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Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I can pass on to the Taoiseach the letter I received from a garda. The reason he wrote to me-----

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The Taoiseach asked if I knew the garda and the reason he had written to me.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I have repeatedly been interrupted.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Am I allowed to ask a question about policing and what the Taoiseach said?

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: That is what I am doing. This is unbelievable.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The point the garda makes in his letter is that gardaí are being asked to go to civil protests in the heart of communities to act on behalf of the Government in the implementation of water charges and on behalf of companies in the installation of water meters. Many gardaí are not happy in doing this. Far from defending the Garda last week, the Taoiseach was defending Government...

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Why has no one been arrested?

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: What protests is the Taoiseach talking about?

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 12:In page 4, to delete lines 16 and 17.During the debate on the Bill last week we had an argument over the amendments that had been ruled out of order. The Acting Chairman at the time said that when we reached those amendments, we could raise the issue, but now we discover that we cannot do so. I will not waste any more time on this issue, but I wish to register the...

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The women who are the Survivors of Symphysiotomy do not agree with the element of the Government's scheme which compels them to enter into a similar type of ex gratiaarrangement. It could also be argued by the women who signed up to the Magdalen redress scheme that they are not getting what they expected. If they go to the courts, however, the judgment may go against them. By signing this...

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 17:In page 5, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following:“Establishment of a Restorative Justice Scheme5. The Restorative Justice Scheme proposed by the Magdalen Commission Report on the establishment of an ex-gratia Scheme and related matters for the benefit of those women who were admitted to and worked in Magdalen Laundries, authored by Mr Justice John...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (17 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of all girl secondary schools; the number of all boy secondary schools; and the number of co-educational secondary schools at which the ShoutOut anti-homophobic and transphobic bullying workshop was conducted between 2012 and 2015. [6636/15]

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 18:In page 5, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “Implementation of Magdalen Commission Report recommendations 5. The Minister shall report to Dáil Éireann within 6 months of the enactment of this Act and each subsequent 6 months on the implementation of the recommendations of the Magdalen Commission Report on the establishment of an...

Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (18 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: As a former secondary teacher, I, too, share a huge amount of the reservations about the Teaching Council. It was set up in 2001 as a professional standards body for teaching and to promote and regulate the profession. What has it actually done to defend teachers? What has it actually done to take on some of the key questions facing teachers? I argue it has done very little. The view of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Communications (18 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is implementing a plain English policy, as outlined by the National Adult Literacy Agency, in her Department's communications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7289/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Programmes (18 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is implementing a plain English policy, as outlined by the National Adult Literacy Agency, in his Department's communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7283/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Programmes (18 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 60. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is implementing a plain English policy, as outlined by the National Adult Literacy Agency, in his Department's communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7288/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Programmes (18 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 63. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is implementing a plain English policy, as outlined by the National Adult Literacy Agency, in his Department's communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7286/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Communications (18 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 96. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is implementing a plain English policy, as outlined by the National Adult Literacy Agency, in his Department's communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7276/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Communications (18 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 104. To ask the Minister for Defence if he is implementing a plain English policy, as outlined by the National Adult Literacy Agency, in his Department's communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7280/15]