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Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Heritage Sites (21 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: Tá mé ag glacadh na ceiste seo ar son an Aire sinsearach, an Teachta Heather Humphreys. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir Byrne as ucht na ceiste seo a ardú. Tá suim mhór agam san ábhar seo ós rud é go bhfuil ceangal dearfach idir mo chontae féin agus Contae na Mí, mar shampla i gcomhthéacs Naomh Colm Cille. Dá...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Heritage Sites (21 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: I heard the Senator say that before.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Stocks (20 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: I am advised that Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has recently concluded a public consultation process on Ireland's Eel Management Plan as part of the 2015 review, under EU Council Regulation 1100/2007. This consultation process afforded all stakeholders the opportunity to make written submissions on all aspects of eel fishing in Ireland. This process includes a review of the status of the eel...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Air Services Provision (14 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: Gabhaim mo bhuíochas leis an Seanadóir as ucht an ábhair fíor-thábhachtach seo a ardú inniu. As the Senator may be aware, the report of an interdepartmental co-ordinating committee on island development chaired by the then Minister of State, Donal Carey, in 1996 presented a strategic framework for developing the offshore islands of Ireland. This report made a...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Air Services Provision (14 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Senator again for her observations and suggestions. She is correct in saying that there are always ways in which we can be creative in terms of accessing necessary funding that could have a direct impact on the lives of those living on our islands. I visited Árain Mhór in the last ten days, along with the Minister for Health, Deputy Varadkar. We got a great insight...

Seanad: Minerals Development Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (14 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: The proposed amendment clearly refers to prospecting and retention licences. As I said during the previous discussion, prospecting licences are already subject to a two-year review process. It is intended that retention licences will be treated the same. These reviews are not a box-ticking exercise. Work carried out in the period under review is scrutinised by professional experts on the...

Seanad: Minerals Development Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (14 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: The amendment relates to section 82 of the Bill. We had a conversation on this on the last occasion. I shared the concerns raised on the sale of State assets. As discussed with Senator Ó Clochartaigh, it was never my intention to sell off any major deposits. We had a conversation on the definition on what is small and what is not small. We had a conversation following the Senator's...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Offshore Islands (14 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: As indicated in Budget 2016, the current funding allocation available to my Department for the offshore islands has been increased from €5.9m in 2015 to €6.631m in 2016. This is an indicative figure which is subject to the Estimates being approved in due course. This additional allocation will be available for various support measures to all the offshore islands, including...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Calafoirt agus Céanna (14 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: Mar is eol don Teachta, is cúram do Chomhairle Contae na Gaillimhe Cé an Chalaidh Mhóir ar Inis Meáin agus tá an Chomhairle freagrach as forbairt agus cothabháil na cé sin. Cé nach bhfuil aon airgead ar fáil domsa don fhorbairt faoi láthair, tá mé sásta, ar ndóigh, bualadh le toscaireacht ón oileán chun an cheist...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Invasive Mollusc Species (13 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 447 and 448 together. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has no statutory remit in the area of invasive species. Some very good preparatory work has, however, been done, thus far, by IFI and Waterways Ireland. However, it is clear that a multi-agency response to the substantive issue is required with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), as the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge (7 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: Tá an t-eolas atá iarrtha ag an Teachta tugtha i bhfoirm tábla thíos. Áirítear anseo líon na bhfoghlaimeoirí a bhí ar iostas le teaghlaigh Ghaeltachta agus i mbrúnna sa Ghaeltacht agus i dtrí cinn de choláistí cónaithe seanbhunaithe taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht. Áirítear anseo fosta na hábhair oidí agus...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Calafoirt agus Céanna (7 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: Dírím aird an Teachta ar an bhfreagra a thug an tAire Comhshaoil, Pobal agus Rialtais Áitiúil, Alan Kelly, T.D., ar Cheist Dála Uimh. 703 agus 716 inné.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Island Communities (7 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 215 together. As with all other road transport services subsidised by my Department, a maximum fare has been stipulated for the Cleggan to Galway school bus service. The maximum fare is not considered to be unduly onerous given that the service involves a twice-weekly round trip of some 180 km. In relation to the early morning minibus service from...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Departmental Budgets (6 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: Tá díospóireacht leathan ar intinn an Seanadóir inniu. I dtosach báire, cuirim fáilte roimh an deis atá tugtha dom ag mo chuid chomhghleacaithe sa Seanad léargas gairid a thabhairt ar sheasamh caiteachais na Roinne Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta ag deireadh na bliana 2014. I dtosach báire, ní raibh fo-chaiteachas de €8...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Departmental Budgets (6 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: Sin an freagra atá ann agus is léir go bhfuil na figiúirí iomlána ann. Tá soiléireacht ann. Tá achan amhainn sa Roinn tábhachtach. Labhair an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh fá dtaobh den laghdú airgeadais a bhí ann d'Údarás na Gaeltachta agus Rannóga eile thar na blianta. Ar an drochuair, ní raibh mise...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Foreign Policy (6 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) is an international regime governing the trade in rough diamonds. The KPCS has developed a set of minimum requirements that each participant must meet to enable them to certify shipments of rough diamonds as ‘conflict-free' and prevent conflict diamonds from entering the legitimate trade. Ireland participates in the KPCS as a Member...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Reports (6 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: The public consultation process on Ireland's Eel Management Plan was part of the 2015 review required in compliance with Article (9) of EU Council Regulation 1100/2007 and was recently completed by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). I am advised by IFI that 25 submissions were received for consideration under the process and that the outcomes of the public consultation will be made available on...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maoiniú d'Fhoras na Gaeilge (6 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 782 agus 783 le chéile. Mar is eol don Teachta, is áisíneacht den Fhoras Teanga é Foras na Gaeilge agus, dá réir sin, is í an Chomhairle Aireachta Thuaidh Theas a cheadaíonn a bhuiséad. Déantar Foras na Gaeilge a chómhaoiniú ar bhonn 75% ó mo Roinnse agus 25% ón Roinn...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Calafoirt agus Céanna (6 Oct 2015)

Joe McHugh: Dírím aird an Teachta ar an bhfreagra a thug an tAire Comhshaoil, Pobal agus Rialtais Áitiúil, Alan Kelly, T.D., ar Cheist Dála Uimh. 703 agus 716 inniu.