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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 May 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1062. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will establish a forum for persons with myalgic encephalomyelitis and their organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20391/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: Is the Tánaiste going to consider amendments to the Industrial Relations Act? There are a couple of Bills outstanding that deal with the representation of workers. Changes are also due to be made to allow gardaí more representation. Any amendment to the Act should outlaw the type of practices that we hear are being carried out by Tesco. It is bullying workers who took part in...

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I am sorry. I am so used to the Labour Party not being here. I am sharing time Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, who is at a committee meeting but who will, I hope, be here shortly. A strong backdrop to the European Council on the 29 April will be the fallout from the first round of the French presidential election. I will focus my remarks on that election and the general situation in France...

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: Sorry, are we not after Sinn Féin?

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: The Labour Party goes even though it missed its slot.

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I just wanted to register it.

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: She was not here at the time, but it is fine. I will allow it.

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: The Labour Party frequently are here for debate-----

European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: People who missed their slot-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: The name of the person selected for the role should come before the Dáil. At least there would be discussion and debate on it. I will table an amendment on the recommendations on Report Stage. The Minister's faith in the Public Appointments Service process is touching but there has been a lot of controversy, even recently, over people who come to high positions in many institutions...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I will not labour the point but people should not refer to the Dáil as a Star Chamber which is what I believe the civil servants whispered into the Minister's ear. In any case the Government does not have a majority. We have all seen the difficulties in removing people from office and the Dáil having a say in the matter. The Minister has sole discretion to approve appointments....

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I wanted to come in on a separate issue, but I think it pertains to documents that would be required.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: Does the Chair think we will get through this in half an hour?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: On this issue of documents that would be required by planning authorities for planning applications and which the planning regulator would ask for, I wonder if this is an appropriate place for the Minister to consider an amendment which I may put on Report Stage. One of the things that the Mahon tribunal recommended was that people making a planning application should have to disclose any...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I may add to that on Report Stage. People should be able to go online and see the record of a company, developer or person. It is fair enough that the planners have to take it into account but if there is a development going up beside one, one should be able to go online and see the record of the developer.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I have a question. I acknowledge the Minister's point that one cannot refer to everything but I would have believed the impact of a development on water would be a pretty important one in respect of which he could concede. I am not sure whether Deputy Ryan can tell me whether his amendment is addressing the issue of what we have seen in this country, namely building on flood plains. It is...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: That is grand.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: Surely we do not need a directive from Europe to put something in legislation.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: These two amendments are very important. I generally welcome them. The matter in amendment No. 76 is a massive problem in any area that has seen development in the last ten years and before that. It was a problem when I was a councillor in the early 2000s, when so much development was taking place. Even though developers were making substantial profits, they were still flying from area...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I would obviously like to see that because this is one of the key problems that we have in the last number of years in the escalation of the housing crisis, including, it would seem, NAMA hoarding land as well. I will wait to see what the Minister does, but I would like to have the potential to introduce an amendment as well on that issue.