Results 3,121-3,140 of 6,604 for speaker:Ruth Coppinger
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 28:To insert the following new subsection after subsection (6):“(7) The Minister for Justice and Equality shall, not later than two years after the commencement of this section, review its operation and report thereon to both Houses of the Oireachtas.”.
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I do not think the Tánaiste has adequately explained why amendment No. 28 has been introduced. I am not sure why we should be allowing the prosecution in a sexual assault case to access somebody's counselling records. I would like to hear a bit more about that. The Tánaiste's amendment will allow the prosecution in sexual offences cases to apply for the disclosure of counselling...
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 22:In page 20, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: "Review of supports and exit services for sex workers that report traffickers or organisers of prostitution to the Gardaí and/or them in prosecutions 27.The Minister for Justice and Equality is to report on the additional procedures and supports that should be available for the protection and...
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: In the programme for Government, the Taoiseach initiated the Citizens' Assembly. How long will it be allowed to run? When will this Dáil be allowed to legislate on this issue? I am asking because of two events that took place over the weekend. First, it emerged that the Citizens' Assembly is only going to be shown fewer than 3% of the 13,500 submissions made. That is an...
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: The end of the year. Is that correct?
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I have a question about that. We requested a debate. It seems a bit pointless to have statements. There was a discussion about motions being taken. I do not know what happened to that but it would seem that Deputies from either Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil would not agree to a motion that was going to condemn the executive order.
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: The Business Committee, when it meets later, should discuss whether motions are going to taken on Thursday. Otherwise, we will engage in a theoretical debate, with nothing being sent out from this Parliament in terms of what has happened.
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I just asked a question.
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: To correct this, the Whips committee had agreed a motion. Deputy Darragh O'Brien is wrong.
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: No, we did not. I want to correct that because it is important. The Anti-Austerity Alliance-People Before Profit group agreed a motion. Then, for some reason, that motion was not agreed by you lot.
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Not my words. It was the Green Party's words. The Deputy should be accurate.
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Who is "we"?
- Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: There are too many people coming into casualty the night before. It is a very simple.
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Immigration Controls (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 351. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his meeting with the United States' National Security Advisor. [6113/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Immigration Controls (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 352. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to the United States of America. [6114/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 408. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on discussions with a company (details supplied) on the delivery of Orkambi for the public health service. [5627/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 461. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 571 of 31 January 2017, if he will alter the general practitioner visit card scheme to allow certificate of fitness to drive assessments on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5995/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding Regulations (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 554. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the regulation of puppy farms; the steps his Department takes to protect the welfare of dogs in such farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6119/17]
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 21:In page 20, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “Review of supports and exit services for sex workers in prostitution 27. The Minister for Justice and Equality is to report on the education, language, training,financial, housing, healthcare, social welfare and rehabilitation services that should be provided by the State to support sex workers and...
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Yes.