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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (11 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: 28. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the public sector recruitment embargo will be completely lifted; and if analysis has been done on the way the employment embargo is actually adding to budgetary costs and to delays in service provision in health, education and many other Departments. [5773/15]

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I know it is.

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: May I continue or is the Acting Chairman going to say something else? I am talking about the general debate into which we are entering here and the fact-----

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Is the Acting Chairman going to keep interfering?

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The fact that a lot of amendments are ruled out is very relevant.

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The Acting Chairman has spoken for quite a long time now. I am speaking on the Minister's proposal, which is the substitution of "a general practitioner medical and surgical service". All of my party's amendments dealt with that whole issue and it is on that I am speaking.

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: We cannot debate them because it has been ruled out of order.

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Is the Acting Chairman finished?

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: This is unbelievable. I am allowed speak on what the Minister has put forward. I am allowed make the point that we are allowed talk about all of my party's amendments which dealt with the health benefits and the Acting Chairman is unjustly interfering in my contribution. I will finish now.

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The Acting Chairman, Deputy Durkan, is interfering. He usually does it from the Government benches and now he is doing it from the Chair.

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: We cannot deal with amendments that are no longer on the agenda. That is the point.

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I am asking the Acting Chairman to stop interrupting my contribution. We cannot deal with each amendment because they have been ruled out of order. I am making my points here.

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: How long can I speak for on the Minister's amendment?

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Exactly, there is not a limit.

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Will the Acting Chairman stop interrupting me now and let me finish?

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I know that so let me finish, and stop interrupting unnecessarily.

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I am dealing with the Minister's amendment to substitute "a general practitioner medical and surgical service" and merely making the point that it is not clear what services would be included in that regard. I am also making the point about all of my party's amendments which were on this same topic that have been ruled out of order. Unfortunately, the Acting Chairman took the time to...

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: The Acting Chairman is interfering.

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: Yes.

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: I am very unclear about what the words “general practitioner medical and surgical services” actually mean. There was considerable clarity in Mr. Justice Quirke's recommendation. Everybody knew what the HAA card meant and there was a full list of services. Other Deputies have said there seems to be approximately six discrepancies between the HAA card and that laid out in this...