93. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the work on recognition of the Traveller community's ethnicity; the expected timeframe for recognition of ethnicity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6733/17]
48. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on children of homeless parents being put into care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7030/17]
92. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been denied preclearance to the United States in Dublin and Shannon Airports on grounds of their nationality since the President of the United States issued an executive order restricting travel of nationals of a number of Middle Eastern and African states. [6238/17]
554. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the regulation of puppy farms; the steps his Department takes to protect the welfare of dogs in such farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6119/17]
461. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 571 of 31 January 2017, if he will alter the general practitioner visit card scheme to allow certificate of fitness to drive assessments on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5995/17]
408. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will report on discussions with a company (details supplied) on the delivery of Orkambi for the public health service. [5627/17]
352. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to the United States of America. [6114/17]
351. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his meeting with the United States' National Security Advisor. [6113/17]
338. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review the operation of the United States preclearance here in view of the recent changes to immigration regulations in the United States. [5214/17]
337. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with the United States authorities regarding the implementation of the changes to US immigration regulations relating to nationals of countries in the Middle East and the implementation at preclearance here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5213/17]
325. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the regulations on the use of life jackets on pleasure craft for those persons over 16 years of age; his plans for improving knowledge of water saving for those persons using pleasure craft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4822/17]
118. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 505 of 24 January 2017 to outline the assistance his Department provides to those with rare diseases in terms of research funding and other assistance to patients and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4626/17]
103. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health his views on health insurance companies not covering contraception; his further views on whether this is gender-based discrimination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4625/17]
4. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and the discussions he had there. [2788/17]
778. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that have been taken into care and whose parents are homeless in each of the past four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4340/17]
703. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of the Luas extension; the improvements to transport in the Dublin 15 and Dublin 7 areas to connect with the Broombridge terminus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3777/17]
572. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will abolish prescription charges for pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4283/17]
571. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to reduce the cost of medical examinations for persons over 70 years of age who require a medical assessment for renewal of a driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4282/17]
512. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will report on his visit to the European Medicines Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3941/17]
338. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to make changes to current legislation that deters rent supplement recipients from returning to full-time education in order to improve their skills and therefore their chances of securing stable employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4374/17]
135. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of residential development land in the greater Dublin area, Cork city, Galway city and Limerick city involved in sales of properties and loans by NAMA to vulture funds. [4327/17]
134. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the number of instances tenants of residential properties controlled by NAMA have been given notice to quit in order to achieve vacant possession. [4326/17]
133. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of apartment blocks involved in sales of properties and loans by NAMA to vulture funds and REITs. [4325/17]
132. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential properties involved in sales of properties and loans by NAMA to vulture funds and REITs each year since 2010, in tabular form. [4324/17]
12. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he has had contact with the President and Vice President of the United States of America since their inauguration. [2787/17]
505. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will assist the funding of clinical trials for multiple sulfatase deficiency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3191/17]
414. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will comment on reports of hare coursing being an activity supported as part of a therapeutic service (details supplied) in County Mayo; his views on hare coursing being supported in this way; if there are other parts of the health service giving any support to hare coursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2633/17]
273. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of former local authority housing now in the private rented sector that is being subsidised through the payment of rent subsidies through RAS, HAP, RS and so on, ultimately paid to private landlords; his views on the rationality from the State's perspective of this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3180/17]
272. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of former local authority housing that is now in the private rented sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3179/17]
237. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide information on the planned reduction in social housing provision at publicly owned sites earmarked for redevelopment under land initiative style proposals, relative to the amount of council housing historically provided on those sites when estates were originally built. [2547/17]
236. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the current rate of return for landlords on private residential property with a buy to let mortgage and with no mortgage in view of his previous statements that the rationale for allowing rent increases of up to 4% in rent pressure zones was to ensure a rate of return for landlords of 4%. [2546/17]
235. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the evidence he has for the claim that landlords are exiting the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2545/17]
234. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the accuracy of housing completion statistics relied on by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2543/17]
134. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the cost over the next five years of increasing mortgage interest relief for landlords to 100%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2544/17]
135. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of new local authority homes that were completed by local authorities in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2421/17]
34. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the information he has available of the annual cost to the Exchequer of subsidies, including tax breaks and tax exemptions, for private landlords, developers and other property owners including vulture funds, as compared to the cost of State investment in permanent State owned local authority housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2181/17]
11. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the rationale for reconsidering the implementation of a deposit protection scheme under the control of the Residential Tenancies Board; the details of any lobbying from landlords regarding control of deposits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2179/17]
7. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress in extending rent pressure zones to other areas. [2178/17]
69. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the interventions his Department makes to assist the educational needs of asylum seekers and refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2004/17]
52. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has satisfied himself with the processes in place to determine patronage of new schools, particularly in areas with religious and cultural diversity in the population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2005/17]
1684. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the proposed free child care scheme for homeless children in Dublin; and if there are plans for the scheme to extend to children outside Dublin. [41506/16]
1159. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) for those persons with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 will be made available through the public health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1211/17]
1150. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will include a device used by those with type 1 diabetes (details supplied) on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1182/17]
886. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health when his Department will provide a person (details supplied) with the appropriate autism specific residential service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41227/16]
751. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will report on plans to commemorate the Civil War; if any particular events will be marked and if so, which events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1483/17]
694. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the position of the Rohingya people of Myanmar, Burma, due to the reports of ethnic cleansing against them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41494/16]
693. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his officials have raised the position of the Rohingya people of Myanmar, Burma, with the authorities there. [41493/16]
633. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will bring forward legislation to prevent solvent companies ceasing the pension schemes for their employees and former employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1269/17]
549. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to ensure jobseekers who are parents of young children and who are asked to attend appointments with Seetec are reimbursed for child-minding costs relevant to said appointments. [41221/16]
548. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on whether it is within the remit of Seetec's services to his Department to seek information on a jobseeker's family house mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41220/16]