Results 5,741-5,760 of 7,652 for speaker:Joanna Tuffy
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Most public servants cannot avail of that provision.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I have a question for Mr. Whelan. How do we compare with other EU countries in terms of what we are doing? What is ICTU asking for, in that this has already happened? In what kind of way would it be looking for it to be mitigated?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Does Dr. Quinn want to come in on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion (12 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I thank our guests. We will continue to consider this matter. We are having a meeting in March on the broader issue of pensions and the White Paper on Pensions. The issues discussed today will inform that debate also.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (18 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) who lost their one parent family tax credit, changed tax bands as a result of the loss of this tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7874/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (18 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: 193. To ask the Minister for Finance if parents who have joint custody of their children can share the single person child carer tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7875/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: 98. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on an income tax exemption (details supplied). [8548/14]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I welcome everybody to the meeting. The agenda for today's meeting is the fees charged by Quality and Qualifications Ireland for the education programmes delivered through community and voluntary organisations. This matter is being discussed by the committee on foot of correspondence received recently on the application of new fees by Quality and Qualifications Ireland in respect of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: That is great. I invite Ms Trish O'Brien to make a presentation on behalf of Quality and Qualifications Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Our final speaker is Ms Mary Doyle, on behalf of the Department.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Were all of Deputy McConalogue's questions answered there?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy asked about SOLAS and the role it will play in bringing the various providers together.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Deputy O'Brien sought clarification on a question but I cannot remember what it was.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Mr. Vaughan, do you wish to respond to what Senator O'Donnell has said? Through your community section, would you propose trying to do something or see how you could work out something to try to save individual providers' fees - to save them money, effectively?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Senator O'Donnell, the waivers do not apply-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I wish to ask some questions. Ms O'Brien referred to certain waivers. Are there waivers for course validation? What is the position with regard to becoming a recognised provider in the first place? This will affect different providers in different ways, but often-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Often, these things are set up in the community. A provider brings in a marginalised group such as the Traveller community. They might be the only people who bring in that group. For example, a particular group of Travellers may not go to an education and training board, FÁS or the body that has replaced FÁS. However, they might go to a given group of people - for example, a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: For example, if a group had no money-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: What if a group was getting qualifications for a marginalised group who did not go to the normal providers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: How would it affect people in the community participating in courses?