Results 5,681-5,700 of 7,652 for speaker:Joanna Tuffy
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Revised) (23 Jan 2014) Joanna Tuffy: Does Deputy Brendan Ryan have questions for the Minister?
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Revised) (23 Jan 2014) Joanna Tuffy: I have a question on a scheme but I cannot remember its title. I think it refers to jobs but it is not JobsPlus. It involves tendering out to private companies to get people recruited for jobs. Given that public money is going to a private firm, someone raised the importance of the need for transparency in how such companies are taken on by the Department. Does the Minister have any...
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Revised) (23 Jan 2014) Joanna Tuffy: What amount of money is involved? How much does the Department intend to spend overall per annum?
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Revised) (23 Jan 2014) Joanna Tuffy: The committee would be interested in examining the issue as well. If there are no more questions then I will conclude. We have had a long day. I thank the Minister and her officials and the Members present.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Message to Dáil (23 Jan 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection has completed its consideration of the following Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2014: Vote 37 – Department of Social Protection (Revised).
- Other Questions: Civil Registration Legislation (28 Jan 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: 367. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to allow the families of citizens who die abroad on holiday to register their deaths at home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3641/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Applications (28 Jan 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: 802. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the delay being experienced by applicants for driver licences, including replacement licences; if additional resources are being made available to the new national driver licence service to enable the backlog to be cleared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3808/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Applications (28 Jan 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: 803. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the delay being experienced by applicants for driver licences, including replacement licences; if additional resources are being made available to the new national driver licence service to enable the backlog to be cleared; the provision that is being made for drivers pending receipt of their licence;...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Enterprise in Ireland: Discussion (29 Jan 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I welcome the witnesses from Forfás, Mr. Martin Shanahan, chief executive, Mr. Declan Hughes, Ms Marie Bourke, Dr. Jonathan Healy and Ms Laura Watts, who will discuss social enterprise in Ireland. From the Equality Budgeting Campaign I welcome Ms Louise Bayliss, Mr. Richard Keane, Ms Emer Delaney, and Ms Louise Riordan. One person from each group will make a presentation initially....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Enterprise in Ireland: Discussion (29 Jan 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I am aware that some members may have to leave the meeting early. Although these are separate topics I suggest we take the next presentation now so that members can ask questions before they leave.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Enterprise in Ireland: Discussion (29 Jan 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Thank you, Ms Bayliss. I will now take questions from members, beginning with Senator Averil Power.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Enterprise in Ireland: Discussion (29 Jan 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I invite Mr. Shanahan to respond to that group of questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Enterprise in Ireland: Discussion (29 Jan 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I might crash the Deputy's committee sometime.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Enterprise in Ireland: Discussion (29 Jan 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: As I am the last questioner, I will ask my questions before Ms Bayliss replies. I am very much in favour of equality budgeting, but I do not necessarily agree with all of the views of Ms Bayliss's group. For example, I am not sure that basing it on the nine grounds mentioned would be the right approach because the bottom line for me is income equality. We can divide people into sectors and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Enterprise in Ireland: Discussion (29 Jan 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Enterprise in Ireland: Discussion (29 Jan 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I was thinking of the ESRI report.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Enterprise in Ireland: Discussion (29 Jan 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I am sorry, Ms Bayliss, it is my mistake. The SILC report does not take everything into account; it only takes income into account. I am mixing up the SWITCH analysis with the SILC report. The SWITCH analysis offers a flawed model, the one Mr. Keane mentioned.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Enterprise in Ireland: Discussion (29 Jan 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: That is good to know.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Enterprise in Ireland: Discussion (29 Jan 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Can we return to it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Enterprise in Ireland: Discussion (29 Jan 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Yes, but the Senator can come in afterwards. I invite Mr. Shanahan to respond to the points that were raised.