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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance (5 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health with reference to the mobility supports, if the new scheme will be operational when current schemes discontinue; the impact of the discontinuation on persons with disabilities who will start third level education in September 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11496/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (5 Mar 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his commitment to the development of the N2 A5 link between the north-west and Dublin. [11319/13]

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: The scheme was illegal for 13 years.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (27 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update in the revaluations process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10191/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill (27 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his strategy for supporting construction subcontractors; the progress that has been made in this strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10232/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (26 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of males and the number of females who have been committed in the past 12 months for the non-payment of fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9574/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (26 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost to the State in 2012 of posting payslips to members of An Garda Síochána; the number of Gardai who are not paid via paypath; the number of Gardai who do not have access to internal email; if he envisages reform in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9794/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (26 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update in the renewed trade of live cattle to Libya. [10217/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (26 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on current sheep prices; the work that he is doing to improve prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10222/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Reports (26 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health with reference to the Fottrell Report 2006, the NCMET Report, and the Second Interim Report on the Implementation of the Reform of the Intern Year April 2012, his views on the health service's usage of available talent; if he envisages improved returns on State investment in medical education; his further views on the impact of the intern year process on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (26 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health further to his announcement that the National Children's Hospital will be located at St James' Hospital, Dublin, if his Department and the management of St James' Hospital will engage with Dublin Bus, the Coach Tourism and Transport Council, and Bus Éireann with a view to establishing park and ride services linking the Children's Hospital and Bus Áras...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: Does anyone else have any further comments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: There were a few invaluable proposals made today. The one that stands out is for us to spend time with the groups and if we can do that, we will. We are always delighted to go up North. Indeed, we just decided in private session today that we will go up North again shortly. We would be willing to do that and meet groups from within loyalism and nationalism. We are trying to be the honest...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: That was certainly helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: We will continue our discussion on a bill of rights for Northern Ireland. I welcome the following: Ms Adrienne Reilly, protection of rights co-ordinator at the Committee on the Administration of Justice; Ms Sara Boyce, policy co-ordinator on employability at Include Youth; and Ms Helen Flynn, campaigns and membership officer at the Human Rights Consortium. As they were in the Visitors...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: To clarify, Mr. Durkan was not expressing that sentiment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank Mr. O'Connor and the other members of the delegation for their thought-provoking contributions. We understand their loud sense of frustration. Perhaps I would differ in so far as I would not share the sense that things have not progressed in the past 15 years. Although obvious challenges are being faced at the moment, a great deal of movement has been made in Northern Ireland in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank the delegates again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: I thank Ms Gildernew. We are under a bit of pressure because our members got carried away with their questions, so it is a bit rich of me to ask the witnesses to be brief. Could I ask them to be conscious of the time but not to cut short their answers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Joe McHugh: I propose to call Mark Durkan, MP, Deputy Joe O'Reilly, Deputy Sean Crowe and Michelle Gildernew, MP.