Joanna Tuffy TD - Blog
Harry McGee interviews myself and Stephen Donnelly TD on the budget and Europe for Irish Times weekly Videocast
Posted on December 08, 2011
This week's Irish Times Politics Podcast
Posted on July 21, 2011
You can listen to this week's Irish Times Politics Podcast with Mary Minihan talking to me and Deputies Padraic Mac Lochlainn (SF) and Charlie McConalogue (FF) here:
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/politics/2011/07/21/politics-podcast-july-21st/
My Dail Speech today on the Electoral Bill and the cutting of TDs:
Posted on July 06, 2011
Transcript of my Dail Speech today on the Electoral Bill and the cutting of TDs:
Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed)
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Deputy Joanna Tuffy: I am sharing two minutes of with Deputy Michael McCarthy. I thank Deputy Troy for his generosity in sharing time. Given the fundamental nature of this legislation we should have been given more time on Second Stage to allow us to express a diversity of opinions.
Quotas divisive and discriminatory
Posted on June 23, 2011
MINISTER for the Environment Phil Hogan has claimed that women and men that oppose gender quotas are part of "a conservative culture".
As a woman that opposes gender quotas, I think it is unfair of the minister to pigeon hole those that disagree with him on this issue.
He should respect the fact that those women and men that oppose gender quotas do want to see more women running for election.
The reason I oppose gender quotas is because I am opposed to the idea that the way to bring about more women candidates should be a law that discriminates against candidates on the grounds of their gender.
Such a law will be bad for the cause of women and men. It will be divisive, discriminatory and undemocratic.
Irish Times Politics Podcast on Government's first 100 days
Posted on June 16, 2011
Political Correspondent Harry McGee discusses the Government's first 100 days in this Irish Times politics podcast with me, Pascal Donoghue TD (FG), Senator Thomas Byrne (FF) and Eoin O'Broin, Sinn Fein's General Election 2011 candidate in Dublin Mid West:
Comments can be made on the Irish Times Politics Blog here:
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/politics/2011/06/16/politics-podcast-june-16th/
My Dail speech on why I oppose gender quotas, support PR STV and want power shifted back to backbench & opposition TDs:
Posted on June 02, 2011
Video Clip of my speech on Third Level Education in the Dail
Posted on April 14, 2011
2011 census - snapshots of our existence
Posted on April 10, 2011
I am in Sligo today with the Palmerstown Camera Club. I am one of the WAGHABs (Wives and Girlfriends Husbands and Boyfriends, plus there are grandparents, uncles, aunts, daughters, sons and other members of extended families too, who have joined the club, or who have like me tagged along for the very enjoyable and relaxing social side of the trip). I will be home tonight in Lucan to fill out the census form with my family. Some day our descendants will look at the 2011 census as part of their quest to find out more about their origins, just like I have done looking up the census of 1911 and 1901 for my grandparents, great grandparents and great uncle and aunts, many of whom were in Sligo when those census were taken. Just like I have looked up old photographs of my parents, grandparents, their friends and families. Those census snapshots in time of our ancestors were taken when cameras were rare. They showed who existed at the time, just like photographs record us, and convey something to those that will look at them in the future. 100 years ago my grandparents' parents filled out the census in Sligo (and Mayo and Scotland too). Tonight I will fill out my family's census return.
Thinking Local on St Patrick's day
Posted on March 17, 2011
Check out the local events organised to celebrate St. Patrick's day here:
http://www.stpatricksdaycelebrations.ie/
I hope to get to at least a couple of the events in Dublin Mid West. Hope you and your family enjoy the day.
Joanna
Government’s failure to protect education affects us all
Posted on February 02, 2011
Inequality in society is damaging for everyone, including the better off. This is the conclusion of the book The Spirit Level, which examines a multitude of data and research on the issue.
Education is one of the most effective ways to tackle inequality. Equal access to education means the following for a person: you are more likely to work, pay taxes, be happy, be healthy, and participate in democracy. You are less likely to be unemployed, participate in crime, become / remain marginalised. Equality of access for the educationally disadvantaged benefits us all.
