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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: Discussion (8 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: I am sorry but could Deputy Wall please switch off his phone to prevent interference?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: Discussion (8 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: I will get the response to Deputy Wall straight away because he is under time pressure but I believe that was a constructive suggestion with regard to the North. There may be an opportunity for the joint committee to contact Paula Bradley, as head of that delegation. The witnesses may have a few thoughts on that and I thank the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: Discussion (8 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: I thank Ms Fitzmaurice. That is helpful. A number of members are indicating. Deputy Seán Conlan will be followed by Deputy Seán Crowe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: Discussion (8 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Deputy for his intervention on two counts. It is only right to acknowledge the funding allocated to Justice for the Forgotten which formally thanked the joint committee for its intervention. There is something we can do on the British-Irish aspect of the issue. There are a number of advocates present. Deputy Frank Feighan is chairman of the sovereign matters committee of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: Discussion (8 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: A division has been called in the Dáil and, with members' agreement, we will suspend for the vote.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: Discussion (8 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: We will resume. I had an opportunity to congratulate Deputy Frances Fitzgerald on her appointment as Minister for Justice and Equality. Reflecting on our deliberations and probably the informal conversation of members, the posts of Chief Justice, interim Garda Commissioner, Attorney General and Minister for Justice and Equality are held by females. It is not a bad starting point but there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: Discussion (8 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: I will be interested to hear the witnesses' response to Deputy Feighan's challenge that women are smarter than men.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: Discussion (8 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: No, I will be ruthless because Deputy Ferris has indicated and I am working in a systematic, chronological fashion. Senator Moran will speak after him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: Discussion (8 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: I thank Deputy Conlan and other members for their contributions. It is obvious that there is an appetite among committee members to further deliberate on these issues after today's meeting. I now call on the panel to make their concluding remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: Discussion (8 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: We have been given a great deal of information. I think members will agree that we will reach out to Paula Bradley and her group, and we will work with the delegates on that. We can still pursue the promotion of principles, but we appreciate the realism of the delegates. Ms Fitzmaurice mentioned the funding call for this October, and I am sure members are thinking of the different women's...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Payments (13 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: 372. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on providing extra support or exemptions for widows-widowers-elderly single people-persons who fall just short of retirement, in response to the increase in the price of coal introduced 1 May 2014, and in view of married couples requiring the same level of fuel and coal as a single dweller, and furthermore, on the grounds that married...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Review (13 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: 373. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the current review of the free travel scheme will be completed; when the new scheme will be in operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21199/14]

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: I am tempted to retort to the last speaker's contribution but I will not do so.

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: We are on the cusp of an election and that contribution will go down well in the Deputy's constituency and the local electoral areas. It is important to point out that although the Minister, Deputy Reilly, is not getting the credit for opening hospitals, it is funny that when the shoe is on the other foot, he would get the blame if things went wrong. That is politics and we are all men and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2015 (14 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the very vulnerable group of single parents who are raising families - some of them are sending a number of children to college and are on single incomes - in the context of budget 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21705/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Reform (14 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the findings of the small primary schools Value for Money review (details supplied) will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21753/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (14 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: 146. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a centralised model of licensing for firearms with a dedicated localised vetting mechanism remaining with the Garda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21614/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Roads Authority Projects (14 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the role of the Letterkenny-Lifford road as part of the overall connectivity from Dublin to Letterkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21694/14]

Other Questions: Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy (15 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: 13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the issue of the UK HGV levy, in operation since 1 April 2014, following the recent meeting in Armagh of the North-South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21590/14]

Other Questions: Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy (15 May 2014)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister's concluding points on closer scrutiny of all taxes and levies, including fuel rebates and levies. From speaking to many of the hauliers within the industry, I understand they will be examining these matters very closely in the context of the next budget. Taxation presents a challenge we need to address I thank the Minister for the update on the recent North-South...