Results 361-380 of 13,284 for speaker:Joe McHugh
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: I agree with the Minister, but will his Cabinet colleagues be on the same wavelength?
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: The Cabinet was not involved in that decision.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: There is a great difference.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: The Cabinet can be the watchdog and safeguard against any discrepancies in plans not being followed, as Senator Ryan rightly pointed out. The Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursements Board should be used to decide which projects, on the basis of merit, deserve funding. The Minister and his team may be thinking this through, but we still need a commitment on the safeguards. That is the kernel of...
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: I move amendment No. 16: In page 12, line 16, to delete "is to have regard" and substitute "shall strictly adhere".
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: I move amendment No. 36: In page 17, between lines 44 and 45, to insert the following: "16.âThe Freedom of Information Acts shall apply to all aspects of or relating to the functions and activities of the Minister and the Board under this Act and the Principal Act.". All the activities of the board and the Minister should be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. I presume there is a...
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: I thank the Minister who stimulated the debate. He does not just follow the party line but gets involved in the issue. We set out our stall in regard to future distribution of State moneys and public funds through what I hope is a more organised multi-State agency approach. As a point of reference, we must look at the whole area of process. I use the example of progression in regard to...
- Seanad: Fishing Industry: Motion. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: I move: That Seanad Ãireann condemns the Government for its inaction in relation to: (1) A full review of days at sea, and also a comprehensive review of tonnage allocation, particularly in relation to the white-fish industry; (2) fishermen and co-ops who are frustrated at licensing delays with the lack of response from the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources; (3) the...
- Seanad: Fishing Industry: Motion. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: It was written by fishermen.
- Seanad: Fishing Industry: Motion. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: Thanks to former Deputy Thomas Gildea.
- Seanad: Fishing Industry: Motion. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: Grants are not the issue.
- Seanad: Fishing Industry: Motion. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: That was 20 years ago. We are talking about the here and now.
- Seanad: Fishing Industry: Motion. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: I agree with the Minister of State but former Deputy Thomas Gildea is taking credit for it.
- Seanad: Fishing Industry: Motion. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: We will bring that up the next day.
- Seanad: Fishing Industry: Motion. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: The Senator still has not said anything about fisheries.
- Seanad: Fishing Industry: Motion. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: I certainly will reply.
- Seanad: Fishing Industry: Motion. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: Senator Daly should say something about it now.
- Seanad: Fishing Industry: Motion. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: Outside or in here?
- Seanad: Fishing Industry: Motion. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: I am absolutely delighted. Many people approached members of Fine Gael over the past three or four years regarding issues and concerns they have relating to the marine industry, which are not being addressed. I acknowledge the Taoiseach's appointment of Deputy Gallagher to the marine portfolio. Fisheries present a major challenge. Senator Daly is correct that inland fisheries is an issue....
- Seanad: Fishing Industry: Motion. (8 Dec 2004)
Joe McHugh: I will not be political. There was no veiled criticism of the Department. The Department must be complimented from Greencastle to Castletownbere. The Minister of State acknowledged there were delays in the issuing of fish licences.