Results 12,281-12,300 of 13,291 for speaker:Joe McHugh

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (13 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals to expand and develop the drugs court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34585/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: Question 190: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will account for the reduction in projected expenditure for 2008 by 29%; the projects that will be affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34566/07]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (12 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: Question 191: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown in relation to funding projects under the gateways innovation fund; the amount Letterkenny will receive under this fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34567/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (12 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: Question 192: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of funding towards An Bord Pleanála in view of the fact that it is projected that it will receive €15.2 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34568/07]

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (12 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: Question 193: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of spending on the Mahon tribunal; if he will account for the significant reduction in the 2008 Estimate, from €16.3 million in 2007 to €12.5 million in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34569/07]

Road Safety: Motion (Resumed). (12 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: I will focus only on the preventative educational aspects of the issue. I have a few questions in that regard. Before I ask them I acknowledge some locally-based and locally-designed intervention models. In particular, I put on record the efforts of a partnership approach in County Donegal which had a successful road show recently. There were participants from the ambulance service and the...

Social Welfare Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: When I was at a wake last week, I met a gentleman who happened to be a Fianna Fáil supporter who said his pension represented a great increase on the pension received by his grandfather in the 1950s. Fianna Fáil supporters, including Deputies, often fail to acknowledge that increases in most social welfare payments such as fuel allowance are index-linked and subject to inflation. The...

Social Welfare Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: The Government does not account for inflation when it is considering increases in some social welfare hand-outs such as the widow's pension. Inflation is taken into consideration, however, in independent reports which recommend increases in ministerial salaries. I decided to share that anecdote with the House to assure Members that Fianna Fáil supporters in County Donegal are alive and well.

Social Welfare Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: In 2006 the National Economic and Social Forum produced a report which acknowledged that there were barriers to labour market inclusivity. This is really what we are looking at. We are not interested in the hand-out mentality. We accept that people need hand-outs at certain intervals — for example, if they are not working as they progress through their career paths. The forum's working...

Written Answers — Language Support Services: Language Support Services (11 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans in place to cater for the growing number of non-English speaking students attending both primary and secondary schools here; her views on whether teachers and schools are well enough equipped to deal with the surge in the number of foreign students enrolling in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33977/07]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (11 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she will take to safeguard the future of groups (details supplied) in County Donegal in view of the fact that the building they occupy is up for sale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33976/07]

Written Answers — Search and Rescue Service: Search and Rescue Service (11 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: Question 369: To ask the Minister for Transport if a report was carried out by senior coast guard executives in relation to the proposed new coast guard station; if so, the reason this report is not available under the Freedom of Information Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33881/07]

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (11 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: Question 694: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in the transfer of title for a former school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33468/07]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: Question 695: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the construction of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal has yet to begin; if there is a problem, the reason the board of management have not been notified as such; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33469/07]

Written Answers — Third Level Courses: Third Level Courses (11 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: Question 718: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a course (details supplied) has not received formal recognition from the Irish Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33880/07]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (11 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: Question 719: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a VEC have refused to pay fees for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who is completing their MA as the awarding body is claiming that after completing a postgraduate, a person must undertake a new course to obtain an MA; if she will clarify her Department's policy in...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (11 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: Question 843: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reconsider an application by a person (details supplied) for a 12 week holiday visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33292/07]

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (11 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: Question 856: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans in place to prevent below cost selling of drinks in night clubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33470/07]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (11 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: Question 892: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reconsider a decision to deport a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33883/07]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (11 Dec 2007)

Joe McHugh: Question 907: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a visa; if he will reconsider the refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34118/07]