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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Support for Young People with Disabilities: WALK and Carers Association (7 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Deputy Keating back after his recent illness.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Support for Young People with Disabilities: WALK and Carers Association (7 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Perhaps members would allow the witnesses to continue with their replies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Support for Young People with Disabilities: WALK and Carers Association (7 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Would Mr. Mason like to comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Support for Young People with Disabilities: WALK and Carers Association (7 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Would Mr. Dunne like to comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Support for Young People with Disabilities: WALK and Carers Association (7 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I will take a few more questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Support for Young People with Disabilities: WALK and Carers Association (7 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I have a few questions myself. A point was made about the domiciliary care allowance that the age limit be raised from 16 to 18 years. As that has not happened, it is still just a proposal. I recall it did not happen because of political pressure. Have the witnesses consulted their members on the issue? Is it promoted to make it possible for the Minister to introduce that reform because...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Support for Young People with Disabilities: WALK and Carers Association (7 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: If it happened, the media would immediately announce it as a cut and a change that would have a detrimental effect on people. Therefore, we would then be battling with public opinion. It is important that groups such as the witnesses would be very vocal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Support for Young People with Disabilities: WALK and Carers Association (7 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: It was helpful. I thank members and our guests. This will help inform our ongoing debate on this issue.
- Report on the General Scheme of the Gender Recognition Bill 2013: Motion (9 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I move:That Dáil Éireann shall consider the report of the Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection entitled, Report on the General Scheme of a Gender Recognition Bill 2013, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 16 January 2014.I thank the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, and her officials for attending. I also thank everyone...
- Report on the General Scheme of the Gender Recognition Bill 2013: Motion (9 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I thank everyone who contributed. I also thank the members of TENI, whom I did not realise were present. I thank them for their contributions throughout the process. The Minister and her officials have a difficult task ahead in drafting the legislation because it reflects a complex area. Considering that the issue of age has arisen frequently during the debate, I speak personally rather...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Last November the committee gave consideration to the new junior cycle student award, JCSA, on foot of presentations from the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland, ASTI, the Irish Human Rights Commission, IHRC, and the Irish Heart Foundation. At an earlier meeting we considered the place of history in the junior cycle. I welcome the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn, to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Deputy McConalogue has exceeded his three minutes. He can come in again afterwards.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Very quickly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I call Deputy O'Brien.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: We are getting interference with the sound equipment. I ask members and those in the Gallery to check that their phones are on flight mode, safe mode or turned off.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Is that the Senator's phone?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: The Senator has gone well over her time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Many questions have been asked. Does the Minister wish to answer?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: The Senator will have an opportunity to come back in afterwards.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Before the Minister responds, I wish to remind him that Deputy Daly asked a question on peer correcting. Perhaps he will answer the Deputy's question as well.