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- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Tens of thousands of people will take to the streets of the capital this Saturday in what may well be the largest march for choice we have seen in this country. It begins at 2 p.m. at Parnell Square. Yesterday, the Taoiseach announced that a referendum on the eighth amendment will be held in May or June 2018. After all the campaigning and marching, and after years of being told there was...
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Is it not time we grasped the nettle and faced reality?
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Does the Taoiseach agree that the timing of this will be very important? He said May or June but for young people, who will most affected by the outcome of the referendum, May would be the optimal time as it was in the marriage equality referendum, rather than a time when students are on the move. We await what comes out of the Dáil committee, of which I am a member. I have heard...
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I have another 16 seconds.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: They must be able to focus on the committee as a critical way to get the change we need.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (27 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I thank all the speakers for their presentations and contributions. In reference to an earlier point, the speakers were asked here for their legal opinions. They were asked to give a range of opinions and people giving opinions is not banned in the committee. In fact, we all had the option of recommending and suggesting people to give their opinions. My questions relate to what was...
- Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I welcome all the people in the Gallery this evening. I hope they could understand the Minister of State who spoke at breakneck speed. I wish to speak about a Syrian refugee whom I met in Mosney a couple of weeks ago. His own words can bring it home better than I can. He has been in Mosney since June 2016 even though refugees are only supposed to spend a maximum of eight months there. He...
- Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Could I just finish by asking the Minister of State-----
- Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I sent a request to the Minister of State to meet with the Syrian representative groups so that we can try to iron out some of the five or six key issues and also some individual cases. Will the Minister of State agree to organise that with us because I have not got a reply back from him?
- Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: What time will that bring us to?
- Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Why would he close the debate?
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 26. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the non-provision of medication, such as the contraceptive pill, in State funded hospitals that have a religious-based ethos (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40914/17]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: No, that is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I apologise if, following on some of the points arising from the housing summit, I repeat a questiont hat was asked earlier. Inviting the local authority managers in for a summit seems to be a reactive thing which is done when the housing and homelessness figures are released and show a large increase. People view it quite cynically. If the Minister wanted a real summit, one would imagine...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I will conclude on this point. An interesting development has emerged whereby councillors are getting together to propose projects to local authorities. This happened in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. Will those proposals be acted on? The idea of 50-50 social and affordable mortgages is preferable because affordable rental is not really affordable. That is the point. We should not be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Are we under great time pressure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Why is it only three minutes?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: It is a bit ridiculous. I understand that the committee agreed it-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: We each have three minutes to question the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: There is hardly a plethora of people gagging to speak here. The Vice Chairman should be reasonable.