Results 81-100 of 13,236 for speaker:Joe McHugh

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (11 Jul 2023)

Joe McHugh: 877. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills is it intended to continue with the William C. Campbell bursary (details supplied) following its introduction in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34047/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Block Redress: Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance (5 Jul 2023)

Joe McHugh: I welcome members of the sub-committee of the Redress Focus Group. As I am not a member of this committee, I thank the Vice Chairman for allowing me to speak. I spoke briefly to the Chairman, Deputy McGuinness. I am delighted to hear that this committee is taking the subject area seriously. This issue has been in the public realm for over two decades but it has struggled to find a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Block Redress: Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance (5 Jul 2023)

Joe McHugh: I picked up on something one of the committee members said during the break. A big meeting is ongoing in the committee room next door. To set the context, it includes the Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. The issue has dominated the Cabinet meetings over the last three weeks. The Comptroller and Auditor General has been pulled in....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Block Redress: Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance (5 Jul 2023)

Joe McHugh: The Leas-Chathaoirleach's clerk will keep him right-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Block Redress: Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance (5 Jul 2023)

Joe McHugh: -----but may I as a non-committee member make a proposal or is that off the reservation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Block Redress: Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance (5 Jul 2023)

Joe McHugh: Actually, I would be a seconder. I believe Deputy O'Callaghan may propose it. If I am not able to second it, I do not doubt that Deputy Conway-Walsh will. The proposal is that we write directly to the banking institutions, including the Central Bank and the insurance entities, which have not met anyone at this stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Defective Block Redress: Redress Focus Group for Banking and Insurance (5 Jul 2023)

Joe McHugh: The whole shebang.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (4 Jul 2023)

Joe McHugh: 145. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of dramatic increases in electricity in air-to-water/geothermal households; if he will consider further supports in future; if there are measures being put in place to ease these price increases in light of more offshore renewables under construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32619/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Soláthar Iompar Scoile (29 Jun 2023)

Joe McHugh: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an dtabharfaidh sí cuntas ar an mbeartas teanga maidir le hiompar scoile mar éascaíocht do dhaltaí meánscoile a bhfuil cónaí orthu i limistéir Ghaeltachta agus atá ag iarraidh freastal ar an nGaelcholáiste is cóngaraí dóibh; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Jun 2023)

Joe McHugh: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the language policy with respect to transportation in order to facilitate secondary students living in Gaeltacht areas who wish to attend their closest gael coláiste; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31880/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Soláthar Iompar Scoile (29 Jun 2023)

Joe McHugh: 248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an dtabharfaidh sí cuntas ar an mbeartas teanga maidir le hiompar scoile mar éascaíocht do dhaltaí meánscoile a bhfuil cónaí orthu i limistéir Ghaeltachta agus atá ag iarraidh freastal ar an nGaelcholáiste is cóngaraí dóibh; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Jun 2023)

Joe McHugh: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the language policy with respect to transportation in order to facilitate secondary students living in Gaeltacht areas who wish to attend their closest Gaelcholáiste; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31903/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Spending Code (21 Jun 2023)

Joe McHugh: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected time period for the completion of the financial robustness process for projects over €20 million; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30005/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (20 Jun 2023)

Joe McHugh: 564. To ask the Minister for Health if he will work with the EU to extend the EU Cross-Border Health Directive (2014) to all residents of Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29081/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (13 Jun 2023)

Joe McHugh: 182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he agrees that most people in rural areas recycle their garden waste on-site and use compost as a fertiliser, and with this in mind, if it is necessary to have extra vehicular presence on rural country roads, adding to the carbon footprint, and adding unnecessary additional costs to the consumer; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (30 May 2023)

Joe McHugh: 571. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the scheme of investment aid for development of the commercial horticulture section 2023 is due to open for this season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26217/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 May 2023)

Joe McHugh: 710. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans being considered to ensure the continuation of adult diabetes care and services at Letterkenny University Hospital, following the resignation of consultant endocrinologists at LUH (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25946/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Energy Infrastructure (30 May 2023)

Joe McHugh: 804. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the certification of solar photovoltaic, PV, installation add-on course requirement for an organisation (details supplied) with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to allow it to process solar grants for households. [26215/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Defective Building Materials (16 May 2023)

Joe McHugh: 269. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on potential low-interest bridging loans to address working capital difficulties for Mica homeowners, contractors and suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22845/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 May 2023)

Joe McHugh: I acknowledge the Taoiseach's ongoing commitment to the A5 and to the link to Letterkenny. A business case will be presented for Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, for the twin towns bypass and the Letterkenny-Lifford link shortly. Whatever needs to be done financially, administratively and politically, will be done in the next while and I look forward to that. With regard to the...