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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Rates (5 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 25. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has done an analysis of the impact of the reductions in child benefit on poverty and deprivation levels; if she will fully reverse cuts in child benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9372/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Administration (5 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 34. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has made an analysis of the impact of the cut in the respite care grant payment on its recipients; if she will reverse the cut made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9370/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (5 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 39. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the extension of the Threshold tenancy protection service to County Cork; her plans to extend this service to other areas in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9369/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (5 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 42. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will remove any penalties to social welfare recipients due to non-participation in labour activation schemes, in view of the National Youth Council of Ireland's report (details supplied), which found that of the 13.3% of respondents who felt compelled to participate in JobBridge 100% were dissatisfied with their experience; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (5 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse her decision to end the one-parent family payment to lone parents when their youngest child reaches seven years of age; if she will report on the work of her Department in preparation for this change; if there are higher payments expected to be paid in family income supplement as a result of the change in the one-parent family...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (5 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has carried out an analysis of the rental market rates; if she will review the cap on rent supplement payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9551/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (5 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 146. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 319 of 24 February 2015, and in view of there being no registration fees to the Garda National Immigration Bureau for European Union, European Economic Area and Swiss nationals living here, her views that the application fee, and fee for the certificate of naturalisation, is a barrier to access to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Resolution Board Data (4 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 49. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the relatively small number of homes for which applications have been made to the Pyrite Resolution Board; if he will ask the board to take more active measures to inform homeowners and to advertise its service; if he will direct housing associations to apply to the Pyrite Resolution Board on behalf of their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 118. To ask the Minister for Health the work his Department will do to mark Brain Awareness Week organised by the Neurological Alliance of Ireland from 9 March to 15 March 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9413/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (4 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 119. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the risk to neurological services arising from the lack of clarity on the funding of Neurological Alliance of Ireland affiliates beyond June 2015; if his Department is making contingencies for the provision of counselling, helpline support, home support and other services currently undertaken by affiliate organisations to the Neurological...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (4 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 199. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will meet with the Neurological Alliance of Ireland to discuss the ongoing funding of neurological services run by its affiliated organisations. [9411/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (4 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 200. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will extend funding for the Neurological Alliance of Ireland beyond June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9412/15]

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I wanted to ask about the overall funding for arts, heritage and the Gaeltacht. The Minister said that an additional €6.2 million in funding had been carried over from the 2014 capital provision. I wanted to check that this was for capital funding. What projects is this funding for? Is it just for existing projects or is there something new? From 2008 to 2015, the budgets of the...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I was not referring to the building workers involved in those construction projects. I was obviously referring to people in the arts sector, so the Minister has not answered my question. I also asked about the National Library of Ireland. It only got an allocation of €700,000 rather than the €1.2 million it requested.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The National Museum of Ireland will get a smaller allocation this year than it got in 2012. Even though the Minister is pointing out the positive in that the funding has increased, the point is that in 2013 and 2014 the National Museum of Ireland got less. Under her Government, it got-----

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I will just finish. It has been pointed out to the public and blazed publicly that it is getting an increase but the funding is much lower than it was in 2012.

Other Questions: Education Standards (3 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: There have been improvements in reading and mathematics. One principal has sent an e-mail to me asking what the reward for teachers and schools has been. It has been a continuation of cuts that were brought in by Fianna Fáil in the previous Administration, but which were then added to by the current Government, such as a 15% cut in resource teaching hours. The reversal of the cuts has...

Other Questions: Education Standards (3 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: It is despicable that the previous Government, which brought the troika into this country, particularly targeted children, as the UNICEF report clearly indicated, and gutted the education system with, for example, 100 primary school teachers lost around that time in Dublin West. The present Government has continued to make children and education pay. For example, 98% of second level schools...

Other Questions: Education Standards (3 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Will the Minister restore all those cuts to teachers now?

Other Questions: Education Standards (3 Mar 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an analysis has been conducted to assess the impact of the reduction in the number of teachers and special needs assistants on education standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8830/15]