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Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: Some small and medium sized enterprises in this country are surviving. They are working in the global market. They will continue to survive. We should be supporting small business, at the discretion of the Minister. If a small business is thriving, we should give it incentives to help it to take people off the dole and into work. Perhaps we could make grant aid available to help small...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: We need somebody to steer the ship. The Ceann Comhairle might have to take a sabbatical from his comfortable Chair and return to his former pasture.

Army Barracks. (26 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: I know the Minister does not have available the cost benefit analysis as of yet and I appreciate the fact it will be made available. If a cost benefit analysis is done on any public service infrastructure in a county such as Donegal or Kerry, the more one moves away from the core obviously it will cost the State more and if one examines everything from education to public servants and other...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (26 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: I seek the adjournment of Dáil Eireann under Standing Order 32 in light of diverging taxation policies of the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alastair Darling, and the Minister for Finance to discuss a matter of critical national importance, namely, the failure, in respect of current fiscal strategy, to observe responsibilities under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement to integrate...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (25 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will proceed with the introduction of the cervical cancer vaccination programme in view of the fact that it was recommended by the national immunisation advisory board and the Health Information and Quality Authority, who estimate that 52 deaths per annum could be averted by its use; the reason she is no longer confident that...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (25 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue Government gains from increasing the taxi fare introduced by the regulator, based on the current number of taxis available. [42384/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a full-time neurology service to County Donegal; if there is a critical number of neurological patients in the county; if there is a disproportionate number of neurological patients on the Inishowen peninsula; if a full-time neurology service in Letterkenny would be more useful to Inishowen and Donegal patients...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (25 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason €38 million has been diverted from the disability budget since January 2007; the location this money was spent in other areas of the health service; the cutbacks that were made in the disability budget because of this €38 million diminution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42387/08]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (25 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if disabled people without personal assistance have been placed on a second waiting list due to the diversion of this €38 million. [42388/08]

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (25 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: Question 386: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if it is acceptable, in the context of the Good Friday Agreement, that the half-mile ferry crossing from Greencastle, County Donegal, to Magilligan, County Derry, is classed as an international crossing; his views regarding the fact that users of this ferry are subjected to greater scrutiny that those who cross the Border by road; and if...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (25 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: Question 485: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the funding for the energy saving upgrades at a heritage centre (details supplied) in County Donegal which was promised in 2007, will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42700/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: Question 509: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the delay in forwarding the previous forestry grant since 4 April 2008; the counties which have been paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42381/08]

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (25 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: Question 515: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will issue a lease to Donegal County Council to enable the breakwater project at Buncrana to proceed; when he will do this; and if he will ensure that the money which is in place for this project will be secured beyond 28 November 2008 until spring 2009 in view of the fact that the lease has not yet come through to...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (25 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: Question 561: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of State money that has been spent on State examinations for special centres on an annual basis since 1997; and the amount of money that has been spent in this respect in County Donegal. [42382/08]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (25 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: Question 562: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) has lost its disadvantaged area status; if he will reverse this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42383/08]

Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion (25 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: I congratulate the Labour Party for putting the motion, the timing of which is of critical importance. The stark reality in the services, retail and manufacturing sectors is that people are struggling. Despite the bad weather, discussion on the economy and the credit crunch is taking precedence over the weather, such is the critical nature of matters. People are losing their jobs and...

Departmental Appointments. (20 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: Question 9: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the process used to select the new chair of the board of Enterprise Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41932/08]

Fisheries Protection (19 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: I raise this urgent matter because we have an opportunity in the December Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting to reverse the proposal on closing box 6A. European fisherman will not be allowed to fish within an area comprising 14,600 square miles, or 23% of Irish waters, for a period of one year until the end of December 2009. This will specifically affect the whitefish sector. Small...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (19 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all the disused, vacant, derelict, and unoccupied State buildings here; the amount each of these buildings cost the State in 2007 in terms of maintenance, heating, and security; if he will provide this information in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41799/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (19 Nov 2008)

Joe McHugh: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the addresses of every disused, uninhabited, and derelict State building here; the amount the maintenance and security of these premises has cost the State in the past five years; and if he will present his answer in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41802/08]