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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Retention of Records Bill 2015: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: People do forget. Historical events such as the Great Irish Famine and the Holocaust should be considered in this regard. We are reaching a time when the last survivors of the Holocaust will have passed away. While popular descriptions of events, including reports in newspapers, are available, it is important that people are able to look at the original source material.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Retention of Records Bill 2015: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: My understanding of the law as it stands is that all these records will be destroyed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Retention of Records Bill 2015: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: The main point is that something has to be done or the records will be destroyed. That is a point that could be clarified. An article in Timemagazine states a baby born today could live to be 140. I do not know whether that is true but life expectancy is increasing all the time. What protections would exist for somebody still alive?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Retention of Records Bill 2015: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I have a different view on this. I recall one newspaper article in which a woman from One in Four supported this legislation. I am of the view that there are survivors who are favourable to this legislation. On the one hand, people are arguing that we cannot trust people in the future while, on the other hand, they are arguing we should abdicate our responsibilities to the legislators of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Retention of Records Bill 2015: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: A point of disagreement is what the Senator means.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Retention of Records Bill 2015: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Maybe the issue was kicked to touch by the legislators.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Retention of Records Bill 2015: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: But was it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Retention of Records Bill 2015: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: In that regard, is there a precedent for this in Britain? As our neighbour, it is the most likely to have had something similar to this. I have heard that records or transcripts dating back to the 19th century have been released later. Is Mr. Mulligan aware of any precedents, not only here but in the United Kingdom?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Retention of Records Bill 2015: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Was it a unanimous motion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Retention of Records Bill 2015: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: That is important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Retention of Records Bill 2015: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the representatives, Mr. Mulligan, Ms McGarry and Mr. Ó hAonghusa, for their attendance today. We will be looking at the issue further. We will look at it in private session and we will be in touch with them. If we have any other issues, we will be able to contact them in the meantime.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (15 Apr 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 485. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make available the drug, Regorafenib, to treat patients (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14093/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (2 Apr 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 66. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider retaining a social welfare office in Lucan village in County Dublin to cater for the large population in this area and for persons who do not have their own transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13826/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (26 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Is there a reply?

Topical Issue Debate: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (26 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister of State should reply to the item raised.

Topical Issue Debate: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (26 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister of State only has four minutes in which to reply.

Topical Issue Debate: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Eligibility (26 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy's time is up.

Topical Issue Debate: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Eligibility (26 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I must ask the Deputy to wrap up.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills (26 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Apologies have been received from Deputy Noel Harrington, whose substitute is Deputy Derek Keating, Deputy Jonathan O'Brien, whose substitute is Deputy Martin Ferris, and Deputy Clare Daly, whose substitute is Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett. We will now go into private session to deal with any other business.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: The purpose of this meeting is to consider the Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015. The purpose of the Bill is to provide a legislative basis for the role of the Teaching Council and for the forthcoming arrangements for the vetting of registered teachers to empower the Teaching Council to seek and obtain vetting disclosures as a registration body and to clarify and strengthen the...