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Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendments Nos. 12 to 14, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendments Nos. 17 to 19, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Does the Deputy intend to withdraw and resubmit he amendment on Report Stage?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendments Nos. 2 and 3 are related and may be discussed together.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendment No. 6 has been ruled out of order as it involves a potential charge on the Revenue.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendments Nos. 7, 8 and 22 are related and may be discussed together. Amendment No. 7 is in the name of Deputy Jonathan O'Brien who is not present.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendments Nos. 9, 10 and 16 are related and may be discussed together.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: This Bill was referred to the select subcommittee by order of the Dáil on 17 October 2012. I welcome the Minister for Education and Skills and his officials to the committee. Despite the large number of amendments, I intend that the committee consider the Bill until Committee Stage is concluded in its entirety. We will break for lunch from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. If it is not possible to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consumer Protection (16 Jan 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Finance the position pertaining in respect of a person if a bank fails to make a timely decision in respect of a complaint to that bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1071/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (16 Jan 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the pension scheme in place for current Oireachtas members; the amount of contributions deducted from Members salaries for the scheme; the situation in relation to pension entitlements for former Oireachtas members who may, in the future, be re-elected to Dáil Éireann and who have built up pension...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (16 Jan 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way the social employment schemes and places will be allocated to local authorities; the date on which these schemes may be applied for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1068/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Expenditure on Carers (16 Jan 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on any changes in the payments made to carer's in the years 2002 and to date, including in Budget 2013, in tabular form; the numbers that qualified for the various payments in each of the years concerned; the overall budget for carer's supports from her Department in each of those years in tabular form; the data that is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (16 Jan 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will give consideration to supports to carer's who need additional financial aid in respect of respite costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1069/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Homemaker Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications that have been received before the deadline to register retrospectively for home makers credits; her plans to review the situation and consider allowing further registration for credits for past years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1070/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (16 Jan 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the condition for qualification for family income supplement that requires the applicant to work a minimum of 19 hours a week as due to companies choosing to employ staff on short working weeks means that those employees cannot earn sufficient income at work and at the same time cannot get any top up income from the State thereby...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seniors Alert Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reconsider recent cuts to the seniors' alert scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1742/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (20 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No.4 of 6 December 2012 in which he estimated a total revenue of €395 million from the taxation of child benefit, the rate and amount of tax a month that would be deducted from child benefit in the examples (detailed supplied) this information to be furnished in tabular form [57609/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (20 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of allowing unmarried couples for joint assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57610/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (20 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of a number of taxi drivers (details supplied) regarding the recommendations for the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57526/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Council for Special Education: Discussion with Chairman Designate (19 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank Mr. Stack for his presentation and for briefing the committee. Is it agreed that the committee inform the Minister for Education and Skills that we have concluded our discussion with Mr. Stack and that we will forward a copy of the transcript of the meeting to the Minister for his information? Agreed. The select committee will meet on Thursday, 17 January 2013 to discuss the...