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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (16 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 1233. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of restoring HSE medical, nursing, care and home help staff to 2008 levels. [25363/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Pricing (16 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 1234. To ask the Minister for Health the financial benefits that would accrue to the drinks industry from the introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25364/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (16 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 1389. To ask the Minister for Health if he has requested a report by the HSE and the relevant hospitals on a case that was recently reported in the media (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25914/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: There are two matters here - the legislation and the plan. I am afraid they will get mixed up. Last week, the Minister gave the members who attended that meeting the bullet points about the plan and we have a briefing here, but I certainly cannot give a commitment for my party or group until I see the legislation. I understood we would be dealing with the legislation today, not just a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I know that, but last week I thought we would have the legislation today because there was such a rush on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: The Chairman will remember we asked about this. The Minister is saying that he will bring the legislation from the Cabinet to the Dáil. Will he bring the legislation from the Cabinet to the committee first?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: The Minister is seeking approval before we see the legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I was trying to clarify how we were doing it. Earlier, we said that we would see the legislation and then decide whether we felt it should bypass that stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: The problem is that I do not consider this to be the emergency legislation we need.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: It is not really-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: To conclude, the housing committee met over an extended period of time and recommended a great deal of legislation, none of which is contained here. We are entitled to ask when the Minister will take on board some of the recommendations, such as a moratorium on repossessions, protecting people from sale being used to evict them and so forth.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: One can drive a coach and four horses easily through that by evicting 19 people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: How much time do we have? We are only getting through the first pillar.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I want to ask about a number of matters regarding the homelessness proposals. The rapid-build housing has been debated a lot already, and it seems the Government is proceeding regardless of the legitimate points made about the cost and the time it takes to build houses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I was just about to say-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I was about to say those in Poppintree cost €191,000. In the estate I live in, houses are selling for approximately €190,000 and they look a lot nicer. I do not think these houses look nice; they look like jerry-built grey-red houses. In years to come, people will ask serious questions about the cost of this housing. Of this I have no doubt. Are the 1,500 units being spoken...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Why is it only in 2017, according to the first box in the sheet, that the Cabinet will look to acquire 1,600 vacant units? Why not do this now? Is there a reason? I am glad progress has been made on support for people in homelessness at present. I proposed at the housing committee that there be supports such as transport for people, but I would argue that a free bus pass is not enough....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: There is nothing wrong with rapid build. It is the end result that is the problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: So it is not Deputy O'Dowd's fault, it is the fault of the various councils. That is convenient.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: The Chair should be pointing out the fact that Deputy O'Dowd served as a Minister of State in the Department.