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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 am happy with 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: Amendments Nos. 5 and 6 are related and may be discussed together.

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. 7 to 9, inclusive, in the name of Deputy O'Dea are related and will be discussed together.

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 thank the Minister of State, Deputy Kevin Humphreys, and his officials for attending and the members for their attendance and participation.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Message to the Dáil (5 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection has completed its consideration of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014 and has made no amendments thereto.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (11 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: 386. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take immediate action to provide alternative facilities to cater for children in the Dublin area requiring multiple dental extractions under general anaesthetic; his views on whether young children are being put at risk because of the closure of the dental clinic at St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, which provided care for 3,000 children each year;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (11 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: 404. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received their medical scientist training allowance considering that the Health Service Executive has in the past confirmed to all health sector employers that student medical scientists on placement must be paid the monthly training allowance as set out in the Department of Health's consolidated salary scales;...

Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: I join other speakers who have welcomed Maíria Cahill to the House to listen to the debate. I also welcome the fact that I got the opportunity to meet Maíria in person yesterday. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick made an important point. He said the debate is due to Maíria Cahill. It is important to remember that through her efforts, Maíria has instigated a debate on the wider...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Further Education and Training Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: I welcome the guests. In explanation, some Senators had to leave because there is a vote in the Seanad. I draw to the attention of the witnesses the fact that, by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to this committee. If they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Further Education and Training Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: I ask Mr. Michael Moriarty of Education and Training Boards Ireland to make his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Further Education and Training Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: There is a vote in the Seanad so I will allow the delegates to respond immediately. While the matters raised by Senator O'Donnell are not strictly related to our topic today, does anyone have an update for her?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Further Education and Training Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: If the Senator wishes to vote in the Seanad, we can return to this afterwards. Deputy Conaghan may ask his questions after we hear some more replies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Further Education and Training Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: We will take some more questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Further Education and Training Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Senator D'Arcy is next. Senator Craughwell wishes to contribute again and I also wish to make a few points.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Further Education and Training Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: To reference Senator Craughwell's point, there is a great deal of good community education in my constituency. However, it is not strategic and there is an overlap between some programmes. There are question marks over the value of a minority of those courses, although I will not name them. Turning to Deputy Conaghan's points, Ballyfermot is one of a number of good examples of a further...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Further Education and Training Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: As Senator Jim D'Arcy has returned, I can tell him that his question on ETBs has been answered and the last ETB was set up ten days ago.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Further Education and Training Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: What about Travellers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Further Education and Training Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: If the members are agreeable, we will wrap up. I thank everybody, both guests and committee members.

Local Government (Rates and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy is straying from the Bill.

Local Government (Rates and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: The next speaker listed is Deputy McConalogue. Does Deputy Fleming wish to speak now?