Results 5,081-5,100 of 7,652 for speaker:Joanna Tuffy
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Junior Certificate History Curriculum: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Before I bring in Ms Naughton again, I will bring in Mr. Ferriter and then go back to the representatives of the Department.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Junior Certificate History Curriculum: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Did Ms Naughton want to bring in Mr. McCarthy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Junior Certificate History Curriculum: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I wish to say something before Ms Naughton makes her point. We will have to conclude soon. If any other member wishes to speak, he or she should do so now and then the witnesses will conclude.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Junior Certificate History Curriculum: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: We will put it on our agenda. One of the difficulties is that the committee cannot pay for travel and accommodation expenses but we will consider the matter and put it on the agenda for next week.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Junior Certificate History Curriculum: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Yes, Ms Naughton may come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Junior Certificate History Curriculum: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: It has been a very good debate but speakers must speak through the Chair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Junior Certificate History Curriculum: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Members have a final chance to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Junior Certificate History Curriculum: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: We will explore the option.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Junior Certificate History Curriculum: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: That is another possibility. It is a good idea.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Junior Certificate History Curriculum: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: We can send a copy of the transcript of the meeting to the Minister and ask for his comments. That would be a standard approach for the committee to take in that situation. I will take final comments from the witnesses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Junior Certificate History Curriculum: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I thank the representatives from the History Teachers Association of Ireland and from the Department of Education and Skills for debating this issue with the committee. We will examine it further, as they suggested. The debate has been very informative and lively. I thank the Senators and Deputies also.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I welcome the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills with responsibility for training and skills, Deputy Ciarán Cannon, and their officials. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the following Revised Estimate for public services 2013: Vote 26 - Education and Skills. As members will be aware, the...
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: We will now consider the Estimate. We will commence with the general position in respect of savings measures that were to be introduced in 2012 and then we will move on to consider performance on expenditure proposals for 2013 programme by programme. We will follow the usual procedure that we have adopted and we will begin with spokespersons. I call Deputy McConalogue to ask questions...
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: If you go through the material prepared by the Oireachtas secretariat, it is on page nine.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I am not sure what the story is. The relevant heading is on the page before that and refers to savings measures to be introduced from 2012.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: It is the document prepared by the secretariat.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: We will be able to go into specifics like that when we go through the programmes. Is that all right?
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Does anyone have questions on the general savings? Our advice is that the information the Minister has supplied to the committee does not include the comprehensive expenditure report we required. Is the Minister in a position to supply the committee with a statement of the outcome in relation to each of the comprehensive expenditure report measures that were to be introduced? Were they...
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I move now to programme A, which relates to first, second and early years education. It is set out at page 15 of the Department's brief. There is additional material in the committee's brief from the Oireachtas secretariat at pages 10 and 11. I call for questions on the programme.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I ask the Minister to be very brief on that. We need to move on to the different programmes if we are to get through our business.