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Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: She wants the message to go out to tenants that they could be evicted when in fact the Bill will follow tenants, not landlords. Landlords should not be interfering in it. This is the third time that really serious legislation on water charges has been introduced in an underhand way by the Government that is pushing it through.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The Tánaiste made sure that the debate on a motion on lone parents took place at 10.30 p.m. last night. Women are going to community welfare officers, thanks to those cuts.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: They are putting messages around on Facebook.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The Tánaiste attempts to say that only 20% of them are in poverty, while 63% are in poverty according to a survey.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Those are the issues the Tánaiste does not want to be brought out tonight.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I can assure the Tánaiste that the people will not forgive her for water charges or the cuts to the lone-parent family payment scheme.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: It is a burning issue.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The Tánaiste does not care.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I cannot believe the Tánaiste has the nerve to guillotine the debate on the Bill at 9 p.m. tonight.

Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I am very sorry. I will speak later.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: There are farmers in Mulhuddart, by the way.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: We are going to need local-----

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: It is nothing to do with the amendment.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Farmers.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Tesco.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: There are no queues in Greece.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: In fairness, it relates to funding.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Will staff have to be directed to do that? Every Deputy in this House understands the pain and anguish suffered by people waiting for verification that they have been granted these allowances from representations we get. Will people have to be diverted through paying the €100 grant to bribe people to register for water charges? My last point concerns the local property tax and...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I know. I was in here until 11 p.m. last night.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Downloading stuff has been very difficult. In any business and certainly in any committee on which I have ever served, things like that would be handed out in advance so people have a chance to scrutinise what the Minister is saying in asking for such big powers to shift €500 million over from motor tax that people paid-----