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Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Data (16 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 997. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in paediatric occupational therapy services in the HSE's Dublin north-west area and the area covered by the Navan Road primary care centre who are on long-term sick leave, maternity leave or other such leave; if these members of staff will have their leave covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1197/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Data (16 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 998. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for paediatric occupational therapy in the area covered by the Navan Road primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1198/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Data (16 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 999. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for paediatric occupational therapy services in the HSE's Dublin north-west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1199/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (16 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 1175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the use of poisons for the killing of cats; if he will take measures to prevent this practice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1039/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (16 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 1520. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to introduce regulations to prevent the practice of puppy farming in view of concerns for animal welfare; the enforcement activity of his Department in this area in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55023/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 1590. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the payments she expects to be covered by class S PRSI payments in the future; the expected timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54933/17]

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: Other parties have begun by referring to Joanne Hayes. I hope the political parties that contributed to the atmosphere of that time and to the witch-hunt of that woman will draw the necessary lesson, that is to say, women should have privacy and autonomy over their own lives. Five weeks ago, an all-party Oireachtas committee voted in favour of having a referendum on a simple repeal of the...

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: Obviously, it is reasonable for the Oireachtas to have a debate on this issue – I have no problem with that. When that debate is finished, today or tomorrow, my next question arises. It relates to meeting the timeframe of 25 May. I imagine everyone would agree that is an optimal time to have a referendum because it would allow young people and students to vote before exams begin...

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: He is not doing a very good job.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I am sharing time with Deputy Bríd Smith. I welcome the people who are in the Gallery for the debate but there are hundreds of people outside, members of the Strike 4 Repeal movement, in freezing cold temperatures, listening to the debate. Young people in this country are watching this issue like no other political issue and it will be the biggest political and social issue in 2018 and...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I am talking to the whole Dáil. In effect, this will be a referendum on abortion rights. In a sense, that is only natural. I do not think that this Dáil has the guts or the composition to bring in abortion legislation without a massive public endorsement and a push to do so. The concept of 12 weeks will be key in the referendum. Solidarity-PBP is obviously pro-choice. It was...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: It is ridiculous.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (18 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the public funds allocated to each of the patron bodies for primary and secondary schools in each of the years from 2015 to 2017. [2572/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (18 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supervision there is of public funds allocated to school patron bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2573/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (18 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an organisation (details supplied) as a public organisation or a voluntary organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2574/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Expenditure (18 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the funding of the Meitheal programme and the Ember programme by the Education and Training Boards is an endowment of religion in view of the fact that these youth leadership programmes are for students of one particular faith (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2575/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (18 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the delivery of relationships and sexuality education, RSE, by an organisation (details supplied) of one particular faith in Kildare and Wicklow ETB schools satisfies the requirement under circular 0037/2010 to have an objective RSE programme; his further views on whether ETB schools should avail of RSE services from one...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Transgender Issues (18 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 208. To ask the Minister for Health his views on removing the requirement for a psychiatric evaluation for a transgender person seeking hormone treatment. [2588/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Transgender Issues (18 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 209. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting times for transgender persons to access hormone treatment. [2589/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (23 Jan 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he has had meetings recently with religious leaders. [3173/18]