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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: It gives an important contextual point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: That is fair enough.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Senator Healy Eames and I raised the issue of physical space. What physical facilities are there so that people can go to one campus and mix?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: That is one reason for much lower costs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: There is an argument for it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I apologise. That was not another question; I was going through unanswered questions, including the Senator's. I was going to ask that the question be answered.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I have the prerogative, as Chairman, to make decisions on that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I appreciate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I am not doing it another way. I have specifically said the Senator's question would be answered. I have to run this as best I can as Chairman.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: We will get to the Senator's question immediately after Dr. Rowland finishes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: No; it was a question asked by both Senator Healy Eames and me.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Are there any other points?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Senator D'Arcy has left, but perhaps Ms Davitt can answer his questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: The witnesses cannot answer that question. I have anecdotal evidence that there is concern among members of the teaching profession and in the teacher unions about the size of Hibernia College's share of the market. The number of qualified teachers from the college is very high and concerns have been expressed to me about what that might mean for the quality of teachers in the future....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: What profit does the college make? What is the bottom line? The college is not a charitable organisation but a business, and I would like some information on the financial aspects, if possible. My final question relates to the education system in Finland. This committee examined the system in that country and has prepared a report for the Houses of the Oireachtas. In that country, they...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: We can take questions at this point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: Yes, of course.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: I welcome the officials from Hibernia College to discuss with us their experience in delivering third level education online, particularly teacher training. I welcome Dr. Seán Rowland, president, Dr. Nicholas Breakwell, executive dean, and Ms Anna Davitt, head of Irish. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies Abolition (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the State agencies that have been closed or merged during this term of Government; the savings, if any, that have resulted from the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13188/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies Abolition (13 Mar 2013)
Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the State agencies that have been closed or merged during this term of Government; the savings, if any, that have resulted from the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13188/13]