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- Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I do not believe anybody buys the idea that the Taoiseach was not convinced about producing another SAVI report with the same methodology. The point is that the figures are 15 years old, which is almost a generation. Clearly, there must be changes. It should be of interest to this State to monitor the trends. The Taoiseach indicated that money would be provided in the budget for Free...
- Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I believe those women.
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: The practice is that Deputies stand by the Chair and give their names. That is the normal practice.
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: We need a gender quota or something.
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I will pull out to let in Deputy Barry.
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I also want to know what is going on. We have a family in exile. While there are many families in exile, Vera Twomey and her family's experience have been centre stage. Vera would have been present for this debate but for the fact that she has suffered a stress related hospitalisation. She and her husband have been forced to take turns to care for their daughter in another country. One...
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: He said: "Keep up public pressure."
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: That is what he said: "Keep up public pressure."
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: It is very potent.
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: It has a habit of changing Sinn Féin's minds.
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: It took just one email to change Sinn Féin's minds.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Contracts (9 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special needs assistants (details supplied) employed at the start of a school year do not have hours reduced in the course of the school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47402/17]
- Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Persons Data (14 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I hope the Minister of State enjoyed his party conference at the weekend but people were bewildered by the comments that emanated from it. They were bewildered earlier in the weekend as to who advises the Taoiseach and who thought it would be a good idea for him to take a picture of himself putting a spoon into a dishwasher or shared pictures of his "Mr. Taoiseach" mug and another pair of...
- Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Persons Data (14 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I have the OECD figures in front of me. As I explained at the outset, Ireland uses fewer categories when it comes to evaluating homelessness. The figures for the UK, our nearest neighbour, refer to the number of households applying for housing assistance to local authorities. Such households are accepted as being in the statutory homelessness category during the year of reference. We do...
- Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Persons Data (14 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: So the Government is doing a good job.
- Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Persons Data (14 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: It is the same as ten years ago.
- Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Persons Data (14 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: It is actually.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Equality Legislation (14 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to examine the need for a change to section 37(1) of the Employment Equality Act 1998 in view of the reported case (details supplied) of a teacher receiving negative marks in a selection process for a deputy principal position due to religious beliefs. [47703/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Equality Legislation (14 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has discussed the matter of discrimination against school staff with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47704/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Equality Legislation (14 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the reported case of a person (details supplied) not obtaining a deputy principal position in a school due to their personal circumstances took place prior to the commencement of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015. [47705/17]