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Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: The Minister said that a person could make a complaint-----

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: The Minister said that people can make a complaint but they cannot.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: They cannot make a complaint according to section 8(4).

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: It will be very busy.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: It is clear in the course of the debate that two major mistakes have been made. The first is on the referendum. During the course of the debate, the Minister's refusal to insert the word 'shall' instead of 'may' was unearthed but he has now changed his mind, which is good. The second concerns the €100 grant, which the Government will abolish in no time if it gets through because it...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: Perhaps the Minister does so but that is not the way things used to be. People used to ring a company and it dealt with the complaints. Perhaps the Minister can tell Deputies who to go to when they have complaints about Irish Water. Over the past three days, my office has sent e-mails to Irish Water and it bounced back e-mails saying it acknowledges receipt of the e-mail. Is there any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill 2014 (16 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: I am somewhat mystified by the Bill because we are discussing it in the context of two ongoing processes. First, we have the biggest housing emergency in the history of the State and we urgently need social housing on a mass scale. Second, house prices are rising faster than they did during the boom. What is being proposed in this Bill will reduce the proportion of social housing from 20%...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement Issues (16 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 104. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 6 November 2014, his views on the need to investigate low paid public sector workers' wages by a low pay commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47836/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (16 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 428. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant wards in the children's hospitals in the State; and the steps he is taking to open any such wards. [47778/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (16 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 429. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the isolation facilities in the children's hospitals in the State for patients with immunity problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47779/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (16 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 554. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will remove explanatory notes from the junior and leaving certificates in the cases of students with specific learning difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47777/14]

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 8:In page 4, between lines 37 and 38, to insert the following:"(9) The Government shall not expend public monies for the purpose of promoting a particular outcome in the Plebiscite.".

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 7:In page 4, lines 25 and 26, to delete "at a referendum on a proposal for an amendment of the Constitution" and substitute "in a local authority election".

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: What we are proposing in amendments Nos. 7 and 8 is that the users of water services should have a say in any plebiscite. People on all sides of the House should avoid continually using the word "citizens" given that we have a significant number of people living in this country who are not citizens. The point was made the other night that 24% of the constituents I represent in Dublin West...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: May we hear that explanation, Acting Chairman? This is an issue of public concern.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (10 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 26. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the rent supplement levels; her views that such an increase will have an immediate effect on the reduction of homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47079/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Homeless Accommodation Provision (10 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 37. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide Threshold further power and resources to prevent homelessness, including in cases of repossessions. [47078/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (10 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 129. To ask the Minister for Health if demographic trends were considered when allocating resources for Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital for 2014 in view of demographic trends in similar jurisdictions that result in increased demands for in-patient treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47437/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gender Balance (10 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she will implement to bring a higher representation of women in senior positions in the universities and institutes of technology. [47387/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gender Balance (10 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the Higher Education Authority's report Gender and Academic Staff (details supplied). [47388/14]