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Thu, 16 May 2013
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Medicinal Products Supply
Joe McHugh
253. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health his views on the decision by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics not to recommend reimbursement for Pirfenidone to patients with idopathic pulmonary fibrosis; if he will engage with the Irish Lung Fibrosis Association; if he will review a submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23381/13]
Wed, 15 May 2013
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Tourism Industry Issues
Joe McHugh
68. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his 32-county strategy for a lighthouse tourism trail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19160/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Proposed Legislation
Joe McHugh
226. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills with reference to the draft SOLAS Bill's definition of further education and training, if he will consider broadening the definition to include other systematic and deliberate learning undertaken by adults in a wide variety of settings and contexts, both formal and non-formal, in particular community education; if he will consider specifically naming Independent Community Education as a provider group within the legislation; if there is scope for modification of Section 7(h) and Section 7(h)2 to expressly address the training and upskilling needs of persons within and outside the labour market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22702/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Air Pollution
Joe McHugh
444. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with reference to the Air Pollution Act, if he will update Dáil Éireann on the impact of the new regulations on activity in the black market; if he will advise businesses that legitimately operate in this sector whose customer bases have heretofore been drawn from within and outside of the restricted area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22760/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Health Services Provision
Joe McHugh
589. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on the proposal to establish a paediatric diabetic nursing service in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22209/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Hospital Services
Joe McHugh
590. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on plans to develop a new radiotherapy unit at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry City. [22210/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Services for People with Disabilities
Joe McHugh
661. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive gives priority to personal care to the exclusion of other needs and services for persons with disabilities [22708/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Services for People with Disabilities
Joe McHugh
662. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has contingency funds or plans for persons with a disability who may have to attend public hospitals if carer services change [22709/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Mobility Allowance Decision
Joe McHugh
663. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on plans for a proposed new allowance form for transport grants. [22710/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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EU Funding
Joe McHugh
722. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will update Dáil Éireann on his engagements with the European Commission in respect of the TEN-T funding round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22211/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Road Improvement Schemes
Joe McHugh
723. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will update Dáil Éireann on plans to upgrade the N14 road linking Letterkenny and Lifford/Strabane. [22212/13]
Thu, 9 May 2013
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School Staffing
Joe McHugh
86. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review an application for supplementary redeployment panel by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [21958/13]
Thu, 9 May 2013
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Auctioneering Licences
Joe McHugh
159. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality with reference to the licensing of auctioneers who operate in livestock marts, if he will give due consideration to marts in Gaeltacht regions; his views on whether professional indemnity insurance requirements for such commercial operations should take into account the fact that marts do not provide advice to purchasers but instead facilitate sales and purchases; if he will try to identify a less bureaucratic way of securing tax clearance compliance than via the method currently envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21974/13]
Wed, 8 May 2013
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Commonage Division
Joe McHugh
15. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he has to update regulation of commonage lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19159/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Tax Reliefs Application
Joe McHugh
121. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the reason persons who availed of Revenue job assist whilst enduring long-term unemployment, subsequently receive wage deductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21147/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Student Grant Scheme Delays
Joe McHugh
168. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if students whose Student Universal Support Ireland grants were delayed through no fault of their own will be compensated, consistent with extra revenue secured by the State via delayed payments of the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21211/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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School Staffing
Joe McHugh
180. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a submission from a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21420/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Property Taxation Application
Joe McHugh
263. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the purpose of the local property tax; if he will itemise its envisaged usage in public expenditure, with particular reference to rural counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21210/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Cross-Border Co-operation
Joe McHugh
30. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will work with the Northern Ireland Minister for Justice to explore the potential value of a Donegal-Tyrone-Derry community policing board structure based on this State's existing joint policing committee model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20591/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Cross-Border Co-operation
Joe McHugh
40. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will engage with Minister David Ford of the Northern Ireland Executive with a view to establishing the worthiness of a possible Donegal-Tyrone-Derry community policing structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20592/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Irish Communities Abroad
Joe McHugh
49. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his efforts to engage with Irish citizens who work and reside abroad. [20906/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Schools Health and Safety Issues
