Results 2,921-2,940 of 6,987 for speaker:Ruth Coppinger

Ceisteanna - Questions: Referendum Campaigns (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I am glad that there is now a commitment to hold a referendum on the eighth amendment in 2018. The question is what kind of referendum it will be. I hope it will be one that respects the findings of the Citizens Assembly, which this Dáil established against the advice of many of us. It came up with a decision to trust women. I also hope that the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Referendum Campaigns (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 6. To ask the Taoiseach his plans for constitutional referenda in the coming year. [31189/17]

Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: Is the Taoiseach not worried about the stitch-up by the gardaí?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Finance for Social Housing: Irish League of Credit Unions (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I support the credit union concept and am a member of a credit union myself. Certainly, it is preferable to borrowing from banks. While I support the league's right to put its proposal, it is not a total no-brainer. There are issues around it. The problem in housing overall is not really finding funding because the Government has access to funds should it choose to use them. Last week,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Finance for Social Housing: Housing Supply Alliance (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Speaking for myself and for a number of other representatives across the Oireachtas, some of us have an issue with this proliferation of approved housing bodies. What is their purpose? They started out as as the provision of specialised knowledge or connection between groups of people, be they the elderly or the disabled or similar. Alone,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Finance for Social Housing: Housing Supply Alliance (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: That is not the fault of housing bodies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Finance for Social Housing: Housing Supply Alliance (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: The Deputy might stay on topic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Finance for Social Housing: Housing Supply Alliance (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: Chairwoman. She is a woman, in case the Deputy did not notice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Finance for Social Housing: Housing Supply Alliance (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I know that we have to finish, but I wish to ask about the pyrite problem in housing owned by Respond! in Mulhuddart. In June 2016, I wrote to Respond! about this matter but have still not received a response. Will Mr. Dunne agree to hold a meeting with the affected residents to give a progress report? The Pyrite Resolution Board copied Respond! in on its letter.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Homeless Accommodation Provision (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 62. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has determined the number of homeless children here; the measures being taken to protect their welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31215/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Strategies (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 57. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the progress of the national LGBTI+ youth strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31214/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Electoral Register (4 Jul 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 666. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on implementing a policy (details supplied) to increase the level of voter registration here in view of the decision of Seattle City Council obliging landlords to provide voter registration information and an application form when a tenancy starts. [31247/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Charges (29 Jun 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reduce the student contribution charge in third level education; his views on an organisation's (details supplied) call for the charge to be reduced by a minimum of €250; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30595/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (29 Jun 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will restore the grant for student teachers' attendance at Gaeltacht courses in order to improve the access to teacher training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30596/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (29 Jun 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision in budget 2014 to impose a pro rata student contribution in view of the programme for Government commitment to increasing apprenticeships; if he will remove apprenticeship fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30597/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (29 Jun 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make supports which are available to full-time students, such as the fund for students with disabilities, the student assistance fund and the maintenance grant, available to part-time students and students in further education. [30598/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (29 Jun 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will increase the income threshold for eligibility for the SUSI grant. [30599/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (29 Jun 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will increase the payments in the SUSI grant in view of the increases in the cost of living. [30600/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (29 Jun 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision in budget 2011 to change the distance required to qualify for the non-adjacent rate of the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30601/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (29 Jun 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will fully reinstate the postgraduate grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30602/17]