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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2015
158. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will provide intensive dementia-specific care to all local health offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35024/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2015
64. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance his views on altering the deposit interest retention tax rate according to the level of interest paid in order that persons with modest savings are not taxed at the same rate as those with a considerable income from interest payments. [35030/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2015
59. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance his plans to implement regulations that will give effect to the consultation paper 88 on credit unions from the Central Bank of Ireland. [34966/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2015
58. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance his views that the new restrictions contained in the consultation paper 88 on credit unions from the Central Bank of Ireland will be detrimental to the credit union movement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34965/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2015
57. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance his views on the consultation paper 88 on credit unions from the Central Bank of Ireland . [34964/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2015
187. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reform the by-election process for Seanad Éireann, whereby only Members of the Oireachtas have a vote. [34794/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2015
73. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of registered post for ballot papers in the National University of Ireland and University of Dublin constituencies in the general election to Seanad Éireann in 2011. [34793/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2015
72. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of registered post for ballot papers in the cultural and educational panel by-election to Seanad Éireann in 2014. [34792/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2015
55. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the options open to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 to restore a weekly income given the cuts to the lone-parent payment in July 2015 and the impact this has had on this person's financial situation. [34877/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2015
54. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the options open to a person (details supplied) who is currently homeless to restore her weekly income, given the successive cuts to the lone-parent payment imposed by her Department. [34876/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2015
152. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the lack of diversity of school patronage in areas of high multicultural populations, such as west Dublin at both primary and secondary levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33976/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2015
149. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for primary school education; if she has any plans to restore teachers' pay and conditions, including newly qualified teachers; to reduce class sizes to 20 pupils; to reverse cuts to the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme; to reverse cuts to special needs education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33978/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2015
147. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the newspaper report (details supplied) which indicated that wealthier areas are accessing more resource teaching than poorer areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33974/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2015
138. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she will take to provide for affordable student accommodation; her views that the lack of such accommodation has an impact on accessibility to third level education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33977/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2015
137. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has analysed the impact that homelessness has on school attendance, the education of pupils and the life of schools; her plans to address these matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33975/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2015
125. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the failure to lodge a planning application on time for a temporary building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15, given that children in the school have started the school year in a gymnasium without natural light, adequate ventilation, or a play area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34033/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2015
123. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's involvement in the process of constructing an access road to a planned school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the resulting delay in the opening of this new school building; if this will result in students continuing to travel to temporary off-site accommodation; her views on the impact this delay is having on the much-needed sports pitches and facilities for the Tyrrelstown community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34032/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2015
83. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the repair work completed during the recent filming on Sceilig Mhicíl in County Kerry. [33824/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2015
86. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to review local authority membership of the Commission for Public Service Appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33479/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2015
43. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to reverse the cut to rent supplement in view of the current housing and homelessness crisis. [33037/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2015
19. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department has carried out a review of the current level of rent supplement and the impact the reduction of same has had on homelessness. [33038/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2015
535. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene to prevent University College Dublin from charging rent in its student accommodation linked to the market rates in the area (details supplied). [33154/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2015
298. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if his plans to repurpose the National Asset Management Agency as a social and affordable housing agency will include any provision for social housing over and above the 10% of developments of over nine units mandated under the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act and the 2,000 units previously announced by the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33421/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2015
275. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered putting measures in place in the budget to ensure that developers who have exited the National Asset Management Agency without repaying their debts will not benefit from property-related tax breaks and write-offs in development levies owed to the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33287/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2015
225. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reduce the cost of public transport for students in the areas surrounding Dublin. [32586/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2015
199. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to conduct a publicity campaign to encourage new citizens who are currently registered as British, other European Union or non-European Union on the electoral register, to change their citizenship status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32519/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2015
186. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills given that there are fewer than 3,000 purpose-built student accommodation places and approximately 80,000 students in the Dublin area, the steps she will take to address the shortage of purpose-built student accommodation. [32585/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2015
157. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the number of public beds that were available in hospitals in March 2011. [32570/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2015
156. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the current number of public beds in hospitals. [32569/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2015
126. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider an application for citizenship from a person in Dublin 15 (details supplied), given the impact on the payment of university fees for the current academic year. [32580/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2015
119. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to inform new citizens at the time of, or prior to, their citizenship ceremony that they should update their details on the electoral register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32520/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 September 2015
127. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to abolish the student contribution charge. [32406/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 September 2015
126. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to extend the student assistance fund to further education and post leaving certificate colleges. [32405/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 September 2015
125. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the funds for the student assistance fund given the SAF funds in many third level colleges are exhausted by Christmas. [32404/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 September 2015
124. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans reintroduce grant supports for students engaged in postgraduate studies. [32403/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 September 2015
123. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to make changes to the adjacency rates for the Student Universal Support Ireland grant scheme to reduce the burden of attending third level institutions 24 to 45 km from home. [32402/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 September 2015
122. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reverse the reductions in the family income thresholds to qualify for the Student Universal Support Ireland grant scheme. [32401/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 September 2015
50. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to reintroduce the cost of education allowance for back to education allowance students. [32407/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2015
1698. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the impact that the ending of airplane transport services to the Aran Islands will have on employment and the Gaeltacht community on the islands and on the mainland. [31484/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2015
1697. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on investigations into breaches of hare coursing licences in the previous hare coursing season; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31483/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2015
1696. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of reports of breaches of licences for hare coursing in the previous hare coursing season. [31482/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2015
1693. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on any costs to her Department or any agencies under her Department relating to the filming by a company (details supplied) at the UNESCO world heritage site Sceilig Mhichíl. [31351/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2015
1692. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the rationale behind granting a company (details supplied) permission to film at the UNESCO world heritage site Sceilig Mhichíl; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31350/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2015
1691. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures her Department has taken to ensure that the UNESCO world heritage site Sceilig Mhichíl is not disturbed in any way during filming by a corporation (details supplied). [31349/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2015
1616. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of road traffic accidents caused by old vehicles or where the age of the vehicle was a significant factor in the cause. [31355/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2015
1549. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will report on the implementation of the Eircode system; if there is an indication on the level of usage of Eircodes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31507/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2015
1548. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of money spent on the Eircode system. [31506/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2015
1467. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will revise the housing adaptation grant means test criteria to take into consideration the financial commitments applicants had prior to their disability (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31722/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2015
1427. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 528 of 6 May 2015, if he will report on progress on the tenant purchase scheme for 2015. [31127/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2015
1423. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 16 January 2014, if he will provide the figures for the funding of a company (details supplied) for the years 2014 and 2015. [31105/15]