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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (19 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: In accordance with Standing Orders 86(2) and 87 of Dáil Éireann and Standing Orders 73 and 75(2) of Seanad Éireann, the following message will be sent to the Dáil and the Seanad: The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection has completed its consideration of the Employment Equality Act 1998 (Section 12) (Church of Ireland College of Education) Order...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Third Level Student Grant System: Discussion with SUSI (19 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The next topic for the meeting is Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI. I welcome the delegation from SUSI who will address us today, at the committee's invitation, and provide an update on the current position. I welcome Ms Jacinta Stewart, chief executive officer of the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee, CDVEC; Mr. Alan Murphy, principal officer, SUSI; Ms Kay Cullinan,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Church of Ireland College of Education Order 2013: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister for Education and Skills proposes to make an order under the Employment Equality Act 1998 to enable the Church of Ireland College of Education, Rathmines, reserve places for people of its faith. The Act requires that such a draft order be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas and that the order shall not be made until the resolution approving the draft has been passed by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Church of Ireland College of Education Order 2013: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the Minister of State. I will now take questions, commencing with spokespersons.

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Introducing the Bill, the Taoiseach stated that we had too many politicians in Ireland. To address this, he proposes to cut the number of politicians by one third - more than 700 Deputies, councillors and Senators. One of the five countries with similar populations to which he compared us was Finland. Finland has an elected politician for every 550 people whereas Ireland has one elected...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Finance Agency Issues (19 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the previous two interest rate cuts announced by the European Central bank have been passed on in full to local authority borrowers, home owners under the shared ownership and affordable housing schemes; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29577/13]

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: As a short amount of time remains I will add to the point made by Deputy Nulty on Councillor Dermot Looney's motion at the Labour Party conference. The motion was never taken and was disposed of by way of referring it back to the executive. The party leadership was not sure how the motion would fare and whether it would be passed. There was a strong possibility it would have been defeated....

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: If Deputies are agreeable, we will move to the next subhead which covers appropriations-in-aid which is dealt with on page 21 of the document. It is not contained in the Department's briefing material, but it is contained in ours and we should be able to work from it. The subhead appropriations-in-aid covers the headings of superannuation contributions, ESF, EGF and other EU receipts and...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The table on page 4 of the Department's briefing material on appropriations-in-aid may also assist Deputies. A vote has been called, but we have a few minutes before we will have to leave. How do Deputies want to proceed?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputies' outstanding questions-----

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Does Deputy Jonathan O'Brien have a further question?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy means in the future.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Would Minister like to make some concluding remarks?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: This exercise has been helpful. We are grasping the details of the different headings and Votes. I thank the Minister and the Minister of State and their officials for attending the meeting.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Message to Dáil (13 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for Public Services for the year ending 31 December 2013: Vote 26 - Education and Skills.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I have one question about DCU. It has links with Open University, as do other institutions as far as I know. Although it started in Britain it has extended into Ireland and has headquarters in Northern Ireland. I was at the graduation ceremony recently and there was huge number of graduates. They had done really well through Open University in the Republic. Does the Minister see the Open...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: He lives in Cork.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: My understanding is that there have been some initiatives with the Teachers' Council here to bring people up to the maths standard, and it has done some Springboard courses. Perhaps it could collaborate with other institutions.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: If everybody is happy with that, we will move to the next programme, which is capital services-----

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: We will move on to Programme D, capital services. There are six headings. Do Deputies have any questions about this programme?