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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Education, Youth and Culture Council: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (14 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: It is from the Minister's presentation. The Senator should have received a copy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Education, Youth and Culture Council: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (14 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: A person making a presentation does not have to stick to a script. The Minister should proceed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Education, Youth and Culture Council: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (14 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: We are having this discussion in advance of the next meeting of the EU Council of Ministers on Education, Youth and Culture which will take place on 26 November. I welcome the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, and his officials. The Minister will stay with us until 2.30 p.m. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they...
- Education Funding: Motion [Private Members] (13 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: I will speak briefly about the meeting between the Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection and SUSI officials which was attended by Deputies McConalogue and O'Brien, among others. We arranged the meeting because our constituents have raised concerns about the system with individual Deputies and Senators. Unlike in previous years, we were able to bring in a single grant authority...
- Education Funding: Motion [Private Members] (13 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: I accept that. Ms Stewart confirmed that she has the staff she requested. It is quite clear the scale of the task was underestimated and enough staff were not trained from the outset. Many of the problems were identified by SUSI officials today as being historic problems. For example, some 15,000 applicants to SUSI appear not to be proceeding with their applications. They were probably...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Student Grant Application System: Discussion with SUSI (13 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: I thank Ms Stewart, Mr. Prizeman and Ms Cullinane for attending today's meeting. While this has been a helpful meeting, there are many matters outstanding. This meeting was convened following representations to members by constituents around their concerns about the system. I will emphasise again that we may be in contact about individual cases and would be anxious to obtain as much...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Student Grant Application System: Discussion with SUSI (13 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: Perhaps the problem is ringing from a mobile telephone.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Student Grant Application System: Discussion with SUSI (13 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: I am sorry, but the Senator can revert on outstanding issues. She should allow Mr. Prizeman to answer the question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Student Grant Application System: Discussion with SUSI (13 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: Colleges are sent letters, but are students supplied with anything that they could bring to their colleges, as referred to in the National University of Ireland, Galway case raised by the Senator?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Student Grant Application System: Discussion with SUSI (13 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: I am sorry, but I will allow the Senator to contribute later.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Student Grant Application System: Discussion with SUSI (13 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: I am sorry, but the committee has been meeting for nearly two hours.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Student Grant Application System: Discussion with SUSI (13 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: I would like to allow the deputation to finish replying to the questions. If any issue remains outstanding, I will allow members to contribute in the order they have indicated.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Student Grant Application System: Discussion with SUSI (13 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: Senator Harte asked about using people from local VECs and local authorities to man advice centres in colleges.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Student Grant Application System: Discussion with SUSI (13 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: Quickly, please. We have been here for two hours.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Student Grant Application System: Discussion with SUSI (13 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: We conclude as we have been here for some time. Are other issues outstanding?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Student Grant Application System: Discussion with SUSI (13 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: I am sorry, Deputy, but-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Student Grant Application System: Discussion with SUSI (13 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: It is unfair of the Deputy to try to put his own words into other people's mouths. Ms Stewart has answered the question a number of times.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Student Grant Application System: Discussion with SUSI (13 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: I call Deputy Keating.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Student Grant Application System: Discussion with SUSI (13 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: If anyone knows of individual cases, Ms Stewart and the other members of the deputation have agreed to examine them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Student Grant Application System: Discussion with SUSI (13 Nov 2012)
Joanna Tuffy: A question was asked about what will be done differently next year.