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- Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: The humility shown here today is astounding.
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Status (28 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 232. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of entries on the foreign births register in each of the years 2014 to 2016, and to date in 2017. [50293/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Data (28 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 233. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out the number of passports issued to persons resident outside the State in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [50294/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Data (28 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 234. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out the number of passports issued to persons living in Northern Ireland in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [50295/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Status (28 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 235. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out the number of persons registered with his Department's citizens' registration service as being resident abroad. [50296/17]
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: -----in the country were acquired, everyone would have a house. That is the solution. We have a proposal regarding Dublin West, which is the Taoiseach's constituency, and I challenge the Minister of State to support it. The council has sat on 90 acres of land in the greater Blanchardstown area for a number of years and has not devised a development plan. We could comfortably build at...
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: The last time I debated with the Minister of State in the House, he made the astounding statement about our international reputation on homelessness. A constituent wrote an email to me about that and I wish to read a little of it before I give my presentation. She wrote:Dear Taoiseach, I write this email to convey my concern and absolute disagreement with recent comments made by Eileen...
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I want to begin by congratulating the Government for breaking a record - the highest number of rough sleepers since records began ten years ago, as my colleagues have said, with 184 in Dublin on one night plus 50 in the Merchants Quay café who were not able to get somewhere. They are not counted, by the way, in the Department's official homelessness report of October 2017, which counts...
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: He supports this Bill as well. One can do two things at the one time.
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Deputy Cowen does not get out a lot then.
- Leaders’ Questions (22 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Where?
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (21 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 563. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to make changes in legislation that would give rights to employees (details supplied) in cases in which there is a status red weather alert in an area in order to prevent dangerous travel to work and to protect income for lost work resulting from such a weather alert; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Committee on the Future of Healthcare Report: Motion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: This is a report on the future of health care. We all know that Ireland has been in the dark ages for a long time in respect of reproductive health care. It is extremely disappointing that this report has practically no reference to reproductive health care at all, that is, to contraception and abortion. A total of 51% of the population are women who potentially may become pregnant and who...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Constitutional Amendments (15 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 45. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for Constitutional referenda in 2018. [47720/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Constitutional Amendments (15 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 88. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on his progress in assisting with the drafting of abortion legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48173/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Charges (15 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on Ireland having the second highest third level fees in Europe (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48274/17]
- Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Persons Data (14 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I have the OECD figures in front of me. As I explained at the outset, Ireland uses fewer categories when it comes to evaluating homelessness. The figures for the UK, our nearest neighbour, refer to the number of households applying for housing assistance to local authorities. Such households are accepted as being in the statutory homelessness category during the year of reference. We do...
- Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Persons Data (14 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: So the Government is doing a good job.
- Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Persons Data (14 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: It is the same as ten years ago.
- Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Persons Data (14 Nov 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: It is actually.