Results 3,081-3,100 of 7,652 for speaker:Joanna Tuffy

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Equality for Customers of Department of Social Protection: Discussion with Transgender Equality Network Ireland (5 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Would an amendment to the Constitution be required to bring in the legislation that Dr. Ní Mhuirthile suggests? I ask her to respond to questions and to make her concluding remarks at the same time because we are under time constraints due to the budget

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Equality for Customers of Department of Social Protection: Discussion with Transgender Equality Network Ireland (5 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Is there another speaker?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (5 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The first item on the agenda is to consider various EU proposals. The European Union established in December 2006 a European globalisation adjustment fund to provide assistance to workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns. The following linked proposals relate to applications for funding from Spain, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, France and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Equality for Customers of Department of Social Protection: Discussion with Transgender Equality Network Ireland (5 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I welcome the members of Transgender Equality Network Ireland to the meeting to discuss experiences of equality of treatment at the Department of Social Protection. I welcome the following: Mr. Broden Giambrone, director; Ms Victoria Mullin, board member and member of Families Against Forced Divorce; Mr. Darrin Matthews, board member; Dr. Tanya Ní Mhuirthile, board member; and Ms Orla...

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I have one question. Is the figure €685 million offset in any way in the overall budget for the year by savings or receipts in other Departments?

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: That completes our consideration of the Supplementary Estimate. I thank the Minister and her officials for attending.

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Message to Dáil (5 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection has completed its consideration of the following Estimate for Public Services for the year ending 31 December 2012: Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary).

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Other members have indicated that they have questions.

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I thought the Deputy asked about the number of people employed.

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The sub-committee does not have the power to approve or amend the Estimates. That power rests with the Dáil.

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister has to leave by noon. I will come back to the Deputy following questions from other members.

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I welcome the Minister for Social Protection and her officials. We are meeting to consider the 2012 Supplementary Estimate for the Department of Social Protection - Vote 37.

Funding of Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (4 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: As Deputy McLellan was not present, I did not include her previously. Is it agreed that she can share time with Deputy Mac Lochlainn? Agreed.

Funding of Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (4 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Funding of Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (4 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Mac Lochlainn without interruption, please.

Funding of Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (4 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I understand the Minister of State is sharing time with Deputies Nolan, Connaughton and Conway. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Funding of Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (4 Dec 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy's time is up.

Topical Issue Debate: Student Training Allowances (29 Nov 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the Minister of State for his response. The students work full-time when they are on placement in hospitals. As a result of the allowance for DIT students, many are required to take on part-time employment in addition to their full-time placements. Clearly, that undermines their ability to work to their full capacity in the hospitals concerned. The Department of Health has stated...

Topical Issue Debate: Student Training Allowances (29 Nov 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I had hoped the Minister for Health or one of his Ministers of State would be here.

Topical Issue Debate: Student Training Allowances (29 Nov 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I have had replies from the Minister to several parliamentary questions on this issue and had hoped the Minister would be here, given that he knows the background to the matter. In any event, I wish to know the up-to-date position regarding the reason for non-payment to third year DIT biomedical science students of the monthly training allowance payable to them while on placement in public...