Results 3,381-3,400 of 6,877 for speaker:Ruth Coppinger
- Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: The Deputy was not a backbencher at the time. He was a Minister of State.
- Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Which one?
- Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: All of them.
- Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: My heart is bleeding for them. Who is the Deputy? I have never heard him speak before.
- Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: It would seem that the larger parties in the Dáil are trying to unravel, on a very ad hocbasis, agreed Dáil reform that was argued and debated over a period of months. I do not mind listening to the issue of a second bite of the cherry, but what is happening is that, on an ad hocbasis, the larger parties are trying to get more and more speaking rights.
- Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: For years smaller parties and Independents were squashed, and not one of the Deputies on the backbenches cared when members of smaller parties, who are elected on an equal basis to every single one of them, did not get a fair say in the Dáil.
- Business of Dáil (8 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: The problem is that the two large parties are responsible for the health crisis and now their members will have more chances to speak on what they have caused for the past decade or so. The backbenchers generally have no interest in speaking in the Dáil, and it is quite amazing that they are now suddenly giving out.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: It is in the newspapers.
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Rights (8 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been denied preclearance to the United States in Dublin and Shannon Airports on grounds of their nationality since the President of the United States issued an executive order restricting travel of nationals of a number of Middle Eastern and African states. [6238/17]
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 58:In page 38, after line 12, to insert the following: “PART 9 CHANGING SEXIST AND ANTI-LGBTQ ATTITUDES56.The Minister for Justice and Equality is to report on measures that could be taken by the State to combat sexist and anti-LGBTQ attitudes in society, including: a review of sex education in schools and colleges; classes on consent, respect for women and LGBTQ...
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: It is within the scope available to the Minister. She is the Minister for Justice and Equality. We tabled the amendment because the Minister is bringing in a law aimed at tackling prostitution and the sex industry through criminalising the purchase of sex. However, the Minister is not taking other measures to attempt to reduce the demand for the purchase of sex. We believe it is within...
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 59:In page 38, after line 12, to insert the following: “PART 9 VICTIMS’ RIGHTS56.The Minister for Justice and Equality is to report to the Dáil on progress in developing a Victims’ Rights’ Bill and on additional measures necessary to fully support and protect victims’ rights, including guaranteed access to free counselling services...
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I would like to have further information, although we have limited time to discuss this. When somebody who has potentially been, or who claims they have been, the victim of rape or a sexual assault goes to see a therapist or a counsellor, I would have thought that was a completely private discussion where somebody gives their most personal thoughts and feelings. Yet, it is proposed that the...
- 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.