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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
226. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on prohibiting the use of animals in circuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35535/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
225. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections officials in his Department made into the welfare of animals in circuses over the past year; if any welfare issues were identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35534/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
37. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the reduction in Dublin City Council's housing stock over the past five years; and his views on whether there is a need to increase the targets for local authority construction and acquisition across the greater Dublin area. [35422/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
29. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the increase in the percentage of housing owned by private landlords and the consequences for security of tenure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35423/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
72. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will restore the qualification allowance for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35179/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
69. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for seeking members of the public to undertake supervision and substitution at pay levels higher than existing teachers undertaking this work. [35180/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
41. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on discussions being held with the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland regarding the pay and conditions of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35182/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
40. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether supervision and substitution are the core duties of a teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35181/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
39. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the principle of equal pay for equal work; if he will implement this principle in the education system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35178/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2016
122. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce legislation to deal with the abusive practices of online stalking and so-called revenge porn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34832/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2016
112. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce legislation to provide for the definition of sexual consent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34831/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2016
338. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by UNICEF regarding the suitability for children of refugee reception centres in France; if this will impact on the Government's approach on child refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34142/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2016
144. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the mauling of a hare at a hare coursing event in Ballinagar, County Offaly, on 29 October 2016 (details supplied); if her Department is investigating the incident; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34013/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2016
2. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on European affairs last met. [33552/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2016
369. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the reported resignations by midwifery senior experts that seem to be linked to the pace of reform in maternity services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33615/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2016
368. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health when the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system will become available for public patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33614/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2016
251. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide comparable responses across all Departments to the 2015 Civil Service employee engagement survey to the 24 themes of questions posed to staff, in tabular form. [33437/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2016
202. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will report on the drawdown of funds to local authorities designated for accommodation for the Travelling community; if he has made contact with local authorities that have not used their full allocation; if he will take action to ensure accommodation needs for the Travelling community are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33583/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2016
28. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the report Childcare, Early Education and Socio-Emotional Outcomes at Age 5 by the Economic and Social Research Institute (details supplied) and to make particular reference to the finding that high-quality child care can offset disadvantages, such as social disadvantage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33532/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2016
47. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of second level students in the direct provision system; and the number of persons in the direct provision system that have completed second level education here. [33174/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 October 2016
66. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons in the direct provision system who have completed second level education here. [32433/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 October 2016
65. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level students in the direct provision system. [32432/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2016
471. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to research published recently (details supplied) showing that at least three women here per day access at home medical terminations of pregnancy with abortion pills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31940/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2016
246. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of landlords registered with the Residential Tenancies Board for each quarter since 2011; the number of tenancies held; and the number of tenancies held by the top five, top ten, top 20 and top 100 landlords for each quarter, in tabular form. [31547/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2016
49. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that students taught by members of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland will not be disadvantaged in the junior certificate examinations in 2017; his contingency plans for these examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31001/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2016
23. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he or his officials have met with the ASTI regarding the implementation of different pay scales for second level teachers. [30843/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2016
19. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on ending different pay scales and terms and conditions for new entrants to the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30844/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2016
673. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will alter the conditions of the early childhood care and education programme to deal with the situation faced by children who were born between January and March who would receive less preschool education than those born earlier; if she will provide preschool education from two years prior to entry into primary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30879/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2016
345. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will confirm that all young persons under 26 years of age who are jobseekers will be eligible for the full social protection payment of €193 should they engage in training or education. [30964/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2016
305. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing jobseeker's allowance and benefits payments for those persons under 26 years of age to the same level as those persons over 26 years of age. [30963/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2016
304. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing jobseeker's allowance and benefits payments by €5 for persons under 26 years of age. [30962/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2016
303. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost in budget 2017 of extending the jobseeker's allowance and benefit payment for persons under 26 years of age. [30961/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2016
258. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on his meeting with the Irish Episcopal Conference on 22 July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30607/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2016
214. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of implementing the pre-January 2011 pay scale and allowances for all second level teachers (details supplied). [30759/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2016
213. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of implementing the pre-February 2012 pay scale and allowances for all primary school teachers (details supplied). [30758/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2016
50. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a charity's survey, the Real Cost of School in 2016 (details supplied); the measures he will take to reduce the cost of education such as materials, uniforms and contributions to the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30058/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2016
49. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the capitation grant for schools will be fully restored in line with the action plan for education 2016-2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30057/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2016
288. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the consular assistance given to a person (details supplied) imprisoned in the Philippines; his views on whether a miscarriage of justice has taken place and on the proportionality of the sentence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29540/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2016
199. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will undertake a study of cases of murder-suicide here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29049/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2016
115. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concerns related to building regulations and safety in a library (details supplied) in view of the important role a library plays in a third level institution that is a college of education and the humanities; if his Department will provide capital funding to aid the development of the library; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29046/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2016
34. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will revise the limits for rent supplement in the Fingal area in view of the acute housing and homelessness crisis there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28787/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2016
139. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the impact of the decision in April 2016 not to renew the direction to local authorities to allocate 50% of tenancies to priority housing applicants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28866/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2016
138. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the operation of the housing assistance payment, HAP, scheme in the Dublin City Council area; the number of approvals for the HAP that have been made by homeless services each month since it came into being; the number of those approvals that applied to homeless persons who had HAP accommodation sourced by homeless services each month and the number of homeless persons who had to source a landlord willing to accept the HAP without assistance from homeless services. [28865/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2016
64. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will introduce legislation to prevent landlords from citing intended sale of a property as a reason to evict tenants in a manner that would benefit all tenants and not only those in large developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28721/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2016
31. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the increase planned in the number of new-build social housing units in 2016 and 2017 compared with the numbers announced by the previous Minister. [28722/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2016
598. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures she is taking to increase employment in the Travelling community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28175/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2016
394. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will review the draft implementation plan for the national neuro-rehabilitation strategy in view of the concerns raised by the Neurological Alliance of Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28213/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2016
329. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his officials have raised concerns regarding the welfare of children and other vulnerable persons in Calais with the French and European Union authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28568/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2016
248. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the measures he has advanced to solve the child homelessness crisis. [23027/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2016
63. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on discussions with the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland in view of the ballot for industrial action due to issues with terms and conditions, the Lansdowne Road agreement and Croke Park hours. [28383/16]