• Fine Gael TD for Donegal
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Administrative Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 24 May 2007 — Resigned
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Services, Tax Code, Health Services, Departmental Expenditure, Telecommunications Services

(based on written questions asked by Joe McHugh and answered by departments)

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Placement (25 Jun 2019)

“We will keep it under review.”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youthreach Programme Review (25 Jun 2019)

“The good news is that my officials have started the engagement. There will be a mechanism to consider all the recommendations and see how we can progress these. We will not single out one or another. Youthreach is an invaluable pathway for young people who are struggling with mainstream education. I recognise the benefit of the relationship between the principal of the mainstream...”

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youthreach Programme Review (25 Jun 2019)

“The participation rate in Youthreach centres has reduced for several reasons, including full employment. There are still, however, gaps among young Travellers and migrants. Are we equipping them with the proper education to given them the skills to advance to third level or apprenticeship programmes? SOLAS has a key role to play in all of this. It is working with the third level sector...”

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• Has spoken in 74 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 46 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Joe McHugh speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 563 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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