Results 8,141-8,160 of 13,291 for speaker:Joe McHugh
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Calafoirt agus Céanna (7 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: Tuairim is deich mbliana ó shin, ghlac oifigigh mo Roinne páirt i togra INTERREG, i gcomhpháirtíocht leis an Roinn Forbartha Réigiúnda ó thuaidh agus Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries Ltd agus Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd. in Alban, ar mhaithe le báid farantóireachta agus céanna a dhearadh d'oileáin beaga sna trí dlínse. Dearadh...
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na gCúntóirí Teanga (7 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: In order to qualify for recognition under Scéim na gCúntóirí Teanga - which is administered on behalf of my Department by Muintearas Teo and Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne Teo and to which the Deputy refers, the school in question must be situated in a Gaeltacht Area and operate through the medium of Irish. In order to further strengthen the scheme in the context of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na gCúntóirí Teanga (7 Nov 2017)
Joe McHugh: In order to support Gaeltacht schools in providing additional language acquisition and enrichment opportunities in support of the development and strengthening of the language as the predominant community and household language in Gaeltacht areas, my Department recently sanctioned an allocation of €551,813 in respect of the school year 2017/18 to Muintearas Teo who are tasked with...
- National Planning Framework: Statements (Resumed) (26 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis an Teachta Mattie McGrath faoi choinne an cuireadh go dtí Tiobraid Árann. Táim sásta é sin a dhéanamh amach anseo agus dá mbeadh aon chuidiú i leith na teanga, Gaelscoileanna ná bunscoileanna uaidh, beidh an cuidiú sin ar fáil.
- National Planning Framework: Statements (Resumed) (26 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: The national planning framework must include measures to minimise the effects of Brexit on communities on both sides of the Border. Border communities, including those in my own county of Donegal, are a key concern of the framework. I acknowledge the input of officials in the Department and of all local authorities along the Border who looked at this in terms of a vision and in terms of the...
- Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (26 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: No.
- Maternity Protection (Local Government Members) Bill 2017: First Stage (26 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: No.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: Ah here now.
- Seanad: An Ghaeilge: Ráitis (25 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanad fá choinne an cuireadh seo a thabhairt dom. Mar Aire Stáit le freagracht don Ghaeilge, don Ghaeltacht agus do na hoiléain, fáiltím roimh an deis seo labhairt leis an Seanad faoi chur i bhfeidhm na straitéise 20 bliain agus nithe gaolmhara. Mar is eol don Teach, foilsíodh an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge...
- Seanad: An Ghaeilge: Ráitis (25 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: Cinnte.
- Seanad: An Ghaeilge: Ráitis (25 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: Ní bheidh mé ábalta freagra a thabhairt do gach Seanadóir ach, go gasta, ba mhaith liom aitheantas a thabhairt do na Seanadóirí faoi choinne an deis labhartha inniu. D'ardaigh an Seanadóir Ardagh ceist faoi choinne aitheantas d'Fhianna Fáil faoi choinne an bhuiséid. Ba mhaith liom m'aitheantas a ghabháil dó faoi choinne an bhrú...
- Seanad: An Ghaeilge: Ráitis (25 Oct 2017)
Joe McHugh: Níl aon fhadhb leis sin.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...