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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: SOLAS: Discussion with Chairman Designate (9 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I thank Mr. Delaney. I will use the usual running order for questions, beginning with spokespersons. I ask members to keep their contributions to a maximum of three minutes as agreed.
- Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: The next speaker is Deputy Seamus Healy, whom I understand is sharing time with Deputy Pringle.
- Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I understand that Deputy Ó Caoláin is sharing time with Deputy McLellan. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I understand the Minister of State with responsibility for primary care, Deputy White, is sharing time with the Minister for Health.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I am keen to conclude because we have been here a long time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I believe that was answered, it had to do with financial constraints for the new schemes. Ideally, they should be standardised.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Perhaps it would be would be better to pay everyone €30. That is one possibility. I am conscious that we have been here a long time. If anyone has anything to say, please keep it short.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I have no wish to open up a series of new questions now. Perhaps we will just address that first question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I think they were answered. The issue is budgetary constraints.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: We will conclude on that note. I thank Ms Faughnan and her team. It has been an informative and helpful discussion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I also have a couple of questions. There seems to be a problem with the availability of accommodation to train people for things such as Tús, certainly in my constituency. If the places are being increased, is the space available for people? Why do people on JobBridge get €50 extra when those on the Gateway and CE schemes get €20 extra? Why is that anomaly there? Why...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I am sorry Deputy, but I will have to go to Deputy Ryan at this stage to be fair. He may ask some of the questions that Deputy Daly wishes to ask.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Deputy, you have gone a good bit over the time. Will you wrap up now?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Deputy, you have been speaking for more than eight minutes, which is far more time than other members had. We talked of a time limit of three minutes. It is well over that. In terms of fairness, a lot of information can be gleaned from parliamentary questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Senator O'Donnell also raised the matter of time limits.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: The Senator should not ask additional questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I will ask Ms Faughnan to respond to the questions thus far, following which Deputies Daly and Ryan can put their questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I presume it is the same as the provisions for the community employment scheme.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Is the Deputy correct that somebody in the situation outlined would not receive anything extra?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: The concern is still there. If what Deputy Ó Snodaigh stated is correct, it would be not worthwhile for the person from a financial point of view.