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

Joe McHugh: 19. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will update Dáil Éireann on her efforts to support families whose engagement with the adoption process commenced prior to the Hague Agreement and whose applications are not yet resolved. [47703/13]

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

Joe McHugh: 388. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her efforts to resolve the difficulties facing families whose involvement in the adoption process began before the Hague Convention and whose processes are still ongoing. [47705/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (12 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his efforts to generate support in the American House of Representatives for the USA Immigration Reform Bill. [47708/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (12 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagements with Dr. Richard Haass. [47709/13]

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: In the short time available to me I will limit my remarks to two issues. I have received correspondence from the Irish Tax Institute. Members will be aware that there has been extensive consultation on the proposal to bring forward the tax pay-and-file deadline of 31 October. The reaction of the overwhelming majority of chartered tax advisers who contacted me from the north west is that...

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme Applications (7 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: I listened attentively to all the stories of sporting success in counties Sligo, Clare and Dublin. It is important not to leave out Jason Quigley's success in Donegal and the Minister's commitment to boxing. He is an advocate for the lesser sports that have not been up there in the national media as much over the years. I compliment him on that. In light of his strong reputation and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (6 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 10. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for Rockhill House, Letterkenny, County Donegal, which formerly functioned as an Army barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46648/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (6 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 12. To ask the Minister for Defence his vision for the purpose to be served by Department of Defence buildings that formerly functioned as Irish Army barracks; if he acknowledges the potential of such buildings to be settings for the development of youth facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46649/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (5 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 72. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on his engagements with Minister for Justice in Northern Ireland, David Ford MLA, in respect of security in Border areas; if he will refer specifically to security concerns in rural areas here that are close to Derry City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45978/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court of Appeal Establishment (5 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 91. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the outcome of the referendum on Friday 4 October 2013 which established provision for a new Court of Appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45979/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (5 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 749. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on his engagement with his Northern counterpart Minister Ford. [46011/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Service of Ireland Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Joe McHugh: 750. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position regarding the personal insolvency service. [46012/13]

Other Questions: Telecommunications Services Provision (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: 9. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the quality of mobile telephone reception and broadband connectivity here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45039/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economic Development: Discussion with InterTradeIreland (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: It is something for the committee group to consider. I thank the witnesses for their attendance. The committee will be happy to do any work that will add value to the work of InterTradeIreland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economic Development: Discussion with InterTradeIreland (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank the witnesses. I have had positive feedback from businesses that have been in contact with InterTradeIreland, which itself may not always get feedback. The organisation is based only in the Six Counties as a service provider. It does outreach work and comes to different counties and so on. From an organisation point of view - the witness need not answer if he does not wish or if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economic Development: Discussion with InterTradeIreland (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: Thank you. We will now take questions from three members and then we can have a response on those.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economic Development: Discussion with InterTradeIreland (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: I apologise for the delay in starting this part of the meeting. I am sure the members of the InterTradeIreland delegation, and those they represent in the work they are involved in, will have been interested in the subject matter of the first part of the meeting. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the officials who are in attendance at this meeting to discuss the issue of all-island...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: We will have two final contributions, from Deputies Ellis and McLoughlin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank the delegates. It is important to point out that this occasion was not only about a meeting today. We appreciate that our visitors attended and we acknowledge their input to the conversation. It is also important that we express the viewpoint of the committee on Transport NI, which has nothing to do with the delegates. That message can be conveyed. I ask the members from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Border Region Road Links: Discussion with NRA (24 Oct 2013)

Joe McHugh: Does Deputy O'Reilly wish to come in? His colleague from Cavan mentioned every road in Cavan in his absence, so he would just be-----