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Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I note I am being shouted down and censored by people who do not agree with me while I speak in the Parliament. Many religious organisations are also listed on the register of charities published by the regulator but it seems they are perfectly free to use their buildings to propagate an anti-repeal position. The irony of this is that there is a proliferation of "No" posters, which are not...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: No one is advocating that these posters be removed, although it would be good if the Referendum Commission challenged on a factual basis all claims by all sides. However, people are wondering why it is the most important thing to take down the Maser mural and leave this stuff up, unchallenged by the State.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: Every Irish writer and artist of note has been banned in this country. I believe the Maser mural will actually be more popular as a result of this and the message young people should take from this-----

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: -----is to use the mural in the referendum to win a vote for repeal.

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (19 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Education and Skills pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 141 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Impacting Apartments and Multi-Unit Developments (19 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I live in a multi-unit development and it is great that we are having this discussion. We need more of it as this is a serious problem. I suggest to the Chairman and members that we need to bring in house owners also as there are two parts to this jigsaw. There are house owners who would be delighted to be allowed to testify here about their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Impacting Apartments and Multi-Unit Developments (19 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I do not want to take up your spot by talking about houses. Maybe we could have a session in which we would deal with houses. I do not mean to separate the two at all. There are residual issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Impacting Apartments and Multi-Unit Developments (19 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: A management company is not needed for an ordinary house. That is the reality. They were set up for apartments. In the last ten years with the recession, people said they would not pay this fee anymore because it was not justified, they could not afford it and they had lost their jobs. People see a millionaire in a mansion getting the grass cut in his or her estate and they have to pay...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Impacting Apartments and Multi-Unit Developments (19 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: We need a discussion on it. We should bring in some of the homeowners.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Agency: Chairperson Designate (19 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I would like to address a number of comments and questions to Mr. Carey. Obviously, he comes from a business and corporate background rather than a housing sector background. The idea that we need a business model running the Housing Agency is a problem for me straightaway. In his introductory remarks, Mr. Carey did not give any indication of his views on the housing crisis and the housing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Agency: Chairperson Designate (19 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: How much public housing does Mr. Carey think there should be as a proportion of the housing supply? Has he studied the report of the housing committee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Agency: Chairperson Designate (19 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: It is not something Mr. Carey has thought about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Agency: Chairperson Designate (19 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: Is it a majority or a minority?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Agency: Chairperson Designate (19 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I would have thought that was a pretty general basic thing that many people would have a view on, even before being appointed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Agency: Chairperson Designate (19 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: A proportion of what housing should be public and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Agency: Chairperson Designate (19 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: Can I just say one last thing? Every housing commentator and analyst at this point has said we need a huge increase in public housing. I was surprised that Mr. Carey had not come to a conclusion on how much.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (19 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 22. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make information available on the safety of Misoprostol and Mifepristone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17120/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 41. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied an association's (details supplied) guidelines are implemented in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17117/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (19 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 54. To ask the Minister for Health if pre-exposure prophylaxis will be available at an affordable level through the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17121/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (19 Apr 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 73. To ask the Minister for Health if the Procysbi drug will be available for persons with cystinosis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17118/18]