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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Electoral Register (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 666. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on implementing a policy (details supplied) to increase the level of voter registration here in view of the decision of Seattle City Council obliging landlords to provide voter registration information and an application form when a tenancy starts. [31247/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Finance for Social Housing: Irish League of Credit Unions (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I support the credit union concept and am a member of a credit union myself. Certainly, it is preferable to borrowing from banks. While I support the league's right to put its proposal, it is not a total no-brainer. There are issues around it. The problem in housing overall is not really finding funding because the Government has access to funds should it choose to use them. Last week,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Finance for Social Housing: Housing Supply Alliance (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Speaking for myself and for a number of other representatives across the Oireachtas, some of us have an issue with this proliferation of approved housing bodies. What is their purpose? They started out as as the provision of specialised knowledge or connection between groups of people, be they the elderly or the disabled or similar. Alone,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Finance for Social Housing: Housing Supply Alliance (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: That is not the fault of housing bodies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Finance for Social Housing: Housing Supply Alliance (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: The Deputy might stay on topic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Finance for Social Housing: Housing Supply Alliance (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: Chairwoman. She is a woman, in case the Deputy did not notice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Finance for Social Housing: Housing Supply Alliance (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I know that we have to finish, but I wish to ask about the pyrite problem in housing owned by Respond! in Mulhuddart. In June 2016, I wrote to Respond! about this matter but have still not received a response. Will Mr. Dunne agree to hold a meeting with the affected residents to give a progress report? The Pyrite Resolution Board copied Respond! in on its letter.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Data (5 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the outstanding moneys that is owed to the State by each religious denomination as part of the residential institutions redress scheme. [31812/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (5 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will prevent religious organisations that owe the State moneys under the residential institutions redress scheme for institutional abuse from being awarded patronage of new schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31813/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy Implementation (5 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 211. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the call by an organisation (details supplied) for €40 million in additional funding in budget 2018 to deliver community supports for those with dementia to enable greater engagement in their communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31785/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy Implementation (5 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 210. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of the national dementia strategy. [31784/17]

Quarterly Report on Housing: Statements (6 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: The Deputy's party is supporting it on the councils.

Quarterly Report on Housing: Statements (6 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: One would not know from looking at this Chamber that there is a housing emergency. Our group demanded a discussion on this issue in the Dáil, but it is a pedestrian enough affair. As I look around there is no sign of any urgency on the government benches. We have been joined by only one other Member from the Government side. I have seen depressing times in here but this takes the...

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: It is on promised legislation. When will the passenger name record Bill be introduced? Will it take up the issue of a sinister and chilling experience of a US based academic, Catherine Kelly, in an Irish airport last week? She was stopped in the airport by two plain-clothes gardaí, asked her name, if she uses social media and if she had written an article about the Minister, Deputy...

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: This question relates to legislation. She was told to sign a statement that she-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: Obviously, her name was given by an airline to the gardaí. She was told to sign a statement or she would not be allowed proceed to the gate.

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: In the blog she merely raised issues-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: -----about the Minister's dealings in a bankrupt company in 2009.

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: This is about promised legislation.

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, can I finish my point?