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- Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)
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- Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)
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- Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: The reason we should debate it is the 2,600 workers who depend for their livelihood on Bus Éireann. There is talk of redundancies and reducing the composite pay of the workers by a dramatic amount. We have not had a proper debate on this in the Dáil. We have had Topical Issue debate with Deputies speaking for one minute, but this is obviously the key industrial dispute of our...
- Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Fianna Fáil did the same.
- Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: It certainly was our understanding that the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services would issue its findings today and that there would be two sessions scheduled for the debate on water. That was the understanding last week, not 80 minutes of statements. The concept of statements is becoming quite comical to the public. We continually make statements rather than...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Administration (11 Apr 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the lack of permanent contracts in SOLAS and FÁS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17753/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Administration (11 Apr 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to cases of workers that have been employed for over eight years by SOLAS through agencies to fill the same post and that are unable to seek permanency in view of the fact they are considered contract workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17754/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: UN Committees (11 Apr 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will implement the recommendations of the United Nations committee on the elimination of discrimination against women (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17873/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad (11 Apr 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 409. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the welfare of a person (details supplied) currently detained in Egypt in view of renewed concerns for their health and well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17545/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Community Rating (11 Apr 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 474. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that employees of the State posted abroad as part of their duties are not disadvantaged by the health insurance lifetime community rating scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17937/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (11 Apr 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 630. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the removal of ex officio positions for the Roman Catholic Church in the governing bodies of the National Maternity Hospital; if he will seek a change in the hospital's charter relating to the composition of the governing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18262/17]
- Topical Issue Debate: Sports Funding (6 Apr 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Does the Minister of State find it acceptable that the head of the FAI is apparently on a salary of €360,000 yet failed to engage and did not want to engage at all with representatives of the women players for a number of years? The Minister of State is saying it is great that it was sorted out. Is there not some responsibility on him as Minister of State to call the FAI to account...
- Topical Issue Debate: Sports Funding (6 Apr 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: The Minister of State's patronising answers are a real insult.
- Topical Issue Debate: Sports Funding (6 Apr 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: The Minister of State is being patronising.
- Topical Issue Debate: Sports Funding (6 Apr 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: It is really clear.
- Topical Issue Debate: Sports Funding (6 Apr 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Will the Minister of State answer the question?
- Topical Issue Debate: Sports Funding (6 Apr 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I do not want the answer the Minister of State is giving me; I want the answer to the question I asked.
- Topical Issue Debate: Sports Funding (6 Apr 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I asked about the FAI.
- Topical Issue Debate: Sports Funding (6 Apr 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Is the Minister of State going to personalise the Topical Issue debate?
- Topical Issue Debate: Sports Funding (6 Apr 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: The Minister of State is personalising it.