Results 6,761-6,780 of 7,652 for speaker:Joanna Tuffy
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: I do not think it is.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: It is what?
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Naughten has made his point. I ask the Minister of State to be brief on this. In fairness to everybody here, we cannot go off for too long on this issue.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Amendment No. 21 has ruled out of order as a potential charge on the Exchequer because it could have the effect of reducing the sum available for recovery by the Department and, therefore, has potential to be a charge on the Exchequer. Amendment No. 22 has been ruled out of order as a potential charge on the Exchequer for the same reason as I read out in the case of amendment No. 20.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Message to Dáil (25 Mar 2015)
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 Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015 and has made amendments thereto.
- Topical Issue Debate: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Eligibility (26 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy's time is up.
- Topical Issue Debate: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Eligibility (26 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: I must ask the Deputy to wrap up.
- Topical Issue Debate: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (26 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Is there a reply?
- Topical Issue Debate: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (26 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: The Minister of State should reply to the item raised.
- Topical Issue Debate: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (26 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: The Minister of State only has four minutes in which to reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (26 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: 179. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on after-school care in Dublin mid west (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12482/15]
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills (26 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Apologies have been received from Deputy Noel Harrington, whose substitute is Deputy Derek Keating, Deputy Jonathan O'Brien, whose substitute is Deputy Martin Ferris, and Deputy Clare Daly, whose substitute is Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett. We will now go into private session to deal with any other business.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: The purpose of this meeting is to consider the Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015. The purpose of the Bill is to provide a legislative basis for the role of the Teaching Council and for the forthcoming arrangements for the vetting of registered teachers to empower the Teaching Council to seek and obtain vetting disclosures as a registration body and to clarify and strengthen the...
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: We can presume the Dáil and committees operate in public but there are some circumstances where they may not. If too much discretion is allowed, a body might not do its business in public because it can pick and choose its issues. If we presume the operations are public, justice will be done in public.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: I do not want to go into that. It is not an amendment before the committee today.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: We know the views of various people here and there are a lot of amendments to be dealt with so if members are happy, we will start to deal with the amendments.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Amendment No. 3 is in the name of Deputy Clare Daly. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett is substituting for Deputy Daly.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Amendments Nos. 4 to 7, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Is there any definition of "fit and proper"?
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Does it have precedents in other legislation? Would any other council, such as the Medical Council, use similar terminology?