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Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Joe McHugh: New technological advancements are also recommended, such as the development of organic manure, for which we must have higher grants for people wishing to invest.

Seanad: Third Level Education: Statements (Resumed). (22 Feb 2006)

Joe McHugh: Any attempt to address the anomalies in the supply of professionally trained doctors or the restrictions at entry level, including the Fottrell report, has to be welcomed. In my first year of teaching at secondary level, I encountered a student who excelled in her first year with A grades in every subject. Already ahead of her peers at that stage, she continued to perform well throughout...

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)

Joe McHugh: A report was published today by the National Youth Council of Ireland, in conjunction with the Equality Authority, on inequalities relating to the stereotyping of young people. Among the issues which emerged was that young people believe their stereotyping by adults is as unequal as it ever was. There were concerns that the media stereotypes young people into categories related to crime,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)

Joe McHugh: I want an early debate on how we can proactively involve and engage young people in the democratic process. We need to do so sooner rather than later because, if we do not, issues concerning young people, such as the road carnage referred to by Senator Ryan, will not be addressed. If young people are disenfranchised from the process or do not live up to their responsibilities, we have to find...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the call for a debate on early school leavers. It is also important to point out that the statistics produced by the ESRI are not startling. We are well aware that people leave school early and it will always be an issue. In Donegal during the 1980s and 1990s young girls left school at the age of 16 because of the attraction of earning money at Fruit of the Loom in Buncrana. The...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Joe McHugh: I am. I appreciate the indulgence of the Cathaoirleach. We must upskill the young people who leave school and enter this vulnerable sector. In Donegal, FÁS came in to upskill people after Unifi and Fruit of Loom closed down. At that stage the horse had bolted and it was too late. Upskilling should be done when people are in the vulnerable job sector, such as when these young men are in the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Feb 2006)

Joe McHugh: The Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, recently introduced measures in the budget for alternative and renewable energy. Although these measures must be welcomed, in a global context they are paltry and do not go far enough. Donegal people are not impressed. Our Ulster colleagues in the Six Counties can avail of generous grants for micro-scale rooftop wind energy devices. The system is even...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Feb 2006)

Joe McHugh: I will outline a snapshot of what appeared in the newspapers over the weekend: terror attacks, a man attacked at home, an armed robbery, theft and burglaries under investigation, bicycles stolen, an armed gang robbed a shop owner, an attempted car theft, a house ransacked, a windscreen smashed, a pier damaged, windows smashed, a vehicle broken into, cinema theft, an attempted break in, the...

Seanad: Special Educational Needs. (1 Feb 2006)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science with special responsibility for children, Deputy Brian Lenihan, to the House. I submitted this matter in the aftermath of a meeting with parents in Letterkenny, which is home to the Letterkenny branch of dyslexia workshops. Over 55 parents comprise the branch. They set up this workshop in light of deficits in the...

Seanad: Special Educational Needs. (1 Feb 2006)

Joe McHugh: The Minister of State must assure parents. The holistic way in which special needs education is being addressed sounds good in general but it does not deal with the specific deficits experienced by parents who may have found their children in primary or secondary schools that do not have the teachers in place with the skills to deal with dyslexia. It is a bigger issue that must also be...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Joe McHugh: Over the past few weeks many farmers have taken the opportunity, provided by the good weather and favourable soil conditions, to spread slurry. Next year, if farmers are presented with the same ideal weather conditions, they will face six months in prison if they spread slurry at the end of January. This is due to a new directive, which allows slurry to be spread only from February, not in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Joe McHugh: The farmers know what is best and it is not social partnership.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Joe McHugh: I am disgusted the matter was not dealt with by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government or the Minister for Agriculture and Food and that the buck is being passed.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

Joe McHugh: Under Department of Education and Science guidelines children with learning difficulties, specifically dyslexia, are entitled to learning support. Many schools around the country, however, do not provide this facility because they are restricted by budget constraints within the Department. Consequently, children with dyslexia are not given specific hours of tuition and are not on the priority...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

Joe McHugh: I acknowledge the role played by Senators Dardis and Glynn in raising the issue of game angling. I am delighted that someone eventually highlighted the very serious problem of depleting salmon stocks in Irish rivers. The problem concerns drift and draft net fishermen and game anglers. Vigilante game anglers do not abide by certain rules. Fine Gael launched a document on a salmon charter last...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Peter Hain, has made a significant announcement of funding to build a motorway to Derry city, bypassing Dungiven. It is an ambitious plan and is to be welcomed from a northern and north-western perspective. He stepped outside the box and acknowledged there needs to be a transport link from Derry to Letterkenny, bringing more advanced communication...

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: Much needs to be said in such a short time but I will focus on the primary aspect of BreastCheck in particular. According to the Minister of State, there will be a commencement of the national roll-out of BreastCheck in 2007 but what does this mean? Should we not be in the process of rolling it out now? I do not understand what commencement of the national roll-out of BreastCheck in 2007...

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: ——they will be treated.

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: Why did it not state that?

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: Why was the word "if" not included?