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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (9 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 134. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the number of community employment participants who will have a dual payment ended after December 2014; and the savings to the Department's budget as a result of this change. [46960/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (9 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 140. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend social welfare regulations to address the anomaly where a married couple (details supplied) in receipt of carer's allowance and jobseeker's allowance have income earned on a once-off basis as a polling clerk deducted from their welfare payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46989/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (9 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 481. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in order to increase the supply of wheelchair accessible vehicles, WAVS, if he will intervene to extend the deadline for taxi drivers wishing to avail of the WAV grant from the National Transport Authority in order to have the ownership of their new vehicles. [46992/14]

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: Next Wednesday, there will be a showdown between the Government and citizens. I have never heard so many people say they will take a day of their precious annual leave to get off work and converge on the capital as they deliver a message to the Government about water charges. The issue has gone beyond water charges, as people want the Government to go. I congratulate the Government, which...

Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: It is convenient for the Minister to say he does not have a role in fare increases. It is like the HSE, Irish Water and the NTA. It is at a remove from Government. This might explain the Government parties plummeting in the polls. This is a significant increase in expenditure for ordinary working people. The cash fare to get to the city centre from Blanchardstown or Tallaght on Dublin...

Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: People's wages and incomes have not increased by the same percentage and many people are in part-time and precarious work and they are working less.

Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: It is costing an hour's labour to pay the bus fare.

Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: We could try a wealth tax on anything over €1 million. That would bring in a huge amount of money, almost €3 billion. We could try a financial transactions tax. I dispute the Minister's figures in respect of subvention. The Government is deliberately allowing the public transport system to run down and to have to provide a service on less money so that the Government can...

Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: As it is, Dublin Bus is trying to maintain services. How can it do so with less money? Since 2009, the public transport subvention has been cut by €55 million. The NTA aims to privatise 10% of all Dublin Bus routes. Can the Minister comment on that? Workers at those companies will be transferred to the private company under recent legislation, where they are supposed to be able to...

Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: The Minister went over his time each time he replied.

Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 9. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the recent fare increases by Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Luas and Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46330/14]

Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: Will the Minister comment on the recent increases in public transport fees? Leap card fares increased at the beginning of November and cash fares on Dublin Bus increased at the beginning of December. Dublin Bus caters for 50% of all public transport users.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has conducted an impact analysis on the use of public transport and the recent increase in fares. [46331/14]

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 7:In page 4, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:"(2) The Minister for Social Protection shall report to Dáil Éireann within six months of the coming into operation of this Act on the impact the reductions and changes made to child benefit payments since 2011 have had on the well-being of children in the State with particular reference to the impact...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: Yes. I will relate the tale of two families whom I have met in the course of campaigning against the water charges. The reason both families have become involved in the campaign is not only the introduction of water charges, however worrying having to pay water bills will be for many people, but also the dramatic cuts in child benefit the Government has introduced since taking power. The...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: No, I am referring to the senior Minister. What I mean by a food bank is a place people visit to process food vouchers. These facilities are springing up all over the country because poverty is increasing dramatically. Recently, the Government attempted to tell people we are experiencing a fabulous recovery. After the budget, it expected everybody would be well disposed towards it and...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 3:In page 3, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following:“Reductions in social welfare payments 2. The Minister for Social Protection shall report to Dáil Éireann within six months of the coming into operation of this Act on the impact that cuts made to social welfare payments since 2008 have had on the well-being of the population and the levels of...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: I will not go beyond the two minutes allocated to me because, obviously, it is a complete and utter waste of time in trying to bring home the realities of the social welfare cuts to the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection. Those in work are contrasted with those on social welfare payments. It is the old divisive tactic in the Chamber, which is absolutely disgraceful. Social...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: What does the Minister mean? Persons in receipt of social welfare payments must find their own place to live and then have to try to claim a portion of the rent through rent supplement. The Minister used the words, “We provide homes for people.” The Department does not provide homes in the private rented sector for persons in receipt of rent supplement. The Minister knows of...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: The Minister will continue to be greeted with protests if she comes out with this arrogant stuff that is completely removed from where people are in society.