2577. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports available to those students fleeing Palestine; if he will lay out plans to increase supports going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21052/25]
2490. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will report on the possibility of encouraging greater flexibility for part-time options in higher education courses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18675/25]
2472. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to review the policy of public fertility service provision and include preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders (PGT-M) within this service provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21216/25]
2402. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the projected timeline for the expansion of free IVF treatment to couples who already have a child as announced in Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20694/25]
2390. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will take steps to introduce legislation for adult safeguarding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20580/25]
2370. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department has taken to resolve the reported postponement of child surgeries by CHI (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20513/25]
2348. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health when she intends to sign the appropriate regulations to allow for the establishment of the promised inquiry into the licencing and prescribing of sodium valproate; when she anticipates the inquiry being established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20315/25]
2274. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure access to free PrEP in the Dublin area by expanding the capacity at clinics administering the medicine, given existing clinics are not taking new people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20038/25]
2273. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will publish the audits of service users carried out by the National Gender Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20037/25]
2272. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health when she intends the requirement for health warning labels on alcoholic drinks to come into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20036/25]
2256. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health it she will instruct Waterford University Hospital to release the records requested by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19915/25]
2218. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will consider ensuring that breast density notification is incorporated into the national breast screening programme given the assistance it can give in the screening process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19773/25]
1974. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with a person (details supplied) in relation to an interpretation of this person's income for pension purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21214/25]
1858. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current waiting period for children accessing speech and language therapy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19781/25]
1745. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the reported investigation on pig welfare that his Department has undertaken since the revelations by an organisation (details supplied) on breaches of animal welfare legislation. [20509/25]
1744. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent report by an organisation (details supplied) on breaches in pig welfare in Irish pig enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20508/25]
1728. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legislation governing the sale, importation and welfare of exotic animals in light of a recent incident (details supplied); his plans to update this legislation; if a record exists of such animal imports; and if so, the location that such records are published. [20159/25]
1643. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice for an update on a visa application for an individual (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21015/25]
1624. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice to report on the typical waiting times for the granting of a short term stay visa for South African citizens; if he will outline the reasons for the length of the processing times; the measures he intends to take to improve processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20579/25]
1622. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20550/25]
1471. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the policy of a person’s entitlement to the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension at the age of 66 given issues that have been raised due to the loss of income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20829/25]
1460. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasoning around keeping jobseeker’s allowance and supplementary welfare allowance at its current rate given issues that have been raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20498/25]
1317. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has taken steps to ensure optimal temperatures for elephants in Dublin Zoo, given that wild Asian elephants have evolved and lived in tropical and subtropical climates. [20512/25]
1316. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has considered that Dublin Zoo does not provide elephants with the appropriate environment where they could forage foods naturally; the potential this has on their welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20511/25]
1315. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reasons elephants were moved from/to Dublin Zoo in the recent years in light of the fact that transport of elephants is a stress source for the animals and potentially increases mortality by 50%. [20510/25]
1304. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for the restoration of the town council tier of local government; the powers he intends to give to town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20316/25]
986. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that a school (details supplied) will not be able to run enough transition year classes to accommodate all of its pupils in the upcoming school year due to a lack of resources; her views on the impact this might have on the education and stress levels of pupils who are expected to go directly to fifth year despite not choosing to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20515/25]
985. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that staff shortages have impacted pupils' ability to access transition year in schools and students are being asked instead to proceed to fifth year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20514/25]
619. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when he intends to introduce a Ministers and Secretaries Bill to legislate for the planned changes to responsibilities of various Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21211/25]
603. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the number of cases that are unresolved for over one year in the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman; if he believes more resources are needed to resolve longstanding cases in the body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20578/25]
482. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he will take steps to ensure that those CIÉ pensioners who have not received a rise in their pension since 2008 are granted a rise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20317/25]
458. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if, in the interests of accessibility, he will ensure the prompt installation of lifts at Castleknock railway station, Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20039/25]
343. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to request an update from the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces as to when an investigation will be completed into serious allegations of violence and abuse against women using military equipment (details supplied); if he will seek the completion of the investigation given the Defence Forces member who the allegations are against is on paid leave, the grave nature of the complaints, and the Army's expressed desire to eradicate gender-based violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19776/25]
239. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to bring legislation to allow for an X identifier for gender on Irish passports and other ID documents under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21212/25]
232. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has contacted the German authorities about the repression of a protest held outside the Embassy of Ireland in Berlin in solidarity with Palestine on 16 April 2025; if he has contacted the German authorities about their repression of the use of the Irish language at protests in the country, including arrests at the Embassy on 16 April 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20886/25]
137. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps she will take to compel religious organisations, who have not done so to date, to pay meaningful redress for survivors of abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20962/25]
135. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on her engagement with religious organisations regarding redress for survivors of abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20963/25]
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 to exempt external wall insulation from planning permission, with the exception of certain limited circumstances.
5. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the impact of the expansion of data centres on the State’s climate change targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17991/25]
184. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education to report on a permanent building for Danu special school in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17235/25]
174. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education to report on the need for a multi-gendered, multi-denominational secondary school in the Ashtown Navan Road area in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17232/25]
163. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education for an update on additional special education classes that are being provided in Dublin West since 2024. [17233/25]
153. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education for an update on additional buildings needed for Danu special school Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17234/25]
115. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education for an update on the Dublin 15 Special Education Taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17231/25]
67. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, a statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [13974/25]
59. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [13973/25]