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- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Are they transient? Are they for people to move in and out of?
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: I want to mention-----
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: To clarify, is Mr. Cummins stating there is enough land in all the local authorities for housing or was he referring to the docklands alone? He stated, "we have sufficient lands at present to build out."
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Because this is blatantly not the case in, for example, Fingal.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: It is just a very important statement.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Yes, I know. It is just-----
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: I seek clarification on how long the committee will continue.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Could the association supply us with an audit of all local authority-owned land in each local authority taking in the acreage, zoning and location? It is critical that we have this information because the manager says that there is enough land to build houses when there is insufficient land in some locations. Why have local authorities not developed a scheme for buying second-hand properties...
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Some tenants were living in it so Dublin City Council did not buy it. This could have been a great mixed tenure development involving the development of an affordable mortgage scheme alongside people renting instead of those people having to be evicted. This is critical for the likes of Tyrrelstown. It is constantly brought up that local authorities turn down loads of NAMA properties....
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: We have all seen them.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (26 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: 11. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to alter the rules of the State pension (contributory) scheme to recognise J class pay related social insurance payments in certain circumstances (details supplied). [8090/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (26 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: 226. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current processing times of visa applications for each type of visa; the number of visa applications for each type of visa, that are not being processed in the target time, from the years 2011 to 2015 and to date in 2016; the number of staff allocated for the processing of visa applications, in the years 2011 to 2015 and to date in 2016;...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (26 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: 362. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position of those living outside the State who are applying for a passport with regard to the new requirement to have a public services card to make a first-time adult application for a passport. [8034/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (21 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: 8. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will change the manner in which term-time workers in the education sector on low working hours receive jobseekers' payments when school holidays are taking place (details supplied) given the low level of payment many receive at Easter time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7913/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (21 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: 9. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to report on the time it takes for jobseekers' payments for term-time workers in education to have their applications processed and payments made (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7914/16]
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Election of Chairman (20 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: The minority Government is working already.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: I would like to speak about the parameters of the committee. While I agree that the housing and homelessness crisis is felt everywhere, I must point out that it is worse in some areas than in others. I argue that the constituency I represent is probably the worst homeless black spot in the country. I say this on the basis of figures, not anecdotes. I want to comment on what has been...
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: I understand at the moment we are debating whether to be in public or private session.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: The aim is not to comment on everything that was----
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Yes, agreed.