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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015 - Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Yes. We are dealing with all of the programmes at this stage. We may need to vote at some stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015 - Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy may deal with it now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015 - Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Are there any outstanding questions for the Minister?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015 - Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I do not know if we will have time for them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015 - Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I do not think the witnesses will come back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015 - Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Yes, we can get an update.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015 - Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Could we e-mail any outstanding questions to the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015 - Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: To conclude, I thank the Minister and her officials and all the members.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (22 Sep 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 614. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount of expenditure on external ICT resources by An Garda Síochána for the years 2011 to 2014; the number of external ICT resources engaged by An Garda Síochána in those years; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Reports (22 Sep 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 704. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he has taken to address the issues identified in the HIQA report on the Ballydowd special care unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31284/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (22 Sep 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 1435. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the pilot schemes for the housing assistance payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31250/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Human Rights Issues (16 Jul 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I first raised the case of Asia Bibi in 2011 and I have raised it a number of times in the years since then. She has been imprisoned for the past five years since she was accused of the offence of blasphemy in Pakistan. I raise it today because I have read newspaper reports recently that she has been suffering ill health and I understand her solicitors made representations on her behalf...

Topical Issue Debate: Human Rights Issues (16 Jul 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister referred to how the Irish ambassador had conveyed Ireland's concerns over the conviction of Asia Bibi on a number of occasions, including last November when he visited Islamabad. If there is an opportunity to do this again will he raise the issue again, as well as the broader case of the blasphemy laws? I understand there was a proposal from the Pakistan Government for a new...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Integrated Education in Northern Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I will ask some questions in order to understand better the system in the North of Ireland. Many of the challenges faced in the North are not a million miles away from the challenges we face. We are looking at the issue of the predominance of faith patronage. I am a member of the Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection and we have discussed whether there should be an increase in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Integrated Education in Northern Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Who are the patrons?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Integrated Education in Northern Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: They are autonomous schools.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Integrated Education in Northern Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: In a situation where schools have to close down surely it is better to use the facilities that are there rather than create new schools. Is this not competing with those schools?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Integrated Education in Northern Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Integrated Education in Northern Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Is there any legislative framework for that? When the college drew up that policy, did it have to comply with legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Integrated Education in Northern Ireland: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: We are required to do that under the Education Act 1998. Does the college have to publish the policy?