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Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister of State's five minutes have past.

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I ask the Deputy to confine his remarks to the contents of the Bill.

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Dara Murphy is sharing his time with Deputy David Stanton.

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy's time is concluded.

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Co-operation in Education: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the representatives from the two colleges for their presentations. Can the representatives outline what applications they have made for funding to date on the basis of cross-Border collaboration? Can they indicate if they have they applied for funding under the PEACE or INTERREG funding streams to give us an idea of what they have done or what investigations they have made in the area?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Animal Testing (27 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 271. To ask the Minister for Health when Regulation 1223/2009 dated 11 March 2013 in relation to the ban on animal-tested cosmetics will be fully implemented and if the submission of Irish anti-Vivisection Society (details supplied) will be taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31408/13]

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: We can return to these issues at our next budget meeting in July.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: We can have further updates at the next meeting. I thank the Minister and her officials for attending.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Message to Dáil (26 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2013: Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I apologise for interrupting the Minister, but we have very little time remaining. The main issue for Deputy Ray Butler and the sub-committee is when the report will be published. It is important that we have sight of it before the media and time for a proper discussion.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: One particular media outlet claimed to have obtained that report first, it having allegedly been leaked. That, however, was not the case.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: It will be interesting.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I again apologise for interrupting the Minister, but I am conscious that we have only eight minutes remaining to go through four programmes. We must conclude at 3.45 p.m. because another meeting is due to take place. I suggest we cover the final four headings in the time remaining and ask the Minister to get back to the sub-committee on any question she does not have time to answer today....

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Brendan Ryan may ask a brief question.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Ray Butler wishes to ask a question about the self-employed.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I would like to move on to the next heading, because we have nine in total but we have only completed three and have 45 minutes to complete the rest. Deputy Ó Snodaigh had one specific question about the controlled savings targets.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: We will now move on to the working-age employment supports programme, which is on page 14 of the committee secretariat briefing. The Department briefing is on page 34.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Is Deputy Willie O'Dea satisfied that he was given the figures he had requested?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Butler asked what were the savings from cutbacks in community welfare officers and Deputy O'Dea asked about redeployment of staff.