Results 41-60 of 13,234 for speaker:Joe McHugh

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (18 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: 244. To ask the Minister for Health if he agrees that there should be a moral obligation on food retail outlets, large or small, to sell fresh fruit, that is, individual fruits, a whole banana, apple, pear, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45374/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: 256. To ask the Minister for Health the status of ongoing plans in terms of addressing the concerns raised by the general practitioners in Donegal (details supplied); if he will meet them to discuss these concerns as requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45443/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (18 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: 258. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time from check-in to seeing a clinician at Letterkenny University Hospital emergency department; the national average for this figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45447/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (18 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: 259. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the average wait time from arrival at the emergency department at Letterkenny University Hospital to admission; what the national figure is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45450/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (17 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Minister of State. I appreciate her honesty. It is a sign when a Minister of State deviates from his or her script. It shows a bit of respect to the people who raised this issue. It is a very dignified thing to do; she is talking from her own personal interactions with officials and she has obviously thought about this issue. There are ways forward. I thank the Minister of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (17 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: I am delighted the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, is here as I know she is very much on top of her brief. This is evidenced by her presence throughout the country, including Donegal where she has visited a number of facilities in her time as Minister of State. I raise this issue on behalf of the Special Needs Parents Donegal Network Group. Public representatives met with them...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (5 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the steps that are being taken to incorporate nutrition on an inclusive basis into the curriculum, at both primary and secondary levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43335/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (3 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: 150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views that €70 million is sufficient to drive zero carbon investment in industry through scaling up and expanding industry supports in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42161/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (3 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a VAT refund order worth 5% of a new home for the purchase of new build homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42162/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (3 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: 232. To ask the Minister for Finance if he would consider extending the benefit-in-kind relief for workplace health and well-being supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42165/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (3 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: 233. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider facilitating a short term solution with regard to the ongoing issue of tax implications for cross-Border remote workers; while this short term solution, similar to temporary solutions during the covid pandemic, is in place, a comprehensive long term solution can be worked on a bilateral British-Irish basis; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2024 (3 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: 262. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to ensure increased investment in the Shared Island Fund in the upcoming Budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42138/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (3 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: 264. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to indicate if he is considering an enhanced national infrastructure fund with an additional commitment of upwards of €30 billion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42237/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Budget 2024 (3 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: 281. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to ensure increased investment in the All-Island Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund in the upcoming Budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42138/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (3 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: 709. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider unlocking the €1.5 billion surplus in the National Training Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42141/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (3 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: 712. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider introducing a national training voucher scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42148/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (3 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: 713. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to ensure technological universities have access to a borrowing framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42151/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Childcare Qualifications (3 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: 715. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to enumerate the number of childcare courses nationally; furthermore, if it is possible to attain a figure to establish how many of these graduates go on to work in the childcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42232/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (3 Oct 2023)

Joe McHugh: 728. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has engaged with the Higher Education Authority and/or universities to give consideration to additional special degree and masters programmes for students pursuing qualifications in early years in order to provide full immersion as Gaeilge in early years' settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42786/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (26 Sep 2023)

Joe McHugh: The Minister mentioned the success of some of the CLÁR funding applications for schools, car parks and safety. I have a very genuine concern about the traffic hazards outside schools. If there is potential to assist schools in CLÁR areas with safety measures, it should be explored. There was an issue outside Dunkineely National School last week. Councillor Barry Sweeny raised it...