Results 5,161-5,180 of 7,652 for speaker:Joanna Tuffy
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: Before moving to a programme by programme consideration of the Revised Estimates, we will begin with questions on the general position. I refer members to the departmental brief on page 7 of the circulated document and the briefing material from the committee secretariat on page 5.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: We can go into more detail about that matter later.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: Are there further questions?
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: There was an Estimate, but expenditure increased because of the extra people involved. Why not include this in the original Estimate?
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: We will move to the pension programmes on page 21 of the Department's briefing document. It is dealt with on page 6 of the committee secretariat's briefing document.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: I wish to move on to the next programme on pensions.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: That last comment is very relevant to the next programme that we will discuss.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: I have a few questions for the Minister. Are there plans to introduce a provision that compels employers to pay pension contributions for their employees? The OECD report made that suggestion. Perhaps the Minister can answer my question when she responds to the queries posed by Deputy Butler.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: Yes, we could.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: We will probably have a further meeting on that.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: I wish to discuss the working age income supports programme. The secretariat's briefing is on pages 10 to 13 and the Department's briefing is from page 26 onwards. I call on Deputy O'Dea to commence.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: What did the Deputy say about the targets?
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Butler asked what were the savings from cutbacks in community welfare officers and Deputy O'Dea asked about redeployment of staff.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: Is Deputy Willie O'Dea satisfied that he was given the figures he had requested?
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: I would like to move on to the next heading, because we have nine in total but we have only completed three and have 45 minutes to complete the rest. Deputy Ó Snodaigh had one specific question about the controlled savings targets.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: We will now move on to the working-age employment supports programme, which is on page 14 of the committee secretariat briefing. The Department briefing is on page 34.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Ray Butler wishes to ask a question about the self-employed.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: I apologise for interrupting the Minister, but we have very little time remaining. The main issue for Deputy Ray Butler and the sub-committee is when the report will be published. It is important that we have sight of it before the media and time for a proper discussion.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: One particular media outlet claimed to have obtained that report first, it having allegedly been leaked. That, however, was not the case.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Joanna Tuffy: It will be interesting.