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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Policy (7 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 22. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that the financial requirements in the guidelines for the granting of family reunification visas disadvantage younger persons who have not had the same opportunity to earn sufficient income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27056/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Currency Circulation (7 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 139. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 85 to 87, inclusive, of 24 June 2015, if he will clarify that the rounding to the nearest five cent will apply only to cash payments, and that electronic payments will remain unrounded. [27358/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (7 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 444. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the greater diversity in backgrounds of Irish citizens, the steps the Passport Office has taken to better serve those applying for, and renewing, their passports. [27096/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (7 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 445. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to minimise the impact of the increased demand for passports in the Passport Office each summer. [27097/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (7 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 446. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of additional staff in the Passport Office for the summer; if he anticipates a high demand for the passport card in the autumn; the staffing plans for this service. [27098/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when primary schools will have their allocations for special needs assistants for the 2015 / 2016 school year confirmed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27589/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (7 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 529. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 26 of 24 June 2015 if he will announce his plans on rent before the summer recess; his plans for rent certainty in greater detail; when he intends to announce his plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27359/15]

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: It will render the process set out in the Bill inoperable. There is no way hundreds of thousands of people - 500,000 or more - can be brought to court, as the courts would not be able to cope. It would be at least two to three years before anybody would face it. There will be a mass campaign that will bring down Irish Water and this Bill certainly will not deal with those boycotting the...

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Anyone would welcome the fact the Minister for Justice and Equality has abolished imprisonment of people for relatively small debts. People should never have gone to prison for not being able to pay a television licence. There was the ridiculous case last year of a woman from Donegal driven to Dublin in a taxi to be jailed in Dublin. This debate is not being held on a normal sitting day....

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

Ruth Coppinger: When I looked at this, I tried to understand why we would be lowering a fine for breaches of waste collection legislation. Who is the Minister targeting? I assume he is not talking about large waste management companies with large contracts. I had the impression on reading it that he might be directing it at smaller-scale clothes collectors and the preponderance of unofficial collecting of...

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

Ruth Coppinger: Obviously not.

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

Ruth Coppinger: He is going to anyway.

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

Ruth Coppinger: He said all this already.

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

Ruth Coppinger: Is he to be allowed to be repetitive?

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

Ruth Coppinger: That is not Irish Water.

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

Ruth Coppinger: They can drink that water now.

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

Ruth Coppinger: What was the Deputy protesting for?

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

Ruth Coppinger: The Deputy has not heard me say many things.

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

Ruth Coppinger: I have not heard the Deputy refer to any of the amendments that we are discussing.

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

Ruth Coppinger: What amendment is the Deputy speaking about?