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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (13 Jul 2021)

Joe McHugh: 322. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will be setting up an interdepartmental group to co-ordinate each Department’s response to MICA in County Donegal in view of the impact on State-funded buildings or if this will be a matter for each individual Department as evidenced by the proactive response by the Department of Education in funding the cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (13 Jul 2021)

Joe McHugh: 630. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans that are in place for Killybegs harbour to facilitate future demand in the offshore wind sector against a backdrop of tried and tested experience in this sector in facilitating onshore wind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37710/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion (30 Jun 2021)

Joe McHugh: Before calling Deputy Haughey, I want to say that Deputy Howlin has asked pertinent questions which are probably on all our minds. We are looking for a fairly circumspect response from Mr. Tony Murphy but it is on all our minds and the minds of Irish people.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Todhchaí na gColáistí Samhraidh agus an tacaíocht atá á hiarraidh ina leith: Plé. (14 Jul 2021)

Joe McHugh: Bhí mo lámh thuas agam cúpla uair.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Todhchaí na gColáistí Samhraidh agus an tacaíocht atá á hiarraidh ina leith: Plé. (14 Jul 2021)

Joe McHugh: Is deas na finnéithe a fheiceáil arís. Tá fáilte rompu roimh an choiste inniu. Tá imní ormsa maidir leis an mbearna atá i gceist anois. Tá an leanúnachas briste ó 2019 go dtí 2022. Is bearna mhór é sin agus is é sin an comhrá atá ann inniu. Tá an imní chéanna orainn agus dá mbeadh aon...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jul 2021)

Joe McHugh: We have received apologies from Deputy Harkin and Senator Martin. We are going to have an engagement with Commissioner Mairead McGuinness this morning. Ar son an choiste, cuirim fáilte go dtí an cruinniú roimpi. Is é seo an chéad chruinniú a bhí againn léi óna ceapachán. Táimid ag dúil go mór leis an díospóireacht...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jul 2021)

Joe McHugh: Thank you Commissioner. We will move straight to our engagement. I call Deputy Calleary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jul 2021)

Joe McHugh: I would like to be associated with Deputy Calleary's point regarding mica.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jul 2021)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Commissioner for the comprehensive response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jul 2021)

Joe McHugh: Well done. The Deputy has covered absolutely everything there apart from the European Championships.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jul 2021)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Deputy. It is my fault for facilitating his reintroduction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jul 2021)

Joe McHugh: We met with an MEP, Barry Andrews, a couple of months ago. We heard evidence from him that there were proposals for connective tissue which we thought at the time was new medical jargon, but it is more Brussels jargon, which we hope will have a substantive positive outcome. On the issue of connective tissue between the Northern Ireland Assembly and EU institutions, what is the Commission's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jul 2021)

Joe McHugh: We still have a bit of time. We will have the Commissioner on the move. She has physically to get to another meeting at 11.15 a.m., at the latest. I have two supplementaries from Deputy Ó Murchú and Deputy Haughey. I insist that both Deputies be as concise as they possibly can in order that the Commissioner can reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Developments at European Union Level: Commissioner Mairead McGuinness (15 Jul 2021)

Joe McHugh: The Commissioner is now in her own hands in terms of her time constraints. We will hand it back to her to do a final wrap-up.