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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: They were not negotiated with. Even I would admit the cuts were imposed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: No, they were not. They were imposed. There was a levy and then there were the pay cuts.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: What we are discussing was before all of this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I am simply correcting the point, to be fair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: We will go to other questions, if that is all right. Mr. Timmins also wanted to say something quickly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: That is not in our committee’s remit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: John FitzGerald was responsible for a recent report by the ESRI which found that, over the course of the recession, successive Government policies, including those of the previous Government, had contributed to the fact that Ireland and Portugal were unique in reducing income inequality over the course of this recession. One of the contributory factors was that both Governments had...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Which would you prefer?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Do you not think it is better to put the money into services? Which do you think is better for society and older people?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I call on Mr. John Walsh, and then we will conclude if everyone is happy with that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Are there any further comments?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: We will conclude on that point. We lose members over the course of meetings for various reasons. Deputy Ó Snodaigh from Sinn Féin is present, along with his Labour Party colleagues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: There were apologies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: The delegation can take up the matter with the members concerned.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I suppose-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: In terms of who asked questions, they were from the Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil members. At the beginning of the meeting members from other parties were present. In terms of questions raised, Mr. Dolan is correct in his assessment of the situation but what can we do?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: We are moving towards that as a committee. Ms Hayes is right. We need much more of that. We accept the difficulties faced by the people represented by the delegates and we will bring the issues highlighted to the committee to the attention of the Ministers and the officials. The meeting has been very helpful in bringing these issues to our attention and explaining and clarifying them.
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Initiatives (2 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: 188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding funding for the National Collective of Community Based Women’s Networks that does valuable work in supporting disadvantaged women at national and local level; if he will ensure that the current level of funding allocated to NCCWN is guaranteed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Redundancies (7 Oct 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the outsourcing of customer services employment by Allied Irish Banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37897/14]