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Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...use of compulsory purchase orders in situations where issues arise in relation to road infrastructure. There is a public need for educational infrastructure also, particularly in the city where land is at a premium and the population is expanding. As I said, I will convey the Deputy's sentiments to the Minister.

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...and Skills uses a geographical information system, GIS, to identify where the pressure for school places will arise. The GIS uses data from the Central Statistics Office, Ordnance Survey Ireland and the Department of Social Protection in addition to the Department's own databases. It also uses data from the local authorities. With this information, the Department carries out nationwide...

Other Questions: Broadband Service Provision (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...and the i's dotted regarding State-led intervention without having the backup, and the Government is committed to it. There is no plan yet as to which areas will be done first. While 30% of the land mass is not commercially viable, this could change over the next six months if operators decide to intervene in particular locations. If the likes of Eircom - now known as Eir - or other...

Other Questions: Post Office Network (22 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: To take Deputy Pringle's last point on a uniform response, my confidence lies in the fact that this business development group's report will land not only on the Minister, Deputy White's desk but in front of the Cabinet. It will be subject to discussion by Cabinet which will also discuss acceptance of the proposals. It has to be uniform, united and proactive. Otherwise, there would have...

Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Jul 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...in recent years. Deputy Colreavy also mentioned potential. There is potential off the west coast. In geographical terms I always say that we are the fourth largest country in Europe in terms of landmass after Spain, Portugal and France. This gives us an idea of the magnitude of the land territory available to us. The Deputy mentioned a figure of 10 billion barrels of oil out there....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Government Economic and Evaluation Service (7 Jul 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...include: programme evaluations: cross-cutting reviews: economic analysis: tax expenditure reviews; and sectoral trend analysis. Some examples of recently published papers include: A Strategic Framework for Investment in Land Transport - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport; A Fact Sheet on Irish Agriculture - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Behavioural Economics -...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)

Joe McHugh: .... The officials in my Department are working on behalf of the political representatives on behalf of the people. There is a high level of collaborative work on information about the sea bed. Ireland is the fourth largest country in Europe when one considers the geographical size of our land mass under the sea after France, Portugal and Spain. It is hoped that industry and officialdom...

Mortgage Arrears and Repossessions: Motion [Private Members] (28 Apr 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...to exclude thousands of individuals and families from the recovery, and commits to the completion of a review of the implementation of the Central Bank’s mortgage arrears targets and the operation of the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI), and to the strengthening of the independent advice service offered to distressed borrowers; — that the vast majority of mortgage holders...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Procurement Contracts (15 Apr 2015)

Joe McHugh: The TELLUS project is a geophysical and geochemical analysis of the soils of the island of Ireland. Initially the six counties of Northern Ireland were surveyed and under the INTERREG IVA programme the survey was extended to the six border counties in this jurisdiction. Additional funding has now been provided for the extension of the survey across a number of counties in the Midlands and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Disability Services Provision (31 Mar 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...any proposed works would be a matter for the relevant Local Authority in the first instance, in this case Kerry County Council. I also understand that the Council may have purchased the adjoining lands and, in that regard, the issues as to whether fishing rights were part of the acquisition and what, if any, regulatory requirements arise would need to be clarified. Following that, if the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Waterways Maintenance (24 Mar 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...date in March 2015. Works as referred to by the Deputy are normally undertaken by the relevant Local Authority, in this case Kerry County Council. In relation to such works consultation with Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), the statutory body charged with ensuring the protection and conservation of the inland fisheries resource and habitats, is normally required to ensure that the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: State Bodies Mergers (12 Mar 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...being confirmed, the initial corporate structures will be in place later this year. Progress is being made across all areas including: - Establishing a biomass business, to be called BioEnergy Ireland, which will procure biomass at market rates from both Coillte and private sources and use this to supply the entire market, including Coillte’s board companies and Bord na...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 29 - Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Revised) (11 Feb 2015)

Joe McHugh: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gcoiste as ucht an cuireadh chuig an gcruinniú seo. The EPA-sponsored survey involves many stakeholders in Northern Ireland, as well as the Department. It is in the process of being carried out and due for publication, possibly in mid-2016. On the question of how much it will cost, we have in mind a figure in the order of €1 million....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Funding (3 Feb 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...When this matter was raised in this House last November, Senator MacSharry suggested that Sligo County Council is in this situation in part because it has implemented Government policy, particularly in respect of water services and land purchases. The Minister wishes to be clear that the obligations placed on Sligo County Council in terms of implementing Government policy were no more...

Other Questions: Aquaculture Development (29 Jan 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...the development of the aquaculture sector is a matter for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The consistent position of Ministers and Ministers of State in my Department and Inland Fisheries Ireland, IFI, the State agency with responsibility for the inland fisheries resource, has been to support aquaculture development which is environmentally sustainable and which...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Aquaculture Development (29 Jan 2015)

Joe McHugh: Policy on the development of aquaculture is a matter for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The consistent position of Ministers and Ministers of State in my Department and Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), the State Agency with responsibility for the inland fisheries resource, has been to support aquaculture development which is environmentally sustainable and which meets...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Air Strips (9 Dec 2014)

Joe McHugh: ...the Deputy is aware, my Department has developed airstrips at Cleggan and Inishbofin in County Galway. These airstrips are not open at present. They are not licensed for use by the Irish Aviation Authority. The landing of aircraft on the airstrips is prohibited. The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht decided in 2013 to dispose of both airstrips. This decision was made in...

Seanad: Geological Survey of Ireland: Statements (2 Dec 2014)

Joe McHugh: Gabhaim buíochas as ucht an chuiridh teacht go dtí an Seanad inniu. I am delighted to be in the House to present this statement. The work of the Geological Survey of Ireland, a division of my Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, covers a vast scope. It acts as the national earth science agency. Its remit is to conduct geological surveys to assist in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (11 Nov 2014)

Joe McHugh: ...directly influenced by the water levels in the Lake. I am advised that In-stream structures in this case are incidental in terms of flooding in times of high lake level. It is understood that that the lands in question are in the ownership of an individual who had given consent for the works to take place. I am also advised that during the programme of works the landowner reguarly...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (6 Nov 2014)

Joe McHugh: I am advised that section 296(1) of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959, as amended by Section 11 and Schedule 4 of the Fisheries Act 1980, provides powers to authorised officers of Inland Fisheries Ireland to enter onto any land for the purpose of protection of fisheries. This provision applies universally to fisheries for the purpose of protection and therefore is not limited to a...