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Seanad: Public Finances: Motion. (12 May 2004)

Joe McHugh: I ask the Minister to consider some way in which his Department and the Government can intervene in this situation. I know of one man in Donegal who was hospitalised as a result of the pressure and stress of this serious situation. I am calling the Government's bluff regarding the good state of the State's finances. I ask the Minister to take this vulnerable section into consideration. If...

Seanad: Public Finances: Motion. (12 May 2004)

Joe McHugh: The holders are still liable for these penalties.

Seanad: Public Finances: Motion. (12 May 2004)

Joe McHugh: If it is not declared in previous tax amnesties.

Seanad: Public Finances: Motion. (12 May 2004)

Joe McHugh: These people are forced to employ bank staff and pay €35 an hour to access information to prove they have not been involved in tax evasion. This is a very strong issue on the canvass. People are very irate. The Government can intervene; the banks should not be the facilitators in this matter. If people are to be penalised for something as simple as having €3,000 or €4,000 in an account,...

Seanad: Aquaculture Licences. (12 May 2004)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, to the House. While I have raised a general matter concerning the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board, ALAB, an autonomous body established by the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, I am specifically concerned about the application by Marine Harvest for a fish-farming site in County Donegal. This is a very straightforward...

Seanad: Aquaculture Licences. (12 May 2004)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Minister of State for his response and welcome the fact that there will be a review. It is timely after five years. I accept that the Minister of State cannot respond in the House on specific applications due to his independent role. I ask him to try to find an opportunity to contact Marine Harvest in Fanad, County Donegal and, through his officials, to discuss its case.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (12 May 2004)

Joe McHugh: On a point of order, I pressed my button but nothing happened.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (12 May 2004)

Joe McHugh: There must be a technical problem.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (12 May 2004)

Joe McHugh: It was only just brought to my attention. I assumed it had worked. I had confidence in the system.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 May 2004)

Joe McHugh: I will be very brief, a Chathaoirligh, as I know you are under pressure. In response to what Senator Ó Murchú said, I acknowledge that he was brave during the debate on the Iraqi war more than a year ago. He was brave in conscientiously speaking out on behalf of his constituents against the war in Iraq be it morally or otherwise. We, as a party, believe the UN represented the way forward...

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 May 2004)

Joe McHugh: I would like to expand further on Senator Ó Murchú's point in stating the Americans must acknowledge their responsibility. The British must also acknowledge their responsibility. As one brought up close to the Border, I know that some British soldiers in Northern Ireland were involved in internment, interrogation and arresting and abusing innocent people. Any true democrat in this country...

Seanad: Report of National Advisory Committee on Drugs: Statements. (28 Apr 2004)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for his comprehensive contribution. The National Advisory Committee on Drugs has produced a report. I wish to refer specifically to the North Western Health Board and highlight the fact that it has the lowest rate of substance misuse in the country, North and South. That is welcome. In recent years the North Western Health Board has...

Seanad: Report of National Advisory Committee on Drugs: Statements. (28 Apr 2004)

Joe McHugh: A motion was tabled for the extension of the drugs court on a nationwide basis. It has worked in north Dublin and it should be extended to cities such as Limerick and Cork and to Athlone and Letterkenny and other parts of Dublin. The Minister of State may say that it is a pilot scheme but Judge Haughton has proved that the pilot model has worked. It should be extended on a nationwide basis....

Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)

Joe McHugh: I was just seeking clarification.

Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)

Joe McHugh: Doaghbeg is a microcosm of rural life. It is a rural area disaffected by depopulation, brain drain and the movement of people to urban centres. If the Department had any teeth it would have no problem keeping a school like that open and encouraging investment in the area. There are people living in continental Europe, America and even other parts of Ireland, from Letterkenny to Dublin, who...

Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)

Joe McHugh: This is not true in my area of Milford in County Donegal. The water and sewerage schemes and the roads programme should not be managed through the local authority. Putting €38,000 or €40,000 through the local authority is a waste of time and gets lost in the pool.

Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)

Joe McHugh: Why are the partnerships singing from the same hymn sheet as I am?

Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)

Joe McHugh: I gave the Minister credit for what has been done on the roads.

Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)

Joe McHugh: Why not, Minister?

Seanad: CLÁR Programme: Statements. (7 Apr 2004)

Joe McHugh: Why should community groups not look after group water schemes? Ultimately the ordinary people promote the scheme. There is no mechanism for the delivery of the Minister's plans for radio broadband in rural areas. There is talk about a seven-year plan under the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to have a scheme similar to a group water scheme. What proposals does the...