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Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

Joe McHugh: We should focus on the primary and secondary sectors, not just the tertiary sector.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

Joe McHugh: On a point of order, my question was not answered. Is that silence an endorsement of the Government's attitude to the neglect of the primary and secondary sectors?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (11 Oct 2006)

Joe McHugh: I request the Leader of the House to arrange for a debate on the marine industry. We are a maritime nation and we owe it to people involved in the fishing industry to have such a debate because over the years we have invested quite heavily in the marine infrastructure, be it in piers or our fleets. We should have such a debate as matter of priority. A serious issue is developing in the...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (11 Oct 2006)

Joe McHugh: I ask the Cathaoirleach to indulge me. This year that rate was reduced to 5%. This has resulted in an unavoidable mix of herring and other variations of horse mackerel going into the scad and fishermen are dumping hundreds of tonnes of scad, of which 75% to 80% is dead, into the sea. This is happening as a result of an impractical guideline from the Department of Communications, Marine and...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (11 Oct 2006)

Joe McHugh: We are all in favour of conservation and sustainability but fishermen want practicality. They do not have it and fish are being dumped as a result of crazy bureaucracy introduced by the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Joe McHugh: I agree with Senator Maurice Hayes on the Independent Monitoring Commission's report. It has not been published yet, but initial soundings in Northern Ireland suggest it will be a positive step forward. This House must keep a sharp eye on the deadline of 24 November and the prize is to get the institutions up and running again. We must do anything we can in our jurisdiction to assist in...

Seanad: Telecommunications Services: Motion (27 Sep 2006)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Being a Galway man he will be familiar with the challenges of providing open access broadband to urban and rural areas. I should mention the good work taking place at grassroots level and refer to the European regional network of application communications technology, the Eirnet group in Donegal, which has been proactive in looking at possible...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Joe McHugh: I join with other Senators in welcoming the Bill and in welcoming the Minister of State, Deputy de Valera, to the House. I welcome that all of the institutes of technology will come under the umbrella of the Higher Education Authority, which is timely and could not happen quickly enough, as I learned from speaking to staff at Letterkenny Institute of Technology, LYIT, who also welcome the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Jul 2006)

Joe McHugh: Last week the Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, issued a press release on drugs in which he stated that one chooses whether to take drugs. He specified the notion of informed choices. Are we as legislators, educators and parents, informing young people of the dangers of drugs? Do we give them the information adequate to making informed choices? According to an article on...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Joe McHugh: I very much welcomed the opportunity, last night, to speak on cancer services. It was an opportunity for the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley, to put forward the Government's policy, as well. Good arguments were made. An obvious one was that where specialised cancer services are required there has to be a critical mass of expertise, knowledge and skills. That is acceptable and we must...

Seanad: A Strategy for Cancer Control in Ireland: Statements. (28 Jun 2006)

Joe McHugh: I thank Senator Feighan for sharing time with me. This debate is an opportunity for politicians to put forward their views on the cancer strategy and to examine the anomalies within the strategy. We owe it to the electorate, whether we are in the Opposition or in Government, to continue to debate this issue. We have not found solutions although, ultimately, there will never be concrete...

Seanad: A Strategy for Cancer Control in Ireland: Statements. (28 Jun 2006)

Joe McHugh: Is that official Government policy for the north west?

Seanad: A Strategy for Cancer Control in Ireland: Statements. (28 Jun 2006)

Joe McHugh: Is that policy for the north west?

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Jun 2006)

Joe McHugh: I add my voice to the demand for an urgent debate on health services. It is not until one is immersed in a scenario of a crowded accident and emergency department, or crowded corridors, that one becomes fully aware and appreciative of the problems which exist. We have spoken of trolleys and patients on trolleys, but because so many people speak of it the whole time, the impact is not realised...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Jun 2006)

Joe McHugh: We must act and keep our word. People within the health service who are discussing the issues in a professional way must put their money where their mouths are, with the aid of this Government. It is important we fund the bricks and mortar and afford people the dignity they deserve.

Seanad: Hospital Services. (31 May 2006)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley, to the House again tonight. He is a busy man as he was also here last night on the Adjournment. The Minister of State is probably aware of the high profile campaign on cancer services which has been ongoing for some time in the north west. The campaign covers retention of current cancer services and also considers the expansion of a range...

Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements. (30 May 2006)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon, to the House. I will start on the point on which my colleague across the House, Senator Kitt, finished, the amount of money that has been blown on strategies, plans and visions for the west. We can discuss that all day, but I will highlight the only figure outstanding, the €3.65 billion underspend. That has already...

Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements. (30 May 2006)

Joe McHugh: They are not here to defend themselves, this is not appropriate.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements. (30 May 2006)

Joe McHugh: What has it to do with investment in the BMW region?

Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements. (30 May 2006)

Joe McHugh: He spoke the truth regarding his own constituency.