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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: Section 23.

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: Yes.

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 Deputy could table an amendment in that regard on Report Stage.

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: We do not have any way of clarifying that. It should perhaps not even be put on the record as the Teaching Council is not here to respond.

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 Teaching Council is a State body. Presumably, whatever money it collects is gathered on behalf of the public. The Minister might confirm if I am right in saying that. The idea is that it would be self-financing.

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

Joanna Tuffy: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Sub Committee on Education and Skills has completed its consideration of the Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015 and has made amendments thereto. I thank the Minister and her officials for attending and thank members for their contributions.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (26 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: 179. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on after-school care in Dublin mid west (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12482/15]

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: This meeting has been convened for the purpose of considering the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015 which was referred to the select sub-committee by order of the Dáil on 4 March. The main purpose of this Bill is to amend the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005 to provide for the introduction of the back-to-work family dividend which was announced in budget 2015 to...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendment No. 1 is out of order as it is in conflict with the Bill.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendment No. 1, which Deputy Collins mentioned, proposes that the provisions pertaining to sections 4, 5 and 6 would not proceed without the introduction of adequate affordable child care provision and would be reviewed within six months of the enactment of the Bill. The proposed amendment would impose an external conditional element on the commencement of these sections and therefore the...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: The amendment in the name of Deputy Joan Collins was ruled out of order. We need not deal with it any further, unless anyone wants to make a particular point.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh abstained.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendments Nos. 2 and 8 are related and will be discussed together.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendments Nos. 3 and 18 are related and will be discussed together.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: We have not got to that yet. That is not a matter for the Minister of State. I will come to that next.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendments Nos. 4 and 5 are ruled out of order because of a potential charge on the Exchequer and because they are in conflict with the principle of the Bill. I will set out the full explanation. Amendment No. 4 provides for the deletion of the requirement in place for a person who is likely to require full-time care and attention for at least 12 consecutive months in order to be entitled...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: We will come to that issue afterwards.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I repeat that amendment No. 5 is in conflict with the principles of the Bill as read a Second Time and represents a potential charge on the Exchequer because it could allow greater access to the schemes. We are not getting into the business of debating the amendment.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: That is the ruling.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) 2015: Committee Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I make it as Chairman.