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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank our guests for briefing us so comprehensively and answering all our questions. We will have a follow-up meeting on this issue with NGOs and interested groups so we will be having further meetings on the matter. We will probably produce our own recommendations. This meeting has been a very helpful start to that process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Before going back to other members of the committee, I have a couple of questions. As regards the issue that taxation might discriminate against married couples compared to cohabiting couples, is there a view that it might be unconstitutional? There has been case law to that effect before now concerning taxation decisions. Did the advisory group consider the costs involved if cohabiting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Does Dr. Sweeney wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: We should have enough time for another round of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Thank you. I will call party spokespersons first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I welcome to our meeting officials from the advisory group on tax and social welfare and the Department of Social Protection. I also welcome Ita Mangan, author of the recent report on child and family income support. I draw the witnesses attention to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total funds paid by her Department and its predecessors for the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 under the headings, special projects for youth, youth information projects, youth service grants scheme, young peoples facilities and services fund 1, young peoples facilities and services fund 2 and any other payments to youth...

Interim Report on Equine DNA-Mislabelling of Processed Meat: Statements (14 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan is sharing time with Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: As a committee, correspondence was referred to us from the Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions from a member of the public, Mr. Stephen Dwan, on the use of video games in the English curriculum in second level schools. My child goes to a school where a video game is used for the teaching of mathematics. I am not sure whether it is run by a private or publicly owned...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: It has not been used by Schoolbag yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I note that the witness sees potential. I note also that Schoolbag is collaborating to a certain extent with the Department which is an interesting development.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I will conclude unless there are any concluding points to be made. I thank the guests. The discussion has been very helpful because it will inform our future deliberations in this area. In regard to the petition I mentioned, which was circulated to Members, we have to reply to the Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions. It was referred to and circulated to members....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The joint committee was only established in June last year, which is less than one year ago. It is rare that we will invite a private company to appear because issues of fairness arise as we cannot cater for everyone. The purpose of this meeting, therefore, is to identify what we can learn from different private sector organisations involved in the education sector. This is being done with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I ask Mr. McMahon to stop at this point because the members have some questions. As I said to the previous group, we will publish Mr. McMahon's presentation online, which contains his full details as well as those of Mr. O'Callaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the witnesses for their presentation, which forms part of the committee's consideration of digital literacy and online learning. Professor Brian MacCraith from DCU was invited but was already scheduled to be out of the country. We have met witnesses from the public and private sectors and the committee is not endorsing the companies that have appeared. At the same time, they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Thank you. That answers some questions about being on site as well in the Gaeltacht. Senator Power asked about whether many of the students had families.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The representatives of Schoolbag are due to appear before the committee so I will ask Deputy O'Brien and Deputy Ryan to put their questions before asking the witnesses to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: What kind of money is involved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: It is a matter of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: It would not necessarily be the norm that companies would come to the Oireachtas, as much of the general business deals with public providers or services. It is a matter of interest to us.