Results 10,881-10,900 of 13,291 for speaker:Joe McHugh
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: The Government has not learned that past performance is a good indicator of future performance. The Minister of State should check what has happened within the HSE, where the role of county councillors, while it was retained, was not kept at a local level. A county councillor from Culdaff would have to travel to Galway to make representations for his constituency and was caught up in the...
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: How does the Minister of State intend employing these county councillors in the structure?
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: I did not say that. In terms of the structure, did the Minister of State analyse what went wrong with the HSE, where county councillors in Donegal had to attend meetings in Galway? We should keep this at a local level. That has not been teased out.
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: I will not accept facetiousness from the Minister of State. I am making the point that the system for county councillors on boards of the HSE does not work. I am asking the Minister to State to ensure county councillors serve at local level and do not have to travel around the country, which could happen under this Bill.
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: That is a facetious remark.
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: Yes.
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: Yes.
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: I am not attacking the Minister of State.
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: I need to inform the Minister of State-----
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: Hold on a minute.
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: On a point of clarification-----
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: -----I introduced-----
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: -----the point of view here that mistakes were made in the composition of the HSE board in that county councillors from Culdaff discuss issues in Galway that are not relevant to their local needs. I am encouraging the Minister of State - not attacking him - to ensure that lessons are learned from this HSE model in which county councillors from Donegal travel to Galway and vice versa. They...
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: Exactly.
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: Yes.
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: No.
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: I am saying that there should be.
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: Yes.
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: And I agree with the Minister of State.
- Inland Fisheries Bill 2009: From the Seanad (20 May 2010)
Joe McHugh: Lessons have been learned.