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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the need for extensions in respect of schools (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45748/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Nov 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the need for extensions to schools (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45749/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (3 Dec 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: As we have a quorum I call the meeting to order. No apologies have been received. At the request of the broadcasting and recording services Members are requested to ensure for the duration of the meeting that their mobile telephones are turned off completely or switched to aeroplane safe or flight mode but they may use the Wi-Fi. In accordance with the standard procedures agreed by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Online Learning at University: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: The subject of this meeting is studying at university through online learning, including massive open online courses, MOOCs. 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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Online Learning at University: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: That is a great offer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Online Learning at University: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Members have posed a large number of questions. Does Professor Savage wish to commence the process of providing answers to them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Online Learning at University: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: How do universities fund online learning programmes? Is the cost of doing so absorbed into the general costs of the college or is it an additional cost? My understanding is that a fee applies to certification of Massive Open Online Courses, MOOC. Does this generate much income? On Professor Brown's point about changing the funding model, I am concerned that changing the funding model in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Online Learning at University: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: I understand that. If a decision was made to provide money for online undergraduate programmes, would it result in money being taken from other undergraduates? My question is that in changing the funding model to provide for those taking online education courses would we be taking funding from somewhere else?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Online Learning at University: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Does Mr. John D'Arcy wish to add anything?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Online Learning at University: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: It probably also makes the teachers prepare their materials better. When I was in college, some lecturers were very prepared and some were less so. The fact that they have to do that probably transfers-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Online Learning at University: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Did Senator Moran wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Online Learning at University: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Does any member of the panel wish to make a final comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Online Learning at University: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: It has been a very good discussion. I thank our guests and the members of the committee for their contribution to it. We will certainly return to this area because we have been looking at it on an ongoing basis. We might invite our guests back again in the future for an update. The select sub-committee will meet next Wednesday at 1 p.m. The joint committee will meet again on 17...

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: The next speaker is Deputy Catherine Murphy. I understand the Deputy is sharing her time with Deputy Fleming.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Abolition (4 Dec 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on all tax reliefs on income tax either eliminated or being phased out from budget 2012 onwards; the estimated savings to date for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46580/14]

Palestine: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Dec 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: The motion before us is not ideal. At its heart it recognises that negotiations will be needed to achieve the two-state solution it promotes. Having said that, there is much in the text of the motion that is fair and reflective of a middle ground. I am aware that Deputy Adams met with the leader of the Israeli Labor Party, Isaac Herzog, during his visit to Israel and Palestine last week....

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: We are discussing the Supplementary Estimates for Vote 26 - Education and Skills, for an amount of €103 million. Under Standing Order 161 the discussion must be confined to the items contained in the Supplementary Estimate and no discussion may be raised on the original Estimates, save in so far as it may be necessary to explain or illustrate the particular items under discussion....

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: We will now go through the Supplementary Estimates, during which debate members can also raise the junior cycle reform issue. The first subhead is A3 - salaries, wages and allowances for primary school teachers. I refer members to page 3 of the Department's brief and page 3 of the committee secretariat briefing.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Have similar errors arisen in previous years? Why was this not foreseen by the Department such that the Comptroller and Auditor General did not have to pick up on it?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: We will now move on to subhead A5 - grants to ETBs in respect of teachers' salaries. I refer members to page 5 of the Department brief and page 4 of the committee secretariat briefing.