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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Imports Data (26 Jul 2017)

Joe McHugh: The data requested by the Deputy is not available as the port of entry of goods is not collected on the Intrastat survey of intra-EU trade in goods.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Imports and Exports Data (26 Jul 2017)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 14 to 19, inclusive, together. The full detail requested by the Deputy is not available. The data shown here is tonnage of goods transported to and from Northern Ireland from 2014 to 2016 based on Intrastat survey data on Intra-EU Trade in Goods. It does not cover small traders who are below the threshold for completing the Intrastat survey. Table: Tonnage of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Data (26 Jul 2017)

Joe McHugh: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of unemployment (ILO) in the State. Respondents to the QNHS are asked whether they have at least one long-lasting condition or difficulty and the most recent figures available are for Q1 2017. Table 1 shows the number of persons aged 15 years and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Debt (26 Jul 2017)

Joe McHugh: The following table shows a breakdown, at the end of 2016, of General Government Debt, including National Debt as managed by the NTMA, other Central Government bodies and Local Government. A breakdown by Central Government Department is not available as the data is not collected or compiled on this basis. Reconciliation of National Debt to General Government Debt - € million...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (11 Sep 2017)

Joe McHugh: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table. I should remind the Deputy that the information provided below is already in the public domain and is available in the published annual reports of Údarás na Gaeltachta and on the organisation’s website. Full-time employment in Údarás na Gaeltachta assisted companies. 2010 2011 2012 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (11 Sep 2017)

Joe McHugh: The information sought by the Deputy is outlined in tabular format as follows: Year Capital €m Current (Admin) €m Current (Programmes) €m Total €m 2011 6.0 10.3 3.3 19.6 2012 5.938 9.871 3.273 19.082 2013 6.0 9.009 3.4 18.409 2014 5.687 8.798 3.0 17.485 2015 6.687 8.798 3.0 18.485 2016 9.087* 8.823 3.0...

Special Meeting of Joint Committees with Mr. Guy Verhofstadt MEP: Motion (20 Sep 2017)

Joe McHugh: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders:(a) two or more Joint Committees, in accordance with their orders of reference, may hold a joint meeting or meetings in this Dáil for an exchange of views with Mr. Guy Verhofstadt, European Parliament coordinator in relation to the United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw from the European Union, as notified under Article 50 of...

Special Meeting of Joint Committees with Mr. Guy Verhofstadt MEP: Motion (20 Sep 2017)

Joe McHugh: I do not have a copy.

Broadcasting Act 2009 (Designation of Major Events) Order 2017: Referral to Joint Committee (20 Sep 2017)

Joe McHugh: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following draft Order:Broadcasting Act 2009 (Designation of Major Events) Order 2017,copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 22nd June, 2017, be referred to the Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment, in accordance with Standing Order 84A(4)(k), which, not later than 12th October,...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office Reports (20 Sep 2017)

Joe McHugh: The Central Statistics Office intends to publish Irish Life Tables No. 17 (2015-2017) in 2019, three years after the 2016 census. The corresponding Irish Life Tables No. 16 (2010-2012) were published in 2015, four years after the 2011 census. Irish Life Tables are calculated based on population data from the census, and three years mortality data centred on the census year. Thus, Irish Life...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Quarterly National Household Survey (20 Sep 2017)

Joe McHugh: The CSO's Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is currently the official source of estimates of Labour Market statistics in the State. The rescheduling of the publication of the Q2 2017 QNHS results from August 22nd to September 22nd 2017 arose due to the phased implementation of a major redevelopment of the CSO's household surveys. The primary aim of the Household Survey...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Enterprise Data (20 Sep 2017)

Joe McHugh: European Business Demography statistics measure the population of active enterprises in each Member State and include figures on the number of enterprise births (startups). An enterprise birth is deemed to occur the first year it shows activity (i.e. it generates turnover, employs staff or makes investments). The birth year may or may not be the same as the year of registration. The latest...

Proposal re European Travel Information and Authorisation System: Referral to Joint Committee (21 Sep 2017)

Joe McHugh: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Tithíochta), 2017: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Housing) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Sep 2017)

Joe McHugh: No, I would like to withdraw it.

Order of Business (26 Sep 2017)

Joe McHugh: Bhí comhrá dearfach idir mé féin agus Ardrúnaí agus príomhoifigigh Roinn na Gaeltachta. Táimid ag lean ar aghaidh leis an gcomhrá idir na coistí ábhartha, Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus na nOileán ina measc. Tá an reachtaíocht seo difriúil le reachtaíocht eile agus tá scrúdú...

Mental Health Parity Bill 2017: First Stage (26 Sep 2017)

Joe McHugh: No.

Change to Committees’ Orders of Reference and Appointment of the Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Referral to Select Committee (26 Sep 2017)

Joe McHugh: I move: That:(a) the Select Committee on Rural and Community Development is hereby appointed–(i) pursuant to, and to perform the functions set out in, Standing Order 84A, in respect of the Department of Rural and Community Development, and (ii) with the Orders of Reference of Select Committees contained in the Order of the Dáil of 16 June 2016;(b) the committees listed in column...

Taxation Agreements: Referral to Select Committee (26 Sep 2017)

Joe McHugh: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Orders in draft: (i) Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Republic of Kazakhstan) Order 2017, and (ii) Exchange of Information Relating to Tax Matters (Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China) Order 2017, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 19th...

Flooding in County Donegal: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2017)

Joe McHugh: A fellow from Falcarragh said to me in the aftermath of the freak weather incident in Inishowen that the response was politics in action. That is not about Government but local politics. I acknowledge all members of the municipal district in Inishowen who provided an invaluable on-the-ground resource in terms of intelligence gathering. I acknowledge the work of my own colleagues,...

Flooding in County Donegal: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2017)

Joe McHugh: Go on ahead.