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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (12 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Numbers 176 of 20 October 2015 and 52 of 4 November 2015, if she will revise the rule 1(4), Part 4 of Schedule 3 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 in order that parents who take career breaks for childcare purposes are not deemed to have voluntarily left employment; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (12 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality given the signing of the Istanbul convention, if she will publish a timeframe for ratification of the convention; and her plans to implement the measures contained in it. [39797/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Rights of People with Disabilities (12 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 122. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to sign the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39798/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traveller Community (12 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the establishment of a Traveller agency to drive and monitor the implementation of policies in relation to the Traveller community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39902/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (12 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she will implement to increase the retention of qualified teachers; if she will revisit the changes to pay, terms and conditions for newly qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39930/15]

Multi-Unit Developments (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The issue of multi-unit developments and private management companies is a very serious one for many of us here. In relation to the Bill, there is the anomaly Deputy Catherine Murphy has pointed out. The idea that a group of five houses could be considered a multi-unit development and then have a management company applied is ludicrous. The idea that the Minister of State is not accepting...

Multi-Unit Developments (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Will the Government do something about the bill that householders are getting every month?

Paris Terrorist Attack: Statements (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I convey the sympathy of the Socialist Party and the Anti-Austerity Alliance to all those affected by the sickening violence that struck Paris on Friday night. With over 120 dead and dozens injured, this is a huge calamity for the ordinary people of France. The barbarity as described by eyewitnesses says it all. People were forced to play dead in absolute terror as they watched those with...

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: It is very disappointing that the Minister would not come to the House for Private Members' business.

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Yes, but Deputy Paul Murphy and I are introducing the motion and the Minister will miss our contributions. That is extremely disappointing. It is a sign that the Government is not taking Private Members' business very serious given that there is only one person on the Government benches.

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I move:That Dáil Éireann: declares a National Housing Emergency to use all necessary resources to resolve the housing crisis since the policies and piecemeal measures of the Government, including the recently announced rules on rents, are wholly inadequate, noting in particular: — the massive increase in homelessness to approximately 738 families, including 1,571 children;...

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Would the Minister like to hear the proposers’ speeches again which he missed by turning up for a housing emergency debate half an hour late?

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: It is not good enough and it is noted.

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: What about NAMA’s capital reserves?

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The figures tell a different story.

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: It is because the number of homeless has increased.

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: We never needed to. It was not a problem.

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: It is nothing to brag about.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 84. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection given the proposals for restrictions on rent increases, if she will implement an increase to rent supplement levels in order that those requiring the supplement are able to secure accommodation in the current rental market. [40145/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of increased rental payments under the protocol with Threshold and the national tenancy sustainment framework in each of the four local authorities in Dublin. [40421/15]