Results 41-60 of 7,227 for speaker:Ruth Coppinger
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: The programmes are in 98 schools out of-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Curriculum Reform at Senior Cycle: Discussion (16 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: -----thousands of schools that have students with additional needs.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (16 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: 327. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on concerns around the privatization of childcare providers in Fingal (details supplied) and initiatives her Department is taking increase the amount of publicly owned childcare services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56303/25]
- Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: Let us be clear why we are here listening to these North Korean-style eulogies for Simon Harris. We are here because-----
- Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: -----the Government made a decision-----
- Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: The Government made a decision to table a confidence motion in the Tánaiste when there was a rumour of a no-confidence motion that has not been seen-----
- Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: -----and has not been tabled.
- Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: It is very important that since we have the issue of broken promises and confidence on the table, we deal with all the Tánaiste's infamous promises. The first one, of course, relates to 2017 and the promise no child would wait more than four months for scoliosis surgery. The Tánaiste has a habit of making grandiose promises he cannot fulfil and we are now in a situation where...
- Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: Is the Government going to pass the occupied territories Bill in full? The Taoiseach indicated yesterday that it will deal with just one aspect and not with services. We need to know this before the presidential election next week-----
- Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: I am allowed to mention that there is an election coming.
- Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: I would like to ask the Tánaiste why he gave authorisation for a US military plane to land on Sunday, reportedly, that was en route with either troops or armaments to the Nevatim Israeli military base? He has committed to supporting the Palestinian people and supporting the Palestinian state.
- Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: He was asked to give authorisation and I would like to know why he gave that because he has made promises to stand for Palestine and he has not delivered on that either.
- Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: We are allowed to mention that there is an election.
- Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: A Cheann Comhairle, are we not mentioning that there is an election next week? Is that barred?
- Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: But that is why we are here having a debate.
- Reform of the Defective Concrete Redress Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: This is an issue not just for Donegal but for the entire country. A precedent is being set by the way the Government is dealing with this issue. I want to send solidarity to all the homeowners and people affected by this issue in Donegal. There are often attempts in this House and outside it to divide and rule between people from so-called urban areas and rural areas. The reality is that...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: I did not say there was anything wrong with-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: It is about not saying anything about Palestinian hostages, Taoiseach. That is the question.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: No, that is not-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Oct 2025)
Ruth Coppinger: It is Taoiseach's questions.