access to Higher Education: Discussion (30 May 2013)

Joe McHugh: I know that plenty of school pupils in County Donegal fill out UCAS forms. I remember filling out an UCAS form for Jordanstown and perhaps Mr. Pat Doherty will comment on this point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Student Access to Higher Education: Discussion (30 May 2013)

Joe McHugh: May I suggest, subject to the agreement of members, that the committee formally brings this proposal to the attention of the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, who was present this morning so he will be interested in the follow up meeting that the delegates are attending? We can ask the Minister to contact both Mr. Stephen Farry and Mr. John O'Dowd in relation to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Student Access to Higher Education: Discussion (30 May 2013)

Joe McHugh: Tralee is a kind of a border - - - -

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Student Access to Higher Education: Discussion (30 May 2013)

Joe McHugh: We are starting the conversation. I think Mr. Paul Hannigan rightly pointed out there is a HEA and other reports with references to cross-Border provisions. It is up to us to work on the issues. This is not set in stone and we can drive it and work on this together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Student Access to Higher Education: Discussion (30 May 2013)

Joe McHugh: We will circulate that to members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Student Access to Higher Education: Discussion (30 May 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank our guests for attending. The joint committee will now go into private session.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Exchequer Returns (11 Jun 2013)

Joe McHugh: 166. To ask the Minister for Finance the amounts of value added tax returns and PRSI returns that were lost due to liquidisations in the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date 2013. [26856/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences Applications (11 Jun 2013)

Joe McHugh: 796. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will update Dáil Éireann on the proposal to develop deep sea fish farms, prospective sites for which have been approved by the Marine Institute and Bord Iascaigh Mhara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26986/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (11 Jun 2013)

Joe McHugh: 1064. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of registered hauliers in the State in 2013; if he will list the relevant numbers for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; the number of haulier companies that have entered liquidation in the same periods; the numbers of new haulier companies that have registered in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (13 Jun 2013)

Joe McHugh: 215. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a submission that articulates the local views of a critically important sector in healthcare services here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28544/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (13 Jun 2013)

Joe McHugh: 216. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a submission that articulates the national views of a critically important sector in healthcare services here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28545/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Irish Language Act: Discussion (13 Jun 2013)

Joe McHugh: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh na baill agus na rannpháirtithe eile atá i láthair don chruinniú seo. Tá deis againn inniu díospóireacht agus comhrá a bheith againn i dtaobh forbairt agus dul chun cinn na Gaeilge. I welcome members to the meeting and also the contributors to today's discussion. It is an opportunity to examine ways by which to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Irish Language Act: Discussion (13 Jun 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank Ms Ervine for her contribution and call now on Janet Muller to make her contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Irish Language Act: Discussion (13 Jun 2013)

Joe McHugh: Go raibh maith agat, Ms Muller. As a vote has been called in the Dáil, I propose that we suspend the meeting for ten minutes. The witnesses, MPs and Senators who are present should feel free to have an informal chat. I apologise for having to suspend, but the Deputies present need to vote. We have to be strict about these things.