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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: The Cabinet has apparently approved gender pay legislation. The World Economic Forum says it will take women 217 years to catch up in terms of pay parity if we wait for employers. Today, 8,000 workers - women and men - in Glasgow are taking strike action for 48 hours to win equal pay. Will the Taoiseach join me in sending solidarity to them because they are home care workers and education...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (23 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 98. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been an assessment of the loss of drug treatment, counselling and other services in the Blanchardstown community since the closure of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38840/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Recognition (23 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 620. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the implementation of the recommendations of the review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015; when legislation will advance in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43246/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: A few Fine Gael candidates have, in fairness.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: After the Belfast so-called rugby rape trial, the Minister came to the Dáil and promised major legal changes on the issues of sexual assault and violence. Yesterday, we read that in this State in our courts a woman who was asked to have sex said "No". She was grabbed in her garden, pulled into her own house, dragged up the stairs and her jeans were forcibly removed. She was hit across...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: The point I am leading to, a Cheann Comhairle, is the legislation.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: If it is of public interest, we certainly can, a Cheann Comhairle.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: Every woman in this country is wondering why that can happen.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: We can ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when there will be training in this State for judges who can come out with a statement to the effect that feelings were running high after a marriage break-up as an excuse for giving a man a suspended sentence. The most dangerous time for a woman is when she leaves a relationship. This woman did everything right. She left a violent...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: She took a court case and got no justice. What is the Minister for Justice and Equality going to do about it?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: Will it train judges?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: It is a pity your friends were messing around on the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I know. It is a pity Deputy Fitzpatrick's pro-life pals-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: They delayed vital legislation.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: On the abortion legislation, I was about to propose that if the Second Stage debate does not finish by Thursday, we may have to consider a Friday sitting. This adds to the proposal Deputy Curran made. I appreciate some changes were made by removing other legislation, such as the Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill, from the schedule. However, this Bill was obviously delayed for various reasons,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: This is Leaders' Questions.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: The Tánaiste is not here to ask us questions.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: Dr. Scally told the Joint Committee on Health that there are still serious issues with slides sent by Clinical Pathology Laboratories Inc., CPL, to other labs in the USA. This is the outsourcing that the HSE did not even know about. Mr. O'Carroll made the point that when a mistake is made in other countries, the person in the lab who made the mistake is debriefed as to why he or she might...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I am sure the Minister did not do so.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: Yesterday, the funeral cortège of Emma Mhic Mhathúna passed Leinster House. It was a very emotional afternoon. A very pointed message was being sent by Emma. It was not directed at any particular person but at the people inside who they wanted to do something. What can the people in here do? We can investigate the actual cause of the death of Emma and 20 other women and ensure...