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

Joe McHugh: There is a difference between "will" and "if".

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

Joe McHugh: Will this guarantee patients from Donegal treatment in Belfast? It will not. It should state "if", not "will".

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

Joe McHugh: I want clarification on that because this is sending out false signals and inaccuracies to the people living in the north west, who pay their taxes but cannot get investment in roads or cancer services or funding for 70 extra beds in Letterkenny General Hospital. My colleague, Senator Cummins, hit the nail on the head, that we do not have a population base big enough to cater for...

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

Joe McHugh: That is a problem. We should be subsidising people who pay their taxes and deserve equitable treatment. Equitable treatment is all we seek.

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

Joe McHugh: We are not playing politics. We are representing our people.

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

Joe McHugh: I have not been political; I simply want clarification.

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

Joe McHugh: That is not in the Minister of State's speech, which states that they will be treated. Will all Donegal women be treated?

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

Joe McHugh: When?

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

Joe McHugh: And all areas of Donegal?

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

Joe McHugh: It is not political. It is about women getting a service to which they are entitled.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: I wish to put in an early bid for those poor functioning and slow trains for——

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: The Donegal taxpayer might not agree with you, a Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: I have made an early bid. A more serious matter is the roll out of breast cancer screening in the north west. Perhaps the Leader would put this issue on the agenda for an urgent debate in the new year. The people of the north west do not know where they stand in this process. On a political level they are being told it will be rolled out in 2007 but, at executive level, they are being told...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: Tomorrow we will discuss oncology services. Oncology is a different issue. Breast screening is primary care while oncology is tertiary care. It is important that we have a specific debate on the roll out of cancer screening. My mother-in-law was able to use BreastCheck in Birr, County Offaly, whereas my mother in County Donegal had to seek care and private treatment herself. The reason she...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: On the eve of the budget — it is probably written in stone but there may be a window of opportunity——

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: I received a letter from AnGrianán Theatre in Letterkenny with an 11th hour plea for VAT exemptions for Northern Ireland artists and theatre companies. Some 20% of the theatre's programme involves artists from Northern Ireland and these VAT charges will curtail Northern Ireland artists from coming to Letterkenny and will lead to a price hike that will affect Donegal theatre patrons. As...

Seanad: Transport Policy: Statements. (1 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: Senator Morrissey made a number of comments about the rail service. However, in the north west, we would do anything for a poor train station or poor access to rail lines. We do not have access to train lines, never mind trains. The only sign of a train in Donegal is at Christmas time when small choo choo trains appear on Christmas boxes. That is the unfortunate position in which we find...

Seanad: Transport Policy: Statements. (1 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: If I leave at 2.30 p.m. I have no hope because my average speed will be 40 mph all the way to Donegal. Another choice is to go as far as Ballygawley roundabout and access the M1 via Armagh and Newry. Some people bypass Monaghan while others go via Enniskillen and Cavan. There is too much choice but because we use too many alternative routes not enough people travel on one road for it to be...

Seanad: Transport Policy: Statements. (1 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: I think I have missed it, although they might be able to delay it for me. According to the IDA one of the reasons people do not invest in businesses in the north west is because it is too far away and it takes too long. Donegal is not too far away. When there is no traffic one can drive from Letterkenny to Dublin Airport without breaking the speed limit in two hours and ten minutes. That is...

Seanad: Transport Policy: Statements. (1 Dec 2005)

Joe McHugh: The problem is the road infrastructure that dictates average speeds of 35 mph and leaving Dublin on a Friday evening gives a negative perception of the journey, which at that time could take seven hours. We must engage with the Northern authorities. There will be a significant meeting in Enniskillen on Monday between the Irish Central Border Area Network, ICBAN, to discuss a joint integrated...