Results 41-60 of 13,260 for speaker:Joe McHugh

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Nov 2002)

Joe McHugh: I have two jobs for the Leader this morning; it will be a busy one for her. I would like her to make representations on behalf of the textile and clothing industry to the Government's spokesperson on Europe, the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Roche, and ask him to initiate anti-dumping measures against Turkish imports with the European Commission. We have...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Nov 2002)

Joe McHugh: No. I spoke about this issue three weeks ago.

Seanad: Budget Statement: Motion. (4 Dec 2002)

Joe McHugh: Thank you, a Leas-Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Budget Statement: Motion. (4 Dec 2002)

Joe McHugh: In deference to the Leader of the House, I will be parochial. This is a bad day. The situation we are discussing has come about over the past two years, not just today. The reins of the economic horse should have been pulled back then, rather than leaving it until now. With regard to Donegal, there is nothing happening in terms of additional investment in roads and other infrastructural...

Seanad: National Spatial Strategy: Statements. (5 Dec 2002)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Gallagher, to the House and congratulate him on his well-deserved appointment. Even while he was in Europe local issues always had a place in his heart and he never left Donegal out of the picture, which is much appreciated. A good decision was made in appointing him Minister of State. From his European experience, the Minister of State will understand...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2002)

Joe McHugh: Last week in the budget a cutback of 15% in the capital allowance scheme for hotels over seven years was announced. This will prevent investment in hotels. I refer to the BMW region where tourism infrastructure is at an embryonic stage and the tourism industry is not as well established as it is elsewhere. I ask the Leader to contact the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism to establish...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Second Stage. (10 Dec 2002)

Joe McHugh: I wish to share my time with Senator Terry. While rushing down the corridor to get here, I heard a lot of shouting on the television. Senator Ormonde was speaking with passion. The only thing I heard was her reference to the reality on the ground, at which point I thought she was attacking the Minister, but maybe it was unwise of me to think like that. I have to agree with her in relation to...

Seanad: Alcohol Consumption by Young People: Statements. (11 Dec 2002)

Joe McHugh: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this issue. To know where we are going, but we must find out where we are at. We must start by being honest. As a society, we must say we are a nation which likes to drink. At any festivity or occasion, whether a World Cup in Germany or Florida, we are all flat out on the beer and that is socially...

Seanad: Alcohol Consumption by Young People: Statements. (11 Dec 2002)

Joe McHugh: Publicans threatened to leave the business because they had such a hard time as people were out of control. Young people are not to blame. We can use them as scapegoats and blame them for drinking, but they do not have facilities to which they can go to meet their friends. All young people want to be with their friends or to be in groups where they gain a sense of independence. I passed...

Seanad: Primary Education: Motion. (11 Dec 2002)

Joe McHugh: He likes to spend.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Dec 2002)

Joe McHugh: Will the Leader give serious consideration to moving No. 11, motion 7, on the Order Paper from non-Government business to Government business in light of the recent budget, the cutbacks in rural and western areas and the lone furrow Senator Paddy Burke has been ploughing in regard to the Border, midland and western region? Like Senator White, I am a newcomer to the House and I do not know...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Dec 2002)

Joe McHugh: I agree with Senator McCarthy's comments about local government reform. I will not be supporting any dissolution of the dual mandate unless certain conditions are attached.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Dec 2002)

Joe McHugh: I wish to raise the matter of the consultancy fees for feasibility studies that have been commissioned by the Government. Yesterday, following a meeting with the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Ó Cuív, in Donegal, it came to light that many projects will not be implemented over the next two or three years. As everyone is aware, new feasibility studies will have...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Dec 2002)

Joe McHugh: If I am satisfied with certain conditions.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jan 2003)

Joe McHugh: I concur with the sentiments expressed by Senators Finucane and Ryan on crime. We have an opportunity to bring the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform before the House, not just for the purpose of his making a statement on the matter but to allow Members the opportunity to engage in a constructive debate. We should not take our eye off the ball in looking at crime on an all-island...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2003)

Joe McHugh: Although I welcome the announcements about the CLÁR programme, I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Ó Cuív, to come into the House for a discussion, as was done last year, because there is a feeling among community groups nationally that there is no transparent mechanism for obtaining funding from the programme. This is quite a worry,...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Fisheries Policy. (4 Feb 2003)

Joe McHugh: I acknowledge the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Ahern's, participation with the delegation from Donegal after Christmas. I also acknowledge his honesty. A few blunt instruments have been used in regard to Donegal due to the fact that perhaps things were based on anecdotal evidence as opposed to scientific data. I will not use this opportunity as a launching...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Fisheries Policy. (4 Feb 2003)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Minister for his frankness. We can move forward on this issue. Scientific data is the key for next December.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Feb 2003)

Joe McHugh: Is this a Leader's reply?

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Feb 2003)

Joe McHugh: I am delighted the other side of the House has finally acknowledged, albeit in a roundabout way, that rural Ireland is in a mess. Job losses, rural development and rural planning have created a nightmare.