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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Liquidations (25 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 316. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the issues surrounding the liquidation of a company (details supplied); if he will consider a review to legislation to better protect smaller and non-professional creditors is such situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13806/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Period Poverty (25 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary amount allocated to the provision of a range of free, adequate, safe and suitable period products in all educational publicly funded settings, including schools, for 2025; if the service will be continue to be funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14044/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (25 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that further funding be made available with the utmost urgency to two schools (details supplied). [14064/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Period Poverty (25 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 887. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary amount allocated to the provision of a range of free, adequate, safe and suitable period products in all educational publicly funded settings including colleges and higher education institutes for 2025; if the service will be continue to be funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14778/25]

International Security and International Trade: Statements (20 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I never heard that.

International Security and International Trade: Statements (20 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: We need the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to speak up about what is happening in Sudan, where an absolutely horrific genocide is taking place. Some 12.4 million people have been forcibly displaced, more than half of whom are children. Some 24 million people need humanitarian assistance. Half of the population is food insecure or facing famine. Some 75% of healthcare is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (20 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 159. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will alter the work permits scheme for healthcare assistants to lower the income thresholds, to allow them bring family members into the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6606/25]

Social Housing Tenant In Situ Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (19 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I am asking the Minister to do what was done in the 1970s. I certainly will not apologise because we need social housing to be built on a massive scale. There is no other solution to end this housing crisis. I was in the Dáil over ten years ago. Housing was the huge issue then, but it seems to be so inconsequential to the Government now. I thought it was bad then but now it is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (19 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: You have not condemned Israel.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (19 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: Can the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach give everyone an equal amount of time?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (19 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: We are not chairing the meetings.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (19 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I have been on more protests at Russian embassies than-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (19 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: The question was on the European Union.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (19 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: The informal EU leaders' retreat in February 2025 focused on an increase in Europe's defence capabilities by 30%. It also discussed other issues of co-operation with the US and UK. I have heard the Taoiseach and other TDs in the Chamber today talk about the fact that we are living in a world that has becoming more brutal, more divisive, more militaristic and more nakedly imperialistic....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (19 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the EU leaders’ informal retreat on 3 February 2025. [9486/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: The topics discussed during the EU leaders' retreat included an arming up of Europe, and also relations with the US. I want the Taoiseach to comment on how he thinks his diplomatic mission went in the US. He said that Donald Trump was in pursuit of peace and then about 48 hours later he colluded with an horrific massacre in Gaza in which 400 people died. The Taoiseach smiled and nodded as...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: The Taoiseach stayed silent and then joked about his father being a boxer. On St. Patrick's Day, two rapists met each other-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: -----in the White House, two men found guilty by juries to be rapists. We had the sight on St. Patrick's Day of Conor McGregor representing this country's views. It was an insult to the country. Actually, it was an insult to the Government because he slated it. So much for the Taoiseach's diplomatic mission with Trump. It was an insult to women. When you normalise genocide and misogyny,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I actually asked the Taoiseach before he went how he felt about dealing with a sexual predator like Donald Trump and this was the insult he delivered to the Government and to our people on St. Patrick's Day.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: The Taoiseach's visit was completely obliterated and overshadowed by the real Donald Trump.