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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: I will revert to Mr. Stack, but Mr. Goff wished to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: I invite Ms Dempsey to contribute, followed by Mr. Stack.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: If no one has anything to add, we will conclude. I thank the NCSE, the Special Needs Parents Association and the Irish Primary Principals Network for their attendance, presentations and replies. I also thank members for their questions. We will consider this issue as it progresses, so we may have further meetings on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: I have some questions myself on Ms Dempsey's point that all parents pay for psychological assessment. The committee has often been told that people with more money have an advantage over parents who have to go to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Is there any evidence of that? We have discussed profiling. Let us consider the examination of the social context of schools. Could the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: There were a lot of questions. Perhaps if we start with the representative from the National Council for Special Education.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: The Senator will be afforded a further opportunity later on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: We were trying to limit the presentation to ten minutes. Will Ms Dempsey just give the heading because the document has been circulated? She will have the opportunity to speak in greater detail when responding to questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Thank you, Ms Dempsey. I will give Mr. Pat Goff five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (8 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Apologies have been received from Senator Mary Moran. I remind members to ensure their mobile telephones are switched off or in flight or safe mode. In accordance with the standard procedures agreed by the Committee on Procedure and Privileges for paperless committees, all documentation for the meeting, including a policy brief prepared by the clerk, has been circulated to members and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give this committee. If they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence in relation to a particular matter and they continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to a qualified privilege in respect of their evidence. Witnesses are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (8 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: 128. To ask the Minister for Health his policy regarding integrative health otherwise known as integrative medicine; if the practice has been recognised here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38418/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Redundancies (7 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the outsourcing of customer services employment by Allied Irish Banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37897/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (7 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: 565. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on families who will have to pay water charges for children in the household who are still in second and third level education; his further views on granting extra allowances for full-time students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38213/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Initiatives (2 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: 188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding funding for the National Collective of Community Based Women’s Networks that does valuable work in supporting disadvantaged women at national and local level; if he will ensure that the current level of funding allocated to NCCWN is guaranteed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Walsh, you have three minutes.

Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: You have only three minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: I suppose-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: In terms of who asked questions, they were from the Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil members. At the beginning of the meeting members from other parties were present. In terms of questions raised, Mr. Dolan is correct in his assessment of the situation but what can we do?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: We are moving towards that as a committee. Ms Hayes is right. We need much more of that. We accept the difficulties faced by the people represented by the delegates and we will bring the issues highlighted to the committee to the attention of the Ministers and the officials. The meeting has been very helpful in bringing these issues to our attention and explaining and clarifying them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (1 Oct 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Are there any further comments?