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Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I seek clarification on how long the committee will continue.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Could the association supply us with an audit of all local authority-owned land in each local authority taking in the acreage, zoning and location? It is critical that we have this information because the manager says that there is enough land to build houses when there is insufficient land in some locations. Why have local authorities not developed a scheme for buying second-hand properties...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Some tenants were living in it so Dublin City Council did not buy it. This could have been a great mixed tenure development involving the development of an affordable mortgage scheme alongside people renting instead of those people having to be evicted. This is critical for the likes of Tyrrelstown. It is constantly brought up that local authorities turn down loads of NAMA properties....

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: We have all seen them.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (26 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 11. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to alter the rules of the State pension (contributory) scheme to recognise J class pay related social insurance payments in certain circumstances (details supplied). [8090/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (26 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 226. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current processing times of visa applications for each type of visa; the number of visa applications for each type of visa, that are not being processed in the target time, from the years 2011 to 2015 and to date in 2016; the number of staff allocated for the processing of visa applications, in the years 2011 to 2015 and to date in 2016;...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (26 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 362. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position of those living outside the State who are applying for a passport with regard to the new requirement to have a public services card to make a first-time adult application for a passport. [8034/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (21 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 8. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will change the manner in which term-time workers in the education sector on low working hours receive jobseekers' payments when school holidays are taking place (details supplied) given the low level of payment many receive at Easter time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7913/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (21 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 9. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to report on the time it takes for jobseekers' payments for term-time workers in education to have their applications processed and payments made (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7914/16]

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Election of Chairman (20 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: The minority Government is working already.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I would like to speak about the parameters of the committee. While I agree that the housing and homelessness crisis is felt everywhere, I must point out that it is worse in some areas than in others. I argue that the constituency I represent is probably the worst homeless black spot in the country. I say this on the basis of figures, not anecdotes. I want to comment on what has been...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I understand at the moment we are debating whether to be in public or private session.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: The aim is not to comment on everything that was----

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Yes, agreed.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: There were nine areas outlined by Deputy Eoin Ó Broin. With no offence to Deputy Barry Cowen, they were more comprehensive and well thought out. The only proviso is in relation to private housing. Discussing private housing is fine, but it should not become the focus of the committee.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I know, but some people may have different views. Our purpose should be to resolve the homelessness and housing crisis rather than attempting to re-stimulate the private sector. I wish to raise one issue that was left out of Deputy Eoin Ó Broin's nine categories. That is the issue of finance. There have been questions raised by Deputy Mick Wallace and others about whether based on...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I agree with Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan. I have read what Focus Ireland and all of the other organisations have stated. I am sure everyone else here has too, or we would not be here. I mean no offence, but it would be a waste of everybody's time to run through it again. We could imagine something different relating to homelessness but there are specific issues to deal with, such as the...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I have two questions. We are meant to produce an interim report for next week. I am mystified as to how that will happen. Has the Chairman a proposal on it? I am not sure how we would suggest something that has been assessed and analysed in one week. It might be just the parameters that were-----

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: My second question is that if that is being proposed for the first meeting and the Minister is not available, there should be a plan B. I agree we should not invite people to appear before the committee for the sake of it but it would be disgraceful if we did not hear from people who are homeless on some of the issues being experienced. Some of us are very familiar with them; we hear about...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: It would be time consuming. That is the problem.