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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (30 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 853. To ask the Minister for Health if she will support the full subsidy of maintenance and reliever therapy inhalers for those with asthma; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51313/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (30 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 991. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support the roll-out of free Irish language classes based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages to all third level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52049/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (30 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 992. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support increasing the number of Irish language courses at third level to 5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52050/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 1003. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will support the restoration of the Gaeltacht housing grant scheme to assist Irish speakers to live in the Gaeltacht; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52052/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (30 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 1004. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will support giving powers to Údarás na Gaeltachta to purchase land and houses to provide for housing and other social and cultural facilities. [52053/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: Why is the red carpet being rolled out for the NFL in this State this weekend? Why is every second level school in the State being supplied with an American football starter pack and flag for a sport steeped in militarism, racism and macho culture? Why has the Irish Government agreed to fork out €10 million to allow the richest sports league in the world to play a game in Croke Park?...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: The NFL is a model for how sport has been hijacked for propaganda and profit and playing on grounds that are meant to be amateur and a community space. It is an absolutely rotten sport to be promoted in this country.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: We have our own sports.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: And so the Minister ignores all the issues I have raised about racism, militarism and Palestine then.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Foreign Policy (25 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 189. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to report on the State's participation in NATO's Support and Procurement Agency; for a breakdown of all payments to this agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50990/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (25 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 277. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role his Department had in the dispersion of NFL starters kits (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50949/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (25 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 300. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reasons given to his Department for the refusal of a school (details supplied) to sign up to the hot meals scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51001/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: 348. To ask the Minister for Health to consider approving the use of CAR T-cell therapy in Ireland for those over the age of 26; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51002/25]

Use of Vapes and Nicotine Products by Young People and Adolescents: Statements (24 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I am extremely frustrated that we are here on the cusp of October making statements in the Dáil when the election was last November. It is outrageous that the Government has not got its act together to produce a number of Bills over the summer. Even the Minister of State’s party colleague is taking her to task on this issue. We are talking about this important health issue for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: Would the Chair mind telling us the running order?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: I have to say that was a strange sole contribution. We have to take people at their word when they come in here. We can assume that SNAs are being given those roles. I have talked to people myself. I congratulate Fórsa on the school secretaries' and caretakers' strike and the progress it made, but during that we spoke to people on the picket lines who talked about principals who are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: Does Ms McSherry believe that SNAs are sufficiently trained? Does she have any suggestions for the type of training that people could get?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: The opening statement says that our education system does not have a difficulty with recruitment or retention when it comes to SNAs. I believe the Department would say the same about teachers as well or certainly the Government does when it gets up to speak. How does the Department reconcile that view with what has been said by parents and here earlier by union representatives in relation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: What kind of supports is the Department looking to give to SNAs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth: Recruitment and Retention of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Ruth Coppinger: This is good, right, and we have heard about the review and the overall look at that again. However, in 2020 their union had to launch a campaign, Respect for SNAs. We are into 2025 now. Why has it taken this long? Can I finish with one specific question? The new SNA review guidelines are causing a lot of concern due to the narrow eligibility and the restricting of schools' flexibility....