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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Consultancy Contracts Data (14 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 146. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total expenditure on consultancy by his Department; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by his Department, in these years,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Consultancy Contracts Data (14 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 154. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of expenditure on consultancy by his Department; the number of consultants engaged by his Department, in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy, and the reliance on consultants by his Department, in these years, and for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consultancy Contracts Data (14 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 180. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure on consultancy by his Department; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and reliance on consultants by his Department in these years and for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Consultancy Contracts Data (14 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure on consultancy by her Department; the number of consultants engaged by her Department in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy, and the reliance on consultants by her Department, in these years, and for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (14 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools that were built in Dublin Mid West constituency from 2002 to 2011 and from 2012 to date in 2015; the schools outstanding in the school building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19041/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Consultancy Contracts Data (14 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 204. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the expenditure on consultancy by his Department; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by his Department in these...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Consumer Prices Data (14 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 219. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the expenditure on consultancy by his Department; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by his Department in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consultancy Contracts Data (14 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure on consultancy by his Department; the number of consultants engaged by his Department, in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy, and the reliance on consultants by his Department, in these years, and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consultancy Contracts Data (14 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure on consultancy by the Irish Sports Council; the number of consultants engaged by the council in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy, and the reliance on consultants by the council in these years,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consultancy Contracts Data (14 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure on consultancy by the Irish Aviation Authority; the number of consultants engaged by the authority in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy, and the reliance on consultants by the authority in these...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consultancy Contracts Data (14 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure on consultancy by the National Sports Campus Development Authority; the number of consultants engaged by the authority in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy, and the reliance on consultants by the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consultancy Contracts Data (14 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure on consultancy by the Commission for Aviation Regulation; the number of consultants engaged by the commission in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps that have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by the commission...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consultancy Contracts Data (14 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure on consultancy by the National Roads Authority in 2012, 2013 and 2014; the number of consultants engaged by the authority in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps that have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Consultancy Contracts Data (14 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 250. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the expenditure on consultancy by her Department; the number of consultants engaged by her Department in the years 2011 to 2014; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce expenditure and reliance on consultants by her Department in these years and for the future. [18959/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Family Income Supplement: Department of Social Protection (13 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: At this meeting we will deal with the issue of family income supplement. In July there will be the transition of a large number of people in receipt of the one-parent family payment to family income supplement. This is one of the issues we told the Department we would be raising today. There are a number of issues to do with family income supplement and, while we will look at the matter in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Family Income Supplement: Department of Social Protection (13 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I would like to ask a couple of questions. It has been suggested that some people who are already on family income supplement might lose out. I want to make the point that it is instructive to look at the detail of some of those cases. A lone parent who is earning €300 a week and is on family income supplement is entitled, between the family income supplement and the back to work...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Family Income Supplement: Department of Social Protection (13 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: When taxes, the universal social charge and whatever else applies are deducted from the income of a teacher who is at the tenth point on the scale, the net figure is very close to the income of a lone parent or couple who are on €300 a week, and are receiving a top-up of another €300 in terms of the family income supplement if they get the back to work dividend. I think it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Family Income Supplement: Department of Social Protection (13 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: -----if they get the back to work dividend.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Family Income Supplement: Department of Social Protection (13 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: My understanding is that if such a person has two children, he or she will get a back to work dividend payment of €60 in respect of each of them and will therefore have a net gain of €20. I suppose I am asking whether some people in this situation will actually gain in certain cases. Did that happen last year, when 11,000 people transitioned? Mr. Egan has been asked many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Family Income Supplement: Department of Social Protection (13 May 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: That may not be the case, Senator. I think one can work five days a week and be given the jobseeker's payment.