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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1772. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of restoring child benefit to 2008 levels; and the estimated cost of restoring the higher rates of child benefit for second and subsequent children to 2008 levels. [36832/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Waiting Times (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1819. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will increase resources for the assessment of carer's allowance payments in order that the processing time is dramatically reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37441/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Question Heading for question(s) 1827,1839,1840,1842,1847,1868,1871,1896 (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1839. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person not issued with a public services card but has proven their identity by other means such as a driving licence, passport or passport card can receive a social protection payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37751/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1949. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the actions being taken to improve water quality in rivers following the Environmental Protection Agency's report on river quality in Ireland, 2010 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38247/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 2039. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the assistance he will provide to Fingal County Council to improve the quality of the water in the Tolka river in view of the recent report from the Environmental Protection Agency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38246/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1952. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 13 July 2017, the estimated percentage of the population paying more than a third of their income for housing. [36833/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Deposits (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1981. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure the practice of non-refundable deposits to be considered for a tenancy (details supplied) will be outlawed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37363/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Deposits (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1985. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 11 of 19 January 2017, his plans for legislative changes so that a deposit protection scheme can be implemented; the timeframe for legislative change to be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37427/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 2089. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the supports in place for members of the Permanent Defence Forces that become homeless; the number of such cases in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37292/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 2101. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel who joined the Permanent Defence Force in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, respectively; and the number of each of these yearly intakes who are still members of the Permanent Defence Force. [37619/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of his Department's forward planning section's contact with a school (details supplied) regarding the need for extra space in September 2017. [35017/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when his Department's forward planning section submitted an application for planning permission for extra temporary classrooms for a school (details supplied). [35018/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 452. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views as to whether there can be improvements in communications and updates to applicants for naturalisation, in particular in cases in which applications take longer than a year (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35129/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Inquiry (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 464. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will revise his position not to have a public inquiry with regard to the Jobstown prosecution and the concerns raised regarding evidence of members of An Garda Síochána (details supplied). [35273/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 513. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the consultation report with children and young persons in the direct provision system that was published by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. [35838/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 514. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will make changes to the direct provision system to greatly improve the living conditions and welfare of asylum seekers and their children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35839/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 542. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on re-establishing the repatriation of prisoners; his plans to bring forward legislation on same; if so, when he expects such legislation to come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36014/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 543. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of requests from prisoners abroad to repatriate. [36015/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Constitutional Amendments (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 575. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on constitutional reform on the matter of religious-based oaths for senior positions in the State (details supplied). [36288/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1496. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on extending the eligibility for the community employment scheme to those who are long-term unemployed but not in receipt of jobseeker's allowance; the measures being taken to assist such persons back into employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35272/17]