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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund: Discussion (20 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: It would be helpful to have that information. I notice the report indicates that the shortfall at the end of the projection period is now smaller than that projected in the 2005 review, and the reasons for this have been explained. For example, there is lower pension-related expenditure than previously projected and lower projected expenditure in a number of categories, such as jobseeker's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund: Discussion (20 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Politicians may suggest certain actions but we do not have the information available to project the consequences of a certain approach. This amounts to more than just issues of policy. I submitted parliamentary questions that contained a "what if" proposal for getting rid of a tax relief, for example. The answer had an estimate of the yield to the Exchequer, although it was qualified to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund: Discussion (20 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: It is a matter we can raise with the Minister and we can revert to the witnesses. Some of the issues concern the self-employed, for example; if the self-employed do not get a contributory pension, the chances are they will be reliant on a non-contributory pension in future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund: Discussion (20 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Members will have an opportunity to raise some of these questions with the Minister when she appears before us next week and may at this time express their opinions, which will be noted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund: Discussion (20 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Has bringing the universal social charge into the fund been considered? Would it be appropriate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund: Discussion (20 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: It is general taxation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund: Discussion (20 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Many people perceive the universal social charge as being similar to social insurance. Is there a possibility for them to be linked?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund: Discussion (20 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: On which page is the table?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund: Discussion (20 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: At the request of the recording and broadcasting services I ask members to ensure their mobile telephones are turned off completely. Due to an extensive private session at our meeting yesterday I intend to go straight into public session this morning. We can deal with housekeeping matters at the end of the meeting if necessary. Is that agreed? Agreed. The first matter on our agenda is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review the planning and development regulations with a view to amending the regulations in which applicants are required to place planning notices in a national newspaper for proposed developments of a minor scale, such as an extension to a house; in view of the fact that the cost of placing such a notice is very...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (20 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce an alternative scheme for persons on special diets like coeliac patients who due to the recent cuts announced by the Health Service Executive will no longer be entitled to free or subsidised gluten free food products for their condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39945/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (19 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Those items are beyond the remit of the budget as such. We can come back to the matter at another stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (19 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Was there a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (19 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Before I bring in Senator Power, I have one point. There is an issue of balance in this regard and one needs the experience that goes with age. We cannot just rule people out on the basis that they have been there before. I call Senator Power.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (19 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Before the Senator comes in, other members may not have had their questions answered. If so, will they indicate if they wish to follow up? I call Senator Moloney.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (19 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the Minister and his officials for briefing us so comprehensively and thank Deputies and Senators for their questions. We are moving on to No. 6, the Education and Training Boards Bill 2011. I am sure members will be relieved to hear we are not going to deal with that now because there is no progress to report yet and, therefore, there will be no presentation on the Bill at this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (19 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Please allow the Minister to continue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (19 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: I will call the last couple of speakers who indicated, Deputy Ó Ríordáin and Senator Moloney.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (19 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: Perhaps the Deputy might wait as she is next on my list to pose questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (19 Sep 2012)

Joanna Tuffy: No.