Results 141-160 of 233 for cork speaker:Joe McHugh

Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 33 - Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: ...;il Oileáin na hÉireann will be on Sherkin Island in a number of weeks. If there is anything we can do during that event, or as a side event, or if we can organise officials from the local authority in Cork to be there, my officials will be happy to do that. The Department's officials have had meetings in an effort to do something but there is a block somewhere. I do not know...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (20 Mar 2018)

Joe McHugh: ...: County 2012/2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 to date Antrim 62 20 33 17 3 Armagh 8 10 5 7 Carlow 9 9 4 14 2 Cavan 1 14 7 9 2 Clare 5 15 39 20 13 Cork 56 105 134 180 49 Derry 18 11 13 7 1 Donegal 29 34 103 71 76 Down 5 2 11 5 - Dublin City and County 170 360 325 287 51 Fermanagh 3 0 0 1 ...

Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)

Joe McHugh: ...with the group on Sherkin Island, with which I am familiar. When I was on the island, I met the group and it is a great project. As the Deputy pointed out, there was a history and precedent of Cork County Council funding part of the programme. We will continue to consult the island community and need some pathway to a solution. We do not have it, but perhaps the Deputy might influence...

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Feb 2018)

Joe McHugh: ...blocks that will enable Ireland's future offshore renewable energy industry. The offshore renewable energy test sites in Mayo and Galway Bay, along with the Lir National Ocean Test Facility in Cork, represent a full suite of world-class test facilities to help develop this promising resource. These actions, and the many others in the plan, will result in reducing our fossil fuel use...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Data (5 Dec 2017)

Joe McHugh: ...3 9 Total 414 2,941 Kerry Achadh Tiobraid 3 6 An Clochán 6 21 An Coireán 6 12 An Daingean 95 394 An tImleach Mór 7 23 Baile an Fheirtéaraigh 29 69 Baile an Sceilg 14 53 Baile na nGall 18 24 Cathair Dónall 7 11 Cathair Saidhbhín 2 9 Cé Bhréanainn 4 3 Ceann Trá 16 17 Lios Póil 13 20 ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Live Register Data (18 Oct 2017)

Joe McHugh: ...and County Intreo offices, September 2017 Intreo Office Persons under 25 years Balbriggan 301 Ballyfermot 350 Ballymun 384 Bishop Square 449 Blanchardstown 534 Clondalkin 624 Coolock 413 Cork Street 488 Dún Laoghaire 257 Finglas 588 Kilbarrack 283 Kings Inn Street (Parnell Street) 278 Navan Road 375 Nutgrove (Rathfarnham) 162 Swords 248 Tallaght 1,065 Dublin City...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding (11 Oct 2017)

Joe McHugh: ...sources of income from other commercial projects overseen by them. In relation to islands outside the Gaeltacht, my Department currently provides annual funding of circa €0.5m to organisations for administrative structures that cover nine islands in counties Mayo, Galway and Cork.  The role of these bodies differs significantly from that of Gaeltacht...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (10 Oct 2017)

Joe McHugh: ...activities that support the promotion of the Irish language outside the Gaeltacht. Organisations that receive annual funding include Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe, Gaillimh le Gaeilge, Gnó Mhaigh Eo and Gael Taca, Cork. These schemes also provide funding for small scale capital projects, associated with the promotion of the Irish language outside the Gaeltacht. Most recently, funding...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Data (11 Jul 2017)

Joe McHugh: ..., Donegal 35.3% Clonleigh South, Donegal 30.9% Gort an Choirce, Donegal 30.4% Raphoe, Donegal 29.2% Letterkenny Urban, Donegal 27.4% Donegal Leitir Mhic an Bhaird, Donegal 27.1% Knocknaheeny, Cork City 33.5% Mayfield, Cork City 33.2% The Glen A, Cork City 33.1% Fair Hill B, Cork City 29.7% Cork Farranferris B, Cork City 28.6% Ardnaree South Urban, Mayo 31.4% An Geata...

Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (23 Feb 2017)

Joe McHugh: .... He also mentioned the business interactions and the fact that Irish companies in America employed more people there than American companies did here. That is a rich connection and fluid movement of people. I met a young woman from Cork who had a company in Limerick and did a great deal of her work in San Francisco with a larger company. This movement of people happens on a daily...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Passport Services (14 Jul 2016)

Joe McHugh: ...citizen needs to travel a significant distance to renew a passport. Over 90% of passport applications from the island of Ireland to date this year were submitted through the postal service. To accommodate a relatively small number of people with urgent or sudden travel needs, an appointment service is in operation in the passport offices in Dublin and Cork. This allows customers to book...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Passport Services (14 Jul 2016)

Joe McHugh: ...Office in Dublin in the case of an emergency such as the death of a loved one or to avail of a health appointment. Such trips are not a one-day turnaround. Galway to Dublin and Limerick to Cork are one-day turnarounds. If one must travel from Letterkenny, west Donegal or Arranmore Island, going to the Passport Office will necessitate an overnight stay in Dublin which will result in a...

Rent Certainty Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Jun 2016)

Joe McHugh: ...measures are one side of the equation. Measures to support accelerated supply across all tenures are also critical. In addition to measures already under way under Construction 2020 and the social housing strategy to tackle this issue, the November package included the following measures to further address supply: a targeted development contribution rebate initiative in Dublin and Cork...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (13 Jan 2016)

Joe McHugh: ...xda;darás na Gaeltachta client companies at the end of 2014 by county were as set out in the following table. County Year end 31/12/2014 Donegal 1,942 Mayo 685 Galway 2,835 Meath 186 Kerry 671 Cork 586 Waterford 148 Total 7,053 Údarás na Gaeltachta has informed me that the comparable figures for the year to end-2015 are currently being finalised. It is intended...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Exploration Research (8 Dec 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...and other external experts such as the Environmental Protection Agency; the Geological Survey of Ireland; An Bord Pleanála; Northern Ireland Environment Agency; ETH Zürich and University College Cork. The Technical Review Group process is fully independent of the internal quality control process put in place by the Consortium.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Prospecting Licences (1 Dec 2015)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 603 to 607, inclusive, together. The prospecting licences (PL) for areas 3435, 2899 and 2900 were granted to Westcork Copper Mining Co. Ltd (the licensee) for a period of six years from 25 February 2010 until 24 February 2016. PLs are reviewed by my Department every two years to ensure that the licensee has complied with all licence conditions (i.e. the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Exploration Licences (18 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...been four commercial natural gas discoveries since exploration began offshore Ireland in the early 1970s, namely the Kinsale, Ballycotton and Seven Heads (Kinsale area) producing gas fields off the coast of Cork and the Corrib gas field off the coast of Mayo. The direct financial return to the State from the Kinsale and Ballycotton gas fields operated by PSE Kinsale Energy is through...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Hydraulic Fracturing (17 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...and other external experts such as the Environmental Protection Agency; the Geological Survey of Ireland; An Bord Pleanála; Northern Ireland Environment Agency; ETH Zürich and University College Cork. The Technical Review Group process is fully independent of the internal quality control process put in place by the Consortium.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Environmental Protection Agency Investigations (3 Nov 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...of Ireland (GSI); Health Service Executive (HSE); Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA); the former Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) (now part of EPA); University of Ulster; University College Cork; University of Bergen, Norway.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Air Services Provision (24 Sep 2015)

Joe McHugh: ...of State with special responsibility for the islands, I wanted in the first 12 months of my tenure to go to the islands I had never visited. I had never been to Sherkin Island, off the coast of Cork, or Bere Island, where I had a wonderful experience. I had never been to Tory Island, but I have been there now. I have an outstanding invitation to Inishbofin, where there was an issue with...