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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Rate (16 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 100. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update in tabular form of a breakdown of the number of mortgages in arrears according to the entire sum owed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23494/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 275. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the phlebotomy services at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24 (details supplied); if he if will consider instructing hospitals to operate a dedicated phlebotomy hotline service for blood test appointments with a free telephone number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23567/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Domestic Violence: Discussion (16 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I also welcome the group and thank the women for the presentation and commend them on the work they are doing. I too would like to hear other examples of what the group wants for this family justice centre. Are there similar examples in other jurisdictions? What services would it offer? Would it be a law centre or would broader services be available? In Australia at one stage there were...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (21 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (21 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Just over seven minutes.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (21 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The next speaker is Deputy Catherine Murphy who I understand is sharing time with Deputy Mattie McGrath. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (21 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Is there a telephone around the Minister of State, affecting the microphone?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Career Breaks (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are any proposals to introduce incentivised career breaks to the wider civil service, including education, similar to the scheme being offered to employees and those in organisations/bodies funded by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24574/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: It is proposed that the proposal listed in schedule B does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. In schedule A, COM (2012) 152 is a proposal for a Council decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council set up by the agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and Turkey with regard to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: We now move on to the report on child benefit, namely, the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare Report on Child and Family Income Support. We have two groups with us today. From the End Child Poverty Coalition we have Ms Edel Quinn, Ms Caroline Fahey, Ms Camille Loftus and Ms June Tinsley. From the National Women’s Council of Ireland we have Ms Ann Irwin and Ms Orla...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I invite Ms Orla O'Connor to make her remarks on behalf of the National Women's Council of Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: In a reversal of the order of speaking, I invite Ms Orla O'Connor to respond first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I will come back for more questions. I want to ask some questions as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Perhaps we will let Ms Loftus finish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Ryan asked what type of model would Ms Loftus propose, if she was to start from scratch? If the report had never been published, what would she suggest?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Ms Loftus answered a question Deputy Ó Snodaigh asked and said that in principle she agreed with the two-tier system. Does the National Women's Council agree with it in principle? That is what Deputy Ó Snodaigh asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: There was an issue about the National Women's Council. We have perhaps the highest level of child benefit payments in the world and certainly within the European Union. The argument is that we do not have the services that obtain in other member states such as free GP care or extensive child care. One cannot increase the services and leave the payments at the same level given that there is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Ryan is correct. In the 2002 general election, Labour proposed to take money out of the National Pensions Reserve Fund to put into the health service. I remember when canvassing a woman on the doorsteps, she told me Labour was going to raid the pensions - little did she know what was going to come down the line. I tried to explain to her that it would lead to more public health care...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister has raised this issue too. While I do not have evidence on this, there is a concern that some are taking advantage of this arrangement. I agree with Ms Loftus that if an Irish citizen goes to Britain, then he or she has access to the National Health Service, NHS. I can understand the concern being expressed, however.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I have a question for Ms O'Connor. My understanding of what she is saying is that it is the timing of the reform that is the issue for her and that now is not the time to make cuts because people need the income so much but that she is not saying that it should never happen. Am I right in saying that?