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- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding (11 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to Gaeltacht co-operatives and non-Gaeltacht development companies on the islands in his question. Údarás na Gaeltachta provides funding to Gaeltacht cooperatives to implement their respective development programmes. This assistance is used mainly to cover management costs and is provided from the annual funding provided to...
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (11 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to the payment of maintenance grants to island-based public servants. My Department does not pay maintenance grants to island based public servants such as nurses, doctors, teachers and members of An Garda Síochána. Questions in relation to these allowances should be directed to each relevant Department.
- Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Republic of Kazakhstan) Order 2017: Motion (17 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft:Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Republic of Kazakhstan) Order 2017,a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 19th September, 2017.”
- Taxation Agreement: Motion (17 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Exchange of Information Relating to Tax Matters (Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China) Order 2017, a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 19th September, 2017.”
- Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2017: Motion (17 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft:Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2017,copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 22nd August, 2017.
- Thirteenth Report of Committee of Selection: Motion (17 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the Thirteenth Report of the Standing Committee of Selection in accordance with Standing Order 27F, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 12th October, 2017, and discharges a member and appoints a member to a Committee accordingly.
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Official Languages Act (17 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: It is the role of the Chief Placenames Officer to advise me, as Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht regarding the Irish language version of placenames countrywide. Section 32 of the Official Languages Act 2003 provides that the Minister issue Placenames Orders placing these Irish language placenames on a statutory footing. My Department has no role...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: The drafters are working hard on it. There is consultation with the relevant committee. It will not be published before Christmas but we are looking to have it early in the new year.
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Live Register Data (18 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: The Live Register series provides a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. The most recent Live Register figures available are for September 2017. The following table shows the number of persons under 25 years of age on the Live Register...
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Farantóireachta (19 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: Táim ag glacadh leis gur ag tagairt do na táillí atá leagtha síos ag Comhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe dóibh siúd a thagann i dtír ar bháid farantóireachta ag Cé Chill Rónáin, Árainn, atá an Teachta. Mar gur táillí iad seo a thiteann ar úsáideoirí na cé seachas ar an gcomhlacht...
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scoileanna Oileáin (19 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: Níl aon iarratas i leith na scéime seo don scoilbhliain 2018/19 faighte ag mo Roinn.
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creimeadh Cósta (19 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: Is cúram do Chomhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe déileáil leis an tsaincheist maidir le creimeadh cósta ar an oileán luaite. Níl aon iarratas faighte ag mo Roinn ón gComhairle Chontae ar chúnamh chun dul i ngleic lena leithéid d’fhadhb.
- Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: I propose that the statements on the national planning framework by each Member other than the party leaders called upon after the opening round shall not exceed ten minutes in each case.
- Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: Yes.
- Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: Why did the Deputy not raise this sooner? He could have raised this four weeks ago.
- Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: Yes. Then it was agreed four weeks ago.
- Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: It has not been raised since.
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (24 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 6 May 2016, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence:Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (24 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: Approved housing bodies are classified in the non-profit sector. Funds provided to them by Government for the construction-acquisition of fixed assets are therefore classified as investment grants and do not form part of general Government fixed capital formation. At the 2017 Excessive Deficit Procedure Dialogue Visit to Ireland, Eurostat set an action point for the CSO to review the...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: Ah here now.