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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 the Deputy going to withdraw the amendment and then look at it again on the next Stage?

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. 8, 10 to 14, inclusive, and 23 are drafting amendments 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: Amendment No. 13, in the name of the Minister.

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. 14

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. 16 and 17 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: Amendments Nos. 19, 20 and 30 are related and will be discussed together.

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. 25 and 26 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: Amendments Nos. 27 and 28 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: Who can make a complaint?

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: It would seem unusual that a Minister could make a complaint.

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 that the admissions Bill?

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 move now to amendment No. 32 which is in the name of Deputy Jonathan O'Brien, for whom Deputy Ferris is substituting.

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 Teaching Council has appeared before the joint committee. We could arrange for it to appear before this committee.

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: Section 23.

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: Yes.

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 Deputy could table an amendment in that regard on Report Stage.

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 do not have any way of clarifying that. It should perhaps not even be put on the record as the Teaching Council is not here to respond.

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 Teaching Council is a State body. Presumably, whatever money it collects is gathered on behalf of the public. The Minister might confirm if I am right in saying that. The idea is that it would be self-financing.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Message to Dáil (26 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Sub Committee on Education and Skills has completed its consideration of the Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015 and has made amendments thereto. I thank the Minister and her officials for attending and thank members for their contributions.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (2 Apr 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 66. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider retaining a social welfare office in Lucan village in County Dublin to cater for the large population in this area and for persons who do not have their own transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13826/15]