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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Directives (25 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: 770. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a ban on ivory trading domestically and in the European Union as a measure to counter the illegal market in non-antique ivory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26209/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Beds Closures (19 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: With a sleight of hand, the Minister of State has tried to give the impression that the patients will be released on a phased basis. However, that will be the end of the ward. The Department is not even going to try to refurbish it if safety is really its concern. The staff member who alerted us to this is very experienced and has worked at St. Mary's for several years. As long as she has...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Beds Closures (19 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: It is from September.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Beds Closures (19 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: The ward is being closed.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Beds Closures (19 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: It will not be reopened.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Beds Closures (19 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: Why not reopen the ward?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Beds Closures (19 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: I wish to ask the Minister of State, Deputy Catherine Byrne, if this is what the Fine Gael recovery is about, that 27 medical step-down and respite beds in St. Mary's Hospital in the Phoenix Park will be closed by July. Staff have been told that will happen. Essentially, the reason is cost containment, in other words, cutbacks. As Deputy Jack Chambers outlined, the patients who are...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: It would be remiss if this Dáil did not mention events in Hong Kong. Is the Government monitoring the 2007 extradition agreement between Hong Kong and Ireland following the events of last week, where it is estimated that 2 million young people and workers protested on the streets of Hong Kong against extradition to China? They faced brutal repression as a result. I have been in touch...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (19 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: Yes. We are about to discuss transport proposals but one glaring omission from the Government's recent publication is the concept of free public transport. Many cities worldwide are moving to free public transport and Luxembourg is the first country to do so in its entirety. This is vital if we are to tackle climate change and meet the demand for less carbon emissions. It would also free...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (19 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (19 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: It would require investment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (19 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: If everyone was to get out of their cars tomorrow, we would not be-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (19 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: I am glad to hear the witnesses are open to the idea of free public transport. I realise that there is a limit to what academics and NGOs can argue for. What the witnesses are arguing for is relatively conservative compared with what other cities have done around free public transport. I am glad the witnesses are open to the idea. The crisis we have is not an ordinary one. I am sure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: Free public transport should be free everywhere. On the idea that it would only apply to certain cities, as I have heard that people react like that, one would decide that public transport would be free. Either way, there has to be a considerable enhancement of public transport. On the assertion that people have a choice of cycling, unfortunately, not everybody can cycle to work, for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: The Green Party did not do it when it was in government.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Advancing the Low-Carbon Transition in Irish Transport: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: I agree absolutely.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Conditions (18 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: 399. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 833 of 26 March 2019, if he will report on the consideration of the report of the working group on the model of care for lymphoedema and lipoedema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25255/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (18 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: 506. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of mink skins (details supplied) exported in each of the years 2014 to 2018. [25203/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: Veterinary Ireland has stated that mink on fur farms do not have a life worth living in any way. As solitary, wild and semi-aquatic creatures, packing mink into metal cages in groups is alien and unnatural. For that reason, Veterinary Ireland asserts that it is impossible to regulate the fur trade and somehow make it kinder because it is not farming at all. The mink are gassed at six...