Results 12,361-12,380 of 13,291 for speaker:Joe McHugh
- Transport 21: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: None of the 18 will lose his or her job?
- Transport 21: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: Can I assure the 18 existing staff members that they will not lose their jobs?
- Transport 21: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: What about the recommendation to increase the staff number to 30?
- Transport 21: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: I will and I appreciate the Minister's indulgence.
- Transport 21: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: At least I can assure those at Malin Head Coastguard station that they will not lose their jobs. Decentralisation is the key, not centralisation. A Member from Cork referred to the provision of ferries there. Donegal has ferry services in Rathmullen, Buncrana, McGilligan and Greencastle but there is no State provision for funding for these effective and necessary transport modes. It is...
- Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: In 2002 the Government commissioned Deloitte & Touche to do a review of Coastguard stations and it made numerous recommendations. The then Minister with responsibility in this area, Deputy Dermot Ahern, signed off on one recommendation that Valentia and Malin Head would be the two main Coastguard stations. My colleague, Deputy Sheehan, is aware of that also. In 2006 that decision was...
- Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: It comes under the Maritime Safety Bill. Will this matter be debated under the Maritime Safety Bill? We have wasted â¬145,000 on a reportââ
- Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: ââthat put forward a recommendation, was signed off by a senior Minister and on a whim was changed in 2006. That was a waste of taxpayers' money. It is giving two fingers to the public.
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (14 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 69: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the major capital water and sewage schemes sanctioned for funding in County Donegal; the percentage of funding from Government being sanctioned for each individual scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28552/07]
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (14 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 74: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposed distances from private dwellings to wind turbines; and if there will be rural and urban consideration. [28102/07]
- Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (14 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: Can I make a point of order?
- Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (14 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: This issue is of national importance and I would appreciate it if there were a way of extending this debate to a later stageââ
- Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (14 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: ââto discuss cross-Border security.
- Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (14 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: This issue affects many people.
- Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (13 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 496 on 23 October 2007, if she envisages a closer working relationship between the British and Irish Departments of education, to allow students living in the north west to access universities in Northern Ireland, which are literally ten miles from their homes, without the unaffordable level of...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (13 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) is being penalised in relation to a grant application; if it is Government policy to penalise families who try to save money; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28395/07]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (13 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider removing capital gains tax for farmers who are forced to sell their land to local authorities for road building or road widening purposes, provided that the proceeds of the compensation is reinvested in the farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28532/07]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (13 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason farmers have been denied significant increases in personal tax credits available to employees and others whose income is paid through the PAYE system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28534/07]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (13 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there are plans to introduce a tax initiative scheme to finance future water and sewage schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28553/07]
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (13 Nov 2007)
Joe McHugh: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the recent Indecon report commissioned by the Health Service Executive has not been published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28141/07]