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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (22 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: 158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Inter-Departmental Working Group on post offices that was set up in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15011/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: 437. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider utilising the post office network to enable proper scrutiny of first-time passport applicants in view of many applications showing basic errors which ultimately end up clogging the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15010/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: I thank Ms Sochaska for her presentation. I give the floor to Dr. Stefan.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ukrainian War (10 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Minister of State for a comprehensive response. I will conclude by saying that at this stage I think there are over 10,000 pledges by individuals who want to help and want to accommodate individuals and families in their homes. That has to be acknowledged. Yet, from speaking to people within the Red Cross, there has to be a level of patience in getting it right, through vetting...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ukrainian War (10 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this issue. Deputy Cannon planned to be in the Chamber for the Topical Issue debate on Tuesday and Wednesday but it does not suit him to be here today. On the education side, many young Ukrainians, and primarily their mothers, will be overwhelmed on arrival by having to deal with such a dramatic change in their lives and the trauma of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Post-Brexit Relations: Engagement with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (9 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: Ar son an chomhchoiste fearaim fáilte roimh an Aire, Angus Robertson chuig an cruinniú inniu. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Angus Robertson and his team, Mr. Frank Strang, Mr. Ewan Crawford and Ms Katy McNeil, to today's meeting. The flight to Edinburgh is only an hour, so we are neighbours. In the few seconds we spent speaking prior to the meeting, we managed to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Post-Brexit Relations: Engagement with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (9 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: I thank Mr. Robertson. We appreciate his short introduction because, like him, members will get more value out of the engagement as well. I call Deputy Richmond. He will be followed by Deputy Ó Murchú.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Post-Brexit Relations: Engagement with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (9 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: I thank Mr. Robertson for those comprehensive responses. I presume Deputy Ó Murchú had intended to ask the same questions. Will we move on to the next speaker?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Post-Brexit Relations: Engagement with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (9 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Deputy. I think I detected three questions, perhaps four, in his contribution. The Deputy asked about interactions with the Westminster Government, the timeline for EU membership and the framework discussions. There might be something else as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Post-Brexit Relations: Engagement with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (9 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: I will generously allow the Deputy a supplementary question but there are other members waiting patiently to come in. We are against the clock.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Post-Brexit Relations: Engagement with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (9 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: There is an informal get-together afterwards and we will have a further opportunity to converse.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Post-Brexit Relations: Engagement with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (9 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: I thank Mr. Robertson and his team for a very good engagement. I know the topic was Brexit but we could not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Post-Brexit Relations: Engagement with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (9 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy may ask a very specific question and cut the preamble.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Post-Brexit Relations: Engagement with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (9 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: That is a shortened preamble.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Post-Brexit Relations: Engagement with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (9 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: I was intrigued by the statistic Mr. Robertson had that 2% of Scottish people agree with Boris Johnson that the UK got a good deal from Brexit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Post-Brexit Relations: Engagement with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (9 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: The topic today was Brexit but the debate among the members was laced with the Ukrainian situation. It is just with us. It is very difficult for people from Ukraine. I met with the Ukrainian Ambassador last night. She is so tired. She is meeting and talking with people and creating awareness. The committee had a private meeting this morning. We are grappling with this issue. What can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Post-Brexit Relations: Engagement with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (9 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Post-Brexit Relations: Engagement with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (9 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: That sounds like a very good idea. We will have upwards of 100,000 Ukrainians in our country over the period of time ahead. Many people have opened their doors already and are willing to take them in. The majority of the people who will come here want to go home again. Most refugees want to go home. Many individuals struggle with this at an individual level in terms of what they can do...

Comóradh Sheachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (2 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: Gabhaim comhghairdeas agus aitheantas chuig an gCeann Comhairle fá choinne a éachta agus iarrachta thar na blianta ina ról an Ghaeilge a bhogadh ar aghaidh agus fá choinne an spreagtha a rinne sé agus an jab atá déanta aige thar na blianta. Tá sé sin tábhachtach. Chomh maith leis sin, gabhaim aitheantas le Cathaoirleach Chomhchoiste na...