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Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Where are they?

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I will touch on a few things the Minister of State said. He claimed he was as much in touch on the housing issue as those on this side of the House and that he was from the same type of background. That is not true of the Dáil. The Dáil is not in any way representative of working class people. Approximately 27% of Deputies are landlords, which is not the case in wider society....

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: It was the Minister of State who spoke on these topics. We have had this debate before and we have argued that the Government's continued reliance on private landlords and the private rented sector will not deal with the housing crisis. We have made the argument many times before and I do not see much point in labouring it, but it will become evident very quickly to the electorate. The...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: What projects is he talking about? If there are projects we do not know about, we would love to hear about them.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I cannot help that.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: We have argued about this all evening but this marks a huge change in social housing policy in the State. Previously, local authorities or housing agencies were funded to build and provide social and affordable housing, whereas now the priority is that developers and landlords will be funded by the taxpayer. Rather than being able to buy houses, councils will be forced to lease them from...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: We have said it all already. I want to take up one issue. The Minister of State has said that this leasing package needs to be introduced to get rid of the cash or the land in lieu elsewhere. I would rather the cash or the land in lieu than the leasing of houses. I think everybody else would share that preference. It has been suggested that this approach has to be taken in order to...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I am not.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (8 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 23. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the ongoing opposition among the local community to the dismissal of a person at a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 5, which has resulted in a widespread boycott of the centre and demands for an annual general meeting that would allow for a new board of management to be elected, and for the person's re-instatement; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors (8 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 229. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures in place for the registration of homeless persons to vote; if he has provided any guidance or direction to local authorities on this matter; his plans to inform homeless persons of their entitlements to vote, and the locations they can register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27910/15]

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Deputy Stagg does not-----

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Deputy Stagg said it was too-----

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The Government did not raise the age.

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Great.

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Should they bring their kids to work? Should they have them work as well?

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Are the parents making it up?

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: It is a pity that Deputy Stagg did nothing about it.

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Is the Tánaiste boasting about that?

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Introduce legislation. It is very simple.

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The Tánaiste has had five years.