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- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: There was a report-----
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: We have gone a little off the topic. With regard to the amendment that has been ruled out of order, a report was done by Professor John FitzGerald at the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, and published during the summer. It indicated, to be fair, that both the previous Fianna Fáil Government and this Government had through their fiscal options reduced income inequality over...
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Is there a provision for people moving from a lone parent allowance to jobseeker's allowance?
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: What does transitional mean?
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Does this mean they are not under the same pressure to get a job?
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Amendment No. 2 has been ruled out of order. Deputy O'Dea wanted to insert a provision that the Minister for Social Protection shall review all expenditure reductions resulting in a reduction in a rate of payment with a view to restoring those payments to their previous levels and bring forward a report. If accepted, the amendment would introduce a statutory imperative on the Minister to...
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Is it not that they are classified as a jobseeker?
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: The Bill under consideration was referred to the select sub-committee by order of the Dáil on 19 November 2014. The Bill gives the necessary legislative effect to social protection measures announced in the Budget Statement on 14 October 2014 and that are due to take effect in January 2015. I welcome the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, together...
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Amendments Nos. 1, 3 and 7 form a composite proposal and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Local Government (Rates and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: The question is: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Is it agreed?
- Local Government (Rates and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: In my opinion, the question is lost.
- Local Government (Rates and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: In accordance with Standing Order 117(1A), the division is postponed until immediately after the Order of Business on Tuesday, 25 November 2014.
- Local Government (Rates and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy is straying from the Bill.
- Local Government (Rates and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: The next speaker listed is Deputy McConalogue. Does Deputy Fleming wish to speak now?
- Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I join other speakers who have welcomed Maíria Cahill to the House to listen to the debate. I also welcome the fact that I got the opportunity to meet Maíria in person yesterday. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick made an important point. He said the debate is due to Maíria Cahill. It is important to remember that through her efforts, Maíria has instigated a debate on the wider...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Further Education and Training Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: If the members are agreeable, we will wrap up. I thank everybody, both guests and committee members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Further Education and Training Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: As Senator Jim D'Arcy has returned, I can tell him that his question on ETBs has been answered and the last ETB was set up ten days ago.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Further Education and Training Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: What about Travellers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Further Education and Training Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Senator D'Arcy is next. Senator Craughwell wishes to contribute again and I also wish to make a few points.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Further Education and Training Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: To reference Senator Craughwell's point, there is a great deal of good community education in my constituency. However, it is not strategic and there is an overlap between some programmes. There are question marks over the value of a minority of those courses, although I will not name them. Turning to Deputy Conaghan's points, Ballyfermot is one of a number of good examples of a further...