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Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: It is disgraceful.

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: The disabled community is reeling in the aftermath of this budget. People are sharing ideas online of how they are going to spend the extra tenner a week. They are absolutely gutted by what the Government did. The Disability Federation of Ireland has called it a major setback. The Government's argument that it is providing services instead of allowing people to live independent lives is...

World Mental Health Day: Statements (9 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day. I wanted to give a nod to the fact that with genocide, racism and an increase in violence and brutality worldwide, huge damage is being done to people's mental health. We hope that the peace plan announced today for Gaza will bear fruit, but we still have huge issues of ecocide and genocide that are causing massive damage to the mental health of so many...

World Mental Health Day: Statements (9 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: There is nothing stopping me talking about a presidential candidate. I checked the Standing Orders. I cannot talk about the President-----

World Mental Health Day: Statements (9 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: You can rule all you like but there is no Standing Order preventing me from doing this.

World Mental Health Day: Statements (9 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I am talking about a candidate for the Presidency who has raised something in the public domain that the Government needs to address. That is all.

World Mental Health Day: Statements (9 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I am saying they need to address it because trans people are hearing these messages going out.

World Mental Health Day: Statements (9 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: What ruling?

World Mental Health Day: Statements (9 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I have not seen that.

World Mental Health Day: Statements (9 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I checked the Standing Orders.

World Mental Health Day: Statements (9 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: There was nothing wrong with me raising what was in the public domain.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I wish to raise a matter of very serious importance, namely the use of pepper spray by An Garda Síochána. My concerns arise from what happened last Saturday at Dublin Port. A group of protesters went to the port in solidarity as we approach two years since the genocide in Gaza began, and in light of Ireland’s continued favourable trade with Israel. This was part of a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I hope I get the extra half minute now that the Minister of State got. I will tell the Minister of State what I agree with. I agree that this Government that is meant to support the Palestinian state has utterly failed to carry out action in the past two years to do that. It would not even pass the occupied territories Bill.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: We are the second biggest trader with Israel.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: It is true.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: The Minister of State asked me a question. I totally agree that workers and young people throughout the world have been the only saving grace as this horrific genocide that we are seeing livestreamed on our phones each day has occurred. Only for the protest movements that are happening, there would be no action at all. The EU has been an utter disgrace throughout this and obviously the US...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: Nobody would have to protest if the Government actually undertook and carried through its so-called support for Palestine. The injuries sustained include one person who has a broken wrist.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: One young woman I know is on crutches. I got a phone call after and went down myself, and I actually saw a second round of pepper spray used. The impact on some of the people and the effect of it was absolutely horrific. I remind the Minister of State there is broad protection for the right to protest, nationally and internationally. If you are walking on a road or even if you are going...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I absolutely do to stop a genocide. They were not blocking the port tunnel. They were up at the port. The Minister of State does not know what they were going to do because they were actually blocked by the Garda. They were not actually blocking anybody.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: For a genocide? To block a road to stop a genocide? Absolutely.