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Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (24 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will ensure that the new Adoption Bill will confer on adoptive parents a wide menu of post-adoptive services, rather than confining these parents to post-adoptive services from the agency or the health board that processes their application to adopt; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7641/09]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (24 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether An Garda Síochána resources in Inishowen are sufficient in view of the fact that Inishowen towns and villages all circle Derry city; his further views on whether Inishowen's proximity to Derry city is of fundamental importance in the context of policing; his plans to increase Garda resources in...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (24 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 334: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if plans are in place to relocate existing Money Advice and Budgeting Service offices in County Donegal to other locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7635/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (24 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 335: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding self-employed workers' entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7636/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (24 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 336: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her position on self-employed workers' entitlements; if she will refer specifically to the entitlements of self-employed workers whose working week has been cut from five or six days to three days due to economic difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7642/09]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (24 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 437: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the scientific justification for the introduction of new rules in respect of KW days at sea regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7637/09]

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (24 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 438: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department can identify the percentage of salmon that is sold as Irish salmon which is in fact not Irish salmon; the reason he has not implemented the European Communities (Labelling of Fishery and Aquaculture products) Regulations 2003, S.I. No. 320 of 2003, which transposes Council Regulation 104/2000 and...

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (24 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 507: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will explore ways of alleviating the difficulties that have been imposed on vocational education in County Donegal by the recent budget constraints; the action he will take to minimise the bearing that these cuts will have on front-line services in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7632/09]

Banking System: Motion. (24 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister for Finance, Deputy Lenihan, to the House. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion and I wish to discuss one aspect in which we may move forward. Those of us on this side of the House are proactive. We provide ideas and we fulfil our national obligation in doing so. As far as banking is concerned, we are in an era which is totally unscripted. All manuals...

Health Service Staff. (19 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the proposed voluntary retirement scheme for Health Service Executive staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6668/09]

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: I refer to No. 61 on Tuesday's Order Paper regarding Duchenne muscular dystrophy. I wish to acknowledge the Tánaiste's own personal attention to this matter. I request Government time to take this debate. Since my colleagues and I tabled this motion four months ago, circumstances have changed. Time is now running out for boys nearing the age of 18 and it is a life and death situation....

Requests to move Adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 (19 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the growing number of burglaries of houses and the ongoing inability of Inishowen Garda Síochána to prevent their occurrence which illustrates there are insufficient Garda Síochána resources on the peninsula and that the distribution of Garda Síochána resources does not consider...

Programme for Government. (18 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the Taoiseach's emphasis on labour intensive infrastructural projects. School buildings were mentioned as a possibility. To what specific projects does the Taoiseach refer? Does he consider rail development labour intensive infrastructural development? If he does, will the Government include rail as a possibility to be rolled out under a new national development plan? In regard...

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (17 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Finance the plans in place to free up working capital for small businesses to survive in the short-term; if he will facilitate small businesses employing four employees with three to four months work ahead of them by providing access to €50,000 in the short-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6094/09]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (17 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 366: To ask the Minister for Defence the cost to the State of the FCA in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6092/09]

Written Answers — Property Management Companies: Property Management Companies (17 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 408: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to confer greater responsibility and autonomy on residents in respect of management fees; the nature of these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6095/09]

Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (17 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 465: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who wishes to sell their two salmon licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6093/09]

Written Answers — Public Contracts: Public Contracts (12 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the report of a company (details supplied) declares that the submission of below cost tenders for construction contracts in the north west is widespread; his views on whether this is unsustainable; his further views on whether the weakness of sterling and the higher cost base here puts contractors...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (11 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will facilitate a meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council with the Special European Union Programmes Body regarding the Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly ferries in view of the fact that it was stated in Dáil Éireann on 4 February 2009 that the issue has no home Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5164/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (11 Feb 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance the proportion of salaries the new pension related levies apply to; if it is applicable to tax free allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5162/09]