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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Gaeltacht Schools: Discussion (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: We will see if the translation facility is working again. There was a problem with it. We will suspend after Ms Ní Mhainín has finished.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Gaeltacht Schools: Discussion (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: We have to suspend now, but Ms Ní Chartúir can make her contribution when we resume in approximately 15 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Gaeltacht Schools: Discussion (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: We will resume in public session. The topic we are discussing today is the impact on small rural Gaeltacht schools of recent changes in the pupil-teacher ratio. I welcome the representatives of Eagraíocht na Scoileanna Gaeltachta who will make a presentation to the committee on this important matter of ongoing concern. Their spokespersons today are Ms Treasa Ní Mhainín and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: As we have a quorum, I call the meeting to order. At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, I am asking members to ensure their mobile phones are turned off completely. I would like to inform members that the broadcasting unit will broadcast the public session of this meeting live. The proceedings are being carried on UPC channel 207. We will deal with minutes,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the number of retired secondary school teachers who are on his Department's payroll; the percentage of these who have pensions which fall into categories of between €10,000 to €20,000, between €20,000 to €30,000, between €30,000 and €40,000, between €40,000 and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (29 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on whether colleges of further education that provide higher education courses (details supplied) in addition to post leaving certificate courses, are eligible to apply to offer springboard and momentum skills places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26157/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the Review Group to develop a modern apprenticeship system; and when and the way in which members of the public will be able to make submissions to that review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25435/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (28 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 526. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the finding of inappropriate access to PULSE as outlined in the Annual Report 2012 of the Data Protection Commissioner including steps taken to address this issue subsequent to the report and previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25437/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Funding (23 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the educational institutions that are entitled to apply to offer springboard and or momentum skills places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24928/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (23 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any circumstances in which a student grant applicant who is not in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment may be eligible for a special rate grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24973/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (23 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: 221. To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to fill sanctioned posts in critical areas of diabetes care (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24974/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I have a question for Ms O'Connor. My understanding of what she is saying is that it is the timing of the reform that is the issue for her and that now is not the time to make cuts because people need the income so much but that she is not saying that it should never happen. Am I right in saying that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank our guests for briefing us. We had a very good discussion with them, which is part of the committee's ongoing look at the report. We will certainly take on board the points the witnesses raised with us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Ryan is correct. In the 2002 general election, Labour proposed to take money out of the National Pensions Reserve Fund to put into the health service. I remember when canvassing a woman on the doorsteps, she told me Labour was going to raid the pensions - little did she know what was going to come down the line. I tried to explain to her that it would lead to more public health care...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister has raised this issue too. While I do not have evidence on this, there is a concern that some are taking advantage of this arrangement. I agree with Ms Loftus that if an Irish citizen goes to Britain, then he or she has access to the National Health Service, NHS. I can understand the concern being expressed, however.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Ms Loftus answered a question Deputy Ó Snodaigh asked and said that in principle she agreed with the two-tier system. Does the National Women's Council agree with it in principle? That is what Deputy Ó Snodaigh asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: There was an issue about the National Women's Council. We have perhaps the highest level of child benefit payments in the world and certainly within the European Union. The argument is that we do not have the services that obtain in other member states such as free GP care or extensive child care. One cannot increase the services and leave the payments at the same level given that there is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I will come back for more questions. I want to ask some questions as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Perhaps we will let Ms Loftus finish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Report on Child and Family Income Support: Discussion (22 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Ryan asked what type of model would Ms Loftus propose, if she was to start from scratch? If the report had never been published, what would she suggest?