Results 12,581-12,600 of 13,291 for speaker:Joe McHugh
- Seanad: Budget Statement 2006: Motion (6 Dec 2006)
Joe McHugh: The Senator is blindfolded.
- Seanad: Budget Statement 2006: Motion (6 Dec 2006)
Joe McHugh: Transport 22 will be coming along shortly.
- Seanad: Hospital Services. (29 Nov 2006)
Joe McHugh: I will not welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Power, to the House, since he has already had a long evening here.
- Seanad: Hospital Services. (29 Nov 2006)
Joe McHugh: I have tabled this important matter on the Adjournment to seek clarification of the current status of co-operation between Belfast and Donegal regarding facilitation of cancer patients. I ask not as a matter of concern but for clarification, since the relationship is evolving. I acknowledge the good work that has been done to date and the negotiating team that has set up the facility in...
- Seanad: Hospital Services. (29 Nov 2006)
Joe McHugh: It is extremely important that we remain focused on the demands of the people in the north west, and not only those in Donegal. I speak of others straddling the Border, from Tyrone down to Fermanagh and back up to Derry. There is an urgent demand to ensure a north-west satellite radiation treatment centre. I acknowledge that this is a move forward and accept that there has been very...
- Seanad: Hospital Services. (29 Nov 2006)
Joe McHugh: Yes. Is the Government interested in setting up a satellite radiation service in the north west? It requires only a simple "Yes" or "No" response.
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion (29 Nov 2006)
Joe McHugh: I wish to share time with Senator Bradford.
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion (29 Nov 2006)
Joe McHugh: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. I also welcome a fellow Donegal man, the Minister of State, Deputy Gallagher. He will be aware of the challenges in providing housing in our county. However, we must debate an issue such as this on a national basis. With regard to stamp duty, the issue has been avoided in the course of the debate and in the Government's amendment. For the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)
Joe McHugh: Four years ago we had an opportunity to be proactive with the electoral register but now we appear to be making it up as we go along. It is taking responsibility for producing its Billââ
- Seanad: Drug Misuse: Statements (16 Nov 2006)
Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Noel Ahern, to the House to discuss this important matter which grows in seriousness with every passing week. The Minister of State acknowledged the challenging nature of the task. It is very difficult to seal every port and harbour of our island community to combat the importation of drugs....
- Seanad: Industrial Relations. (15 Nov 2006)
Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Since I tabled this matter last week there has been a considerable change in terms of the Labour Court outcome to the case in question. Prior to that, the Irish Nurses Organisation and the Psychiatric Nurses Association hoped for a more positive outcome in terms of their core demand to reduce the working week from 39 hours to 35 hours. The INO...
- Seanad: Industrial Relations. (15 Nov 2006)
Joe McHugh: Can the Government not train more nurses?
- Seanad: Industrial Relations. (15 Nov 2006)
Joe McHugh: I only suggest it for that part of the public service.
- Seanad: Industrial Relations. (15 Nov 2006)
Joe McHugh: Would it be money well spent?
- Seanad: Industrial Relations. (15 Nov 2006)
Joe McHugh: I am struck by the emotive nature of the Minister of State's response. This is not a like-for-like demand. I am talking about a woman or a man who has worked in the nursing profession for perhaps 25 or 30 years. One cannot compare somebody with the skills and expertise of a nurse with a junior doctor just starting his or her career, who may also have to work 39 hours per week. Looking at...
- Seanad: Industrial Relations. (15 Nov 2006)
Joe McHugh: I ask the Minister to intervene. He should not use emotive language to suggest what nurses should do. He should become involved before it escalates because the nurses will ballot and may do so in a way not to the Government's liking.
- Seanad: Industrial Relations. (15 Nov 2006)
Joe McHugh: It did not work in the 1990s.
- Seanad: Industrial Relations. (15 Nov 2006)
Joe McHugh: I do not suggest it accept all the claims. The Government should talk to the unions and listen to them.
- Seanad: Industrial Relations. (15 Nov 2006)
Joe McHugh: I am not here to make a political issue of it. I am speaking on behalf of the nurses.
- Seanad: Industrial Relations. (15 Nov 2006)
Joe McHugh: Equal rights.