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Workers' Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Workers there are paid $15 an hour.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 94. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 who experienced difficulties with the ambulance service and treatment in hospital following strokes; the actions he will take to prevent such issues arising again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13691/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 110. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 494 of 24 May 2016, the number of new staff and level of extra funding that will be invested in the national ambulance service to ensure there is a high quality and responsive ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13690/16]

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I welcome that the Minister now acknowledges this is an emergency. It is a word I found it difficult to get the previous Government to say and that has not helped in preventing this tsunami of homelessness from developing. Before I ask the Minister about the housing targets and how he envisages that issue being resolved, does he agree with me that if this is an emergency, the first thing we...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: NAMA will not go beyond 10%. Will the Minister issue it with some new order to go beyond it?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: There are two NAMA estates in my constituency. That is how I know.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: It will only be 10% unless the Minister makes it otherwise.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: It is not a fact, actually.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: It is not a fact.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: They did not refuse thousands in Dublin.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: The number was 2,000 around the country.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: It suits the Deputy to keep invoking those numbers.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: No, it is a factual statement.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: In fairness, NAMA spent very little on doing up properties for social housing in proportion to its budget. I will get the figures for the Minister if he so wishes.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: What was its overall budget?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Not out of €36 billion. I will look up the figures.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Can I clarify something? We have the managers from the local authorities next. Will there be another presentation by the Department?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: There are being taken together. Is that correct?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the County and City Management Association (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: On a point of procedure, Mr. Cummins appeared before the committee previously but I think people would like to hear what each local authority's plans are.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the County and City Management Association (2 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I just thought they might be able to tell us.