Results 1-20 of 488 for long speaker:Joe McHugh

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Defective Building Materials (20 Feb 2024)

Joe McHugh: ...have to contend with a house that is slowly falling down. In the words of the husband, "This is an awful weight hanging over us." This family is being asked to reapply again, to start again the long process of applying to get on the defective blocks scheme, four years later. There has to be flexibility in this scheme which would account for or lend itself to facilitating people in this...

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

Joe McHugh: ...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 statement on the matter. [42167/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Joe McHugh: ...glad to see Mr. Forde has put it down in black and white and reflected a concern among engineers. You can talk to any builder worth their salt. My father is a builder and has built many blocks over a long number of years. He keeps making the same point, namely, that the weakness in the inner block will not go away by just replacing the outer leaf. We now have scheme that very much...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Joe McHugh: ...looking for a "Yes" or "No" answer today. I am making it based on everyone's bona fides and the assumption that there is nothing to hide. We have been listening to the voice of the homeowners for so long now at committee level and at public demonstrations. I do not have mica. I try to understand it. I have been involved in this area for ten years. My neighbours have mica, as do...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (11 Jul 2023)

Joe McHugh: 398. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how long householders will have to wait to get an assessment from the Housing Agency following their application to the local authority under the building condition assessment under the enhanced defective concrete blocks scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34040/23]

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: ...that regard, this representative group, which has worked so constructively in a short period, should be central to any of those deliberations. As Deputy English pointed out, this has gone on for too long. Even the words we use at this stage will fall on deaf ears. The words have been plentiful and the words have been strong. There has been plenty of compassion towards the issue. It...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Múnlú ár dTodhchaí Dátheangaigh agus Seirbhísí Poiblí Dátheangacha: Fondúireacht Eolaíochta Éireann (29 Mar 2023)

Joe McHugh: ...with all the changes. They are working under time pressure. However, we should look at the thing chronologically. Let us look at building from the bottom, because building from the bottom does not take long. In 2015, we went into those weak Gaeltacht areas and they were teaching Irish through the medium of English. Let us call a spade a spade. In 2015, some of the weaker Gaeltacht...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Riachtanais Bailithe agus Cóireála Fuíolluisce sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (22 Mar 2023)

Joe McHugh: ...scenarios. I understand that. Tuigim é sin ach an cheist atá agamsa ná: is there a way being developed to try to find a solution to this where people are not on an ongoing housing list? Tá daoine ar liosta feithimh atá ag éirí níos mó agus níos mó. The list is getting bigger and bigger. Can we try to begin the conversations or...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Buildings Projects (8 Mar 2023)

Joe McHugh: ...so far and all of the taxpayers' money that has gone into investment, design teams, architects, quantity surveying and all of that work. If we stop that, we are back to duplicating this work and it will cost in the long run. I am aware the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform works on multi-annual budgets, but we need to find a better system. I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Buildings Projects (8 Mar 2023)

Joe McHugh: ...There is a major issue with the Department of Education regarding capital funding. My major concern is that if we stall 58 to 60 of the projects that are ready to go to tender or ready to go to construction, it will stall the system, planning will run out and we will end up with a situation where redesign will have to happen and it will cost more in the long run. I ask the Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Mar 2023)

Joe McHugh: ...since taking on his new role. I wish him every success in that role and into the future. Today we discuss matters arising from the General Affairs Council. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that one should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable or otherwise engage in...

Public Dental Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2023)

Joe McHugh: ...we are quite poor at presenting ourselves on health grounds. Maybe that includes dental care. I met one of our work colleagues outside the door and he told me he has not been to the dentist in a long time. There is a cleaning service included under the PRSI scheme for certain bands. I encourage people to take up that service. There is also an onus on the dentists as well. I have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Joe McHugh: ...Lucsamburg agus sa Bhruiséil. I welcome Professor O'Brennan to this discussion today on opportunities not just for young people but any Irish people looking at career paths or career change opportunities within the European Union. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Joe McHugh: Professor O'Brennan has quite a long speech and there is a lot of good stuff in it. If it is okay with Professor O'Brennan, it might be better that members interrupt rather than the committee moving to staged questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Rule of Law Report: Engagement with European Commissioner for Justice (24 Nov 2022)

Joe McHugh: ...his team. Our discussion will focus on several areas ranging from data protection and rule of law to hate speech and the war in Ukraine. Before we begin, I will read a note on privilege and some housekeeping matters. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Joe McHugh: ...tháinig an nuacht amach bhíomar iontach sásta leis. Guím ádh mór air ar a aistear amach anseo. Chomh maith le Tony, cuirim fáilte roimh Brian Murphy agus Niamh Mahon. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Network (16 Nov 2022)

Joe McHugh: ...signal, and I thank the Minister of State for doing that today. I thank the officials and, most important, the dedicated team in Donegal County Council which has worked hard on this for a long time. It is good to hear that a business case for submission under gate 1 of the public spending code will be made in quarter 1, which is just around the corner in 2023. This information is in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Network (16 Nov 2022)

Joe McHugh: ...be held in January 2023, and it is hoped progress can be made after that. I also want to raise the issue of the trans-European transport network, TEN-T, bypassing Stranorlar and Ballybofey - the twin towns, the connectivity between Lifford and Letterkenny, and the Bunnagee link road. We have been waiting a long time for this companion link with the A5, for want of a different expression....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK relations and the implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the Northern Ireland Protocol: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Joe McHugh: ...implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the Northern Ireland Protocol. Before we begin, I will read a note on privilege and some housekeeping matters. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it...