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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Entitlements for Self-Employed: Discussion with Self-Employed Alliance Dundalk (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the witnesses. It is very helpful to speak to individuals affected by the issue we are discussing. I assure the delegation that the issue is constantly being raised at the committee by Deputies and Senators, and it has been discussed in recent weeks. We will continue to do this. The committee does not bring forward legislation but we can raise the issue when legislation is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Entitlements for Self-Employed: Discussion with Self-Employed Alliance Dundalk (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: There seems to be mobile telephone interference. Whoever it belongs to might move it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Entitlements for Self-Employed: Discussion with Self-Employed Alliance Dundalk (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Our guests heard the departmental officials. The Social Insurance Fund report has been published and is available online. If physical copies are required, we could point our guests in the right direction. The report states that it would take a contribution of 15% to 16% to get the State pension and other benefits. How do our guests feel about self-employed people being required to pay...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Entitlements for Self-Employed: Discussion with Self-Employed Alliance Dundalk (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I appreciate that, but-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Entitlements for Self-Employed: Discussion with Self-Employed Alliance Dundalk (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: That is exactly the point that needs to be made. The 4% gives one entitlements to the State pension, but one would need to pay the additional contributions outlined by departmental officials to receive jobseeker's benefit and other benefits. How does the group feel about doing so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Entitlements for Self-Employed: Discussion with Self-Employed Alliance Dundalk (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: As an employer, Mr. Cassidy pays a contribution for his employees.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Entitlements for Self-Employed: Discussion with Self-Employed Alliance Dundalk (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Would he be willing to pay the employer's and the employee's contributions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Entitlements for Self-Employed: Discussion with Self-Employed Alliance Dundalk (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The employee's overall contribution comprises the employer's contribution and the employee's contribution. Our guests are suggesting that they only make the 4% contribution yet receive all of the entitlements.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Entitlements for Self-Employed: Discussion with Self-Employed Alliance Dundalk (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Could they clarify?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Entitlements for Self-Employed: Discussion with Self-Employed Alliance Dundalk (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: When we were examining this issue, Deputy Butler suggested the delegates would have some insight into it. We very much welcome the delegation's contribution because it is good to receive a briefing on how people are affected on the ground.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Entitlements for Self-Employed: Discussion with Self-Employed Alliance Dundalk (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: We will take questions and give Mr. Matthews a further opportunity to elaborate on the points he is making. This committee does not formulate legislation but we, as Oireachtas Members, have an input into its scrutiny. It is possible to introduce Private Members' legislation. Legislation generally comes from Departments. One reason for this meeting is to highlight the issues that arise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Entitlements for Self-Employed: Discussion with Self-Employed Alliance Dundalk (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: By way of explanation, the reason the Senators left earlier is that they had to attend a vote.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Would the delegates like to make further points?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: The meeting to which Ms Leonard refers will take place in two weeks time. I thank the delegates for their comprehensive presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Entitlements for Self-Employed: Discussion with Self-Employed Alliance Dundalk (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I welcome the representatives of Self-Employed Alliance Dundalk to discuss matters of concern to them regarding the Department's policies under discussion. I thank them for appearing before us and apologise for the long wait. However, it is hoped our discussion with the departmental officials has provided them with an insight into the Department's policies in this area. Before we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I ask the witnesses to make their concluding remarks and deal with any outstanding questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: On the Senator's point my understanding is that it is modular with some modules complete and others outstanding. I made the point about documents being laid. It is very important that the documents come fully into the public domain as opposed to leaks. That is preferable for the sake of representative democracy. In the list of witnesses I had earlier, I did not have Mr. Alan Chapman's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Before bringing in the other speakers, I ask members to be as brief as possible as I want to bring in the Dundalk group by 11.30 a.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I think the committee has such a meeting listed in its work programme and we can do that. Before asking the officials to respond, I note Ms Kennedy mentioned the KPMG report and stated it was published on 17 September. I make the point that it was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas on 24 August and was a public document thereafter. Deputy Ó Snodaigh made a point to which others...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (3 Oct 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: There were a number of questions on the self-employed.