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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (16 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an account to Dáil Éireann of the process involved when a child who is a patient of Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, presents to either Beaumont Hospital and Temple Street Hospital, Dublin, with a problem related to a condition (details supplied); if there is a systematic arrangement within the Health Service Executive...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (16 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on the joint replacement programme; if he will outline any reforms that have been introduced since March 2011; if he will provide an update on patient throughput in comparison to previous calendar years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44228/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (16 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on services provided by the State for citizens who suffer from Huntington's disease; if he envisages that improved neurological, genetic, psychiatric and psychological services will be available as part of a national strategy for the treatment of rare diseases; if he will engage with the British Government on the idea of...

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: I wish to focus on growth. Within any budget, be it at household or government level, one needs rules. Enough conversation has been had on the actual Bill: now conversations will continue around the type of strategy the Government is employing. However, bringing it back to a household level, the general consensus is that it is not an ideal situation if one spends too much. On a more...

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: Maybe we are just taking each other for granted.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: North-South Ministerial Council (4 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the commitment to progressing the co-funded A5 road project; if he will further provide an update on the engagement that he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive in respect of this co-funded project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41269/12]

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: I will take five minutes.

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: At the outset I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy White, and congratulate him on his new role. I wish him well and no doubt his good wife will keep him right from a social consciousness perspective. As a former lecturer in sociology in Maynooth, she certainly has an in-depth knowledge of the social needs of the country. Every opportunity for the Minister of State to hear interventions...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cross-Border Projects (2 Oct 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the commitment to progressing the co-funded A5 road project; if he will further provide an update on the engagement that he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive in respect of this co-funded project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41269/12]

Topical Issue Debate: Television Reception (26 Sep 2012)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, to the House. I have correspondence from a party colleague, Councillor Mickey Doherty, regarding his and his community's concerns with the switchover to SAORVIEW on 24 October. Included is a petition of 25 names representing Meenavanaghan, Cross, The Cloghan and Lemacrossan in an area of east Inishowen besides Quigley's Point. The...

Topical Issue Debate: Television Reception (26 Sep 2012)

Joe McHugh: I acknowledge the research the Minister of State and his Department have done in this subject. He has provided options. Locally, there are concerns and what we are trying to do here is reassure people. There seem to be options albeit more expensive ones which comes back to the fairness issue. If this continues to be an issue, I acknowledge there is an option for the Minister to pass it on...

Topical Issue Debate: Television Reception (26 Sep 2012)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, to the House. I have correspondence from a party colleague, Councillor Mickey Doherty, regarding his and his community's concerns with the switchover to SAORVIEW on 24 October. Included is a petition of 25 names representing Meenavanaghan, Cross, The Cloghan and Lemacrossan in an area of east Inishowen besides Quigley's Point. The...

Topical Issue Debate: Television Reception (26 Sep 2012)

Joe McHugh: I acknowledge the research the Minister of State and his Department have done in this subject. He has provided options. Locally, there are concerns and what we are trying to do here is reassure people. There seem to be options albeit more expensive ones which comes back to the fairness issue. If this continues to be an issue, I acknowledge there is an option for the Minister to pass it on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (26 Sep 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the impact on labour activation in seasonal Irish industries of the calculation of PRSI by weekly income during the in-season; her views on the comparative potential for labour activation in seasonal industry of a calculation that would be based on overall annual income; if she will make a statement to Dáil Éireann about...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Resolution Processes (25 Sep 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update in the role in the new advisory service for mortgage holders in difficulty, of insurance brokers and independent financial advisors that are regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland; if she envisages a role for such businesses to complement the role of accountants that she set out when announcing the new service; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (20 Sep 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding students who have accepted places on the Social Work (Graduate Entry) L501 programme at the University of Ulster, which is a FETAC Grade 8 course; if he will acknowledge that participation in this course requires a level 8 qualification and to acknowledge that it consequently is a progression from the Level 8 qualification;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Imports (20 Sep 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantities of vegetables and carrots that were imported into this State in 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39825/12]

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (19 Sep 2012)

Joe McHugh: I welcome this Bill and commend the Minister on his proactive stance in this area. There have been five years of consultations so the Bill is welcome. I want to focus on the authorised officers section. In his contribution, the Minister outlined the automatic authorisation of customs officers and gardaí, with potential for veterinary surgeons to act in that fashion. The possible...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (18 Sep 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address concerns regarding one year only recommendations, and their impact on community employment schemes, in view of the challenges in respect of recruiting suitable candidates in areas in which other programmes are operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38253/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Voluntary Sector Funding (18 Sep 2012)

Joe McHugh: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any funding is available for individual voluntary groups who provide community services, in view of recent reductions in allocations towards day centre and childcare services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38254/12]