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Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Would the Minister like to hear the proposers’ speeches again which he missed by turning up for a housing emergency debate half an hour late?

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: It is not good enough and it is noted.

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: What about NAMA’s capital reserves?

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The figures tell a different story.

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: It is because the number of homeless has increased.

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: It is very disappointing that the Minister would not come to the House for Private Members' business.

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Yes, but Deputy Paul Murphy and I are introducing the motion and the Minister will miss our contributions. That is extremely disappointing. It is a sign that the Government is not taking Private Members' business very serious given that there is only one person on the Government benches.

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I move:That Dáil Éireann: declares a National Housing Emergency to use all necessary resources to resolve the housing crisis since the policies and piecemeal measures of the Government, including the recently announced rules on rents, are wholly inadequate, noting in particular: — the massive increase in homelessness to approximately 738 families, including 1,571 children;...

Paris Terrorist Attack: Statements (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I convey the sympathy of the Socialist Party and the Anti-Austerity Alliance to all those affected by the sickening violence that struck Paris on Friday night. With over 120 dead and dozens injured, this is a huge calamity for the ordinary people of France. The barbarity as described by eyewitnesses says it all. People were forced to play dead in absolute terror as they watched those with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 84. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection given the proposals for restrictions on rent increases, if she will implement an increase to rent supplement levels in order that those requiring the supplement are able to secure accommodation in the current rental market. [40145/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of increased rental payments under the protocol with Threshold and the national tenancy sustainment framework in each of the four local authorities in Dublin. [40421/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 153. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of increased rental payments under the protocol with Threshold and the national tenancy sustainment framework in each of the Dublin postal districts. [40422/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 312. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will rule out using shipping units for the accommodation of refugees and asylum seekers from the Middle East and from north Africa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40060/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 391. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the Health Service Executive scheme that was launched in July 2015, the aim of which was to recruit nurses who had been trained here to return here for employment. [40288/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 489. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that 151 persons were executed in Saudi Arabia in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40289/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure funding is made available for building works at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40557/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors (17 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 564. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures his Department has taken to increase awareness of voting registration before 25 November 2015; and if he will take additional measures to that effect. [40290/15]

Multi-Unit Developments (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Will the Government do something about the bill that householders are getting every month?

Multi-Unit Developments (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The issue of multi-unit developments and private management companies is a very serious one for many of us here. In relation to the Bill, there is the anomaly Deputy Catherine Murphy has pointed out. The idea that a group of five houses could be considered a multi-unit development and then have a management company applied is ludicrous. The idea that the Minister of State is not accepting...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Applications (12 Nov 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: That is simply not good enough. It is not enough to say that St. Patrick's and St. Mochta's will be available for consideration. They must be on that new list. They have been promised it for nine years now. We keep hearing that Ireland is in recovery and there is no excuse for the Government to delay this any longer. It is not just a question of bad planning and promises made by previous...