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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the high income individuals restrictions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41224/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Issues (27 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will explain the changes in public service numbers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41225/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Applications (27 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position of local authorities regarding the provision of central heating when none existed previously to assist older persons under the terms of the housing aid for older person's scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41108/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Study Opportunities (2 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has any plans to make an application to have Ireland included in a scheme which permits the enrolment of 15 international students each year to the United States Air Force Academy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41463/12]

Addiction Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I wish to raise a couple of matters that are part of the remit of the national drugs strategy. One pertains to a conversation I had with an acquaintance who works in the area of counselling people with a drug addiction. My acquaintance, who works on the ground, raised three issues with me that this person considered to be very important. First, my acquaintance thought it important that the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the additional revenue to date and the estimated revenue for the full year from tax changes in Budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42116/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the location, type of school and prospective patrons for the new 16 classroom school approved for Lucan, County Dublin in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42148/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the current waiting list and waiting period for persons awaiting x-rays, ultrasound scans, CT scans, MRI scans and endoscopy procedures at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42170/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Members are asked to turn off their phones completely. Apologies have been received from Deputy James Bannon. I propose that we go into private session to deal with correspondence and some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The meeting is now in public session. I welcome the officials from the Department of Social Protection to discuss two aspects of their policy goal for minimising unemployment. They will discuss with us measures to integrate those with disabilities into the workforce and the entitlements for the self-employed. When the officials have concluded on both topics and the questions and answers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I must ask the Deputy to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I call Deputy Ryan as he wishes to raise a related matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: There were a number of questions on the self-employed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: If anybody feels their questions have not been answered they should come back to me. I will now call Senator Jim D'Arcy, followed by Senator Moloney, Deputy Fitzpatrick and then Deputy Harris.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Before bringing in the other speakers, I ask members to be as brief as possible as I want to bring in the Dundalk group by 11.30 a.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I think the committee has such a meeting listed in its work programme and we can do that. Before asking the officials to respond, I note Ms Kennedy mentioned the KPMG report and stated it was published on 17 September. I make the point that it was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas on 24 August and was a public document thereafter. Deputy Ó Snodaigh made a point to which others...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I ask the witnesses to make their concluding remarks and deal with any outstanding questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: On the Senator's point my understanding is that it is modular with some modules complete and others outstanding. I made the point about documents being laid. It is very important that the documents come fully into the public domain as opposed to leaks. That is preferable for the sake of representative democracy. In the list of witnesses I had earlier, I did not have Mr. Alan Chapman's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Would the delegates like to make further points?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The meeting to which Ms Leonard refers will take place in two weeks time. I thank the delegates for their comprehensive presentation.