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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1656. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to child care fees rising in line with the new affordable childcare scheme making the subsidy ineffective for parents; the measures she will take to prevent this practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37681/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme Implementation (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1663. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of the advertising campaign for the affordable childcare scheme. [37761/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1772. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of restoring child benefit to 2008 levels; and the estimated cost of restoring the higher rates of child benefit for second and subsequent children to 2008 levels. [36832/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit Waiting Times (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1819. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will increase resources for the assessment of carer's allowance payments in order that the processing time is dramatically reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37441/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Question Heading for question(s) 1827,1839,1840,1842,1847,1868,1871,1896 (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1839. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person not issued with a public services card but has proven their identity by other means such as a driving licence, passport or passport card can receive a social protection payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37751/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1949. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the actions being taken to improve water quality in rivers following the Environmental Protection Agency's report on river quality in Ireland, 2010 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38247/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 2039. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the assistance he will provide to Fingal County Council to improve the quality of the water in the Tolka river in view of the recent report from the Environmental Protection Agency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38246/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1952. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 13 July 2017, the estimated percentage of the population paying more than a third of their income for housing. [36833/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Deposits (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1981. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure the practice of non-refundable deposits to be considered for a tenancy (details supplied) will be outlawed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37363/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Deposits (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1985. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 11 of 19 January 2017, his plans for legislative changes so that a deposit protection scheme can be implemented; the timeframe for legislative change to be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37427/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 2089. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the supports in place for members of the Permanent Defence Forces that become homeless; the number of such cases in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37292/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 2101. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel who joined the Permanent Defence Force in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, respectively; and the number of each of these yearly intakes who are still members of the Permanent Defence Force. [37619/17]

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Tithíochta), 2017: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Housing) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: Another day, another housing Minister. We have had Deputies Alan Kelly and Simon Coveney and now we have Deputy Eoghan Murphy. The faces are certainly changing but the policies are not. In the context of this Bill, the continual refrain we heard from all of the Ministers I have named when asked to deal with the crisis was that it was unconstitutional. Rent controls allegedly were...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Tithíochta), 2017: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Housing) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: That is because homelessness has doubled.

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Tithíochta), 2017: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Housing) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: Not near the airport anyway.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge (20 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 169. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of abolishing the USC for all income earners earning under €100,000 in 2018 while maintaining it as it is for all income over €100,000 (details supplied). [39461/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (20 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 281. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on including the names of parents on a child's passport on the observations page or elsewhere (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39208/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Services Card (20 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 298. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 482 of 11 September 2017, the level of security that is not in the issuing of passports but that is in the issuing of the public services card; his views on the security of passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39866/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (20 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 506. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress of the availability of a medical device for diabetes (details supplied) on the long-term illness scheme; and if the device will also be available for those with type 2 diabetes. [39669/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 813. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel and Department staff that are attending the defence and security equipment conference in London; the cost of attending this event for members of the Defence Forces and Department staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39334/17]