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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Regulatory Impact Assessment Data (1 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 524. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on all Regulatory Impact Statements carried out on Bills in his Department since this Government took office to date; if he will list these Bills in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41591/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulatory Impact Assessment Numbers (1 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 549. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on all regulatory impact assessments carried out on Bills in his Department since this Government took office to date; if he will list these Bills in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41588/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Regulatory Impact Assessment Numbers (1 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 561. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on all regulatory impact assessments carried out on Bills in her Department since this Government took office to date; if she will list these Bills in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41590/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulatory Impact Assessment Data (1 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 624. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on all Regulatory Impact Statements carried out on Bills in his Department since this Government took office to date; if he will list these Bills in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41596/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulatory Impact Assessment Usage (1 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 669. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on all Regulatory Impact Statements carried out on Bills in his Department since this Government took office to date; if he will list these Bills in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41601/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I advise the witnesses that, by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to this committee. If they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to qualified privilege in respect of their evidence. Witnesses are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I presume it is the same as the provisions for the community employment scheme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Is the Deputy correct that somebody in the situation outlined would not receive anything extra?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The concern is still there. If what Deputy Ó Snodaigh stated is correct, it would be not worthwhile for the person from a financial point of view.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Ms Faughnan has not finished replying to the Deputy's questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Sorry, Deputy-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: We will return to it later. In order that committee members are clear, the committee has agreed an order whereby spokespersons of Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, the Technical Group and the Government speak, after which individual members may speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Do we want the questions to be answered or not? I cannot start interrupting-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The clerk times it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Those who asked questions spoke for five minutes each and this may be too long. We can say it was three minutes but it was five, and it was recorded by the clerk.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I will ask Ms Faughnan to respond to the questions thus far, following which Deputies Daly and Ryan can put their questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Senator O'Donnell also raised the matter of time limits.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The Senator should not ask additional questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy, you have gone a good bit over the time. Will you wrap up now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy, you have been speaking for more than eight minutes, which is far more time than other members had. We talked of a time limit of three minutes. It is well over that. In terms of fairness, a lot of information can be gleaned from parliamentary questions.