18. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline her work to date to help families whose unresolved applications to adopt children from abroad preceded Ireland's consent to the provisions of the Hague agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47704/13]
12. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Defence his vision of the purpose to be served by Department of Defence buildings that formerly functioned as Irish Army barracks; if he acknowledges the potential of such buildings to be settings for the development of youth facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46649/13]
10. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Defence his plans for Rockhill House, Letterkenny, County Donegal, which formerly functioned as an Army barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46648/13]
749. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on his engagement with his Northern counterpart Minister Ford. [46011/13]
91. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the outcome of the referendum on Friday 4 October 2013 which established provision for a new Court of Appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45979/13]
72. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on his engagements with Minister for Justice in Northern Ireland, David Ford MLA, in respect of security in Border areas; if he will refer specifically to security concerns in rural areas here that are close to Derry City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45978/13]
9. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the quality of mobile telephone reception and broadband connectivity here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45039/13]
476. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will outline Government plans for plain packaging of cigarettes; if he will set out an indicative timeframe for the introduction of relevant measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44638/13]
461. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for supporting farmers with private hill holdings whose single farm payments in disadvantaged areas are relatively low; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44608/13]
316. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on his engagements with the North-South Ministerial Council. [43517/13]
315. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to develop language tourism in respect of Ulster-Scots and Gaeilge, with reference to the Appalachian community in North America. [43516/13]
148. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the work that he and the Revenue Commissioners are doing to address the availability of illicit tobacco here; if he and the Revenue Commissioners have engaged with Northern Ireland customs on this matter; the cost to the State in 2011, 2012, and to date in 2013 of illicit tobacco trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44638/13]
99. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his efforts to promote enterprise in the Gaeltacht; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44249/13]
97. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views regarding the potential to develop language tourism products here; his views on whether the Appalachian and UIster-Scots diasporas in North America would be attracted to Ulster-Scots and Gaelic linguistic interpretations of Irish history including the history of the Ulster Plantation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44248/13]
77. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will evaluate the merits and de-merits of a special non-haulage taxation rate for quad bikes that are used by farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43695/13]
355. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an appraisal of the five year new entrants scheme programme; the number of places that have been allocated to date; the number of places that have been taken up to date; if the scheme is meeting the targets that were envisaged at its outset; if unsuccessful applicants may be allocated slots that are not taken up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43471/13]
257. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review a case (details supplied) that relates to the management of a housing estate in County Donegal; if he will identify a pathway forward for the residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43014/13]
43. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on political reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42300/13]
9. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on his engagements with the troika; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42301/13]
502. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider issuing licences for small inshore boats and white fish boats in respect of monk, haddock and prawns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42366/13]
501. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of white fish boats that are registered with tonnage and are working out of each area in Irish waters. [42365/13]
395. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will declare the total motor tax take on a category of vehicles (details supplied); the rationale that determines the rate at which this tax is set; if he will review this item in view of the on-road to off-road usage ratio that typically applies in respect of utilisation of these vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42059/13]
79. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed with senior American politicians the likelihood that deportation of all persons who live in the USA without documentation would cost the American exchequer $285 billion; whether he has emphasised the potential that persons without documentation have to contribute to the American economy; if he will update Dáil Éireann on his engagements on behalf of Irish citizens who live in the USA without documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41270/13]
71. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his efforts to progress visa resolution for Irish citizens who live without documentation in the United States. [41056/13]
56. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his Department's engagements with Dr. Richard Haass in September 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41147/13]
179. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will update Dáil Éireann on his recent work engaging with political leaders in the USA regarding Irish citizens who live in that country without documentation. [30046/13]
178. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will update Dáil Éireann on the European Council's deliberations in 2013 on the principle of subsidiarity that underpins the European Union; if he will refer in this regard to developments that occurred during Ireland's Presidency of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30048/13]
158. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the formal mechanisms that are in place for facilitating formal engagements between local authority managers and their equivalent counterparts in Northern Ireland; if there is a strategic planning unit in the North-South Ministerial Council to consider integrated joined-up thinking in education, transport, and public health provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40799/13]
134. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views regarding developing a cross-Border greenway; his plans for greenway developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40439/13]
131. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his engagement at the North-South Ministerial Council in respect of the A5 carriageway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40438/13]
76. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the proposal by An Bord Iascaigh Mhara for development of deep-sea fish farms off the Atlantic coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39149/13]
70. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his efforts to support the fishing industry in Area VIa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39148/13]
5. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Taoiseach if he has discussed with the British Prime Minister this summer's Northern Ireland stimulus package as announced by the British Government; if the Irish Government will consider the package with reference to Strand II of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39053/13]
4. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Taoiseach if he has discussed with the British Prime Minister this summer's Northern Ireland stimulus package as announced by the British Government; if the Irish Government will measure the impact of the Northern stimulus package on the Border counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39052/13]
1165. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of commonages in County Donegal and his views on those properties in view of the report on the review of commonage lands and framework management plans. [37044/13]
146. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance in view of the registrations of just 126 motor homes here in 2013 compared with 1014 in 2009 and 880 in 2010, if he will review the performance of the sector with reference to price elasticity of demand and cross-price easticities as well as income factors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36855/13]
244. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health his views on the decision in July 2009 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer to place sunbeds in the highest cancer risk category and its rating of sunbeds as carcinogenic together with tobacco and plutonium; if plans are being developed to regulate sunbeds here; the increase in incidence of skin cancer here that has been observed between 1994 and 2010; when the relevant legislation will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34080/13]
73. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the numbers of new motor-homes that have been registered in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; if he will consider reviewing the decision by the previous Government to introduce VRT in respect of motor-homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34017/13]
65. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the position of Falun Gong practitioners in Chinese society. [33808/13]
537. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if his Department is engaging in pre-budget discussions with a view to protecting existing services for personal assistance services to persons with disabilities. [33351/13]
107. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the farm assist scheme; if she will acknowledge its importance as a dependency support for many farm families in rural Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32898/13]
74. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will acknowledge the importance of farm assist as a dependency support for many farm families in rural Ireland; if she will commit to fully reviewing the scheme ahead of budget 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32897/13]
269. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on the proposal to establish co-operation between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the provision of an air ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32790/13]
165. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with reference to the announcement on 1 July 2013 of a plan to map broadband services across the country with a view to establishing comprehensive connectivity by 2015, if he will describe the methodology that will underpin this mapping exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32787/13]
126. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the rationale underpinning the €54,000 threshold that applies for parents who support four children attending third level; his views on the case of a married couple who spend 40% of net household income on supporting four children who attend university; if he will identify the person or office with managerial responsibility within the Civil Service for reviewing this threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32776/13]
201. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will update Dáil Éireann as to recent EU dialogue about Finland's position on the EU missing children help line; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32541/13]
193. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will update Dáil Éireann on European Council dialogue in respect of trafficking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32541/13]
145. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if officials who were employed in banks that received bailout and contingency funding from the Central Bank and other State institutions, were bound by the code of the Civil Service that relates to the achievement of an excellent service for Government and the other institutions of the State as well as for the public as citizens and users of public services, based on principles of integrity, impartiality, effectiveness, equity and accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32332/13]
70. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if officials who were employed in banks that received bailout and contingency funding from the Central Bank and other State institutions, were bound by the code of the Civil Service that relates to the achievement of an excellent service for Government and the other institutions of the State as well as for the public as citizens and users of public services, based on principles of integrity, impartiality, effectiveness, equity and accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32331/13]