Results 781-800 of 13,291 for speaker:Joe McHugh
- Seanad: Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2007)
Joe McHugh: I was referring to best practice.
- Seanad: Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2007)
Joe McHugh: It has many other examples of best practice.
- Seanad: Job Creation. (28 Mar 2007)
Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. A report has been presented today to the Joint Committee on Enterprise and Small Business and it is an indictment of the level of investment in the past ten years. I will talk specifically about the interdepartmental report, launched in Donegal in July 2006, and the task force report commissioned by the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy...
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)
Joe McHugh: I support Senator O'Meara's arguments on the nurses dispute. It is still time for some form of intervention because if the issue is left to be decided by public perceptions and the media, the HSE will undoubtedly win the war because it has an arsenal of spin at its disposal. We must be careful to ensure that nurses are not caught up in this war and it is important that negotiations...
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)
Joe McHugh: I am aware a Minister for Education has not yet been appointed in the North but an appointment will be made by 8 May. The new Northern Ireland Assembly is in a position to fast-track this issue. It is a minor bureaucratic matter to facilitate students from the 26 counties with a postal vote.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)
Joe McHugh: That is all I ask.
- Seanad: Northern Ireland: Motion (4 Apr 2007)
Joe McHugh: I welcome the Government's stand in tabling this motion, which is significant in light of the history of recent weeks. I also welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Treacy, to the House. The Minister of State's constituency is in the west. From speaking to people who work in Northern Ireland and who frequent Donegal, I have anecdotal evidence of a mood of optimism and perhaps we have a new...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Jun 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in relation to the finding by the Comptroller and Auditor General report on private practice in public hospitals, it is acceptable that 34% of elective inpatient cases are private in view of the problem of insufficient availability of public hospital beds for public patients, the associated lengthy waiting lists and that this is...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (27 Jun 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of the staff recruited to provide ambulance services in each of the years 1997 to date in 2007; the location of the staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17715/07]
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (27 Jun 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the nursing home repayment scheme for a deceased person (details attached) will commence; the breakdown of the moneys that will be awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18012/07]
- Written Answers — Market Rights: Market Rights (27 Jun 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specifics and workings of market rights and the way they are accessed and used by the general public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18013/07]
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (28 Jun 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine if he has received the report regarding public transport subventions; the recommendations contained in this report; the actions he will take on foot of this report. [18147/07]
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (28 Jun 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will consider an increase in the allocation of resources to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal due to a projected increase in pupil numbers and an already high pupil/teacher ratio of 35 to 1 in senior infants in the 2007/2008 year. [18220/07]
- Social Partnership. (3 Jul 2007)
Joe McHugh: Which Christmas?
- Foreign Conflicts. (3 Jul 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the timescale for the deployment of the full peacekeeping force in Darfur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18721/07]
- Written Answers — Common Foreign and Security Policy: Common Foreign and Security Policy (3 Jul 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the preparations being made to enable Ireland's participation in EU battlegroups; if he will report on the latest discussions at EU level on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18700/07]
- Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (3 Jul 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine the proposals in place to provide a more rigorous training course for learning to drive a heavy goods vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18892/07]
- Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (3 Jul 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 435: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on an increase in the capitation grant allocation to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18891/07]
- Industrial Development. (4 Jul 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way he will expand the role of FÃS and Enterprise Ireland in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18999/07]
- [i]Roads Bill 2007 [/i][[i]Seanad[/i]][b]: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages.[/b] (4 Jul 2007)
Joe McHugh: As this is my first time to speak in the House I wish to thank the people of Donegal North-East for putting their confidence in me and giving me this opportunity to represent them. I agree with Deputy Shortall's amendment. There are many grey areas around this issue. One example is where patients travelling from Letterkenny General Hospital to Dublin have to stop at a service area. What...