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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (22 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 143. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 13 October 2015, the percentage of the tax yield from incomes of less than €30,000 in 2016, under the terms of budget 2016; if he will indicate if a flat tax of 23% applied, assuming removal of all income tax credits and the percentage of income earners that earn less than €30,000. [37122/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (22 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 281. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for emergency orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37056/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors (22 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 349. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding procedures involving electoral registers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37053/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (22 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 365. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the planned re-opening of the Phoenix Park Tunnel to passenger trains (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37055/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Business of Committee (21 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Apologies have been received from Deputy Brendan Ryan. At the request of the broadcasting service, I ask members to turn off their mobile phones completely or to put them into flight mode. The meeting will be broadcast live on UPC channel 207, eVision channel 504 and Sky channel 274 from 2 p.m. In accordance with standard procedures agreed by the Committee on Procedures and Privileges for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Grangegorman Development Agency: Chairperson Designate (21 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I welcome Mr. Oliver Cussen, chairperson designate of the Grangegorman Development Agency. I draw the attention of witnesses 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 evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Grangegorman Development Agency: Chairperson Designate (21 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I am interested in hearing Mr. Cussen's response to Deputy O'Brien's question. I do not know anything about the local issues surrounding this project but I am familiar with similar tensions in my own community in the context of schools competing with each other. Often the schools that lose out are the ones that do the most for the disadvantaged. I do not know if that is the case in this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Grangegorman Development Agency: Chairperson Designate (21 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Educate Together can be patrons in its own right, but it is starting to work in partnership with other agencies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Grangegorman Development Agency: Chairperson Designate (21 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I did not notice that Deputy Catherine Byrne had indicated. I will bring the Deputy in after Mr. Cussen has finished.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Grangegorman Development Agency: Chairperson Designate (21 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Mr. Cussen has given us a lot of information and has answered a lot of questions about his experience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Grangegorman Development Agency: Chairperson Designate (21 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Was there anything else?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Grangegorman Development Agency: Chairperson Designate (21 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I represent the neighbouring constituency to Deputy Maloney and I have similar issues regarding the technological university. That may not be within the witness's remit although there is probably an overlap. It would great to hear anything he has to say about that issue and the other questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Grangegorman Development Agency: Chairperson Designate (21 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: We must conclude because we have a second issue on our agenda. This has been a good discussion, probably one of the most thorough we have had with a chairperson designate. This shows the interest of members in the development of the Grangegorman campus. I thank Mr. Cussen and feel sure we will have further engagement with him at some stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Grangegorman Development Agency: Chairperson Designate (21 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: That would be great as we would definitely be interested in that. We visited about two years ago, so it would be great to see it now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Remit of Ombudsman for Children in School Complaints: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Today we will examine the role, remit and activities of the Ombudsman for Children in regard to schools and their boards of management. I draw the attention of the witness 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 evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Remit of Ombudsman for Children in School Complaints: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank Dr. Muldoon for his presentation. With the agreement of other members, I will call Deputy Jim Daly first because he requested the meeting and has been pressing for some time to have this issue addressed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Remit of Ombudsman for Children in School Complaints: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Would Dr. Muldoon like to respond or will we first take questions from Deputy McConalogue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Remit of Ombudsman for Children in School Complaints: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I remind the Senator that our discussion today is focused on a very specific topic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Remit of Ombudsman for Children in School Complaints: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I cannot allow it to stray into areas which are more relevant to the remit of the health committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Remit of Ombudsman for Children in School Complaints: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I ask the Senator to frame her questions accordingly.