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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (5 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 31. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the increase planned in the number of new build social housing units in 2016 and 2017 compared to the numbers announced by the previous Minister. [28722/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (5 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 64. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will introduce legislation to prevent landlords from citing intended sale of a property as a reason to evict tenants in a manner that would benefit all tenants and not only those in large developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28721/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (5 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 138. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the operation of the housing assistance payment scheme, HAP, in the Dublin City Council area; the number of approvals for the HAP that have been made by homeless services each month since it came into being; the number of those approvals that applied to homeless persons who had HAP accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (5 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 139. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the impact of the decision in April 2016 not to renew the direction to local authorities to allocate 50% of tenancies to priority housing applicants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28866/16]

Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (4 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: We see how this Government acts. The Government used the Acts - the threat of FEMPI - to get those agreements passed with the other unions. One or two unions stuck it out and did not heed those threats. What happens? The Government victimises the members and young teachers and tries to stop them getting partial pay restoration as a result. Equal pay for equal work used to be a core...

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Many of us question how this project has been promised for ten years. The school's board of management agreed to double the number of children attending the school to almost 900. This is a large school yet half of it is not just located in prefabs - in case the Minister believes that - but, rather, in dark, mildewed buildings affected by mould and damp. These are the equivalent of Third...

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: The Deputy is not fooling anyone with that.

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I do not think it is appropriate to hijack another Deputy’s question to use it to attack them, especially when the Deputy spoke on this school earlier.

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Deputy Burton is already making a show of herself.

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Parents do not want people like Deputy Burton making mileage out of this by attacking other Members. The key issue is-----

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: The Deputy is doing herself no favours by delaying this issue being brought to the Dáil. I would keep very quiet if I were her. A democratic decision was taken at a meeting of 300 people. People were glad to hear that the meeting went well. Unfortunately, I got a late invitation and was not aware that it was taking place. At the meeting, people heard that there would be an...

Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (4 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will end the treatment of newly qualified teachers; and if he will report on discussions with the Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland, ASTI, on this matter. [28384/16]

Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (4 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: This question relates to the ongoing inequality in the pay of different groups of teachers. Obviously, this applies to other public sector workers too. When will that pay inequality end? Will the Minister report on discussions he has had with the ASTI? Will he also respond in respect of the victimisation of members of the ASTI who will not now receive partial pay restoration because they...

Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (4 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: There are three sets of pay scales operating in teaching. Whatever happened to equal pay for equal work? There are teachers who qualified after 2011 and 2012 who are doing exactly the same work as, but being paid less than, their counterparts in other classrooms who qualified earlier. How does the Minister justify that? That is why the ASTI is taking a stance. The ASTI is often told...

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 27. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on his meeting with members of the Board of Management of a school (details supplied); the progress on the building project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28385/16]

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: My question is on St. Mochta's school which I have heard the Minister mention already. Since we raised this as a Topical Issue matter last week, a packed public meeting of parents and the community in Clonsilla has taken the decision to withdraw their children from school tomorrow and bring them here to the Dáil. Can the Minister give them good news tomorrow and save them doing it again?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (4 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: It was the Taoiseach's party that put it in.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (4 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: What committee will deal with it?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (4 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I am sorry, Leas-Cheann Chomhairle, but which committee will the recommendations go to? Everybody has asked that question and it has not been answered. What Dáil committee will it go to?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (4 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: He thinks but he is not sure.