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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consultancy Contracts (11 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the following information in relation to IT consultants and IT external resources contracted to undertake IT related work for the Revenue Commissioners, the total number and names of companies working on such projects in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the number of persons supplied by these companies to work on such projects in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The committee has received notice of a proposal, COM (2012) 617, for scrutiny. This is a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a fund for European aid to the most deprived, which will replace the current EU food distribution programme for the most deprived people of the Community. The Commissioner has proposed a budget of €2.5 billion for the fund...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I welcome the following delegates from the Irish Universities Association: Mr. Ned Costello, chief executive officer; Mr. Lewis Purser, director of academic affairs; and Mr. Michael Casey, director of finance and operations. From Institutes of Technology Ireland I welcome Mr. Jim Murray, chief executive officer; and Dr. Maria Hinfelaar, chairman. I also welcome Professor Paul D. Ryan,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: We can do that. I should clarify that we have no powers in this issue. However, we can raise it with the Minister. We are very much at the policy end. However, we can highlight it with the Minister, as suggested.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: As Senator Healy Eames must leave soon for a vote in the Seanad, she will put her questions later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I now invite Mr. Costello to respond to some of the questions raised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Will this mean that the universities will be placed in debt or is the money actually available? Mr. Costello indicated that an accountant might say that it had showed up in the books. Will universities be placed in the red or will they remain in the black?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: That does not mean the sector will not be in the red to the tune of €25 million. It must mean the debt will not be paid.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: This is an important issue. On what is the particular pot of money in question usually spent? Is it spent on staffing or tuition or something else?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The 1980s and the early 1990s were not that great; we then had the Celtic tiger era and are now in a recession. Were surpluses built up by the institutions in the Celtic tiger era which they are now being obliged to use?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank Mr. Casey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked for evidence on pay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I will ask the representatives from the Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland to speak. Senator Healy Eames has a question about the Bologna process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: How many students are affected? Is it 1,000 students every year, for example?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: That is good information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Senator, I would prefer if you would ask all your questions together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The number has increased to nearly 80%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I remind the Senator that she has spoken for seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I will only take a few more questions from the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion (12 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Regarding the universities and institutes of technology, there was a considerable expansion in the number of posts of head of department. I am aware that something similar happened at local government level. I know from experience at local government level that this is contracting, that the numbers of such posts are reducing and that there are proposals in that regard which I imagine will...