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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (9 Jul 2013)

Joe McHugh: 107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the farm assist scheme; if she will acknowledge its importance as a dependency support for many farm families in rural Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32898/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (9 Jul 2013)

Joe McHugh: 537. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is engaging in pre-Budget discussions with a view to protecting existing services for personal assistance services to persons with disabilities [33351/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (10 Jul 2013)

Joe McHugh: 65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the position of Falun Gong practitioners in Chinese society. [33808/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Issues (11 Jul 2013)

Joe McHugh: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance the numbers of new motor-homes that have been registered in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; if he will consider reviewing the decision by the previous Government to introduce VRT in respect of motor-homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34017/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sunbed Usage (11 Jul 2013)

Joe McHugh: 244. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the decision in July 2009 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, to place sunbeds in the highest cancer risk category and its rating of sunbeds as carcinogenic together with tobacco and plutonium; if plans are being developed to regulate sunbeds here; the increase in incidence of skin cancer here that has been observed between 1994...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross Border Co-operation in Education: Discussion (11 Jul 2013)

Joe McHugh: We will commence the public session. Apologies have been received from Deputy Joe O’Reilly, Mark Durkan and Alasdair McDonnell. I remind members, guests and those in the public gallery please to ensure that their mobile phones, iPhones, Blackberries, etc., are switched off completely for the duration of the meeting. If people want to leave them in silent mode they can leave them on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross Border Co-operation in Education: Discussion (11 Jul 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Minister. The level of student flow is such that 4.5% of students in the North are from the South. There is also a distortion within that figure because many of those students are from the Border counties, from Donegal in particular. Our national figures do not show the progression of Donegal leaving certificate students going to university because they do not include the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross Border Co-operation in Education: Discussion (11 Jul 2013)

Joe McHugh: We can discuss that one over a cup of tea.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross Border Co-operation in Education: Discussion (11 Jul 2013)

Joe McHugh: If it is acceptable, I will also take questions from Deputy Smith and Mr. Paul Maskey, MP, then the Minister can conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross Border Co-operation in Education: Discussion (11 Jul 2013)

Joe McHugh: Mr. Paul Maskey will be our final contributor before the Minister replies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross Border Co-operation in Education: Discussion (11 Jul 2013)

Joe McHugh: We appreciate the Minister being here but we also value his insight and acknowledge his willingness to co-operate. As Deputy Smith said earlier, we should not get caught up on the number going from point A to point B, but at the same time we must be aware of the reality.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross Border Co-operation in Education: Discussion (11 Jul 2013)

Joe McHugh: The new buzzword I came across that the Minister can use is "co-opetition", which is the new way of moving forward. It was interesting to hear the statistics given by the Minister. I would be eager to find out more and work with the Minister on the further education statistics indicating that 3,000 students are going to the North. I was struck by that figure. On the 4.5% flow, it would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross Border Co-operation in Education: Discussion (11 Jul 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Minister, Ms Shaw and Mr. Andrews. I propose we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters.

Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Second Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this important legislation. I acknowledge the Minister's presence in the House. I also acknowledge her commitment to the sector, particularly in my county of Donegal. If I am not mistaken, she has made the trip to Donegal five times. That is appreciated by the people involved in the various family resource centres and in the child care sector. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Roads Authority: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Joe McHugh: On a peripheral issue, Senator Michael Comiskey asked me to mention the N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin and the N16 Manorhamilton to Enniskillen projects. I do not wish to be dismissive of previous speakers, but the incumbents do not have an interest in them. I am aware that Deputy Tony McLoughlin and the Minister of State, Deputy John Perry, raise these issues on a regular basis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Roads Authority: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Joe McHugh: The days of growing money on trees are over. We realise that is not possible in the current economic climate. However, I am here to talk about another issue. I am a Donegal man. I welcome Mr. Barry and Mr. O'Neill. I will not give them the Donegal single transferable speech, namely, that it is the forgotten county and that we get nothing, but the work the NRA has done in linking the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Joe McHugh: 146. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the registrations of just 126 motor homes here in 2013 compared with 1014 in 2009 and 880 in 2010, if he will review the performance of the sector with reference to price elasticity of demand and cross-price easticities as well as income factors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36855/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (18 Sep 2013)

Joe McHugh: 1165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of commonages in County Donegal and his views on those properties in view of the report on the review of commonage lands and framework management plans. [37044/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (24 Sep 2013)

Joe McHugh: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he has discussed with the British Prime Minister this summer's Northern Ireland stimulus package as announced by the British Government; if the Irish Government will measure the impact of the Northern stimulus package on the Border counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39052/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (24 Sep 2013)

Joe McHugh: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he has discussed with the British Prime Minister this summer's Northern Ireland stimulus package as announced by the British Government; if the Irish Government will consider the package with reference to Strand II of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39053/13]