Results 3,601-3,620 of 13,291 for speaker:Joe McHugh

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court of Appeal Establishment (5 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 91. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the outcome of the referendum on Friday 4 October 2013 which established provision for a new Court of Appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45979/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (5 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 749. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on his engagement with his Northern counterpart Minister Ford. [46011/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Service of Ireland Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 750. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position regarding the personal insolvency service. [46012/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (6 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 10. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for Rockhill House, Letterkenny, County Donegal, which formerly functioned as an Army barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46648/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (6 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 12. To ask the Minister for Defence his vision for the purpose to be served by Department of Defence buildings that formerly functioned as Irish Army barracks; if he acknowledges the potential of such buildings to be settings for the development of youth facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46649/13]

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme Applications (7 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: I listened attentively to all the stories of sporting success in counties Sligo, Clare and Dublin. It is important not to leave out Jason Quigley's success in Donegal and the Minister's commitment to boxing. He is an advocate for the lesser sports that have not been up there in the national media as much over the years. I compliment him on that. In light of his strong reputation and...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: In the short time available to me I will limit my remarks to two issues. I have received correspondence from the Irish Tax Institute. Members will be aware that there has been extensive consultation on the proposal to bring forward the tax pay-and-file deadline of 31 October. The reaction of the overwhelming majority of chartered tax advisers who contacted me from the north west is that...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (12 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 18. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline her work to date to help families whose unresolved applications to adopt children from abroad preceded Ireland's consent to the provisions of the Hague Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47704/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (12 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 19. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will update Dáil Éireann on her efforts to support families whose engagement with the adoption process commenced prior to the Hague Agreement and whose applications are not yet resolved. [47703/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (12 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 388. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her efforts to resolve the difficulties facing families whose involvement in the adoption process began before the Hague Convention and whose processes are still ongoing. [47705/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (12 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his efforts to generate support in the American House of Representatives for the USA Immigration Reform Bill. [47708/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (12 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagements with Dr. Richard Haass. [47709/13]

Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 7. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding refurbishment works at Letterkenny General Hospital [47943/13]

Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: In the immediate aftermath of our flash flooding at Letterkenny General Hospital this summer, there were questions in the public mind. How did it happen in the first instance? Why was it allowed to happen and how can it be prevented in the future? Lessons must be learned. What resonates with people in Donegal is the responsibility. We should continue to bear in mind who was responsible...

Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: The people of Donegal would like to know what the plans are for the immediate future.

Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: The Minister is right that it was a national disaster. There was some criticism among the people of Donegal that it did not get appropriate coverage nationally but the proactivity of the Minister and his officials ensured that services were resumed within a fortnight. It was not a greenfield site but a building site, and we still had services. The work of all involved at hospital employee...

Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the fact that project teams have been established. While the local teams are doing well in keeping the public informed, we should consider drawing up a medium- to long-term plan regarding future services. Certainly, the staff have shown an amazing resilience in adapting. At a time when the political and wider community can be quite critical of civil and public servants, we must...

Access to Credit: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: As the Leas-Cheann Comhairle is aware from the work he does with me as a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, when we go to communities in Northern Ireland and speak to people from Northern Ireland, there is a recurring theme - the past. It keeps coming back to bite us and people want to know how the past affects their everyday lives....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 36. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to ensure that services at Letterkenny General Hospital will be restored following last summer's flash flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47942/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Service Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will consider establishing a passport office service in the north west, in view of the distance of that region from Dublin. [48805/13]