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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Operations (18 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: If the Deputies opposite believe the Tánaiste was in any danger, it is quite incredible. It is very clear to me that people are expressing their anger and there was no threat to the Tánaiste by anyone at any stage.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Operations (18 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: No brick was thrown, and the Minister should withdraw her statement in that regard.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Operations (18 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 93. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount An Garda Síochána has spent to date policing protests against water meter installation; and if she will report on instances of the use of pepper spray and other excessive force against protesting residents. [43953/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Operations (18 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: My question concerns the amount that has been spent by An Garda Síochána to date policing protests against water meter installations. Will she report on the use of pepper spray or other excessive force by gardaí against protesting residents in their own communities?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Operations (18 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: The Minister said that diverting gardaí from other necessary duties to water meter protests was not good. If that is the case, she should not do it. She is in charge of deploying Garda resources. It is her responsibility.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Operations (18 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: People have been aghast at the number of gardaí that can be found with no problem to attend the installation of water meters, when they are not available in my own community, for example, when women who have barring orders need them for protection. That is being commented upon throughout the length and breadth of the country by people of all persuasions. I would like the Minister to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Agreements (18 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when Ireland will sign up to the Istanbul Convention on violence against women; and the measures required to adhere to this. [43828/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (18 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that are being taken to vindicate the right to travel abroad to obtain an abortion enshrined in article 40.3.3 of the Constitution in view of news that Miss Y travelled to the UK seeking an abortion but was turned away because of her immigration status; and if she will report on changes that her Department is seeking to make in view...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (18 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 349. To ask the Minister for Health in order to honour Ireland's human rights obligations not to interfere with the right to obtain the highest possible standard of health, his views that the appropriate changes be made to the law to allow Mifepristone and Misoprostol to be available here for use in safe, early abortions. [43955/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (13 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 215. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to involve the Revenue Commissioners in the collection of water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43566/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (13 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 216. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the discussions his Department has had on tariffs with Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43567/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (13 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 217. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on discussions between his Department and Irish Water on the issue of free allowances for households or individual household members. [43569/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (13 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 222. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has carried out a detailed analysis of the distributional effect of water charges. [43574/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (13 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 223. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the criteria and process used to arrive to the figure of €4.88 per litre for the water charges, higher than most European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43575/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Introduction (13 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 218. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a detailed report in tabular form broken down by local authority areas on the number of households that have registered completed and returned the Irish Water packs with Irish Water. [43570/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Introduction (13 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 219. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households that have registered with Irish Water but are not eligible to pay. [43571/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Application (13 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 220. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a detailed report of all water conservation standards/regulation in building since his last attempt to introduce water charges and this Government's future plans on the issue. [43572/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (13 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 221. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he reconciles the Government's narrative of Irish Water as a conservation measure and the fact that Irish Water is a for-profit organisation. [43573/14]

Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: I welcome Maíria Cahill to the Dáil today. I commend her courage in coming here and in asserting her integrity over the past few months. I utterly deplore those alleged republicans who have sought to denigrate her stand. I wish to deal with the disgraceful treatment of Maíria Cahill by members of the institutions of the IRA. The approach of the Socialist Party and the...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: It is unfortunate that the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection is not present to hear what we have to say in respect of this very important matter. The continual boast of the Government in recent years has been that there have been no cuts to social welfare rates. I wish to provide three examples of how this boast can be completely turned on its head. The first example...