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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Were all of Deputy McConalogue's questions answered there?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy asked about SOLAS and the role it will play in bringing the various providers together.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Our final speaker is Ms Mary Doyle, on behalf of the Department.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: That is great. I invite Ms Trish O'Brien to make a presentation on behalf of Quality and Qualifications Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I welcome everybody to the meeting. The agenda for today's meeting is the fees charged by Quality and Qualifications Ireland for the education programmes delivered through community and voluntary organisations. This matter is being discussed by the committee on foot of correspondence received recently on the application of new fees by Quality and Qualifications Ireland in respect of...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: 98. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on an income tax exemption (details supplied). [8548/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (18 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) who lost their one parent family tax credit, changed tax bands as a result of the loss of this tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7874/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (18 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: 193. To ask the Minister for Finance if parents who have joint custody of their children can share the single person child carer tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7875/14]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I have a question for Mr. Whelan. How do we compare with other EU countries in terms of what we are doing? What is ICTU asking for, in that this has already happened? In what kind of way would it be looking for it to be mitigated?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Does Dr. Quinn want to come in on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I thank our guests. We will continue to consider this matter. We are having a meeting in March on the broader issue of pensions and the White Paper on Pensions. The issues discussed today will inform that debate also.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Most public servants cannot avail of that provision.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Such practices appear to be prohibited under disability rights legislation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: They would only receive it for six months.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Could jobseeker's benefit be extended to such individuals in order that they would be covered until they receive the State pension?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Mr. Whelan corrected the record in regard to his written submission. Newly elected Deputies and Senators will no longer qualify until they reach pension age. The last Government only lasted four years and Members of the last Dáil did not qualify for any pension, even though they had paid contributions and the pension levy. Most people are not voted out of their jobs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: That is okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Mr. Shanagher spoke about encouraging private sector employers to allow staff to remain at work after they reach the age of 65 years. What is the retirement age in the public sector?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: If the public sector wants to lead by example, it should allow staff to stay on until they reach pension age. As it is a State policy, the public sector should lead the way. The issue was raised with me by a constituent who would like to stay at work in the private sector until the age of 66 years. Should the legislation not provide such a right?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: It involved a 65 year old, which is quite different. Was the individual aged 65 years?