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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: As a committee, correspondence was referred to us from the Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions from a member of the public, Mr. Stephen Dwan, on the use of video games in the English curriculum in second level schools. My child goes to a school where a video game is used for the teaching of mathematics. I am not sure whether it is run by a private or publicly owned...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: It has not been used by Schoolbag yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I note that the witness sees potential. I note also that Schoolbag is collaborating to a certain extent with the Department which is an interesting development.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I will conclude unless there are any concluding points to be made. I thank the guests. The discussion has been very helpful because it will inform our future deliberations in this area. In regard to the petition I mentioned, which was circulated to Members, we have to reply to the Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions. It was referred to and circulated to members....

Interim Report on Equine DNA-Mislabelling of Processed Meat: Statements (14 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan is sharing time with Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total funds paid by her Department and its predecessors for the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 under the headings, special projects for youth, youth information projects, youth service grants scheme, young peoples facilities and services fund 1, young peoples facilities and services fund 2 and any other payments to youth...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I welcome to our meeting officials from the advisory group on tax and social welfare and the Department of Social Protection. I also welcome Ita Mangan, author of the recent report on child and family income support. I draw the witnesses attention 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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Thank you. I will call party spokespersons first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: We should have enough time for another round of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Does Dr. Sweeney wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Before going back to other members of the committee, I have a couple of questions. As regards the issue that taxation might discriminate against married couples compared to cohabiting couples, is there a view that it might be unconstitutional? There has been case law to that effect before now concerning taxation decisions. Did the advisory group consider the costs involved if cohabiting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy O'Dea asked about whether the Department could do models for us using the formula.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: As a committee, we will probably make our own recommendations so it would be very helpful to us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The committee will write to the delegation and make a few suggestions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The second-tier payment would also incorporate increases in the qualified child payment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Are there any further questions? Do members of the delegation wish to make any concluding remarks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (20 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank our guests for briefing us so comprehensively and answering all our questions. We will have a follow-up meeting on this issue with NGOs and interested groups so we will be having further meetings on the matter. We will probably produce our own recommendations. This meeting has been a very helpful start to that process.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Repossession Rate (26 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Finance if any consideration has been given to the extension by banks of the moratorium on repossessions to a period longer than 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14714/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (26 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the Mercer Report and his response to that report and if he will take into account the extra workload that staff have taken due to reduced numbers of staff and additional tasks; the impact on workers' income from other factors including having to pay higher pension contributions and the wiping out of the value of bank shares...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Outsourcing of Public Services (26 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on his policy with ensuring proper working conditions and hours of the employees of agencies to whom Government Departments contract out work, including in the catering, security and cleaning sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14719/13]