541. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he supports the implementation of the recommendation in the review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 to allow for a system of recognition for people who are non-binary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36096/25]
327. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the appeal that has been submitted against the decision of his Department not to renew a work permit application be considered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36162/25]
326. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the appeal that has been submitted against the decision of his Department not to renew a work permit application be considered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36161/25]
325. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the appeal that has been submitted against the decision of his Department not to renew a work permit application be considered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36160/25]
324. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment since the removal of sea fishers from the list of non-approved occupations for the general employment permit in July 2024, the number of applications for such permits made by fishing vessel owner employers; the number of such applications granted by the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36159/25]
309. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a comprehensive AI strategy to protect the rights and livelihoods of those working in the Irish tour guide industry will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35359/25]
134. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he would support the introduction of an ‘X’ marker on passports for people who identify with a non-binary gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36095/25]
287. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 will move from his Department to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, as set out in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35100/25]
286. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the regulations which were drafted in February 2022 for dealing with apartment service charges and sinking funds will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35098/25]
270. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s efforts to establish a unit in the Housing Agency to regulate owners’ management companies to ensure effective governance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35099/25]
251. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to consider increasing the weekly payment for the basic income for the arts pilot given currently it is below minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35103/25]
250. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to consider making permanent the basic income for the arts pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35102/25]
742. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to reconsider the ending of the special leave with pay scheme, for health care workers who contracted Covid in the workplace and are now suffering serious, long-term disability, such disability affecting their career, their financial, psychological and physical health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33515/25]
612. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to consider legal or policy changes to allow State agencies and courts to be able to refer abusers to structured, long-term rehabilitation programs that include therapy, behaviour change, and psychological oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33607/25]
448. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons for the redesignation of all mild general learning disability schools as complex needs schools; if she will pause redesignations pending consultation and a review involving parents and teachers; if she will ensure that those pupils in existing mild general learning disabilities schools will have the specialist supports that they need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34363/25]
383. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the possibility of learning support teachers (SET) who do not have Irish language qualifications to be able to work in schools where all their pupils are not learning Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33608/25]
4. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Labour Employer Economic Forum; and when it will next meet. [32397/25]
403. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to outline her engagements with the HSE on access to givinostat for Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33325/25]
97. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider implementing legislation to compel landlords or housing bodies to notify tenants of overpayments and promptly return such payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32875/25]
213. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of a private company (details supplied) that automatically grabs and resells cancellation slots for driving test for the price of €120; when this practice began; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32195/25]
145. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the latest processing times for applications to the foreign births register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32299/25]
3. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the climate action plan progress reports for the remainder of 2024 will be published by his Department. [29591/25]
180. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider altering the criteria for the means test for fuel allowance to allow a greater income threshold for those living alone considering the fixed cost of maintaining a household; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30738/25]
171. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to legislate for and implement a comprehensive remediation scheme, including retrospective payments, for defective apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30914/25]
170. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the interim funding for multi-unit development defects remediation; the total number of schemes that have applied; the schemes approved; the total number of units involved in each scheme; the moneys approved, allocated and spent to date in 2025; and when works are expected to commence and conclude on each approved project. [30913/25]
1559. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will request University Hospital Waterford to provide the name of the doctor involved in a particular case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30195/25]
1477. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the possibility of undertaking a medical evacuation of a person (details supplied)), to reconsider the possibility of implementing a formal medical evacuation system for people in Gaza; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29827/25]
1471. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she has replied to correspondence from a representative organisation (details supplied); the steps she will take in response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29798/25]
1126. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a ban on the general sale of wasp poisons given the danger of their use against bees and the need to protect bee populations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30199/25]
822. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress of the mandatory registration to the Construction Industry Register Ireland due at the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29778/25]
663. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a report (details supplied) in relation to the effectiveness of the Reading Recovery programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30201/25]
662. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if DEIS schools are obliged to implement the Reading Recovery programme for those behind with literacy skills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30200/25]
661. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will investigate the suitability of the Reading Recovery programme for those with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30198/25]
373. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport the actions he is taking to mitigate the effect of airport noise for people living near the airport given a recent report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30492/25]
556. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider expanding the current criteria for publicly funded IVF to include those who require IVF treatment but are not experiencing fertility issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28584/25]
142. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will examine the need for a pay rise in the public sector to take account of the increased cost of living in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27866/25]
134. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will examine pay and other incentives to encourage people to undertake training in areas of staff shortage in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27865/25]
124. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will examine a pay cap for CEOs in public sector bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27867/25]
115. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will examine providing special allowances to public sector workers that take account of increased housing and other costs in many areas in the state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27864/25]