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

Joanna Tuffy: We will conclude on that point. We lose members over the course of meetings for various reasons. Deputy Ó Snodaigh from Sinn Féin is present, along with his Labour Party colleagues.

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

Joanna Tuffy: There were apologies.

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

Joanna Tuffy: The delegation can take up the matter with the members concerned.

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

Joanna Tuffy: I call on Mr. John Walsh, and then we will conclude if everyone is happy with that.

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

Joanna Tuffy: Which would you prefer?

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

Joanna Tuffy: Do you not think it is better to put the money into services? Which do you think is better for society and older people?

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

Joanna Tuffy: That is not in our committee’s remit.

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

Joanna Tuffy: John FitzGerald was responsible for a recent report by the ESRI which found that, over the course of the recession, successive Government policies, including those of the previous Government, had contributed to the fact that Ireland and Portugal were unique in reducing income inequality over the course of this recession. One of the contributory factors was that both Governments had...

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

Joanna Tuffy: We will go to other questions, if that is all right. Mr. Timmins also wanted to say something quickly.

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

Joanna Tuffy: Yes.

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

Joanna Tuffy: I must correct Mr. Dolan in this regard because to be fair, the cuts and all that were imposed on public servants.

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

Joanna Tuffy: It is not true that cuts-----

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

Joanna Tuffy: What did Mr. Dolan mean when he referred to public servants?

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

Joanna Tuffy: They were not negotiated with. Even I would admit the cuts were imposed.

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

Joanna Tuffy: No, they were not. They were imposed. There was a levy and then there were the pay cuts.

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

Joanna Tuffy: What we are discussing was before all of this.

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

Joanna Tuffy: I am simply correcting the point, to be fair.

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

Joanna Tuffy: I do not think there are any questions outstanding.

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

Joanna Tuffy: I ask Ms Hayes to conclude.

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

Joanna Tuffy: I welcome our guests. The purpose of the meeting is to hear submissions on budget 2015 from Age Action, the Disability Federation of Ireland and the Senior Citizens' Parliament. I ask the witnesses to turn off their mobile telephones or put them on safe or flight mode, otherwise they interfere with the broadcasting equipment. I wish to draw attention to the fact that by virtue of section...