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Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Tá an t-éileamh ann, mar shampla, i Sligeach fosta.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Tá éileamh i mo cheantar féin, sa mheánscoil i mBaile an nGallóglach agus i gColáiste na Maoile Rua. Tá siad ag smaoineamh fadúda sruth Gaeilge fosta. Is é mo thuairim phearsanta ná dá mbeadh an teanga taobh amuigh den struchtúr foirmiúil agus dá mbeadh daoine ag úsáid an teanga achan lá ar an talamh, ba...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: I appreciate the Deputy's thoughts on the islands. We have issues around depopulation on some of our islands. I have responsibility for the populated islands. I am very aware of the potential on the likes of Bere Island and Sherkin Island. Particularly in respect of Bere Island we have to look at the military heritage. There is great leadership there in the likes of John Walsh. There...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: I do not think it is a populated island.

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: My only observation is that my experiences of the Commissioners of Irish Lights have been positive. I point to the teach solais up in Fanad. It is a tremendous project where we are looking at hundreds of people coming even in the winter. During summer, many thousands of people will come there. It is a very good partnership project involving the Department, Irish Lights, the local...

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: I might take the questions on Foras na Gaeilge and the Minister might discuss the blueways. In his original question, the Chairman referred to the structure of the North-South institutions. It is very important, especially as we head towards the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, to note the onus on us to protect any structures under it as best we can. That said and while it is...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh, agus go raibh maith agat fá choinne an cuireadh go dtí an coiste arís. Ar dtús báire ba mhaith liom ráiteas a dhéanamh. The Central Statistics Office, CSO, is responsible for the collection, processing and publication of official statistics on economic, social and general conditions in Ireland. Alongside satisfying...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Yes. There were retention and recruitment difficulties.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: I was interested in the consultancy fee breakdown. I was surprised to see a minimal outsourcing of work from the CSO for consultancy services. That points to a high skill set in-house. To answer the Deputy's question, there was a specific challenge in terms of employing statisticians. Even across the board, without mentioning any private sector company - we all know the particular company...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: I would be very open to decentralisation to my constituency-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: That will be relayed back to the officials in the CSO. Something that was emphasised by officials in the CSO at my very first meeting was the independent nature of it but that does not preclude people from making observations or meeting CSO officials. If people have ideas, there is an openness within the CSO in that regard. A Private Members' motion was tabled that looked at conduits...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (29 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: Yes. I will organise that.

Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Joe McHugh: Today's business shall be No. 8, motion re Nineteenth Report of the Committee of Selection, to be taken without debate; No. 9, motion re parliamentary questions rota swap between the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, to be taken without debate; and No. 1, Data Protection Bill 2018 [Seanad] - Second Stage. Private Members'...

Nineteenth Report of the Standing Committee of Selection: Motion (17 Apr 2018)

Joe McHugh: I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the Nineteenth Report of the Standing Committee of Selection in accordance with Standing Order 27F, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 11th April, 2018, and discharges and appoints members to Committees accordingly.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (17 Apr 2018)

Joe McHugh: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 12th December, 2017, 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 Health, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence:Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Labour Market (17 Apr 2018)

Joe McHugh: The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of estimates of labour force (ILO) in the State. This survey replaced the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) from Q3 2017. The data prior to Q3 2017 includes adjustments to the historic QNHS data series to take account of revisions to population estimates arising from the 2016 Census of Population. In addition, adjustments have been...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office Administration (17 Apr 2018)

Joe McHugh: CSO collects first names and surnames on census questionnaires to ensure that the full population is counted on the night of the census and to assist census enumerators in checking that all relevant questions have been answered on the census forms. It is incorrect to assert that CSO misrecorded personal details in processing the census returns. CSO accurately records an image of every...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (17 Apr 2018)

Joe McHugh: Bailíonn an Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh túsainmneacha agus sloinnte ar cheistneoirí daonáirimh chun a chinntiú go ndéantar an daonra iomlán a chomhaireamh ar oíche an daonáirimh agus chun cabhrú le háiritheoirí daonáirimh le linn dóibh deimhin a dhéanamh de gur freagraíodh gach ceist ar na foirmeacha...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Primary Care Centres Provision (17 Apr 2018)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy will be aware, in 2017, my Department undertook a public consultation process whereby it sought submissions from interested parties in relation to the future use of both Clifden and Inishbofin airstrips and surrounding sites. A large number of submissions were received and these are currently being reviewed by my Department. As part of this process, my Department is assessing...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaelscoil Issues (17 Apr 2018)

Joe McHugh: The college to which the Deputy refers in his question has long been recognised as an Irish summer college under the Department's Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge (Irish Language Learners' Scheme) and was, therefore, in receipt of the standard subvention provided under the scheme to a number of such residential Irish language summer colleges. I understand that the possible...