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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (18 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Health if he will make available the drug Pirfenidone (details supplied) to patients suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18020/13]

Maternity Protection (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: With regard to ordering Private Members' business, I have been Acting Chairman during Friday sittings, and it is notable that at present only Government speakers are available although we are debating and Opposition Bill. The Ceann Comhairle's proposal that the speaking order should be on the basis of Members indicating would probably make sense. I wish to pick up a point made by Deputy...

Maternity Protection (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I have read the Bill and it does not give the option. A woman TD just would not do it. I had my first and only child when I was a Member of the Seanad, so I experienced this matter and I can think of many things that are wrong with the Bill. The Minister of State, Deputy Kehoe, went through some of the issues and I will expand on one of them. He said that we are different because, as...

Maternity Protection (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Absolutely, that is my point. If one is a Deputy representing Wexford or Donegal, the idea of sitting here for five days is absolutely family-unfriendly. It also is ridiculous to expect a Deputy not to be in his or her constituency and community for part of the week. I welcome this debate and in that sense, I welcome what Fianna Fáil has done in this regard. However, I do not...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (23 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 355. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on jobbridge (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18502/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (23 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 483. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the direct provision system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18504/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (23 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 484. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on his plans to reform the immigration system in relation to the length of time for court cases in this area to be heard and decided upon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18505/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigration Data (24 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 59. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the statistics available to his Department on the numbers of emigrants from Ireland on a yearly basis in the past 10 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19450/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (24 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax yield from Capital Taxes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19440/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (24 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on tax reliefs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19451/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates Issues (30 Apr 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 207. To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding an increase in interest charges for homeowners who have variable mortgages with AIB, EBS and Haven; the effect that these increases will have on customers who are struggling to meet their mortgage repayments every month; if he will take steps to consult with the banks and building societies regarding this issue; and if he will make a...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Wallace is next. I understand that he is sharing time with Deputy Clare Daly. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy is not supposed to talk about a person who is not here to defend himself.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: There has been considerable scaremongering about the Bill, some of which is opportunist, populist and disingenuous. All of the Opposition speakers I have heard in the past hour and 35 minutes I have been here have been guilty of that. Sinn Féin is opposing the Bill. The logical conclusion of that is that Sinn Féin in the North should basically delete the equivalent provision for...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: He supported this repossession provision in the law back then.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 was passed on the understanding that this repossession provision still applied.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Sometimes I am in the Chair and I know Deputy Mattie McGrath is a very good speaker, but today he really lowered the discourse. It is wrong to wish that his fellow Deputies should burn in hell, which is inappropriate language. I do not know if it is allowed under the rules. He should show a bit of decency and respect in a democracy.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: That is the freedom of speech within a democracy, but it is wrong to say something like that.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: He did and we all agreed that he could share his time. However, it is not right in a democracy to use terms he used regarding his colleagues.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I do not remember anybody in the then Opposition saying that to the Deputy when he was on the Government benches. Deputy Healy-Rae also used language that was over the top. He forgot to mention the councillors who were going around rezoning all the land for unnecessary development that was part of the property boom that caused the financial crisis. It is convenient to say it was all about...