Results 281-300 of 8,622 for speaker:Joe McHugh in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (8 Sep 2020)

Joe McHugh: 870. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to progress university status in the north-west; his further plans to continue the momentum in relation to cross-Border collaboration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22107/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Licence Applications (8 Sep 2020)

Joe McHugh: 955. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for establishments that are currently applying for dance hall licences and that are paying substantial fees to run dances when dances are not going ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22272/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

Joe McHugh: 1337. To ask the Minister for Health the regulation for holding an Irish dance lesson; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22179/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Sep 2020)

Joe McHugh: 1316. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take in response to the recent report into gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22101/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (8 Sep 2020)

Joe McHugh: 1319. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to introduce medical cards for persons over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22109/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (8 Sep 2020)

Joe McHugh: 1323. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the human tissue (transplantation, post-mortem, anatomical examination and public display) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22124/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (8 Sep 2020)

Joe McHugh: 1324. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on kidney dialysis in each hospital on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22126/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (8 Sep 2020)

Joe McHugh: 1471. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the outcome of the ANC review in County Donegal; the townlands that were excluded; the reason they were excluded; the details for each townland exclusion and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22501/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (30 Jul 2020)

Joe McHugh: 632. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the three school campus in Buncrana, County Donegal; when it is envisaged that Donegal County Council will complete negotiations with the land owner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19550/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 Jul 2020)

Joe McHugh: 547. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the summer provision programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19114/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (28 Jul 2020)

Joe McHugh: 966. To ask the Minister for Health if the appropriate policy is in place for utilising primary health centres for urology procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18313/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (28 Jul 2020)

Joe McHugh: 967. To ask the Minister for Health the status of progress of the Carndonagh Community Hospital capital investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18316/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (28 Jul 2020)

Joe McHugh: 1045. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the EU cross border health directive as a vehicle in the short term for funding of amyloidosis; the time frame for the ultimate funding of amyloidosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18906/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (15 Jul 2020)

Joe McHugh: 84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that the A5 is kept firmly on the agenda at any upcoming North-South Ministerial Council meetings; if projects funded under TEN-T, namely, the Letterkenny to Lifford N14 and the twin towns bypass, remain central to the programme for Government commitment to balanced regional development; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (14 Jul 2020)

Joe McHugh: 227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if final approval will be given to a grant for a stadium (details supplied) under the large scale sporting infrastructure scheme; if the matter will be given urgent priority in view of the amount of time that the applicant has waited since the application was made and the merits of the project; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: Student Support Teams play an important role in supporting the well-being of students.  The Student Support Team focus is on meeting the needs of individual students and supporting systemic change to promote social and emotional competence and wellbeing.   The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) in my Department supports the work of schools in establishing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: Schools have been notified of the arrangements for the allocation of SNA support in respect of students in mainstream classes for 2020/21.  SNA allocations for special classes and special schools continue to be allocated, by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), in the normal way. There is a prescribed ratio for allocating SNAs to special classes.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: The Boards of Management of schools are responsible for the employment of ancillary staff.  Funding to cater for these services is made available from my Department through the Ancillary Services and Capitation Grants. It is a matter for the Board of Management of the school to determine whether the individual concerned may continue to work until 70 years of age having regard to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: On Friday my Department published the report to Government “Planning for reopening schools in line with the Roadmap for reopening society and business” https://www.education.ie/en/The-Department/Announcements/fra mework-for-reopening-and-operating-schools.html.  The report sets out the clear ambition to develop a sustainable plan to fully reopen schools at the start of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: On 1May 2020, the Government published a roadmap to ease Covid-19 restrictions and reopen Ireland’s economy and society.   To assist with the development of contingency plans for the re-opening and operation of schools, including special schools, in an environment that may require social distancing and other public health requirements, my Department will be engaging with...