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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Challenges in Urban Belfast: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank Rev. Trevor Gribben for those words.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Challenges in Urban Belfast: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: I apologise for rudely interrupting Rev. Gribben, but I need to suspend the meeting for approximately ten minutes because members have been called to vote in the Chamber. As Ms Michelle Gildernew, MP is not required to leave, the witnesses can stay here and have an audience with her. The suspension will give them a chance to reflect. We will be back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Challenges in Urban Belfast: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: I am delighted to welcome the very Reverend Dr. Norman Hamilton from the Presbyterian Church, accompanied by Reverend Trevor Gribben and Reverend Dr. Roy Patten. This time last year this committee met in Belfast. We all know what happened a number of weeks later but it was nothing to do with us. We are very aware of the challenges that present in urban Belfast and want to have an open...

Youth Employment: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: It would be remiss of me not to talk about my own county, especially regarding the ongoing challenges of youth unemployment. While internationally we are probably experiencing a city-led recovery, places in the outermost regions such as Donegal will not be on the same path time-wise. Bright, educated and skilled people from Donegal are working all over the world but many would like to be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (20 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 13. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will leverage the Finance Bill to ensure maximum activity in the leisure and recreational sector; if he will specifically reference the basket of services to which the lower VAT rate applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49075/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth Initiatives (20 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 23. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will discuss the upcoming Finance Bill with reference to demand-side economic stimulus measures. [49074/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Service Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will consider establishing a passport office service in the north west, in view of the distance of that region from Dublin. [48805/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (19 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his most recent efforts to promote political support in the US House of Representatives for the Immigration Reform Bill 2013. [48806/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (19 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his efforts to promote support in the US House of Representatives for the Immigration Reform Bill; his priorities for the upcoming 12 months in respect of engagement with the United States regarding American immigration reform, US-EU trade and US-Irish trade. [44106/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cross-Border Enterprise Initiatives (19 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on an all-island economy. [44111/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions held with First Minister Robinson and Deputy First Minister McGuinness in respect of the programme of work being conducted in Northern Ireland by Dr Richard Haass. [44110/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU-IMF Programme of Support Negotiations (19 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on engagements with the troika in respect of an exit from the EU-IMF-European Central Bank bailout programme. [44107/13]

Access to Credit: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: As the Leas-Cheann Comhairle is aware from the work he does with me as a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, when we go to communities in Northern Ireland and speak to people from Northern Ireland, there is a recurring theme - the past. It keeps coming back to bite us and people want to know how the past affects their everyday lives....

Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: The people of Donegal would like to know what the plans are for the immediate future.

Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: The Minister is right that it was a national disaster. There was some criticism among the people of Donegal that it did not get appropriate coverage nationally but the proactivity of the Minister and his officials ensured that services were resumed within a fortnight. It was not a greenfield site but a building site, and we still had services. The work of all involved at hospital employee...

Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the fact that project teams have been established. While the local teams are doing well in keeping the public informed, we should consider drawing up a medium- to long-term plan regarding future services. Certainly, the staff have shown an amazing resilience in adapting. At a time when the political and wider community can be quite critical of civil and public servants, we must...

Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 7. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding refurbishment works at Letterkenny General Hospital [47943/13]

Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: In the immediate aftermath of our flash flooding at Letterkenny General Hospital this summer, there were questions in the public mind. How did it happen in the first instance? Why was it allowed to happen and how can it be prevented in the future? Lessons must be learned. What resonates with people in Donegal is the responsibility. We should continue to bear in mind who was responsible...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 36. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he has taken to ensure that services at Letterkenny General Hospital will be restored following last summer's flash flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47942/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (12 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 18. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline her work to date to help families whose unresolved applications to adopt children from abroad preceded Ireland's consent to the provisions of the Hague Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47704/13]