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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Expenditure (8 Oct 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a reversal of the reduction in the respite care grant that took place in budget 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38478/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (8 Oct 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 45. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a reversal of the reductions and changes to the household benefits package that has taken place since 2011. [38479/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (8 Oct 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 127. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding a change in law and regulations to allow for the medicinal prescription of cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38414/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care Provision (8 Oct 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 136. To ask the Minister for Health if he will create a statutory entitlement to community care services, including home helps and home care packages, as recommended in the Seanad Éireann report on the rights of older people of March 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38481/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Expenditure (8 Oct 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 212. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reverse the budget reductions and changes to the rules related to the housing adaption scheme. [38480/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Passports (7 Oct 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on police repression of protests in Hong Kong against protestors; if he has made representations to the authorities in the People's Republic of China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or their representatives here regarding the use of police against peaceful protestors in Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (7 Oct 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 97. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on discussions he and his officials have had with representatives of the People's Republic of China and the Hong Kong special administrative region regarding the protests in Hong Kong that are demanding democracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37735/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Oct 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 150. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 will receive an appointment for an operation in Beaumont Hospital without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37538/14]

Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: We do not need meters to provide high quality water.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (1 Oct 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 138. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way he will reach the target of 0.7% GNP to be given in overseas aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37304/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (1 Oct 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures in place for the education and welfare of primary and secondary students that are homeless; if she will report on the number of primary and secondary students that have been homeless in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37255/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: The reason I ask is my information is that, for example, IMMA was to have 15 members which was then to be reduced to nine. It would have exceeded that with recent appointments. It is very relevant to this. It was the assistant secretary himself who raised the issue of clarity as to how the boards are governed and how much autonomy they will have.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: When will that opportunity arise? The assistant secretary is here today and might know the answer to my question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: He might want to answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: Is the Chairman preventing Mr. Ó Donnchú from answering my question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: To clarify, is the Chairman preventing me from asking about another cultural institution?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: My question is very much related to that Bill, because it is about how boards will be run and governed. Mr. Ó Donnchú may wish to answer it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: The issue is in the public domain at this time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: The Chairman is not allowing my question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2014: Discussion (30 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: I thank the witnesses for the presentation and I have some questions, the first of which relates generally to the purpose of all this. I hear alarm bells ringing when I hear reference to the Government's public service reform programme. Private funding was mentioned so is this an attempt to make the National Concert Hall and other arts institutions more dependent on the private sector and...