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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Report on North-South Public Service Provision: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Joe McHugh: I ask for a seconder for Ms Gildernew's proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Report on North-South Public Service Provision: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Joe McHugh: I welcome Michael D'Arcy to the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. He was commissioned to do some work for the Centre for Cross Border Studies. I am delighted that Andy Pollack is here today. He is the inspiration behind it and he is very welcome. Mr. Pollack has entrusted Mr. D'Arcy to get the message out about what the Centre for Cross Border Studies is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Youth Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Joe McHugh: Thank you. I am delighted everybody was able to be here. It is good to see the dynamic and to see the different dynamics between youth work in Northern Ireland and southern Ireland. Northern Ireland was ahead of the posse in terms of professional youth work courses, and Jordanstown would have been a pioneer in that area. Many youth workers from the South had to go to Jordanstown. That...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Youth Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Joe McHugh: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Youth Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Joe McHugh: We are under pressure timewise. We have hurled a ball in there which probably does not work. I suggest one person respond from each group but if somebody else wants to come in, we will not be too strict.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Youth Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Joe McHugh: I thank the delegates for their presentations. Ms Gildernew and Deputy Frank Feighan are offering.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (13 Dec 2012)

Joe McHugh: Apologies have been received from Lady Sylvia Hermon, MP, Mr. Mark Durkan, MP, Deputy Regina Doherty, Senator McAleese and, I believe, Mr. Pat Doherty, MP, MLA, to whom I spoke yesterday. Are there apologies from anyone else?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (13 Dec 2012)

Joe McHugh: I ask people to switch off their mobile telephones, if possible. If they are on silent and left on the ground, they allegedly do not interfere. There is a danger in leaving them on the ground. I left mine down once. Be careful when standing up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Youth Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Joe McHugh: Our first item for discussion is the work of Youth Work Ireland and Youth Action Northern Ireland, YANI, in supporting young people. I am delighted they are present in a joint capacity. Youth work is an area in which I am interested as a former youth worker and community development worker. Our guests are speaking to the converted. Given the community and civic work done by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Building Programme (11 Dec 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on a prison (details supplied). [55370/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (11 Dec 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will update Dáil Éireann on the protocol that is in place for an Garda Síochána in circumstances where its members are dealing with situations of sudden death, homicide, suicide and deaths in suspicious circumstances. [55458/12]

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)

Joe McHugh: We need the help of civic leaders. We also need the help of the church and theologians. While they have a right to stand outside this House and to join in protests, I call on them to get involved in the debate because we need their help. We cannot do this on our own. For centuries, philosophers and theologians have tried to do this and they cannot do it on their own. We need their help....

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue. When we speak about this issue the word "abortion" is thrown into the ether and it is on the radar. However, terminology should be carefully considered when we contribute to this debate. This Chamber is a political forum, but anyone who has studied philosophy or theology or addressed any moral issue such as abortion or suicide knows there...

Topical Issue Debate: Irish Coast Guard (28 Nov 2012)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister's reply, in particular the sentence which states the three centres will remain open. This will be welcomed by all those involved in the sector, be it at voluntary or professional level in the Coast Guard, the fishing community or coastal communities in general. This outcome is the result of the application of common sense at the helm with due consideration being given...

Topical Issue Debate: Irish Coast Guard (28 Nov 2012)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar. I wish to raise this issue again in a public forum. In July for many members from within the fishing community and along the west coast from Malin Head to Valentia it was a case of déjà vu or ground-hog day coming back to bite us with respect to the Malin Head and Valentia scenarios. The reality is that we...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reports (27 Nov 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport with reference to the review of the Marine Survey Office and Irish Coastguard Services, if he will provide an update on his ongoing work on these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52696/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reports (27 Nov 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the review of the Marine Survey Office and Irish Coastguard Services. [52695/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Statistics (27 Nov 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of imported products (details supplied); if all such items on the Irish market are imported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52989/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (27 Nov 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health if there is scope for designation of a condition (details supplied) as a long-term illness, for its inclusion in the relevant scheme; his view of the span of the illness for its sufferers [52962/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Industry (20 Nov 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with reference to motor trade plates which cost €330, his views on the status of Republic of Ireland trade plates in Northern Ireland and on confiscations in Northern Ireland of cars with legitimate Republic of Ireland trade plates; if in view of the fact that motor trade in this State can involve travel through...