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Protection of Life During Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: Outrageous. It is an embarrassment.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: Is the Minister not embarrassed reading that?

Protection of Life During Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I am very happy to support this Bill. In March 2016, only a year ago, Mr. Donald Trump, on his campaign trail, made the statement that women should suffer some form of punishment for having an abortion. That statement led to an absolute outcry in the United States. Among all the outrageous statements Mr. Donald Trump made, this was the least acceptable to the general population. Mr....

Commission of Investigation into the Grace case: Motion (7 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: This is certainly one of the most disturbing issues any Deputy has come across. As others have said, it is not in the distant past. It is in the quite recent past and in the present reality. The case of Grace and the others who were in the foster home in the south east has angered and shocked many people. Aside from the apparent abuse that took place in the home in question, the most...

Order of Business (7 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: It was said in the context of the attitude of the people who ran these orders towards the children who were meant to be in their care but who were considered children of sin.

Order of Business (7 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I am glad the issue is being discussed on Thursday but I also question if two hours is sufficient. 3 o’clock The issue has serious repercussions. On Thursday, the Taoiseach should come here and make a statement about the criminal action that will be taken against the perpetrators who ran these homes and the repercussions for education, given that over 90% of primary schools are...

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: They did so for people who have money.

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: No. He can be charged with assault.

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: That is a pathetic comment. The Government is punishing women.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Transport Services Provision (7 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 46. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has made representations to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an increased subsidy to Bus Éireann and to the Minister for Social Protection for an increased contribution to cover the cost of free travel in order to safeguard rural public transport connectivity; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (7 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he will take to reduce the interest rates being charged by the so-called subprime mortgage lenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11218/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (7 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to ensure Traveller history and culture features in the national curriculum in view of the recognition of the Traveller community as an ethnic group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12160/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Industrial Disputes (7 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 641. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will support a settlement with nurses and other health care workers who are due to take industrial action on 7 March 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10625/17]

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I welcome those in the Visitors Gallery who are intently involved and affected by this Bill, which I support fully and commend. I wish to make some general points about the history that has led us to this point. The reason we are here is that the Irish State since its foundation outsourced to the Catholic Church the care and education of all people and directly turned its back on the...

Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: The Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016 is to be welcomed because it marks a shift in culture in our legal system. Ireland has a very adversarial system where the focus is on the prosecution and defence of the accused. Victims have often been considered as merely witnesses to a crime and not victims who are also witnesses. The experience they face by reporting crimes and being...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (2 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his Department's progress in bringing to an end the two tier pay system that exists across the public service to the detriment of more recent entrants to the public service. [10626/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (2 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the consultation with Educate Together and with persons regarding the plans to change the patronage of schools in line with the programme for Government commitments. [10807/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (2 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if religious instruction and faith formation lessons in newly divested schools will be taking place outside of core school hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10808/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (2 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will oppose an end to the free fees scheme and abolish the student registration charges in view of the recent figures on the number of students in receipt of grants in third level institutions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10972/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (2 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 186. To ask the Minister for Health when he will make medical cards available to persons in receipt of domiciliary care allowance without the requirement of a means test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10854/17]