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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Eligibility for Employment Activation Measures: Discussion (12 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Senator Moloney will be able to look back at the record.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Eligibility for Employment Activation Measures: Discussion (12 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: People in the Department of Social Protection do not know. Have you come across that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Eligibility for Employment Activation Measures: Discussion (12 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: One can back-claim it as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Eligibility for Employment Activation Measures: Discussion (12 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I came across a case recently of a person who could not sign on for credits. The person had finished school and took a year out while thinking about perhaps going back to college the next year. That person could not sign on for credits, having never worked, and could not access any schemes, apart from Springboard or free courses with FÁS. In the context of the youth guarantee, I note...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Eligibility for Employment Activation Measures: Discussion (12 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: What is the number?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Eligibility for Employment Activation Measures: Discussion (12 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I find it hard to believe it is that little.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Eligibility for Employment Activation Measures: Discussion (12 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Is there a lack of awareness about that? I have definitely encountered young people who have been told it is not worth their while, and they are not given information about signing on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Eligibility for Employment Activation Measures: Discussion (12 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: We will leave it at that. I thank everybody. Unfortunately, we did not have great attendance at the meeting as we had to change our meeting day because we had to deal with social welfare legislation during our usual meeting time yesterday.
- Message from Seanad (17 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Seanad Éireann has passed the Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013, without amendment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee. (18 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: At the request of the broadcasting service, members are requested to either switch off their mobile phones completely or to put them on flight or safe mode. If one puts one's phone into flight mode, one is not obliged to switch it off. In accordance with the standard procedures agreed by the Committee on Procedure and Privileges for paperless committees, all documentation for this meeting -...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Edmund Rice Schools Trust (18 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: The topic we are discussing is the future provision of education in schools for which the Edmund Rice Schools Trust has responsibility and the possible reconfiguration of schools that may result in proposals for the opening, closure or amalgamation of schools. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Edmund Rice Schools Trust (18 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I believe we already have them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Edmund Rice Schools Trust (18 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I thank Mr. Bennett for his presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Edmund Rice Schools Trust (18 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: This is a specific issue so I call on the delegation to respond to the Deputy before proceeding with other questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Edmund Rice Schools Trust (18 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Is there any issue the Senator would like clarified?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Edmund Rice Schools Trust (18 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I invite Deputy Ó Snodaigh to pose any questions he may have.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Edmund Rice Schools Trust (18 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Sorry, Deputy O'Brien, but Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh has the floor and Deputy McConalogue is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Edmund Rice Schools Trust (18 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Are you sure, Deputy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Edmund Rice Schools Trust (18 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Are members happy that we have exhausted this topic or do they have further questions to ask? It was informative to listen to the delegates. I take the point that in the context of things changing, it is a messy business. That is what is in prospect until there is a change. It seems there are fewer applications for the patronage of new schools by bodies other than the Education and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Edmund Rice Schools Trust (18 Jun 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: That issue has been raised with us. We can take it on board and raise it to see if something can be done about it. I am sure members will agree that schools should be funded equally, but personally I would have a preference for a State owned system in the long term. We have two types and the voluntary secondary school sector is the larger part and should be funded properly. There is...