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Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Okay, although it is difficult to make a point of disagreement in two minutes.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I would like 30 seconds to sum up. It is ridiculous to have a limit when there is no objection.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: There is the 12-month cohabitation period.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I said it was one in five.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I did not say it was the majority. Do not misrepresent me.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: There are a number of amendments.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: No. In fairness to the Minister, there are a lot of issues. I would like to come in after the Minister has replied because I adjourned earlier.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: This is quite a complex issue and I want to clarify a few things. I do not agree that a father should have to live with a mother to gain guardianship. The law does not state that. I do not agree with the provision and I have raised questions about it because it is arbitrary and gives extra rights to somebody who lived with a woman, but that does not mean he is a suitable father. My...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I realise there is not much time and I may come back to the subject at a later stage. This is an extremely important debate and some issues that have been raised need a lot of debate. The previous speaker said there was not equality between fathers and mothers. He is dead right and we all know where most of the inequality lies. It lies in the fact that one in five women is a victim of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation (12 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 10. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to expand the use of renewable energy. [10511/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (12 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 179. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department and the Health Service Executive on homeless services from 2010 to 2014. [10778/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (12 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 248. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount spent by his Department and local authorities on homeless services from 2010 to 2014. [10777/15]

Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge: Statements (11 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I am sorry I have to speak in English but I am probably representing the majority of the population, who do not have sufficient confidence and ability to speak in Irish. In Stratéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge, there are many very high-minded aims and ambitious targets to increase the use of the Irish language but we must be extremely sober as well. The document states that Ireland is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (11 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 105. To ask the Minister for Health if he will change the status of NorLevo (details supplied), currently licensed by the Health Regulatory Association, as being available only from behind the counter in pharmacies to allow women to avail of the product without the required consultation and approval of a pharmacist; and his views on the matter [10686/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (11 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 144. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures that have been taken to ensure that waste operators comply with Environmental Protection Agency environmental standards. [10694/15]

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: IAG needs Aer Lingus. That is the view of the Aer Lingus pilots and many others.

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Aer Lingus has a jewel that other airlines want to get their hands on, namely, the Heathrow slots, which have been valued by Deloitte at €925 million but are invaluable to this country. Would the Taoiseach agree that the cast iron guarantee that the Government is seeking on connectivity is pathetic and would be non-existent after five years-----

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: -----as would be all of the jobs in airline catering, flight maintenance and many other areas? The brand itself would likely be integrated very quickly-----

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: -----as has been the pattern with other takeovers. I put it to the Taoiseach that selling off the remaining public stake in Aer Lingus would be economic and social treachery. Will the Government right the wrong that Fianna Fáil did ten years ago by privatising Aer Lingus in the first instance? Will it throw aside its ideological attachment to privatisation and not only refuse to sell...

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: If the Government can invest taxpayers' money in the banks, surely it can invest taxpayers' money in a strategic asset such as Aer Lingus-----