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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Abortion Services Provision (8 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: On International Women's Day, I want to ask the Minister whether he thinks women's health matters as much as men's health in this country. If so, he must have been shocked by a recent report drawn up by a professor of psychiatry at Trinity College showing that women's mental and physical health is being affected by the ban on abortion in this country. Does the Minister intend to hasten the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (8 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 38. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied) with a pharmaceutical company; his views on the National Plan for Rare Diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12076/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services Provision (8 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 64. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the lack of access to scans for pregnant women; his plans to enable access for all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12074/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (8 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 90. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the high prices charged by pharmaceutical companies for essential medicines; if any additional leverage can be exerted on companies with operations here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12075/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIV-AIDS Programmes (8 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 102. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the availability of pre exposure prophylaxis, PrEP, to prevent HIV transmissions, in view of the continuing rise in infections in 2016 and the fact that ten persons a week are now contracting HIV and the effectiveness of PrEP in dramatically reducing HIV transmissions in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12072/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (8 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 111. To ask the Minister for Health his views on allowing access to the abortion pill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12073/17]

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

Ruth Coppinger: She is not a mother.

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

Ruth Coppinger: A woman is not a mother unless she has a baby.

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

Ruth Coppinger: I am a woman and I know the difference.

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]