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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Mar 2022)

Joe McHugh: 640. To ask the Minister for Health if drugs (details supplied) are certified for prescription at pharmacies in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10927/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (23 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: Apologies have been received from Deputy Haughey. Deputy Howlin would like to make a point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (23 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: That is a worthwhile suggestion. Is it agreed? Agreed. I thank the Deputy for raising the matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: Today's engagement is on the topic of the European Year of Youth. Ar son an choiste, ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh Mr. Ivailo Kalfin, executive director of Eurofound, and his colleague, Ms Mary McCaughey. From the National Youth Council of Ireland the youth representative to the European Youth Forum, Mr. Mark McNulty, will be joining us in a few minutes. Joining us online from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: Mr Kalfin provided a lot of statistics and useful information and I thank him for his contribution. I will take the three organisations together, if that is okay with members, and then we can take questions afterwards. I call Mr. McNulty, from the National Youth Council of Ireland. He is a youth representative for the European Youth Forum.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: I thank Mr. McNulty for that challenging contribution to facilitate the voice of young people. I think that the Brussels bubble term could be used again, so I thank him for that. I call Ms Lorraine Gilligan, executive director of Léargas, to maker her contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: I thank Ms Gilligan and Ms Grainger for their contribution. Once again, it gives us a lot of food for thought and certainly gives us an insight into different funding streams and different works. We will move on to the members. I make a dual plea, directed at the questioners and the people answering the questions, to please be concise and clear, with brevity at the heart of it, so we can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy raised a number of questions there. There was a specific question directed at Mr. Kalfin relating to the research and then three or four questions for all three organisations. I will start with Mr. Kalfin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: I thank Ms Gilligan and Deputy Calleary. I am going to change the order of contributors. I beg the indulgence of Deputy Ó Murchú but Deputy Harkin is under a bit of time pressure. Would Deputy Ó Murchú agree to facilitate Deputy Harkin at this stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: Is Deputy Harkin ready to go?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: We all agree with that. I will start with our guests from Léargas, for whom a couple of the questions were intended.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: Ms Gilligan looks very interested in coming in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: I thank Mr. Kalfin, Ms McCaughey, Mr. Mark McNulty, Ms Gilligan and Ms Grainger for coming here today. This has been a useful conversation. It is the first conversation we have had in the committee. If there are avenues that we could go down to keep the conversation going, that would be important. As Mr. McNulty pointed out, he referenced the Brussels bubble and Deputy Callery mentioned...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: We will go Mr. Kalfin again, if he would like to start off.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: 826. To ask the Minister for Health if drugs (details supplied) are certified for prescription at pharmacies in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9816/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Defective Building Materials (17 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Minister of State. The response is consistent with the information the Minister has been sending to me. I will focus on several elements. The word "independence" was used a number of times in the reply. This independence has been somewhat tarnished by what has happened in the past two weeks. It is very important that whatever submission the homeowners make is not just seen as...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Defective Building Materials (17 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: Ba mhaith liom aitheantas a thabhairt don Aire Stáit as a dhíograis agus a thiomantas maidir leis an scéim seo. Gabhaim buíochas freisin leis an Aire, an Teachta Darragh O'Brien, as a thiomantas. I welcome the Minister of State. It is our fourth time to discuss this Topical Issue. I will make five points and perhaps when I make my next contribution I will be able to...

National Retrofitting Scheme: Statements (17 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Ba mhaith liom aitheantas a ghabháil don Rialtas fá choinne na scéime seo. Tá gá mór léi agus tá sí práinneach agus de dhíth chun rudaí a insliú agus pumpaí teasa, fuinneoga agus doirse nua a chur i dtithe. Guím gach rath ar an Aire Stáit sa jab tábhachtach...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Offshore Islands (17 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: 61. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be provided for capital works and other improvements on the offshore islands in 2022. [8454/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (16 Feb 2022)

Joe McHugh: 109. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the defective blocks scheme for homeowners in counties Donegal and Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8577/22]