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Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: There is no payment. I just want to clarify that.

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: Sorry, but the Minister cannot name one of them-----

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: The one-parent family payment?

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: What if the person is working and goes above the threshold for that?

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: Can a teacher or an engineer get a one-parent family payment?

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: Someone who might be-----

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: This payment had no means test. That is my point. Anybody could get it. It was a recognition that he or she had lost financial support from his or her partner. A person may still be paying a mortgage or have been getting help with the education of children. The Minister is taking that payment away, -----

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: -----not for existing recipients, but for future recipients.

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: This was not means tested. This is a committee where we are meant to be interrogating the Minister and it is very important that he is put under pressure about this. I object to the ruling out of amendments that we cannot even then discuss and debate and which relate to the main issue in the Bill.

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I am sorry but I do not believe it is inadvertent. This came up on Second Stage in the Dáil. The Minister has met the groups and heard what they have had to say. The Minister is now deciding to exclude people. I cannot believe it is inadvertent or accidental. The Minister is trying to make the Bill cost neutral by recognising cohabiting people but then removing divorced and...

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 28: In page 20, after line 17, to insert the following: “Review of the provisions of this Act 19. The Minister shall, not later than 12 months after the commencement of this Act, carry out a review of the operation of this Act.”. The amendment proposes a review of the operation of the Act when it is introduced because I foresee a lot of...

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: It is not irregular. It is customary to provide for some sort of a review. We had a review, even though it has not been done, on the abortion legislation. There is a review on much other legislation. It is good to put it down that at least members can come back and raise issues.

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: There is no payment. I just want everyone to be aware of that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: There is a huge shortage.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: On the issue of children's health in this country, the Taoiseach gave a glowing introduction, but we have the ongoing scandals at CHI. The latest is no disclosure to parents of the failure of CHI to operate or give treatment to boys with undescended testes leading to potential infertility and cancer issues. Yet, that did not meet the threshold for disclosure. I do not have time in this...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 13. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [32398/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Industrial Relations (24 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Labour Employer Economic Forum; and when it will next meet. [32397/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Industrial Relations (24 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I want to raise with the Taoiseach the issue of union busting and anti-union tactics by companies which are in receipt of huge State contracts and whether he thinks that is acceptable. One of the companies is one of the largest mechanical contractors in the State, Jones Engineering, which has a contract for the national children's hospital and potentially other State contracts. It has...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: You should be.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Jun 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for the redesignation of all mild general learning disability schools as complex needs schools; if she will pause redesignations pending consultation and a review involving parents and teachers; if she will ensure that those pupils in existing mild general learning disabilities schools will have the specialist supports that they...