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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 am sorry Deputy, but I will have to go to Deputy Ryan at this stage to be fair. He may ask some of the questions that Deputy Daly wishes to ask.

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 also have a couple of questions. There seems to be a problem with the availability of accommodation to train people for things such as Tús, certainly in my constituency. If the places are being increased, is the space available for people? Why do people on JobBridge get €50 extra when those on the Gateway and CE schemes get €20 extra? Why is that anomaly there? Why...

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 am keen to conclude because we have been here a long time.

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 believe that was answered, it had to do with financial constraints for the new schemes. Ideally, they should be standardised.

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: Perhaps it would be would be better to pay everyone €30. That is one possibility. I am conscious that we have been here a long time. If anyone has anything to say, please keep it short.

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 have no wish to open up a series of new questions now. Perhaps we will just address that first question.

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 think they were answered. The issue is budgetary constraints.

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 conclude on that note. I thank Ms Faughnan and her team. It has been an informative and helpful discussion.

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I understand the Minister of State with responsibility for primary care, Deputy White, is sharing time with the Minister for Health.

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I understand that Deputy Ó Caoláin is sharing time with Deputy McLellan. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The next speaker is Deputy Seamus Healy, whom I understand is sharing time with Deputy Pringle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (9 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Apologies have been received from Senators Marie Moloney and Marie Louise O'Donnell. At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, I ask members to ensure their mobile telephones are completely switched off. For the information of members, the broadcasting unit will broadcast live the public session of this meeting. The proceedings are carried on UPC channel 207.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: We are meeting to discuss EU legislative proposals. It is proposed that the proposals listed in schedule B do not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. COM (2013) 430 is a proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on enhanced co-operation between public employment services. It is proposed that the proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: SOLAS: Discussion with Chairman Designate (9 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I welcome Mr. Pat Delaney, the chairman designate of An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna, SOLAS, the new State training agency. I advise him that, by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses 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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: SOLAS: Discussion with Chairman Designate (9 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank Mr. Delaney. I will use the usual running order for questions, beginning with spokespersons. I ask members to keep their contributions to a maximum of three minutes as agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: SOLAS: Discussion with Chairman Designate (9 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Mr. Delaney used the phrase “walk away from its history”. I presume he was alluding to the bad press FÁS received in recent years. In my community, FÁS courses were much sought after and there was obviously a lot of good work done by the organisation. I am sure others have experienced this. In reality, most of FÁS's work was good work, although there were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: SOLAS: Discussion with Chairman Designate (9 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: As there are no further questions, that concludes our consideration of the appointment of Mr. Delaney as chairperson of SOLAS. I thank Mr. Delaney for his presentation and wish him well in his new position. The committee will be following the development of SOLAS with interest and will no doubt be speaking to Mr. Delaney again at some point in the future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (9 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: We will move on to the next item, a discussion on the role of special needs assistants, SNAs. As part of the work programme agreed by the committee, Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin will prepare a report on the role of SNAs. Policy briefs on this issue have been circulated to all members. The remainder of today's meeting will be devoted to initiating the preparation of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (9 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I now invite Ms Áine Lynch to make her opening statement on behalf of the National Parents Council Primary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (9 Oct 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I now invite Mr. Jim Moore to make his opening statement on behalf of the National Parents Council Post Primary.