217. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to remove the maximum levels for jobseeker's allowance for those under 26 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31329/15]
204. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the services her Department provides to unemployed persons who are not in receipt of a jobseeker's payment and are therefore not on the live register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31248/15]
198. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 16 July 2015, her plans to change the eligibility criteria for maternity benefit to include pay-related social insurance payments prior to one year before a woman takes maternity leave or provide maternity benefit without assessment of PRSI payment on the grounds of the benefit this would provide to new-born children. [31129/15]
197. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of women who received supplementary welfare allowance due to ineligibility for maternity benefit in the years 2011 to 2014, inclusive, and the first half of 2015. [31128/15]
773. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of building condition assessments with damage condition rating 2 received by the Pyrite Resolution Board to date; and the number of houses remediated since the Pyrite Resolution Board began accepting the assessments in August 2013 [30304/15]
772. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the €18 million shortfall for homeless services from this year's budget as announced by Dublin City Council on 6 July 2015; and the reasons behind this shortfall. [30299/15]
702. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the Government's position on and aims for the conference of parties on climate change under the auspices of the United Nations to be held in Paris in France at the end of 2015; if he will report on preparations made by his Department in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29938/15]
632. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Irish Government has formally requested the release of a person (details supplied) under a presidential decree; and if not, his plans to do so. [30302/15]
617. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the Irish participation in the United Nation's third international conference on financing for development to be held in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29937/15]
598. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if his Department has conducted an analysis on when hospital overcrowding and the need to use trolleys to accommodate the increased number of patients will be resolved. [30301/15]
597. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the situation regarding hospital overcrowding; and the amount spent since the beginning of the year specifically on this issue. [30300/15]
528. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the number of terminations carried out under the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 in 2014 that were abortions; and the number that were caesarean sections. [29970/15]
527. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for outpatient appointments in the department of endocrinology in St. James's Hospital in Dublin 8; and the average waiting time for new patients. [29969/15]
448. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the findings of the poll by Amnesty International on abortion rights here, according to which 67% of the population believe that it should be decriminalised (details supplied). [30298/15]
447. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health his views on the latest Amnesty International poll on abortion rights here, according to which 67% of the population believe that it should be decriminalised (details supplied). [30297/15]
299. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way his Department has attempted to increase job creation through the Action Plan for Jobs; the number of jobs expected to be created in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30305/15]
223. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the negotiations regarding the third memorandum for Greece held on 11 and 12 July 2015 in Brussels in Belgium, and if he will make a statement on the result of these negotiations. [30303/15]
75. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to ensure that new mothers who do not qualify for maternity benefit are not forced to go back to work before their babies are six months old, due to financial hardship. [29928/15]
71. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will revise the requirement that school leavers must have left school for three months before they are eligible under the jobseeker's allowance scheme. [29856/15]
60. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who receive domiciliary care allowance who are not eligible for disability allowance on reaching 16 years of age. [29703/15]
59. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the assistance that is provided to persons who are eligible for domiciliary care allowance but not for the disability allowance, on reaching 16 years of age. [29702/15]
58. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the gap between eligibility for domiciliary care allowance and eligibility for disability allowance, when a person reaches 16 years of age. [29701/15]
57. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on extending eligibility for the domiciliary care allowance to persons aged under 18 years of age. [29700/15]
32. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on any discussions held with tenants' rights organisations in relation to the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015. [29009/15]
12. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will increase funding to the Dublin regional homeless services in view of a report by Dublin City Council citing a shortfall of €18.5 million in funding for homeless services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29008/15]
325. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that a postal notification for a national car test renewal (details supplied) would increase the number of motorists with certificates that are not expired and therefore assist with road safety for road users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29295/15]
51. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department has saved any money by not renewing community employment schemes for those persons over 60 years of age. [29365/15]
50. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the term limits for participants in the community employment schemes who are near 65 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29364/15]
49. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an exemption to the existing rules on community employment schemes, to enable participants who are over 60 years of age to continue after retirement. [29363/15]
48. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the social impact on 15 participants in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 15 of not renewing their participation in a community employment scheme. [29362/15]
47. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will meet with organisations from the Dublin 15 area taking part in community employment schemes to discuss the ending of community employment for those in the schemes beyond two years. [29361/15]
953. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the lottery money that was given to the natural environment in 2013 and 2014 and has been given in 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28238/15]
798. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the impact of homelessness on the educational welfare of a homeless primary school pupil (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the steps taken to assist this pupil's education. [28856/15]
797. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school pupils who are homeless in schools in the Dublin 15 area. [28855/15]
796. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school pupils who are homeless in schools in the Dublin 15 area. [28854/15]
462. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria who may arrive here; if she is aware of the position of the Circassian minority group; and if she has received any representations on their behalf. [28801/15]
108. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on representations made to the Egyptian authorities on the case of a person (details supplied). [28376/15]
104. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on discussions held with his European Union counterparts following the "No" vote in the Greek referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28375/15]
32. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he has met the First Minister, Mr. Peter Robinson, and the Deputy First Minister, Mr. Martin McGuinness, of Northern Ireland since the recent general election in the United Kingdom. [25819/15]
251. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the "No" vote in the Greek referendum held on 5 July 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28158/15]
219. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken in cases of non-compliance with regulations at nursing homes, as reported in a Heath Information and Quality Authority report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28156/15]
167. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of cases that are not allocated to a social worker in Fingal county. [28155/15]
166. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will report on diversity training for social workers in Fingal county. [28154/15]
165. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will report on measures being taken to provide for an adequate number of social workers in Fingal county. [28153/15]
164. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the Health Information and Quality Authority report on services operated by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, in Fingal County; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28152/15]
163. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the recent changes to the one-parent family payment, if he will report on work being done to deliver affordable childcare for all parents. [28151/15]
133. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation given the study by the living wage technical group identifying €11.50 to be a living wage, the steps he will take to increase the minimum wage from the current rate which is below this level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28159/15]