126. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make supports which are available to full-time students, such as the fund for students with disabilities, the student assistance fund and the maintenance grant, available to part-time students and students in further education. [30598/17]
125. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision in budget 2014 to impose a pro rata student contribution in view of the programme for Government commitment to increasing apprenticeships; if he will remove apprenticeship fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30597/17]
124. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will restore the grant for student teachers' attendance at Gaeltacht courses in order to improve the access to teacher training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30596/17]
123. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reduce the student contribution charge in third level education; his views on an organisation's (details supplied) call for the charge to be reduced by a minimum of €250; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30595/17]
211. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if there are standards around the time it takes to make an investigation into allegations regarding HSE employees in view of the fact that employees are often suspended from employment pending an investigation which results in time out of employment and in the case of agency workers this can result in no income (details supplied). [29194/17]
114. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the details of the governance arrangements of St. Vincent's hospital and the national maternity hospital following its relocation to Elm Park, Dublin in view of the recent announcement by the religious Sisters of Charity to not be directly involved in St. Vincent's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27899/17]
99. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the reason contraception is not available through health insurance; if he has discussed this matter with health insurance companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27898/17]
2222. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the Constituency Commission's report will be published. [28018/17]
1837. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects British Columbian licences to be exchanged for Irish licences when a person goes to live there in view of the fact that in British Columbia Irish driving licences are exchanged for British Columbian driving licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27167/17]
1275. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for assessment for autism by the early intervention teams by area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27720/17]
1003. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings of the HSE health protection surveillance centre's Lyme borreliosis sub-committee held to date in 2017; if meetings are planned for the remainder of 2017. [28579/17]
1002. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health when he expects the HSE health protection surveillance centre's Lyme borreliosis sub-committee to issue its report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28578/17]
755. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the recognition of Irish sign language as an official language; if the progression of the Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2013 is a priority for the Government; if so, the expected timeframe for its enactment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27266/17]
495. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on making certain courses in a college (details supplied) eligible for the free fees scheme to increase persons' employment prospects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27237/17]
413. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will revise the regulations surrounding the student universal support grant in order that if a family's only income is from Department of Social Protection payments this will not place a student over the threshold for the special rate for disadvantaged students (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26582/17]
Bill entitled an Act to permit access to the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court to members of the Defence Forces and their representative associations; to amend the definition of "worker" in the Industrial Relations Act 1990; to remove restrictions on representative associations associating with trade unions or members of the Defence Forces having trade union membership; and for these and other purposes to amend the Industrial Relations Act 1990 and the Defence (Amendment) Act 1990; and to provide for related matters
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2016 to ensure that development with the object or effect of deterring homeless persons from obtaining shelter from a structure, land or building is not exempted development, and to provide for related matters
54. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 161 and 162 of 17 May 2017, if he will report on the status of maternity benefit applications and the delays there are. [25949/17]
52. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on the cost of the welfare fraud campaign his Department is engaged in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25950/17]
452. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the processing times for applications to the treatment abroad scheme; if there has been an increase or decrease in the average processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25573/17]
118. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the work being carried out to remove the 14,700 wrongful driving convictions and penalty points identified in March 2017; if a process will be put in place for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25390/17]
99. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the arms deal between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; his further views on the impact of this on peace in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25657/17]
93. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the criteria and standards that have to be met for Ireland to vote for a state to be on a United Nations body in view of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia being elected to the United Nations women's rights commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25659/17]
83. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the oppression of Kurdish political activists and political parties in Kurdish areas with the authorities of the Republic of Turkey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25658/17]
57. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the way in which the occupation can be ended and the steps he is taking in this regard, in view of the 50-year anniversary of the occupation of the West Bank, Golan Heights and Gaza. [25660/17]
52. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a person (details supplied) currently detained in Egypt awaiting a trial. [25656/17]
49. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the hunger strike currently taking place among Palestinian prisoners; if he has raised this matter with the Israeli authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25703/17]
97. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department received a valuation report for the Harold's Cross greyhound stadium site prior to purchasing it; if the amount paid matches the valuation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25057/17]
59. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the actions he will take to assist persons following a fire at a development (details supplied); his plans for assistance to be put in place for future fires resulting in homelessness for significant numbers of persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25031/17]
58. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure allocated funding is spent in order that quality accommodation is available to Traveller families in all local authority areas in view of the lack of spending of allocated funds to local authorities for traveller accommodation; [25032/17]
48. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the planned timeframe for the existence of homeless hubs for homeless persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25033/17]
38. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to advertisements for accommodation in which sex is being sought in lieu or in addition to rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25043/17]
19. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the level of social and affordable housing that is required for developers availing of the local infrastructure housing activation fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25030/17]
52. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the consultations regarding reform of school admissions. [24652/17]
39. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on ending the different pay rates for teachers; if he will report on discussions with the teachers' unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24653/17]
672. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on establishing a national network of supervised contact centres in order that access to children can be continued in a safe environment for children (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24471/17]
88. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on providing for out-of-hours interim barring orders and protection orders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24391/17]
86. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on reforms required in An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24392/17]
81. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the implementation of changes to the asylum system following the commencement of the International Protection Act 2015; if she will be consulting with asylum seekers and organisations representing them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24393/17]
60. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on establishing a criminal offence of domestic violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24390/17]
46. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will remove the €130 minimum contribution for civil legal aid and €30 minimum contribution for legal advice, in view of the fact this is a barrier to access for vulnerable persons such as victims of domestic violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24389/17]
301. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the persons employed through agencies in his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23942/17]
300. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons that are employed under the aegis of his Department through agencies in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23928/17]
286. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the persons employed in her Department through agencies, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23940/17]
285. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons who are employed under the aegis of her Department through agencies in the public sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23927/17]
280. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the persons employed through agencies in her Department, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23946/17]
279. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons that are employed under the aegis of her Department through agencies in the public sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23933/17]
269. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the persons employed through agencies in his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23941/17]