Results 6,221-6,240 of 7,652 for speaker:Joanna Tuffy
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: If that is the case, we would have to reconvene the meeting at another time. We will make inquiries.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: We can, but we will first ascertain the situation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: And subject to the agreement of all the members. However, I would remind members that even if there is a second meeting not all questions can be answered, unfortunately, so members must prioritise questions. If members are agreeable, we can move straight to the Illness, Disability and Carers programme. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I remind the Minister that statements will take place at 4.54 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: We can resume the meeting in the morning but at that stage we would just talk about administration and so on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: We agreed the timetable at the beginning of the meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: We agreed a timetable at the beginning of this meeting which would have us out of here at 3.30 p.m. We can still do this but that is up to members. We can come back tomorrow if people prefer but we have until 3.30 p.m. Do members agree to move on to illness and disability?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Is that the Deputy's question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: It depends on capacity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Please speak through the Chair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Through the Chair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Deputy O'Dea had a specific question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I want to bring in Deputy O'Dea.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I will stop the Tánaiste there.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Members agreed a time limit of 20 minutes for this subject. As we have spent more than 20 minutes discussing it, we will proceed to deal with illness, disability and carer's allowances.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Senator Naughton also raised that issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I would appreciate it. We can look at that in the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Yes, we will.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I suggest that members should ask any outstanding questions now so that we can finish our business today. I am sure people have many questions at this stage.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (17 Sep 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: On the issue of the free telephone allowance for carers, the Minister probably cannot answer that now.