140. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Defence if the attack on a hotel in Bamako in Mali on 20 November 2015 will have an impact on the planned deployment of the Defence Forces to Mali; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42043/15]
139. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Defence in view of the French Minister for Defence having invoked article 42.7 of the Lisbon Treaty, if Ireland will be deploying troops to assist France without a vote in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42033/15]
138. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the European Union Ministers for Defence Council following the 13 November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris in France; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42032/15]
306. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the petition organised by Pavee Point (details supplied). [41170/15]
4. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when his last meeting with the Northern Ireland First Minister, Mr. Peter Robinson, took place, prior to Mr. Robinson's resignation as First Minister. [31783/15]
205. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the raid by Israeli security forces on a hospital in Hebron in Palestine that resulted in the death of a Palestinian man with the Israeli authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41044/15]
204. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the raid on a hospital in Hebron in Palestine by Israeli security forces that resulted in the death of a Palestinian man. [41043/15]
144. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of video footage from a protest (details supplied) in Gorey in County Wexford which indicates excessive use of a baton by a member of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41042/15]
116. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on any bilateral meetings she had with representatives from other European states and from African states that participated in the Valetta Summit on migration held in Malta on 11 and 12 November 2015. [40814/15]
115. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on her participation in the Valetta Summit on migration held in Malta on 11 and 12 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40813/15]
564. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures his Department has taken to increase awareness of voting registration before 25 November 2015; and if he will take additional measures to that effect. [40290/15]
538. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure funding is made available for building works at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40557/15]
489. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that 151 persons were executed in Saudi Arabia in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40289/15]
391. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the Health Service Executive scheme that was launched in July 2015, the aim of which was to recruit nurses who had been trained here to return here for employment. [40288/15]
312. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will rule out using shipping units for the accommodation of refugees and asylum seekers from the Middle East and from north Africa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40060/15]
153. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of increased rental payments under the protocol with Threshold and the national tenancy sustainment framework in each of the Dublin postal districts. [40422/15]
152. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of increased rental payments under the protocol with Threshold and the national tenancy sustainment framework in each of the four local authorities in Dublin. [40421/15]
84. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection given the proposals for restrictions on rent increases, if she will implement an increase to rent supplement levels in order that those requiring the supplement are able to secure accommodation in the current rental market. [40145/15]
182. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she will implement to increase the retention of qualified teachers; if she will revisit the changes to pay, terms and conditions for newly qualified teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39930/15]
132. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the establishment of a Traveller agency to drive and monitor the implementation of policies in relation to the Traveller community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39902/15]
122. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to sign the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39798/15]
121. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality given the signing of the Istanbul convention, if she will publish a timeframe for ratification of the convention; and her plans to implement the measures contained in it. [39797/15]
58. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 176 of 20 October 2015 and 52 of 4 November 2015, if she will revise rule 1(4) of Part 4 of Schedule 3 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 in order that parents who take career breaks for childcare purposes are not deemed to have voluntarily left employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39908/15]
609. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to increase funding to the National Library of Ireland to ensure that its collections are properly preserved and protected for future generations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39298/15]
587. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department regularly reviews the operation of legislation in relation to driving under the influence of alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35289/15]
276. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on reports of widespread abuse of workers' rights and terms and conditions in the fishing industry; the steps he will take to deal with this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39284/15]
218. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on reports of widespread abuse of workers' rights and terms and conditions in the fishing industry; the steps he will take on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39285/15]
108. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach the percentage of staff in his Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision for other minority languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38632/15]
13. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31779/15]
138. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will establish a timeframe for the abolition of the non-jury Special Criminal Courts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38700/15]
63. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a recipient of rent supplement may continue to receive the payment where that person owns a property in another area that is not of habitable condition; if so, the evidence the recipient needs to provide to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38703/15]
45. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on his and his Department's meetings with local authorities on the provision of housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38326/15]
27. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government following the fatal fire in Carrickmines in County Dublin, if there will be a health and safety review of Traveller accommodation to ensure all accommodation is of the highest quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38325/15]
283. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the percentage of staff in her Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision for other minority languages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38618/15]
278. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of staff in his Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision for other minority languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38631/15]
260. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of staff in his Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision there is for other minority languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38620/15]
250. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the percentage of staff in his Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision there is for other minority languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38623/15]
226. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of staff in her Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision there is for other minority languages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38622/15]
224. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will restore the funding to Traveller education support programmes that was cut over the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38596/15]
212. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the percentage of staff in his Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision there is for other minority languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38625/15]
185. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the percentage of staff in his Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision there is for other minority languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38626/15]
135. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the percentage of staff in his Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision there is for other minority languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38619/15]
132. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of staff in her Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision there is for other minority languages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38628/15]
105. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Defence the percentage of staff in his Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if training programmes are in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision there is for other minority languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38621/15]
93. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of staff in his Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision there is for other minority languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38617/15]
76. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the percentage of staff in his Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision there is for other minority languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38627/15]
62. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the percentage of staff in his Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision there is for other minority languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38629/15]
60. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of staff in his Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision there is for other minority languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38624/15]
52. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection given that her Department turned down an application for rent supplement from a family (details supplied) in Dublin West, and given her assurance in her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 20 October 2015 to provide assistance to this family, if she will intervene in the appeal of the decision to avoid this family becoming homeless. [38652/15]
50. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the percentage of staff in her Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision there is for other minority languages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38630/15]