Joe McHugh
83. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the health and safety guidelines that pertain in respect of supervision of primary school children; if there is a pupil-adult ratio regarding same; the number of students per campus that is permissible per adult; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20891/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Schools Recognition
Joe McHugh
86. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a submission from a school (details supplied) in County Donegal that proposes to continue to provide a valuable educational facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20941/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Fish Quotas
Joe McHugh
203. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on a submission regarding the seafood industry (details supplied) that was presented to him in March 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20877/13]
Wed, 1 May 2013
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Carbon Tax Collection
Joe McHugh
88. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline his plans for introducing carbon taxation on coal; if he has considered the implications of such a development on cross-Border imports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20668/13]
Wed, 1 May 2013
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Joe McHugh
256. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health with reference to a service (details supplied) in County Donegal, if there is a timeframe for this appointment. [20729/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Job Creation Numbers
Joe McHugh
276. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the percentage of new jobs that were created in 2012 and in Q1 2013 by Industrial Development Agency supported companies on a county basis. [20106/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Languages Programme
Joe McHugh
343. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will engage with the Northern Ireland Executive and the Scottish Government to develop a Gaeilge-Ulster Scots language tourism product; his views in this respect on Ulster-Scots culture in North America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19947/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Tourism Promotion
Joe McHugh
595. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline his vision for the development of the country's maritime heritage, with specific reference to community dividends from tourism associated with lighthouses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19946/13]
Wed, 24 Apr 2013
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Domestic Violence Policy
Joe McHugh
244. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a submission from an organisation (details supplied) about the rationalisation of health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19310/13]
Wed, 24 Apr 2013
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Disability Support Services
Joe McHugh
247. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health with reference to mobility allowances and motorised transport grants, his plans for provision of services to persons who live with cystic fibrosis; if the criteria will take specific account of lives conditioned by cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19338/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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Garda Recruitment
Joe McHugh
504. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate when recruitment to an Garda Síochána is likely to recommence. [18890/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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Sale of State Assets
Joe McHugh
521. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the concerns of an organisation (details supplied); if he will outline his views on the ownership of Coillte; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18266/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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Rural Transport Programme
Joe McHugh
692. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding rural transport developments in County Donegal. [19105/13]
Thu, 18 Apr 2013
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Performance Management Systems
Joe McHugh
25. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on his efforts to implement performance management methodologies within the public sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17735/13]
Thu, 18 Apr 2013
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Strategic Management Initiative
Joe McHugh
44. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the efficacy of the Strategic Management Initiative of 1994; the action that he has taken to promote greater systematic incentives for public service workers in this decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17736/13]
Thu, 18 Apr 2013
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Farm Assist Scheme Payments
Joe McHugh
141. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are in receipt of a payment (details supplied); if she will publish this information in a county format; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18056/13]
Thu, 18 Apr 2013
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Mortgage Arrears Proposals
Joe McHugh
146. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection if all financial brokers who are independently regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland and who carry professional indemnity insurance will be eligible as operators of his new scheme for assisting persons in mortgage arrears. [18174/13]
Wed, 17 Apr 2013
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Joe McHugh
8. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding that is being provided for support services for children with autism; the numbers of people who are employed in associated programmes; if he will provide information on support services that are provided at regional levels to parents of children with autism; if he will outline the relationship with the primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17447/13]
Wed, 17 Apr 2013
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Joe McHugh
65. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that is being provided for support services for children with autism; the numbers of staff employed in associated programmes; if he will elaborate on support services that are provided to parents of children with autism at a regional level; if he will outline the relationship with the primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17446/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Inter-Country Adoptions
Joe McHugh
115. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will update Dáil Éireann on her Department's engagements with Prospective Adoptive Parents of Ireland. [17246/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Cross-Border Projects
Joe McHugh
159. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will update Dáil Éireann on her Department's engagements with Northern Ireland agencies in developing youth cross-border and cross-community relationships. [17247/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Teachers' Remuneration
Joe McHugh
369. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline any plans that are being developed to revise Gaeltacht, Island and Secretary to Board of Management allowances that are provided for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16100/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Joe McHugh
399. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider including Down syndrome under the low incidence disability classification for the purpose of allocation resource hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16424/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Exemptions
Joe McHugh
799. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with reference to the non-principal private residence charge, if he will advise a person (details supplied) who has moved to Great Britain where he is now working and who now faces a bill that includes arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16758/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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UN Conventions Ratification
Joe McHugh
913. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will update Dáil Éireann on the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities; his views on whether there is legal impediment to its immediate ratification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16925/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
Joe McHugh
956. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the availability of extra Garda patrolling hours with reference to the patrol car attrition rate; the number of extra patrolling hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17508/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Child Care Services Provision
Joe McHugh
1086. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs with reference to the €2.75 million fund for maintaining the upkeep of interior services, equipment and natural outdoor spaces for all children, if she will clarify which types of child care settings are eligible for this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16810/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Joe McHugh
1262. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will request that the Health Service Executive consider a proposal that may shorten waiting lists; and if he will ask the HSE to contact this Deputy directly. [16928/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Hospital Procedures
Joe McHugh
1263. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will review the proposal to make deep brain stimulation available here, through a North-South initiative; if he will consider the idea of allowing procedures to be carried out in Northern Ireland in order that patients could have pre and post-operative care managed in the Republic, instead of patients in the Republic of Ireland having to go overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16930/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Mobility Allowance Decision
Joe McHugh
1330. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health with reference to mobility allowances, motorised transport grants and the ring-fencing of €10 million funding for the scheme, if the renewed services structure will include a multiple approach scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17618/13]
Thu, 28 Mar 2013
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Betting Legislation
Joe McHugh
94. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will advise Dáil Éireann of his plans for fair and transparent taxation of gambling here; if he will refer specifically to online gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15870/13]
Thu, 28 Mar 2013
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Motor Tax Collection
Joe McHugh
152. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with reference to the proposal that motor tax be payable incrementally and acknowledging the administrative costs that would arise from paper processing of quarterly payments, if he will consider a direct debit option via personal bank accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15941/13]
Thu, 28 Mar 2013
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Industrial Relations Issues
Joe McHugh
177. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ask the Labour Relations Commission to review the terms that underpin its engagement with organisations that represent particular cohorts of public sector workers; if he will ask the LRC to engage formally with two organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15873/13]
Wed, 27 Mar 2013
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Tourism Promotion
Joe McHugh
7. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his vision for the development of the country's maritime heritage, with specific reference to community dividends from tourism associated with lighthouses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12870/13]
Wed, 27 Mar 2013
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Tourism Promotion
Joe McHugh
22. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the continued relative decline in overseas visitors from Britain in comparison to other locations; if there is need for a reconsideration of the overseas marketing activities of our tourism agencies to focus to a greater extent on those markets where there has been considerable growth in the past number of years instead of Britain; if he supports the development of a cross-border lighthouse tourism trail in this respect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15035/13]
Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Office of the Ombudsman
Joe McHugh
213. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance when tax concessions for disabled drivers will come under the remit of the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15117/13]
Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Special Educational Needs Services Provision
Joe McHugh
249. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the availability of services for autism at a primary level in County Donegal, with reference to autism units that may be currently available in schools; the number of students with autism that are attending services for the 2012/2013 term; if he will project numbers for the 2013/2014 term; if he will outline any plans for future service expansion; if he will clarify catchment rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14918/13]
Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Teachers' Remuneration
Joe McHugh
263. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills with reference to a recent missive issued by his Department to secondary school teachers, if he will explain the reason work that was conducted by teachers prior to 2011 must have been conducted by qualified teachers who were registered with the Teaching Council; if he will outline the incentives that his Department is putting in place for newly qualified teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15130/13]
Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
Joe McHugh
314. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will explain the encouragement the State gives to a cohort of students (details supplied); if she believes that such students should abandon their studies and apply to the live register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14729/13]
Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Garda Deployment
Joe McHugh
408. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the road safety value of a regular Gardamobile safety camera van checkpoint (details supplied) in County Donegal; if he appreciates that this location is the safest point for overtaking on the 25 kilometre R238 route that connects Derry City and Buncrana; if he will communicate with the appropriate authorities regarding this location with a view to ensuring that the best road safety outcomes are served; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15112/13]
Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Guthrie Cards Retention
Joe McHugh
565. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health his views on the database of Guthrie cards and on its availability for usage by the Health Service Executive as a resource for supporting health service delivery into the future. [15074/13]
Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Sporting Events
Joe McHugh
622. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a potential bid for the rugby world cup by the Irish Rugby Football Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15197/13]
Thu, 21 Mar 2013
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Mortgage Arrears
Joe McHugh
6. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the numbers of mortgages that were drawn down in County Donegal and in Northern Ireland which are in arrears today; if he will explain his strategy for supporting affected families' wishes to move into sustainable financial arrangements and to also remain in the family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13937/13]
Thu, 21 Mar 2013
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Mortgage Arrears Rate
Joe McHugh
57. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will explain his concept of sustainable mortgages and unsustainable mortgages here; if he will estimate the number of unsustainable mortgages here; his strategy for supporting people who are burdened by these unsustainable mortgages; the numbers of mortgages drawn down in County Donegal and drawn down in the country that are in long-term arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13936/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Hospital Acquired Infections
Joe McHugh
86. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to tackle MRSA in Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14338/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Student Grant Scheme Expenditure
Joe McHugh
239. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will update Dáil Éireann on the student assistance fund; the amount of funding that has been allocated in Budget 2013 for distribution through the fund in 2013-2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14114/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Cultural Policy
Joe McHugh
331. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on a submission (details supplied). [14124/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Fish Quotas
Joe McHugh
437. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 536 of 12 March 2013, if he will update Dáil Éireann on the deliberations of the monthly stakeholder meeting with respect to the proposal to allocate extra herring quota for herring in Area VIa to boats of less than 15 metres in length. [13988/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Foreign Adoptions
Joe McHugh
439. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will explain the distinction between a Hague Convention and a Hague standard in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the number of Irish couples with pre-Hague section 63 declarations who have adopted children from Russia since the Hague concord; the reason a hold has been placed on registering adoptions from Russia; if she will advise the family on the way they should now approach the matter; and if she will acknowledge that the couple acted to date in good faith. [14119/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Health Care Inflation
Joe McHugh
481. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health his views on inflation in healthcare prices here and across the European Union; if he will update Dáil Éireann on any relevant EU discussions in which his Department is engaged; if he will compare Irish health care inflation trends since 2005 with Dutch health care inflation trends; if he will identify sources for relevant statistical data; if his Department has conducted any relevant statistical analysis since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14216/13]
Thu, 14 Mar 2013
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Special Educational Needs Services Provision
Joe McHugh
56. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an overview of services that are available to a cohort of students (details supplied); his vision for the provision of such education to students of this profile into the future; the supports that are available to the families of such students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13528/13]
Thu, 14 Mar 2013
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Family Support Services
Joe McHugh
63. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with reference to the Fiscal Case for Working with Troubled Families and also Listening to Troubled Families that were published by the British Government last month, if his Department will publish comparative statistical profiles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13541/13]
Thu, 14 Mar 2013
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Údarás na Gaeltachta
Joe McHugh
74. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht with reference to an industrial estate in County Donegal, if his Department and Údarás na Gaeltachta will consider a proposal (details supplied); and if he will communicate directly with a person regarding this matter. [13499/13]
Thu, 14 Mar 2013
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Residency Permits
Joe McHugh
92. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) was granted just one year even though similar applicants secured five years of residency; the reason for the delay in making a decision; if he will justify the fact that the applicant has spent all personal savings on living here for four years in order to qualify; if humanitarian grounds are considered; and if he will write directly to the applicant. [13526/13]
Thu, 14 Mar 2013
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Departmental Expenditure
Joe McHugh
109. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding a barracks (details supplied) in County Donegal; the costs to the State to date in 2013 of associated security; when there will be a transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13502/13]
Wed, 13 Mar 2013
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Tourism Promotion
Joe McHugh
15. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will engage with the Northern Ireland Executive and the Scottish Government to develop a Gaeilge-Ulster Scots language tourism product; his views in respect of same on Ulster Scots culture in North America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12871/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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IBRC Staff
Joe McHugh
190. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns of a person (details supplied) in County Antrim whose personal circumstances are changing due to the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13029/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Construction Sector Strategy
Joe McHugh
199. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills his strategy and its achievements since March 2011 in supporting displaced construction workers to develop skill sets for deployment in growing and secure industries; if he will acknowledge the employment challenges that face displaced construction workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12893/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Teacher Redeployment
