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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (31 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has carried out an impact assessment of the effect of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on animal welfare standards. [12755/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (31 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 221. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 15 July 2015, the number of companies that have been banned from using the JobBridge scheme; the names of those companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13028/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Owners Management Companies (31 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 424. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce legislation or take measures to assist residents in multi-unit estates with management companies to release house owners from these companies, as houses have no need of these companies and yet are legally obliged to continue to pay fees to them; and her views on house owners facing legal action by these companies. [9097/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (31 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 539. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his Department have made any representations to the ambassador of the People's Republic of China, or to any other Chinese officials, regarding the continuing detention of persons (details supplied), members of a women's rights activist group who were arrested prior to International Women's Day on 8 March 2015 to prevent them from...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (31 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 666. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 871 of 24 March 2015, if he supports the requirement for applicants under the housing adaptation grants for older people and people with a disability to have paid local property tax; and if he will implement a change to this requirement. [13248/15]

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Apr 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I too and the other Deputies of the Anti-Austerity Alliance will not be supporting this Bill because of several measures. As the previous speaker said, this is an attack on the requirement for getting full-time care by taking it out of the hands of a GP and giving it to the opinions of a deciding officer and medical staff. There is a system like this in Britain operated by Atos Healthcare...

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Apr 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: It changed the procedures in the Dáil.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Apr 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: And low pay.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Apr 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: No, of course not.

Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 9:In page 11, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: “Limitation of clamping activities in certain clamping places 10. (1) It shall be an offence under this Act to apply a clamp to a vehicle for the purposes of seeking payment for a debt or unpaid charge. (2) It shall be an offence under this Act for an Owners’ Management Company, as defined by...

Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: No, it is not.

Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: It is ridiculous for the Minister to say he cannot legislate for these serious issues in the Bill. Serious abuses of clamping have been pointed out by private companies. Why is it outside the scope of the Bill, given that the Minister is meant to regulate the private clamping companies? We have shown the Minister a really serious case and he is going to ignore it. His predecessor, Deputy...

Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Why not? They do not have the power to do all we ask.

Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 10:In page 14, line 6, to delete “statutory”.This amendment would have the effect of banning the clamping of cars with a disabled parking permit in all parking spaces, not just on public roads, harbours, etc. It would also cover private parking places in estates, hospitals, schools and so forth. I do not believe it is reasonable that a disabled person...

Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Does the Minister know how ridiculous it sounds to claim there is one parking law for public places and a different law for private places? He is actually giving greater powers to private management companies in all the places I listed earlier. That makes no sense. Hopefully, disabled people will only park in the statutory spaces.

Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: No, it is just that particular issue.

Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 12:In page 14, line 16, to delete "non-statutory".I will be very brief. The purpose of these amendments is to extend maximum clamp release and relocation charges and fees to public places, so the amendments remove the word "non-statutory". The effect of that would be to widen the NTA's remit in regulating clamping to include public roads, harbours and airports and not...

Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The reason I tabled this amendment is because sharp practice is also practised by public bodies which use clampers. It is not just the private management companies, although I would have liked the Minister to take much stronger action against them earlier on. I think Dublin City Council is the only local authority that uses clamping. An article in The Irish Times stated that Dublin City...

Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 13:In page 14, line 21, to delete "non-statutory".

Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (1 Apr 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 14:In page 14, line 28, to delete "non-statutory".