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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: Taoiseach's questions is being halved.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: Hundreds of Taoiseach's questions will not be asked. For example, personally, in that slot, I have raised repeal when nobody else in this Dáil was interested. I raised trans healthcare and many other topics that there is no way any of the Taoiseach's backbenchers will ask him about. We heard a lot about the terrible plight of the lonely backbencher. My heart was bleeding until I...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: There is this idea that they are in this terrible position. They can speak at any time should they choose to.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I want to finish by saying this is in line with anti-democratic measures that parliaments are taking across Europe. They are using their majorities to cut across the right to protest and democratic rights. They are doing it in the UK today cutting welfare rights-----

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (25 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 129. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reports his Department has received regarding elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus among elephants in Dublin Zoo in 2024; the steps his Department has taken to care for the animals and deter spread; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13737/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (25 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the checks in place to ensure pig farms in the State maintain the highest animal welfare standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13736/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (25 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 170. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the processes that were followed in the decision to allow US military Osprey jets fly over Dublin on 26 August 2023; if safety concerns about the aircraft were known; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13967/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the estimated number of ‘Ghost buses’ in the Dublin 15 areas in a news report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13410/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Liquidations (25 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 316. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the issues surrounding the liquidation of a company (details supplied); if he will consider a review to legislation to better protect smaller and non-professional creditors is such situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13806/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Period Poverty (25 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary amount allocated to the provision of a range of free, adequate, safe and suitable period products in all educational publicly funded settings, including schools, for 2025; if the service will be continue to be funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14044/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (25 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that further funding be made available with the utmost urgency to two schools (details supplied). [14064/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Period Poverty (25 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 887. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary amount allocated to the provision of a range of free, adequate, safe and suitable period products in all educational publicly funded settings including colleges and higher education institutes for 2025; if the service will be continue to be funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14778/25]

International Security and International Trade: Statements (20 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I never heard that.

International Security and International Trade: Statements (20 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: We need the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to speak up about what is happening in Sudan, where an absolutely horrific genocide is taking place. Some 12.4 million people have been forcibly displaced, more than half of whom are children. Some 24 million people need humanitarian assistance. Half of the population is food insecure or facing famine. Some 75% of healthcare is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (20 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 159. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will alter the work permits scheme for healthcare assistants to lower the income thresholds, to allow them bring family members into the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6606/25]

Social Housing Tenant In Situ Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (19 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I am asking the Minister to do what was done in the 1970s. I certainly will not apologise because we need social housing to be built on a massive scale. There is no other solution to end this housing crisis. I was in the Dáil over ten years ago. Housing was the huge issue then, but it seems to be so inconsequential to the Government now. I thought it was bad then but now it is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (19 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: You have not condemned Israel.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (19 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: Can the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach give everyone an equal amount of time?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (19 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: We are not chairing the meetings.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (19 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I have been on more protests at Russian embassies than-----