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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: School Book Rental Scheme: Discussion (4 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I have a couple of questions for the INTO. In his presentation Mr. McMahon states the scheme announced as part of budget 2014 was viewed as one driven not by the needs of pupils, parents and schools but by politics. He makes similar criticisms throughout his presentation. To be honest, I thought the presentation was political, entirely negative and one-sided. He did not, for example, take...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: School Book Rental Scheme: Discussion (4 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Thank you. Would Mr. Ryan like to comment from the point of view of the Department on the issues or criticisms raised?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: School Book Rental Scheme: Discussion (4 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I thank Ms Winters. Perhaps Ms McDonnell would now address the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: School Book Rental Scheme: Discussion (4 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: However, primary legislation could be introduced.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: School Book Rental Scheme: Discussion (4 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Will the representatives from the INTO indicate whether the announcement made prior to the teachers' conferences in respect of the additional funding made available to schools which are already in the scheme was welcomed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: School Book Rental Scheme: Discussion (4 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Dublin Friends of the Earth put forward four proposals in its submission document and these were reiterated earlier by Ms Heussaff and Ms Winters. Does the Department have a response to these?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: School Book Rental Scheme: Discussion (4 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I will run through it. The INTO's proposals include that all school boards of management be required to have an energy management plan as part of their financial responsibility and that financial sanctions be available, although I take Mr. Dolan's point on this; that all schools have access to external support and guidance to implement the policy; that Green-Schools is best placed to provide...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: School Book Rental Scheme: Discussion (4 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: This is part of an ongoing consideration by the committee and we will probably return to the issue. I thank the witnesses for their contributions and I thank committee members.
- Topical Issue Debate (5 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Before proceeding with the debate, I will deal with the issues raised by Deputies Brendan Griffin and Kevin Humphreys. Deputy Griffin's issue concerns the removal of a multiple sclerosis treatment drug from the long-term illness scheme. The Deputy wishes to defer the discussion until the relevant Minister becomes available.
- Topical Issue Debate (5 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: When will the Minister be available?
- Topical Issue Debate (5 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Kevin Humphreys has raised the need to hold a plebiscite for a directly elected mayor of Dublin city.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff (11 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: 43. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding AIB banks review of the service department; the need to ensure employees jobs and rights are protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24893/14]
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: This meeting has been convened for the purpose of considering the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014, which has been referred to the select sub-committee by order of the Dáil on 5 June 2014. The Bill provides for the strengthening of the residency requirement for entitlement to means-assessed social welfare pensions such as child benefit; continued payment of family income...
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Does the Minister wish to respond now? She does not need to if she does not want to.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: We have agreed that amendments Nos. 1 to 8, inclusive, will form a composite proposal and be discussed together.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy is not now.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Deputy, I do not think that is relevant to our discussion.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: We cannot have speeches.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Deputy, we have spent a long time on this point. If we want to conclude at 3.45 p.m. and not resume tomorrow, we must remember that.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: We agreed at the beginning of the meeting that we would finish today, but we must be out of the room at 3.45 p.m.