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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: Has the Deputy a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: I have a point on the Aer Lingus pensions. I am not as familiar with the issue as Deputies Clare Daly and Brendan Ryan or Mr. Begg but I have certainly attended some meetings and have read the correspondence we received and listened to some of the debate. My impression was that, in terms of working out a solution, everybody faced some risk. If one were to go down the legal route and thrash...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: I will allow the Deputy to talk in a minute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Catherine Byrne also raised the issue. We have all raised the issue of women who have not made the State pension contributions due to having taken time out of the workforce.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: It is unusual. It has never been asked at a committee before.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: We have had people in similar roles, for example the Pensions Board, and have not asked the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: Okay, but we will need to wrap up then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: Obviously, last week's debate had nothing to do with Mr. David Begg. There is a practice in the Dáil of not speaking about somebody outside the Houses who is not there to defend himself or herself. I do not like to see the Dáil used in that way. It relates to the issue of privilege.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: Although-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: The issue has been aired and Deputy Clare Daly is just expressing her point of view now. If she wants to make allegations, there is a place to do that and it is not here. We have engaged very fully. I have given everybody ample time. The meeting has been chaired fairly. Unlike other committees, we give the first questions to the Opposition. I will now conclude. We have had a very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: Senator Brennan has arrived very late to this meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: We have been here for a long time and I do not want to restart the whole thing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: The Pensions Authority: Chairperson Designate (27 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: All those present have engaged in a very thorough debate on the issue of pensions and the role. I and, I am sure, other members here wish Mr. Begg the best of luck in his role. We very much appreciate his engagement with us today. I thank all the members for their participation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality of Teaching in Higher Education: Discussion (20 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: I think a person who has completed the first year in college should get some recognition that he or she could build on later. There should be much more flexibility in the system. One should be able to move all over the system at different periods of one's life. If we had that flexibility there would be less focus on availing of the once-off opportunity to get an education, and being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality of Teaching in Higher Education: Discussion (20 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: Unless people wish to make final points, we will conclude. This has been a really good engagement. It shows the complexity, the impact of different factors and circumstances on this issue. I thank Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell for putting it on the agenda. I thank all the witnesses for their presentations and contributions to the debate. I thank members for their contributions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality of Teaching in Higher Education: Discussion (20 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: Is the Senator suggesting there would be some credits for minimum attendance if one did three sessions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality of Teaching in Higher Education: Discussion (20 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: Does anybody wish to make a quick comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality of Teaching in Higher Education: Discussion (20 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: We will hopefully wrap up soon, but I know Senator O'Donnell wishes to make a point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality of Teaching in Higher Education: Discussion (20 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: Was the intention not to stop the phenomenon of certain courses becoming more exclusive? I went to Trinity College, for example, and at that time arts was split into different courses such as English and history. Since I left, new courses such as politics and French have been introduced. The effect of that was to make those courses exclusive, with higher points requirements, because there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality of Teaching in Higher Education: Discussion (20 Jan 2016)

Joanna Tuffy: There is also a certain amount of limiting of places-----