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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Process (19 Jun 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 469. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the progression of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26501/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services Provision (14 Jun 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 144. To ask the Minister for Health if the St. Vincent’s Hospital Group and the National Maternity Hospital will carry out obstetric and gynaecological services including termination of pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25945/18]

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jun 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I will share time with Deputy Paul Murphy. The motion states the central pillar of any Government policy must prioritise a decisive shift towards the direct provision of public and affordable housing on public land rather than the current reliance on private sector solutions”. Such is the scale of the housing crisis and the speed with which it continues to spiral out of control that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (13 Jun 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 100. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if career guidance teachers will be reinstated on the list of occupations eligible for the critical skill employment permit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25842/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme (13 Jun 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing times for the back to work enterprise allowance in Dublin 15; and if a delay exists, the measures that will be put in place for the timely processing of applications. [25826/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I thank the witnesses for their attendance. My questions concern how the witnesses perceive the implementation of this legislation by the RTB, should it be progressed. The first thing to say is that I have a couple of issues with the letter the Minister sent out to the committee. I do not agree that there should be a 4% increase in the rent at all. It is far above inflation, which is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: Have people come forward since the legislation was originally enacted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: These are chancers on every level.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: They should do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: That being the case, how can this legislation be implemented?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Costs (12 Jun 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 224. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to difficulties musicians face in obtaining commercial motor insurance (details supplied); his plans to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24890/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (12 Jun 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 277. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of residential properties owned by the Office of Public Works in the Phoenix Park that are vacant; the plans of the OPW to have such properties occupied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25136/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Adoption Legislation (12 Jun 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 447. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if adoptive leave will be provided for same-sex couples in view of the fact that circular 18/2013 does not cater for the needs of these couples (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25063/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 579. To ask the Minister for Health if he has had discussions with the United Kingdom authorities regarding the operation of legislation for the termination of pregnancies here and the way in which it impacts on Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25328/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (12 Jun 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 1216. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the annual cost of increasing jobseeker's allowance to €196 for all those under 26 years of age in receipt of the €107.70 and €152.80 rates. [24549/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (12 Jun 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 1217. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual cost of increasing the jobseeker’s allowance to €152.80 per week for all those under 26 years of age in receipt of the €107.70 rate. [24550/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (12 Jun 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 1218. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual cost of increasing the jobseeker’s allowance to €196 per week for all those under 26 years of age in receipt of the €152.80 rate. [24551/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (12 Jun 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 1219. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the jobseeker's allowance rate for those under 26 years of age to the full payment rate of €196 will be restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24552/18]

Referendum of 25 May: Statements (29 May 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I want to invoke the name of Savita, as others have, as well as the Citizens' Assembly. There is no doubt that only for the strong pro-choice message that the Citizens' Assembly delivered politicians in here would not have gone as far as they were forced to go. We should register who delivered the "Yes" given the gender-quake and youth-quake that took place on Friday. Among female 18 to 24...

Order of Business (29 May 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I want to raise with the Taoiseach the plans to legislate for the referendum vote that took place at the weekend. Time is of the essence. Is the legislation already written and prepared? People expected that it would be and that we would do all that is possible to get the legislation passed by the end of the summer. There are two issues I want the Minister to consider before he...