50. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the expert group on future funding for higher education chaired by a person (details supplied); if he will rule out the imposition of a student loan scheme and tuition fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28386/16]
36. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the Union of Students in Ireland survey (details supplied) showing 87% of students feared leaving third level education due to the cost of education, he will implement policies to reduce the cost of education for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28387/16]
28. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will end the treatment of newly-qualified teachers; and if he will report on discussions with the Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland, ASTI, on this matter. [28384/16]
27. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on his meeting with members of the board of management of a school (details supplied); the progress on the building project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28385/16]
3. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the convening of the Citizens' Assembly which will discuss a number of proposed constitutional changes. [28716/16]
205. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health his views on the call by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland to increase home care funding for those with dementia by €67 million in 2017; if he will increase funding for home care for those with dementia to provide support for them and their families and to avoid persons entering residential care where not appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27870/16]
113. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if further education, FE, teacher training students undertaking a qualification required to teach in FE colleges after 1 April 2013, with reference to Teaching Council regulation 5, generally have pre-existing level 8 and level 9 qualifications; if he will review the regulations for the student grant to allow these students to avail of financial supports; if he will backdate financial supports to 1 April 2013 to assist previous students who are struggling financially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27852/16]
258. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will restore funding to Women's Aid and other such services for victims of domestic violence; if she will expand the provision of refuges and other services for women and children to meet demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27435/16]
61. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [27437/16]
51. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce legislation to provide better protection to victims of domestic violence by extending eligibility for safety orders to all in intimate partner relationships, provide for emergency barring orders and cover online intimidation and stalking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27434/16]
43. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality , further to Parliamentary Question No. 40 of 9 June 2016, if she will report on the developments in the Traveller and Roma inclusion strategy; if she will support the recognition of Travellers as an ethnic group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27438/16]
13. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support the commissioning of another report so that there is an accurate picture of the current position of sexual abuse and violence and domestic violence given it has been more than 14 years since the Sexual Assault and Violence in Ireland, SAVI, report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27436/16]
997. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost to introduce a minimum weekly gross wage of €480, €500, €520, €560 or €600 for all full-time employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27786/16]
996. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of introducing a minimum wage of €12, €13, €14 or €15 an hour for all employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27777/16]
845. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of introducing a minimum weekly gross wage of €480, €500, €520, €560 or €600 for all full-time employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27784/16]
844. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of introducing a minimum wage of €12, €13, €14 or €15 an hour for all employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27775/16]
766. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the cost of introducing a minimum weekly gross wage of €480, €500, €520, €560 or €600 for all full-time employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27790/16]
765. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the cost of introducing a minimum wage of €12, €13, €14 or €15 an hour for all employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27781/16]
533. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to outline the cost of introducing a minimum weekly gross wage of €480, €500, €520, €560 or €600 for all full-time employees under the aegis of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27785/16]
532. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to set out the cost of introducing a minimum wage of €12, €13, €14 or €15 an hour for all employees under the aegis of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27776/16]
504. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost to the State to introduce a minimum weekly gross wage of €480, €500, €520, €560 or €600 for all State and Semi-State full time employees. [26903/16]
503. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost to the State of introducing a minimum wage of €12, €13, €14 or €15 an hour for all State and semi-State employees. [26902/16]
484. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost to introduce a minimum weekly gross wage of €480, €500, €520, €560 or €600 for all full-time employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27789/16]
483. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of introducing a minimum wage of €12, €13, €14 or €15 an hour for all employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27780/16]
461. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost to introduce a minimum weekly gross wage of €480, €500, €520, €560 or €600 for all full-time employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27792/16]
437. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection his views regarding the impact that seeking maintenance from the liable relative which is a condition of the jobseeker's transitional payment scheme may have on the welfare of parents who would be required to make contact with abusive former partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27250/16]
436. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on contacting non-custodial parents to inform them that they are no longer liable to pay maintenance for their children as it has been reported (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27249/16]
398. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to the State of restoring all jobseeker's payments to €188 a week. [26908/16]
348. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure new citizens are made aware of the need to have their citizenship status accurately recorded on the electoral register in order to avail of their full voting rights in view of the fact that local authorities will be preparing the 2017-2018 register of electors in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27088/16]
347. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will report on the assistance his Department will provide to local authorities in voter registration for the 2017-2018 register of electors. [27087/16]
346. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for voter registration for the 2017-2018 register of electors. [27086/16]
343. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of the 47,000 new social housing units promised in his Department's action plan on housing which will be owned by local authorities or any other State agencies. [26997/16]
342. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the locations, by area, the 47,000 new social housing units will be built, acquired and leased as promised in his Department's action plan on housing. [26996/16]
318. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on maintaining voting rights for United Kingdom nationals in elections to the European Parliament following the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26473/16]
316. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to introduce a minimum weekly gross wage of €480, €500, €520, €560 or €600 for all full-time employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27787/16]
315. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of introducing a minimum wage of €12, €13, €14 or €15 an hour for all employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27778/16]
271. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to the State of reversing all cuts to student grants over the past eight years. [26907/16]
270. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reversing all the cuts to school capitation grants since 2008. [26906/16]
268. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the State of abolishing the student contribution charge for third level education. [26904/16]
220. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the cost of introducing a minimum weekly gross wage of €480, €500, €520, €560 or €600 for all full-time employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27788/16]
219. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the cost of introducing a minimum wage of €12, €13, €14 or €15 an hour for all employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27779/16]
202. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the value of outstanding commercial property loans owed to Irish banks; and the Irish banks in which the State has a shareholding. [26995/16]
201. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance his Department's assessment of the likely economic and social impact of a collapse in commercial real estate values in view of the statement in the latest European Commission report on Ireland that commercial real estate prices are volatile and a sudden fall in prices could have an adverse effect on the economy. [26994/16]
200. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue raised from taxation of rental income for each year since 2011. [26993/16]
199. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the amount of rental income declared to the Revenue Commissioners for each year since 2011. [26992/16]
198. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the amount that could be raised annually by increasing stamp duty on shares to 4% or 5%. [26991/16]
197. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the amount that could be raised by increasing stamp duty on commercial property transactions to 10%. [26990/16]
196. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the amount that could be raised by restoring stamp duty on commercial property transactions to the previous rate of 6%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26989/16]