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

Joanna Tuffy: I thank our guests for briefing us. We had a very good discussion with them, which is part of the committee's ongoing look at the report. We will certainly take on board the points the witnesses raised with us.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Funding (23 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the educational institutions that are entitled to apply to offer springboard and or momentum skills places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24928/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (23 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any circumstances in which a student grant applicant who is not in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment may be eligible for a special rate grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24973/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (23 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 221. To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to fill sanctioned posts in critical areas of diabetes care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24974/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the Review Group to develop a modern apprenticeship system; and when and the way in which members of the public will be able to make submissions to that review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25435/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (28 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 526. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the finding of inappropriate access to PULSE as outlined in the Annual Report 2012 of the Data Protection Commissioner including steps taken to address this issue subsequent to the report and previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25437/13]

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I am unsure as to who is next, but I will call Deputy McDonald.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: We are discussing the section.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: First, the Minister does not decide what is in order. The decision is an administrative one based on Standing Orders. The Ceann Comhairle makes the decision and the Minister has no involvement in it. Second, Deputy Boyd Barrett should confine himself to speaking to the section. He cannot discuss the Bill as a whole. He can do that at the end of the debate but at this Stage he must speak...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Other speakers are waiting to make a point on the section. Deputy Boyd Barrett cannot make a Second Stage speech at this Stage.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Boyd Barrett cannot make a speech at this Stage.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: If the Deputy wishes to change Standing Orders, there is a way to do that, but currently the Standing Order states that he must speak to the section. Otherwise, he can allow his colleagues to make their points.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy should continue, but he must speak to the section.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Members should not speak out of turn. Deputy Healy should keep to the section.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Sorry Deputy, allow Deputy Healy to speak.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Will the Deputy keep to the section please?

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy, can you keep to the section we are on?

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy, will you keep to the section? You have gone off topic.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy, sorry -----

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy - and this goes for all the Deputies - if one spends a lot of one's time speaking on stuff that is not in the Bill, that is one reason Members do not have enough time.