Results 541-560 of 13,291 for speaker:Joe McHugh

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: Tomorrow we will discuss oncology services. Oncology is a different issue. Breast screening is primary care while oncology is tertiary care. It is important that we have a specific debate on the roll out of cancer screening. My mother-in-law was able to use BreastCheck in Birr, County Offaly, whereas my mother in County Donegal had to seek care and private treatment herself. The reason she...

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: Much needs to be said in such a short time but I will focus on the primary aspect of BreastCheck in particular. According to the Minister of State, there will be a commencement of the national roll-out of BreastCheck in 2007 but what does this mean? Should we not be in the process of rolling it out now? I do not understand what commencement of the national roll-out of BreastCheck in 2007...

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: ——they will be treated.

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: Why did it not state that?

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: Why was the word "if" not included?

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: There is a difference between "will" and "if".

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: Will this guarantee patients from Donegal treatment in Belfast? It will not. It should state "if", not "will".

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: I want clarification on that because this is sending out false signals and inaccuracies to the people living in the north west, who pay their taxes but cannot get investment in roads or cancer services or funding for 70 extra beds in Letterkenny General Hospital. My colleague, Senator Cummins, hit the nail on the head, that we do not have a population base big enough to cater for...

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: That is a problem. We should be subsidising people who pay their taxes and deserve equitable treatment. Equitable treatment is all we seek.

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: We are not playing politics. We are representing our people.

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: I have not been political; I simply want clarification.

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: That is not in the Minister of State's speech, which states that they will be treated. Will all Donegal women be treated?

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: When?

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: And all areas of Donegal?

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: It is not political. It is about women getting a service to which they are entitled.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Peter Hain, has made a significant announcement of funding to build a motorway to Derry city, bypassing Dungiven. It is an ambitious plan and is to be welcomed from a northern and north-western perspective. He stepped outside the box and acknowledged there needs to be a transport link from Derry to Letterkenny, bringing more advanced communication...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

Joe McHugh: I acknowledge the role played by Senators Dardis and Glynn in raising the issue of game angling. I am delighted that someone eventually highlighted the very serious problem of depleting salmon stocks in Irish rivers. The problem concerns drift and draft net fishermen and game anglers. Vigilante game anglers do not abide by certain rules. Fine Gael launched a document on a salmon charter last...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

Joe McHugh: Under Department of Education and Science guidelines children with learning difficulties, specifically dyslexia, are entitled to learning support. Many schools around the country, however, do not provide this facility because they are restricted by budget constraints within the Department. Consequently, children with dyslexia are not given specific hours of tuition and are not on the priority...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Joe McHugh: Over the past few weeks many farmers have taken the opportunity, provided by the good weather and favourable soil conditions, to spread slurry. Next year, if farmers are presented with the same ideal weather conditions, they will face six months in prison if they spread slurry at the end of January. This is due to a new directive, which allows slurry to be spread only from February, not in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Joe McHugh: The farmers know what is best and it is not social partnership.