Results 2,241-2,260 of 6,596 for speaker:Ruth Coppinger
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Chairman-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: She answered this earlier, Chairman. Why should she be made answer it again?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations (4 Oct 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Seriously.
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (3 Oct 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 211. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the planned demolition of the Palestinian villages of Khan al-Ahmer and Susiya in the occupied West Bank; if he will raise the matter with the Israeli authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41749/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Referendum Campaigns (3 Oct 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 610. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the regulation of referendum spending in view of the advent of online advertising in which money can be spent from abroad to target particular groups of voters here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41524/17]
- Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: What time will that bring us to?
- Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Why would he close the debate?
- Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Could I just finish by asking the Minister of State-----
- Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I sent a request to the Minister of State to meet with the Syrian representative groups so that we can try to iron out some of the five or six key issues and also some individual cases. Will the Minister of State agree to organise that with us because I have not got a reply back from him?
- Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I welcome all the people in the Gallery this evening. I hope they could understand the Minister of State who spoke at breakneck speed. I wish to speak about a Syrian refugee whom I met in Mosney a couple of weeks ago. His own words can bring it home better than I can. He has been in Mosney since June 2016 even though refugees are only supposed to spend a maximum of eight months there. He...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: No, that is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I apologise if, following on some of the points arising from the housing summit, I repeat a questiont hat was asked earlier. Inviting the local authority managers in for a summit seems to be a reactive thing which is done when the housing and homelessness figures are released and show a large increase. People view it quite cynically. If the Minister wanted a real summit, one would imagine...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I will conclude on this point. An interesting development has emerged whereby councillors are getting together to propose projects to local authorities. This happened in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. Will those proposals be acted on? The idea of 50-50 social and affordable mortgages is preferable because affordable rental is not really affordable. That is the point. We should not be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Are we under great time pressure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Why is it only three minutes?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: It is a bit ridiculous. I understand that the committee agreed it-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: We each have three minutes to question the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: There is hardly a plethora of people gagging to speak here. The Vice Chairman should be reasonable.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: That is the Minister's opinion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: It is, it is a particular opinion.