Joe McHugh — Watch Them Work

Most recent lobbying returns

2026-01-21 Finance Community Platform — Emailed all Ministers, TDs and Senators with a copy of the Community Platform’s Four Tests for Budget 2026 asking them to support these proposals in the run up to the announcement of Budget 2026.
2026-01-20 Education and Training Dyslexia Association of Ireland — Dyslexia Awareness Month Presentation to Oireachtas Members for Dyslexia Awareness Month
2025-05-20 Education and Training The Union of Students in Ireland — Lobby day email
2025-01-21 Budgetary matters Rehab Group — Rehab's Election Manifesto sent to Political Parties and Candidates in upcoming General Election and participation in NDSA Election Hustings
2025-01-21 Foreign Affairs National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ireland — We emailed the 220 public representatives - TDs and Senators - to ask them to sign a statement - "Join UN Rapporteurs to help protect Baha'i Women in Iran."
2025-01-21 Economic Development and Industry Ibec — Northwest business priorities for Budget 2025
2025-01-13 Education and Training Dyslexia Association of Ireland — Dyslexia Awareness Month Presentation for Oireachtas Members on The Need for Extra Time in State Exams
2025-01-13 Arts Galway Film Resource Centre Limited — Regional Film and Screen Industries Development

Date	Them	Party	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2023-06-14	nil	ta	Amendment again put	Retained Fire Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2023-06-14	nil	ta	Question put	Retained Fire Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2022-07-06	nil	ta	Question put	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed)	Carried
2022-07-06	ta	nil	Amendment put	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages	Lost
2022-07-06	ta	nil	Amendment again put	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages	Lost
2022-07-06	nil	ta	Question again put	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages	Carried
2018-06-14	staon	nil	Amendment put	Death of Shane O'Farrell: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Lost

Date	Pos	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2024-11-05	ta	Question put	Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Finance) ↗	Carried
2024-11-05	ta	Question put	An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Public Health Service Staffing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Amendment put	Public Health Service Staffing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (Resumed)	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Affordable Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Amendment put	Affordable Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2024-10-23	nil	Question put	Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed)	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: From the Seanad	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed)	Carried
2024-10-09	ta	Question put	European Union Regulations: Motion (Resumed)	Carried
2024-10-09	nil	Question put	Planning and Development (An Taisce) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Independent PMB ↗	Lost
2024-10-09	ta	Question put	Spending of Public Funds by the Government: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2024-10-09	ta	Amendment put	Spending of Public Funds by the Government: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried

Top departments

66	Health
63	Education
54	Housing
24	Agriculture
19	Transport
18	Finance
17	Further and Higher Education
10	Rural

Most recent

2024-11-06 Education Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education for an update on the salary and pensions for caretakers in school settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45374/24]
2024-10-15 Education Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education for an update on building accommodation works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41309/24]
2024-10-01 Tourism Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the next round of sports capital applications will likely open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38879/24]
2024-09-19 Health Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he has considered positive health psychology and lifestyle medicine as part of an integrative healthcare strategy to prevent chronic disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37044/24]
2024-09-09 Finance Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance to consider a personal tax relief for gym and swimming pool membership holders via the existing medical expense rebate structure administered by Revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34740/24]
2024-09-09 Finance Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance to give strong consideration to a reduction in hospitality VAT on food and beverages to 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34741/24]
2024-09-09 Education Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education if officials from her Department will respond directly to a school (details supplied) which submitted an engineer’s report to her Department highlighting defective blocks over three years ago. [35431/24]
2024-09-09 Tourism Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the sports capital programme allocations are likely to be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35503/24]
2024-09-09 Children Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to consider the establishment of a Cabinet sub-committee on young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34735/24]
2024-06-25 Transport Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the number of flights that have been delayed and rescheduled on the Donegal to Dublin and Dublin to Donegal route since January 2024; the reasons for delays and rescheduling of flights on these routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26943/24]

Joe McHugh Fine Gael · Donegal

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