Results 921-940 of 7,652 for speaker:Joanna Tuffy

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I second the amendment. My amendment No. 13, which is very similar in its objective, deals with the same issue regarding the service statement rather than the assessment. It was ruled out of order, as it would impose a potential charge on the Revenue. I do not question those who made the ruling as I realise they must do so. However, there is a thin line between the requirements under Senator...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: While I welcome the statement to be made by the Department each year, it will not be enough for individuals with unmet needs. It will not be of much consolation for people to see themselves included in a category of persons with unmet needs if there is no indication as to when their individual needs will be met. It is this state of affairs that Senator Terry and I have tried to address in...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 16: In page 17, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: "(b) the contents of the assessment;". I did not realise amendment No. 16 was also being discussed. Can I make a few brief points about it?

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I did not realise that.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I realise that but I thought the discussion on No. 15 was still ongoing.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I did not get an opportunity to discuss it.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I would like to hear the Minister of State's response because he has not indicated his view on it.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: It is a fundamental omission from the Bill that one cannot appeal the contents of the assessment. The assessment is the most fundamental right given in the Bill. One can appeal other aspects of the proposed legislation, such as the determination by the assessment officer that a person does not have a disability and so on. The contents of the assessment are key. It is particularly important...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 20: In page 23, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: "(24) An appeal shall lie from a decision of the Appeals Officer to the District Court for the district in which the applicant is ordinarily resident or carries on any trade, profession or business.". I tabled this amendment because the legislation does not allow an appeal to the High Court, except on a point...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 24: In page 29, to delete lines 40 to 43 and in page 30, to delete lines 1 to 5 and substitute the following: "31.—(1) Each Minister of the Government,". This amendment requires that all Ministers prepare sectoral plans. At present only six Ministers are required to do so. Why should not every Minister prepare such a plan? The idea is that there should be mainstreaming...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: Sections 26 to 29 apply to all Departments also mentioned in section 31. If what the Minister of State is saying is true, why would he need to name six Departments? He states that it is anticipated in the legislation that they will spend so many millions or euro and that proof of expenditure is needed. That should surely apply to all other Departments as well. This is not concerned only with...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I do not agree with that.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: While I support the amendment, there is much merit in what Senator Kett had to say on the issue. In general, I would not be one to advocate quotas. Senator Terry is suggesting that a report, if produced, should involve reviewing whether the quota system is working and identifying how it could be improved, whether it should exist in the first place and whether the quota itself should be...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the Minister of State and his staff. The legislation going through today is significant and contains much that is good. A great deal of work has been put into it by allconcerned, including the Minister of State's officials, people involved in the consultation process and those involved in drafting it. However, as we have said all along, the legislation does not go far enough. It is...

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (23 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I support the amendment. I will not repeat what Senator Ulick Burke has said, but I support the points he has made. The purpose of tabling the amendment is that apart from the fact it was recommended by Ms Justice Laffoy, it should be a matter of principle and fair procedure that a body does not investigate or sponsor a Bill to investigate itself. That is the case here where the Minister for...

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (23 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, line 9, after "period" to insert the following: "including in particular the adequacy or otherwise of the manner in which responsibilities were discharged by persons in authority, including judges". The amendment provides that the matters to be investigated by the commission should include, in particular, the adequacy or otherwise of the manner in which...

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (23 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I respect what Mr. Justice Ryan has said but I am unhappy with the wording of section 4(1)(a). If it is implicit that decisions by judges which caused children to be sent to institutions can be looked at in the general sense, I do not see why it cannot be expressed explicitly in the legislation. The wording of the amendment will not lead to an examination of the role of the courts. Inquiring...

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (23 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 9: In page 14, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following new subsection: "(3) The Commission or a Committee may invite a person who has given evidence or made a submission or statement to or before it before the passing of this Act to supplement that evidence, submission or statement having regard to changes made to the functions or procedure of the Commission or a...

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (23 Jun 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 10: In page 14, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following: "'educational service' means a service provided by a recognised school or centre for education (within the meaning in each case of the Education Act 1998) or by a person or body specified by the Minister who provides a programme of education, training or instruction;". The Labour Party felt it would be...