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Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Broadband Service Provision (1 Oct 2014)

Joe McHugh: We are on the same page when it comes to the importance of broadband. The Senator alluded to the rural electrification programme in the 1920s and we are in a similar space now in that broadband has become the new electricity in terms of its importance. There are demands for service in rural areas and it is important we reassure customers of 3 that the service they currently receive will...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Broadband Service Provision (1 Oct 2014)

Joe McHugh: I am prepared to work with the Senator because we must feed into the conversation.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Broadband Service Provision (1 Oct 2014)

Joe McHugh: Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. I thank the Senator for tabling the question. Broadband is a subject close to my heart and he is right that Donegal faces the same challenges as Kerry. I welcome the opportunity to address the Seanad on this matter. The State only intervenes in the competitive telecommunications market where there is evidence of clear market failure and such...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mining Licences (30 Sep 2014)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 596 and 600 together. I am advised that Blackstairs Lithium Ltd. is a subsidiary, incorporated in Ireland, of TNR Gold Corporation of Vancouver, Canada which was issued with 8 prospecting licences in August 2009, following public notification, over an area covering almost 300 sq kms in Counties Carlow and Wicklow (details of which are published in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (30 Sep 2014)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions No’s 604 and 605 together. I would refer the Deputy to the response to questions number 486 of 27 May and number 358 of 10 June last which addressed comprehensively many of the issues raised in these questions. The scientific advice for eels, which underpinned Ireland’s Eel Management Plan (EMP) under the EU Eel regulation (1100/2007) and the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Scoileanna Gaeltachta (24 Sep 2014)

Joe McHugh: Caithfidh mé a rá, bhí mé ag smaoineamh faoi gach aon rud agus mar a dúirt duine i mo pharóiste féin cúpla seachtain ó shin, d'íosfainn an úll dá mbeadh úll agam. Dá mbeadh an t-airgead agam, bheimis san áit cheart. Tá eolas agam faoin obair atá ar siúl i gceantair iargúlta na Gaeltachta. Chuir...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (18 Sep 2014)

Joe McHugh: I am advised by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) that the stocks, genetically unique to each of Ireland's more than 140 salmon rivers, including the Boyne, are assessed annually by the Independent Standing Scientific Committee for Salmon (SSCS) which includes Scientists from IFI, the Marine Institute, Bord Iascaigh Mhara, ESB, Loughs Agency and the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Leathanbhanda (18 Sep 2014)

Joe McHugh: Aithním gurb é forbairt an ghréasáin leathanbhanda ceann de phríomhriachtanais bonneagar an lae inniu. Aithním fosta an tábhacht a bhaineann le soláthar leathanbhanda ardluais a bheith ar fáil sa Ghaeltacht, ach go háirithe ag na príomhláithreáin fostaíochta. Sa chomhthéacs sin agus i gcomhthéacs an Phlean...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (18 Sep 2014)

Joe McHugh: The 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030consists of a comprehensive strategy for the promotion of the Irish language. The Strategy promotes a holistic, integrated approach to the Irish language which is consistent with international best practice. The Strategy sets out nine areas for action, including education, the Gaeltacht, the family, public services, the media, the economy,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Tacaíochta Teanga (18 Sep 2014)

Joe McHugh: Mar is eol don Teachta, tá sé mar aidhm ag an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030an líon daoine a úsáideann an Ghaeilge go laethúil a ardú thar shaolré na Straitéise. I gcomhréir lena ról reachtúil, cuireann Foras na Gaeilge réimse tacaíochtaí éagsúla ar fáil chun an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (17 Sep 2014)

Joe McHugh: 1235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to any provisions or measures available as an alternative for persons over 60 years of age and who are not IT efficient-competent, in view of an increasing emphasis on online payments, such as school transport charges (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32978/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (17 Sep 2014)

Joe McHugh: I am advised by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) that the stock, genetically unique to each of Ireland's more than 140 salmon rivers, is assessed annually by the Independent Standing Scientific Committee for Salmon (SSCS) which includes Scientists from IFI, the Marine Institute, BIM, ESB, the Loughs Agency and the Agri-Food and Bioscienes Insitute (AFBI) Northern Ireland. The Scientific...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Hydraulic Fracturing (17 Sep 2014)

Joe McHugh: A major research programme directed at examining the potential environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing was recently commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The key questions that this research programme, which is to be carried out over a minimum period of two years, needs to answer are: - Can unconventional gas exploration and extraction projects and operations be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Offshore Exploration (17 Sep 2014)

Joe McHugh: There is potential for Ireland to enjoy both economic and energy security benefits from its indigenous oil and gas resources. These benefits will only be realised through effective exploration. Ireland has a policy of actively encouraging international exploration investment to locate in the Irish offshore, through an active and targeted promotion campaign, regular licensing rounds and by...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Offshore Exploration (17 Sep 2014)

Joe McHugh: In order to assist Government bodies in making informed decisions about future licensing and management of Unconventional Gas Exploration and Extraction (UGEE) projects/operations on the island of Ireland, comprehensive knowledge of potential impacts of this process on the environment and human health is requiredIn August of this year, the EPA on behalf of the Department of the Environment,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (17 Sep 2014)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1743 and 1768 together. At the outset, I must emphasise that this is an operational matter for Foras na Gaeilge. I should also explain that Foras na Gaeilge's accreditation system is not a translation qualification but is an assurance in regard to a translator’s standard of work. Basically, Foras na Gaeilge developed the accreditation system for...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Budgets (17 Sep 2014)

Joe McHugh: I wish to refer the Deputy to previous replies to a number of Parliamentary Questions in relation to these matters. As the Deputy is aware, funding for the various Departments, including my own, are decided through the Budgetary and Estimates process annually. With regard to the capital budget for Údarás na Gaeltachta, I wish to again reiterate that, as Minister of State with...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (17 Sep 2014)

Joe McHugh: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh 1763, 1781 agus 1767 le chéile. I dtosach báire, caithfidh mé a threisiú gur ceist oibríochtúil í seo d'Fhoras na Gaeilge. Ba chóir dom a mhíniú fosta nach cáilíocht san aistriúchán atá sa chóras creidiúnaithe de chuid Foras na Gaeilge seo ach dearbhú i leith...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Clár Forbartha Tuaithe (17 Sep 2014)

Joe McHugh: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 1769 agus Uimh. 1770 le chéile. Mar is eol don Teachta, baineann na cláracha LEADER agus SICAP atá luaite aige leis an Aire Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil. É sin ráite, is féidir liom a dheimhniú go bhfuil mo Roinn i dteagmháil rialta leis an Roinn sin maidir le seachadadh na gclár sin sa...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Íocaíochtaí Deontas (17 Sep 2014)

Joe McHugh: Tá an t-eolas atá iarrtha ag an Teachta leagtha amach sna táblaí leis seo. Ní miste a lua go bhfuil líon na bhfoghlaimeoirí a bhí ar iostas i mbrúnna sa Ghaeltacht agus i dtrí cinn de choláistí cónaithe seanbhunaithe taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht curtha san áireamh. Tá líon na ndaoine fásta a...