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Direct Provision: Statements (30 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: ...visiting a racist, sexist American President and offering him the hand of friendship - I do not know why the Minister of State is making a face - on the grounds that he would make a case about immigration and the illegal, undocumented Irish in the US. However, we have two scenarios in this country of undocumented people who have no status and who are not getting any assistance and the...

Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Restoration of Birthright Citizenship) Bill 2017: First Stage (9 Mar 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: ...law that were implemented in 2005 following the referendum in 2004. The Bill would give the entitlement to Irish citizenship to everyone born on the island of Ireland regardless of their parents' status. Throughout Europe there has been an erosion of the rights of immigrants. We see an example this week with the Government's proposed changes to social protection payments to children. In...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Feb 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: ...protection and assistance of sex workers who report traffickers, organisers of prostitution, and pimps and brothel-owners to the Gardaí, particularly in relation to Garda protection, regularisation of immigration status, financial compensation, access to employment, training and other exit services, within six months of the enactment of this Act.".

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: ...the barriers and forms of exploitation that prevent them from exiting prostitution, within six months of the enactment of this Act. The needs of migrants, in particular the need to regularise their immigration status in order to afford them full employment rights and full access to legal employment and social welfare services, must be central to this review.”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: ...the barriers and forms of exploitation that prevent them from exiting prostitution, within six months of the enactment of this Bill. The needs of migrants, in particular the need to regularise their immigration status in order to afford them full employment rights and full access to legal employment and social welfare services, must be central to this review.”. We have put...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: ...the protection and assistance of sex workers who report traffickers, organisers of prostitution, and pimps and brothel-owners to the Gardaí, particularly in relation to Garda protection, regularisation of immigration status, financial compensation, access to employment, training and other exit services, within six months of the enactment of this Bill.”. As the Minister did...

Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: ...It will be used as a further ground to keep people out. These people are already marginalised and we have had enough marginalisation of the Traveller community in this country. The rule affects immigrants and people who have come to this country in a similar way. One would have to agree that there are some things in this country that would make Mr. Trump seriously envious. When it...

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: ...il elections, only two categories of persons can go on the supplementary register. They are those who have turned 18 since 15 February and new residents in an area. New citizens are not allowed to update their citizenship status as matters stand. I represent a constituency in which one in four people was born outside Ireland. It is at least twice the national average. Nationally, in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (18 Nov 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: ...right to travel abroad to obtain an abortion enshrined in article 40.3.3 of the Constitution in view of news that Miss Y travelled to the UK seeking an abortion but was turned away because of her immigration status; and if she will report on changes that her Department is seeking to make in view of this case to assist the most vulnerable women, particularly migrants, with crisis...