Joe McHugh
236. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills with reference to new applicants for panel rights at primary teacher level including applicants who previously applied in 2012, if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who has worked in a temporary capacity for seven years in two separate dioceses, will be in a position to secure a place on the 2013-14 panel. [12900/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Electricity Generation
Joe McHugh
385. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will give an update on the micro-generation scheme that was announced in February 2009; when decisions will be made; when the scheme will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12725/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Garda Deployment
Joe McHugh
480. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by Garda station and rank who were in service in each county in the State on 31 December for each year from 2002 to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12834/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Legal Services Regulation
Joe McHugh
483. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality with reference to the Legal Services Bill, if he will outline his vision to increased competition in the provision of legal services here; his views on the envisaged role of legal executives in ensuring greater value and competition for citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12881/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Fishing Fleet Modernisation
Joe McHugh
533. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline his long-term plans for dedicated white-fish boats over 24 metres which are subject to increasing fuel costs and regulation commitments. [12861/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Fish Quotas
Joe McHugh
536. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if boats of less than 15 metres will be considered for extra quota for herring in Area Vla in view of the fact that fewer than ten such licensed boats operate in the fishery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12891/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Health Insurance Cover
Joe McHugh
657. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health his views on the MRI scanning system that is in place at Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, for which Voluntary Health Insurance does not have a reimbursement scheme, whereas there is a reimbursement scheme for a similar service at Sligo Hospital; if he will ask the VHI to explain the reason the scheme is in place in one hospital but not in the other hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13062/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Rail Services
Joe McHugh
678. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give an update on freight movement here; if there has been an increase in freight movements by rail since 2008; if he envisages increases in the coming years; if he will engage with the Northern Ireland Executive on developing common policies in this respect; if he will give details of his most recent engagements with Iarnród Éireann on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12715/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Taxi Regulations
Joe McHugh
683. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the new clocking in system that obtains for taxi drivers; the reason for a uniform national system; if he acknowledges the potential benefits of a system that would acknowledge regional differences within the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12889/13]
Wed, 6 Mar 2013
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Garda Policing Plans
Joe McHugh
13. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will update Dáil Éireann on rural policing in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11420/13]
Wed, 6 Mar 2013
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Cross-Border Co-operation
Joe McHugh
49. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will update Dáil Éireann on cooperation between An Garda Síochána, the PSNI and MI-5, with specific reference to cooperation between An Garda Síochána Superintendents and their Northern Ireland equivalents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11419/13]
Wed, 6 Mar 2013
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Mobility Allowance Decision
Joe McHugh
224. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health when a replacement scheme will be in place after the motorised transport scheme ceases in four months time. [12240/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Motor Tax Collection
Joe McHugh
331. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider equalising motor tax payments for one-off, six-month and quarterly arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10949/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Air Pollution
Joe McHugh
358. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 496 of 19 February 2013, if affected vendors will be able to sell smokey coal to customers who live outside the restricted area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11537/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Garda Transport Provision
Joe McHugh
373. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has asked Garda management to consider adopting a leasing policy for transport in certain areas; if his attention has been drawn to similar arrangements that obtain in other EU Member States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11042/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Garda Deployment
Joe McHugh
382. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí by Garda station and by Garda rank who were in service in each county in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11286/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Proposed Legislation
Joe McHugh
395. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Fines Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11685/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Prison Committals
Joe McHugh
396. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 26 February 2013, the costs in the twelve month period of committing the 6,197 males and the 1,682 females; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11705/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Medical Card Reviews
Joe McHugh
545. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the review of medical cards for persons aged over 70 years; his views on the possible impact on elderly persons who do not have family or professional access to administrative supports in respect of participating in the reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11320/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Hospital Internships
Joe McHugh
556. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 649 of 26 March 2013, if he will make a statement to Dáil Éireann regarding the envisaged roles for 2014 graduates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11395/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Medical Card Reviews
Joe McHugh
561. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health with reference to withdrawal and renewal of medical cards, if he will provide assurances to elderly persons with mental health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11433/13]