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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations Issues (26 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the Programme for Government commitment on updating rights to collective bargaining and the planned date for the introduction of legislation in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15206/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Eligibility (26 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are any proposals to review the Mortgage Interest Supplement to allow further categories to qualify for the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14716/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Eligibility (26 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the numbers of families in receipt of mortgage interest supplement in the following years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14718/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Issues (26 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the benefits for persons signing for credits; if there are any plans to introduce a scheme whereby individuals can have the option of paying towards additional paid-up contributions in order to help them qualify for benefits such as old age contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14728/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage Resolution Processes (26 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any consideration has been given to initiating a scheme similar to the mortgage to shared equity scheme in Scotland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14715/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ground Rents Abolition (26 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update regarding ground rents and the abolition of ground rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14717/13]

Topical Issue Matters (28 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Timmy Dooley - the need to examine the VAT rate for tourism related services to the coach and bus sector; (2) Deputy Joe Higgins - the failure to make funding available for an extension to Castleknock community college,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (28 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the public disquiet regarding plans to develop two salmon fish farms totalling 456 hectares in the Galway Bay area; the long-term consequences that this development will have on angling and tourism in the vicinity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15875/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victim Compensation (28 Mar 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to meet with the representatives of the Irish Thalidomide Association to address some important issues, as set out in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15828/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (16 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the date on which she expects to introduce legislation that will implement changes to defined benefit pension to help ensure the protection of members' benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17069/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Upward Only Rent Reviews (16 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will re-examine the decision not to proceed with legislation to abolish upward only rent review clauses in commercial leases in view of the fact that small and medium sized businesses are closing on a daily basis due to high rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16744/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (16 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Health if and when a bio-monitoring study of total fluoride intake will be carried out; if any periodic dental surveys have been carried out to measure both caries levels and fluorosis in order to monitor the effect water fluoridation has had on the oral health of the people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16986/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (16 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding support from his Department for amateur boxing clubs in relation to access to training facilities and other supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16585/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Multilingualism in an EU Context: Discussion with Department of Education and Skills (17 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I welcome the officials from the Department of Education and Skills to discuss multilingualism in an EU context with the joint committee. We note this issue is one of the topics for debate under the Presidency of the European Council, given the need for modern languages in today's multicultural economy. It is also an issue tabled to the agenda by members as something we need to address. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Multilingualism in an EU Context: Discussion with Department of Education and Skills (17 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Are there any further questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Multilingualism in an EU Context: Discussion with Department of Education and Skills (17 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: On that point, while I was never very good at languages at school, what I found most off-putting was the teaching of different tenses. That absolutely washed over me and it did not matter if I said it hundreds of times, I could never get the tenses. I found that stopped me from learning languages and I now cannot speak any language but English.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Multilingualism in an EU Context: Discussion with Department of Education and Skills (17 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Are there any other questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Multilingualism in an EU Context: Discussion with Department of Education and Skills (17 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I will bring the meeting to a conclusion. I thank the guests for their presentation. It is a subject we will look at again, so this will inform us in that. The Select Committee on Education and Social Protection will meet on 1 May 2013 to address the Further Education and Training Bill 2013.

Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I support the Ceann Comhairle and Deputy Broughan's comments on Private Members' Bills. The Government's reforms are welcome and it was the Tánaiste's stated intention to rebalance our Parliament in favour of the ordinary Member, but there is a problem with reforms, in that we sometimes revert back to type. Topical Issue debates are an improvement on Adjournment matters, but we are...

Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: This is not satisfactory. Debates should be taken by Ministers or, at the very least, Ministers of State from the Departments concerned.