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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Higher and Further Education Grants: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I am sorry to interrupt but I forgot to read the note on privilege, which I must do. I draw the attention of witnesses to 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 the committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Higher and Further Education Grants: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Perhaps we can go through the headings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Higher and Further Education Grants: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Our next speaker is Mr. Graham Doyle from SUSI.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Higher and Further Education Grants: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: If it contains any general information that we already know, we can take it as read. I ask Mr. Doyle to address the specifics of the issues arising without giving the background to the grant system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Higher and Further Education Grants: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Is there a mobile telephone near the Senator?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Higher and Further Education Grants: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: There appears to be some interference from a telephone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Higher and Further Education Grants: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Can you send an update to the committee in due course about what is decided?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Higher and Further Education Grants: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Any comments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Higher and Further Education Grants: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Who is the question directed at?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Higher and Further Education Grants: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: The Department cannot really say anything on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Higher and Further Education Grants: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Senator Marie Moloney raised the issue of step-parents.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Higher and Further Education Grants: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Regarding late applications where there is a change of circumstances, such that one must go through a double-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Higher and Further Education Grants: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: This is a bit of an anomaly. If there are two adults in a household the Department of Social Protection takes both into account. Just because a step-parent does not have guardianship he or she will get away with not having their income included.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Higher and Further Education Grants: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: There seems to be an anomaly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Higher and Further Education Grants: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: We agreed that we would finish at 2.30 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Higher and Further Education Grants: Discussion (25 Feb 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I have to bring the meeting to a conclusion. as agreed at the beginning. If members have outstanding questions or issues arise later, they might send them to the clerk to the committee who will forward them to the delegates who can revert to the committee. I thank the delegates for attending and remind members that the select committee will meet at 3 p.m. to select a replacement to fill the...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (Revised) (4 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: The select committee is in public session. I welcome the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, the Minister of State with responsibility for skills, research and innovation, Deputy Damien English, and the Department officials. We are here to consider the 2015 Revised Estimates for Public Services at the Department of Education and Skills - Vote 26. The timetable for the...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (Revised) (4 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: We will go through the programmes, starting with programme A, which relates to first, second and early years education. I ask members to keep their remarks brief and stick to programme A.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (Revised) (4 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: It is described as first, second and early years education in the Department's briefing document.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (Revised) (4 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: It is all listed. The list includes administration, primary teacher salaries, secondary teacher salaries, grants to education and training boards re vocational teacher salaries, special needs assistant salaries, school non-teaching staff salaries, school transport, grants to schools, grants to primary and post-primary educational bodies, teacher education and so on.