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Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I heard him say Tuesday's business. I want to raise the issue of the Private Members' Bill being brought forward tonight by the Anti-Austerity Alliance and People Before Profit with regard to the referendum to repeal the eighth amendment to the Constitution, and the reported disgraceful manoeuvres of the Government in relation to that Bill. I believe the...

Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Sorry Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I am entitled to raise anything on the Order of Business today with regard to my time on the Order of Business, if you do not mind.

Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: The Government is proposing to oppose the Bill to repeal the eighth amendment yet it is reported in the news by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Katherine Zappone, that the Government is not. By doing that, they are ensuring there will be no referendum whatsoever during the lifetime of this Government.

Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: It is important that the Government responds. They have been out-----

Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Sorry Leas-Cheann Comhairle, do you mind?

Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: They have been out in the media saying there is a special committee and that they are going to speed up dealing with this issue-----

Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Sorry Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----

Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: How am I out of order when I am raising something on the Order of Business?

Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I am proposing an amendment to a Bill that we are putting: we are entitled that it would be clarified.

Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: What I am-----

Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: So I do not have an opportunity-----

Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Can I finish then?

Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: My proposal is that the Government pulls back from this completely undemocratic manoeuvre-----

Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: -----because some of the architects of the eighth amendment are foisting this further doing down of women's rights-----

Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: People who were here 33 years ago. What others - young people and women who have wanted a change for a long time now - will be very surprised by-----

Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: -----is their independence-----

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Meanwhile 15-year olds-----

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: The Labour Party was in charge of the cuts, by the way.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Data (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of landlords registered with the Residential Tenancies Board for each quarter since 2011; the number of tenancies held; and the number of tenancies held by the top five, top ten, top 20 and top 100 landlords for each quarter, in tabular form. [31547/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (25 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 471. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to research published recently (details supplied) showing that at least three women here per day access at home medical terminations of pregnancy with abortion pills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31940/16]