Results 6,361-6,380 of 7,652 for speaker:Joanna Tuffy

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Primary School Boards of Management: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: I invite Ms Anne McElduff from the INTO to make her presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Primary School Boards of Management: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: That covers the gist of it. We will come back to the other aspects. The final presentation is by Mr. Hubert Loftus on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Primary School Boards of Management: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: We will move on to questions. I understand Deputy Jim Daly has agreed with Deputy Charlie McConalogue and Deputy Jonathan O'Brien that he should begin, rather than the other way around. Deputy Jim Daly requested this meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Primary School Boards of Management: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Do members want me to take all the questions now? Is that the way we will do it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Primary School Boards of Management: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: We will do that. We will start with Mr. Loftus.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Primary School Boards of Management: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Does anyone else want to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Primary School Boards of Management: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Perhaps they have a certain legal quality. Do you wish to comment, Mr. Loftus?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Primary School Boards of Management: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: They are supposed to keep to the law, but the issue is that they are not accountable in the sense of how we enforce it. Is that the point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Primary School Boards of Management: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: I will let Ms Brett finish. We will take further questions then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Primary School Boards of Management: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: I want to ensure that nothing is said that would identify the person.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Primary School Boards of Management: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: That is important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Primary School Boards of Management: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Is the Deputy referring to the VEC board?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Primary School Boards of Management: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: The VECs have a certain level of democratic accountability which does not apply to the rest of the sector. That is something which should be considered. It is unfortunate that our meeting was curtailed, because we would have benefitted from a longer discussion. We may revisit the issue at a later opportunity, however. I thank witnesses and members for their contributions. The Select...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (23 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: 140. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider carrying out a review of respite charges (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40746/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (23 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: 157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) where the Superior Court in Pakistan recently dismissed their appeal and upheld the death sentence which was passed on them four years ago for blasphemy and if we as a country may intercede on behalf of this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: The purpose of this meeting is our Committee Stage deliberations on the Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014. The Bill was amended on Committee Stage in the Seanad and was referred to the select sub-committee by order of the Dáil on 9 October last. The Bill will amend the Civil Registration Act 2004 in order to address a range of issues identified since the passage into law of that...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: My intention is that we will conclude our Committee Stage deliberations at this meeting. If needs be, however, we can extend our deliberations because the room is booked for tomorrow. Is that agreed? Agreed. For the purposes of the debate, it is proposed to group amendments Nos. 2 and 3, Nos. 5 and 6 and Nos. 7 to 9, inclusive. All other amendments will be discussed individually. Is...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendments Nos. 2 and 3 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: I ask Deputy Ryan to take the Chair for a moment because I would like to make a point on this section that I cannot make if I am in the Chair.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: While I welcome this section of the Bill, I would like to mention something that I think is missing from it. I appreciate that this does not fall under the remit of the Minister of State or the Department of Social Protection. The corresponding rights should be given to the fathers. Obviously, fathers have rights and responsibilities. As far as I am aware, in Scotland and the other...