Results 241-260 of 6,848 for speaker:Ruth Coppinger

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 985. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that staff shortages have impacted pupils' ability to access transition year in schools and students are being asked instead to proceed to fifth year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20514/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 986. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that a school (details supplied) will not be able to run enough transition year classes to accommodate all of its pupils in the upcoming school year due to a lack of resources; her views on the impact this might have on the education and stress levels of pupils who are expected to go directly to fifth year despite not choosing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Inquiries (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 1304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for the restoration of the town council tier of local government; the powers he intends to give to town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20316/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Animal Welfare (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 1315. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reasons elephants were moved from/to Dublin Zoo in the recent years in light of the fact that transport of elephants is a stress source for the animals and potentially increases mortality by 50%. [20510/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Animal Welfare (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 1316. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has considered that Dublin Zoo does not provide elephants with the appropriate environment where they could forage foods naturally; the potential this has on their welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20511/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Animal Welfare (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 1317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has taken steps to ensure optimal temperatures for elephants in Dublin Zoo, given that wild Asian elephants have evolved and lived in tropical and subtropical climates. [20512/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 1471. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the policy of a person’s entitlement to the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension at the age of 66 given issues that have been raised due to the loss of income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20829/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 1460. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reasoning around keeping jobseeker’s allowance and supplementary welfare allowance at its current rate given issues that have been raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20498/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 1622. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20550/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 1624. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to report on the typical waiting times for the granting of a short term stay visa for South African citizens; if he will outline the reasons for the length of the processing times; the measures he intends to take to improve processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20579/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 1643. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on a visa application for an individual (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21015/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 1728. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legislation governing the sale, importation and welfare of exotic animals in light of a recent incident (details supplied); his plans to update this legislation; if a record exists of such animal imports; and if so, the location that such records are published. [20159/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 1744. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent report by an organisation (details supplied) on breaches in pig welfare in Irish pig enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20508/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 1745. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the reported investigation on pig welfare that his Department has undertaken since the revelations by an organisation (details supplied) on breaches of animal welfare legislation. [20509/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 1858. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current waiting period for children accessing speech and language therapy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19781/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Pension Provisions (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 1974. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with a person (details supplied) in relation to an interpretation of this person's income for pension purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21214/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Cancer Services (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 2218. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider ensuring that breast density notification is incorporated into the national breast screening programme given the assistance it can give in the screening process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19773/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 2402. To ask the Minister for Health the projected timeline for the expansion of free IVF treatment to couples who already have a child as announced in Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20694/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 2472. To ask the Minister for Health to review the policy of public fertility service provision and include preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders (PGT-M) within this service provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21216/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Medical Inquiries (29 Apr 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 2348. To ask the Minister for Health when she intends to sign the appropriate regulations to allow for the establishment of the promised inquiry into the licencing and prescribing of sodium valproate; when she anticipates the inquiry being established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20315/25]