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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Student Grant Scheme Payments (9 Jun 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 155. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the funding available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 who is pursuing a National Qualifications Authority of Ireland level 5 course and requires additional expenditure in addition to course fees to cover course materials. [21697/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Student Grant Scheme Payments (9 Jun 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 205. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the funding and assistance available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17, in receipt of jobseeker's allowance, who is undertaking a National Qualifications Authority of Ireland course and faces extra expenditure to cover the costs of the course. [21698/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Levy (9 Jun 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 367. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on reversing the levy on public sector pensions that was in place since March 2012; if this is an issue he will be discussing with the public sector unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21307/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (9 Jun 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 533. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the Health Information and Quality Authority report on the provision of child welfare services for children in direct provision centres; the steps she will take following the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21442/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 580. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will prioritise the joint family visa application in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15 as the child is due to start school in September 2015. [22193/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Reports (9 Jun 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 610. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the Health Information and Quality Authority report on the provision of child welfare services for children in direct provision centres; the steps he will take following the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21443/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (9 Jun 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 839. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of Health Service Executive marriage solemnisers, in view of the approval of the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Act 2015. [22200/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (9 Jun 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 840. To ask the Minister for Health subject to full discussions and approval from the solemnisers and their trade unions, his plans to increase the availability of Health Service Executive marriage solemnisers at weekends. [22201/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (9 Jun 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 996. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a detailed report, in tabular form, of the average class size, per subject, in secondary schools. [22191/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (9 Jun 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 997. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the class size policy (details supplied) of the Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland is followed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22192/15]

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I am speaking on behalf of the Socialist Party.

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I will ignore the hecklers, both politically and in every other way. I object to the manner in which the motion is being steamrolled through the Dáil. We should not be holding a vote on the issue today because it has become abundantly clear that the debate in the past 24 hours is not supported by information, documents or the letters of comfort and assurance the Minister for...

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The question was about taking a vote today. Will the Tánaiste answer the question?

Order of Business (28 May 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Answer the question.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (28 May 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 40. To ask the Minister for Health his views on removing the right of pharmacists to have a conscientious objection to providing Norlevo or the morning after pill; if he believes this is a barrier to access; if his attention has been drawn to the number of the pharmacists that do not sell Norlevo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20778/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (28 May 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 56. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 448 of 31 March 2015, if he will report on the recruitment of theatre nurses and consultant anaesthetists in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; his views on fewer operations and procedures taking place in the hospital in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the first quarter of 2014; his further views on the staffing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (28 May 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 168. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will cease the pension levy being applied to the salaries of retained fire fighters who are not eligible for a public service pension; if he will refund the deductions from their income since the pension levy was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21125/15]

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The manner in which the debate has been organised is disgraceful. A few hours ago we were handed a speech. This is an attempt to steam-roll the motion through and push it to a vote tomorrow before workers, their families and the communities which depend on Aer Lingus have a chance to find out about it or, more importantly, object and lobby their Deputies, particularly Labour Party Deputies....

Order of Business (27 May 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: We are agreeing to the Order of Business.

Order of Business (27 May 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: May I speak about the motion on Aer Lingus?