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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Accreditation for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Facility in Bahrain: Discussion (27 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: The next item on the agenda is accreditation of the Bahrain facility of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. A report on the accreditation of the Bahrain facility of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland was prepared by Ceartas, Irish Lawyers for Human Rights, in May of this year. That body wrote to the committee requesting an opportunity to raise the issue with us and, accordingly,...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (26 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: 413. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the entitlement to rent supplement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50784/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (26 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: 490. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the entitlement to social housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50785/13]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Did the advisory group examine all of those matters? If stamps could be paid for jobseeker's benefit, for example, what percentage would that entail?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Either.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Is that not jumping to a figure that the self-employed should pay for the pension and adding all of that on just to get jobseeker's benefit? At present they pay 4% for the State pension and surely it should not take another 11% to provide for jobseeker's benefit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Did the advisory group examine the matter?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: All right.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: All right.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I thank Ms Kennedy and Ms Mooney for their attendance and I thank the members for their contributions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Is this with regard to casual dockets?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I call Senator Marie Moloney.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: In a boom time people will not contribute. They will presume it will continue forever. That is the way people think.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: We want people to be covered.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Sorry, Deputy-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Does Ms Kennedy wish to reply to that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I will come back to Ms Kennedy. People will get another chance because we have a smaller group today. Please finish, Ms Kennedy, and then I will go back to the other Deputies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I welcome representatives of the Department of Social Protection. Witnesses are directed that only evidence connected with the subject matter of these proceedings is to be given and are asked to respect the parliamentary practice to the effect that, where possible, they should not criticise or make charges against any person, persons or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (20 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I thank Ms Kennedy for her presentation.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (20 Nov 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the rules on defined benefit pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49773/13]