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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: -----and why it varied from hospital to hospital. The women also asked why a 28-day rule had been introduced. It is difficult for doctors to live by and was never part of the referendum conversation. Does the Taoiseach agree that conservative Catholic control of hospitals and a very narrow law with criminalisation are having a chilling effect and forcing such women to travel abroad?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: No.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: It was reported in The Irish Timesthat last April at a Fine Gael Party conference Susan and Tim Corcoran had spoken about their struggle with an Edwards syndrome diagnosis. There is no guarantee they will be able to have an abortion in this country, despite the new law. That is my point. The Taoiseach has not bothered to comment on the problems women are encountering in reality in our...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: Nine months ago the country voted en masseto repeal the eighth amendment and to allow abortion rights. It was a truly historic referendum. The central message was clear that people with a crisis pregnancy should be cared for in Ireland and should not be forced abroad and that people should be able to make these decisions freely without barrier or obstruction. In the last 24 hours we have...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 41:In page 9, to delete lines 18 to 20.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 14:In page 7, to delete lines 10 to 38, and in page 8, to delete lines 1 to 12.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 8:In page 6, to delete line 20.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: I cited examples of Fingal County Council seeming not to have done what it ought in regard to aircraft noise. In spite of that, the Minister is happy to proceed. The Minister and Fianna Fáil are of the view that if Fingal County Council is the regulator, there is, at least, the possibility of appeal to An Bord Pleanála. Can anybody explain how residents who think that too many...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: It should be the Commission for Aviation Regulation, CAR.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: The reason is it that it shows again-----

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: We have acknowledged that.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: It is still a major source.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: The key issues in regard to Fingal County Council not being the competent authority for noise pollution are that it has a conflict of interest in regard to its rates reliance, it does not have the skills and it is not democratic in that it is not the full local authority involved but its CEO. I want to go through some of those points again with the Minister in the hope that he and other...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: Coppinger.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: My name is Coppinger.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: It has taken the Minister a while.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: If we look at this practically, it seems that every party has indicated it will support this group of amendments. I will be calling a vote on my amendment and I am sure others may do so on theirs. That is the best way to sort out this because we will not change the Minister's mind. Hopefully if Fianna Fáil mobilises its forces, along with other parties we will win the vote.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: It is extremely frustrating for residents that the Minister does not even seem to bother offering a good reason as to why he will not include this in the legislation. He has not even tried to formulate a reason, he has just said that he will incorporate it later. A number of the residents who are in the Public Gallery have done a lot of research on the topic because they have to. Their...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 1:In page 6, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:" "Balanced Approach" means both the International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO) agreed hierarchy of measures designated to reduce the adverse impact of aircraft noise on those living in the vicinity of an airport and the recommendations for aircraft noise published in the World Health...

Nurses, Midwives and Paramedics Strikes: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: The Deputy does not have a right-----