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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1952. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 13 July 2017, the estimated percentage of the population paying more than a third of their income for housing. [36833/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Deposits (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1981. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure the practice of non-refundable deposits to be considered for a tenancy (details supplied) will be outlawed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37363/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Deposits (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1985. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 11 of 19 January 2017, his plans for legislative changes so that a deposit protection scheme can be implemented; the timeframe for legislative change to be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37427/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 2089. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the supports in place for members of the Permanent Defence Forces that become homeless; the number of such cases in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37292/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (11 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 2101. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel who joined the Permanent Defence Force in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, respectively; and the number of each of these yearly intakes who are still members of the Permanent Defence Force. [37619/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of his Department's forward planning section's contact with a school (details supplied) regarding the need for extra space in September 2017. [35017/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when his Department's forward planning section submitted an application for planning permission for extra temporary classrooms for a school (details supplied). [35018/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 452. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views as to whether there can be improvements in communications and updates to applicants for naturalisation, in particular in cases in which applications take longer than a year (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35129/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Inquiry (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 464. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will revise his position not to have a public inquiry with regard to the Jobstown prosecution and the concerns raised regarding evidence of members of An Garda Síochána (details supplied). [35273/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 513. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the consultation report with children and young persons in the direct provision system that was published by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. [35838/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 514. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will make changes to the direct provision system to greatly improve the living conditions and welfare of asylum seekers and their children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35839/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 542. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on re-establishing the repatriation of prisoners; his plans to bring forward legislation on same; if so, when he expects such legislation to come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36014/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 543. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of requests from prisoners abroad to repatriate. [36015/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Constitutional Amendments (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 575. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on constitutional reform on the matter of religious-based oaths for senior positions in the State (details supplied). [36288/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (26 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 1496. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on extending the eligibility for the community employment scheme to those who are long-term unemployed but not in receipt of jobseeker's allowance; the measures being taken to assist such persons back into employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35272/17]

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: Much of the Bill is uncontroversial. It is technical amendments to legislation etc. As other Deputies have said, there are elements of this Bill which display a contempt and despisement for the poor and working-class people or those who may be reliant on social welfare. I will come back to the name and shame policy shortly as I want to refer to a couple of other sections first. Section 5...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: A company the Minister was involved in did all those things, and yet that has not happened.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: The Minister can answer. I will continue. Should companies that are struck off by the Companies Registration Office for not filing accounts be allowed back on the register very quickly? The reason I ask these questions, as the Minister is aware, is that the hypocrisy is rank. It is not just the Minister, Deputy Doherty. There are many Deputies in this Dáil who have been involved in...

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: It does not seem to concern the Government that a child was seizure-free for nine days.

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I am sure they have heard worse.