Results 7,621-7,640 of 7,652 for speaker:Joanna Tuffy
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: Thank you. We will now proceed to questions. We have an agreed order, which we will follow.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: We will try to keep initial questions to around the three minute mark. I will let members back in a second time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: That is not really relevant to the remit-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: Fair enough.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: I want to allow people who want to raise a question a chance to do so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: That is not quite within the purpose of-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: Senator O'Donnell-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: I am not but I let the Senator in after Senator Craughwell, and when she is finished, I will let Deputy Byrne speak. We will then go back to Mr. Begg.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: That is not within the remit. I would like it to be clear that we have a certain remit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: That is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: At the same time-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: Senator, there is no need for conflict, but as Chairman I have to outline what is appropriate. If questions are asked outside the remit of the Pensions Authority, they do not have to be answered. I can chair the meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: That is fair enough. I am just pointing that out.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: I do not think there is any need for this conflict. If the Senator has any further-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: Absolutely.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: I am also within my rights.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: I have to chair the meeting as well and I am within my rights doing that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: Has the Deputy a question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: I have a point on the Aer Lingus pensions. I am not as familiar with the issue as Deputies Clare Daly and Brendan Ryan or Mr. Begg but I have certainly attended some meetings and have read the correspondence we received and listened to some of the debate. My impression was that, in terms of working out a solution, everybody faced some risk. If one were to go down the legal route and thrash...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)
Joanna Tuffy: I will allow the Deputy to talk in a minute.