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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: The Deputy wants to get in and out of funerals faster.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: On a point of order, could the Ceann Comhairle ask people to turn off their phones while in the Chamber? One rang twice during my contribution at Leaders' Questions, as well as three times yesterday.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: We all have accidents but this is persistent. I am sure Deputies will not miss clients ringing them. They should just turn their phones off for a while.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: Deputies should just turn their phones off. It is rude when people are speaking.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: Yesterday saw the end of a court process and the sentencing of two teenage boys for the horrific murder of a young girl in the prime of her life. It was probably the most extreme example of sexual assault and misogyny the country has seen. We send solidarity to her family. Last month, the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre stated there was a public health epidemic of sexual violence. This time...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: Perhaps the Deputy thinks that is fine, but most of us do not. As a result of #MeToo and more disclosure, the rape crisis centres are reporting a massive increase in calls. The increase in funding provided by the Government goes nowhere near to meeting the demand. Why are groups not going into schools to educate young people about the signs of abusive relationships? Instead we have a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: Over the past year, the Government has failed abysmally on three counts, namely, how complainants are treated in court; funding; and education.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: The Taoiseach can sign up to conventions and put laws on the Statute Book. These are important and relatively easy things to do but they need to be backed up by change. We can see from reading the court reports that the definition of consent, which I argued for when I spoke at the committee, does not seem to be having one jot of an impact. I welcome the No Excuses campaign. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: What the Government is doing in this regard is completely insufficient. International protests are taking place on 25 November, the international day for the elimination of violence against women. This should signal to the trade union movement, community organisations and women's organisations that they should mobilise for massive protest on that day worldwide.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: The political establishment is not taking any notice.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: 88. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of drafting of legislation that may be required to amend section 15(1)(c) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 following the High Court ruling on the interpretation on the requirement for an applicant for citizenship to be present here for a given time. [45582/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: 89. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there will be additional citizenship ceremonies planned following the resolution of the difficulties that have emerged following the High Court ruling on the residency of applicants for citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45583/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: The last time the witnesses were in here, I think we were talking about the metro. Many members from the vastly growing areas of Dublin, Kildare, Meath, etc., all made the point that we need a huge investment in public transport for such areas and that we need things like light rail and not over-reliance or pure reliance on buses. In the case of the Blanchardstown area, which I am sure the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: I know this is coming from Fianna Fáil Deputies and it is not just me. How many submissions did the NTA receive to save that 70 service?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: The NTA is not listening to the thing about workers who work in the city. Mr. Creegan seems to think that everyone wants to go to Blanchardstown town centre.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: I am talking about people who are trying to work in the city and Mr. Creegan is saying, "What about Blanchardstown town centre? There are no buses going there."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: It was around May.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: What is the point in having a public consultation? The spine services are fine but I am talking about people who are not served by them, the thousands of people who live in Littlepace, Castaheany, Mulhuddart and Corduff. They are now getting a worse service if they want to get into town to work in the morning or throughout the day. The authority needs to listen to this. Can it not save...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: That is not right. I do not represent Dunboyne. I am talking about Littlepace which the Dunboyne bus goes through. I said there were seven buses between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: There are fewer per hour as the day progresses. What the authority is proposing is worse than that. That is just a fact, for people getting into the city.