545. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 518 of 28 April 2015, if she will bring forward proposals for increased funding of existing scholarships, and the introduction of new scholarships, for Gaeltacht language courses, in order that the targets in the Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030 are met. [19343/15]
472. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the report by daft.ie on rental costs and supply (details supplied), which indicates the lowest availability of private rented accommodation since 2006 and a rise in the cost of rents particularly in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19346/15]
465. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the progress of the pyrite remediation scheme; the number of homes that have been remediated to date; and the time frame for the completion of remediation work on all affected properties. [19219/15]
304. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 6 May 2015, his plans to accommodate the remaining 2,850 persons from congregated settings, following the housing of the 150 persons being prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19345/15]
34. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the assistance provided to Nepal following the recent earthquakes and consequent humanitarian disaster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19329/15]
33. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the implications for Irish foreign policy of a Greek exit from the eurozone and a British exit from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19328/15]
2. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a detailed report on job creation during 2014 by local authority area and sector. [44356/14]
52. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will extend payments under the fuel allowance, in view of the unseasonably colder weather after 3 April 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18739/15]
30. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he supports the position of Aer Lingus cabin crew staff and their union, IMPACT, in opposing the partial outsourcing of transatlantic routes to the United States of America, based on using contract workers employed on inferior pay and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18409/15]
21. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the forthcoming Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill, which reportedly will restore some sectoral registered employment agreements, will also outlaw bogus self-employment arrangements, which are rife in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18410/15]
591. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of voters who have registered on the supplementary register of electors for each of the local authority areas for the upcoming referenda to be held on 22 May 2015. [18500/15]
590. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the housing delivery targets for each local authority area giving the number of homes that will be supplied through new council-owned accommodation and the number that will be supplied through privately owned accommodation. [18499/15]
522. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will reduce the fees charged for passports for elderly persons. [18498/15]
521. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on a passport with a reduced validity period as an option for elderly persons. [18497/15]
395. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any preparations for any possible impact in this State due to the change in the law in the North related to the selling of sex, which will be in effect from 1 June 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18231/15]
394. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the work of the Working Group on Direct Provision; and when she expects recommendations to be made to her. [18230/15]
199. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on abolishing the pension levy for public sector workers. [18228/15]
194. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the need to increase public sector pay, following discussions with public sector workers and their unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18227/15]
68. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he discussed the political and human rights situation in Egypt with other heads of Government at any of the European Council meeting since December 2014. [15211/15]
33. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the consultations between his Department and the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation on the sale of corporation’s United States of America loan book; if he will report on the loss to the Exchequer from the sale of the loan book; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17572/15]
22. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the projected cost of debt service on the national debt; the interest and repayments for each year from 2015 to 2020; and the projected increases in public spending for each of these years. [17574/15]
15. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the recent sale of shares in Permanent TSB and the repayment of the Government’s contingency capital notes in the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17573/15]
9. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if any cost-benefit analysis was carried out by his Department in relation to the decision to split tax cuts and public spending increases 50-50 in the next budget, as announced in the spring economic statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17576/15]
7. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the projected value of National Asset Management Agency bonds to be redeemed for each year from 2015 to 2018, broken down by bank. [17575/15]
5. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the practice of banks evicting sitting tenants of repossessed buy-to-let properties; his plans to instruct the banks or introduce legislative change to oblige banks to honour existing leases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17840/15]
3. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the inquiry into the sale of Siteserv and other companies at the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation contains sufficient safeguards to prevent any conflicts of interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17762/15]
528. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make regulations for a tenant purchase scheme in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17362/15]
429. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the recent remarks by other European Union states, his views on whether the 1915 killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire was genocide. [17251/15]
380. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17760/15]
306. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health his views on the implementation of recommendations in the Health Service Executive's 2011 report Time to Move On from Congregated Settings: a Strategy for Community Inclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17361/15]
305. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health in view of the fact that two out of 60 disability care homes passed recent inspections by the Health Information and Quality Authority; and the measures he will take to improve the standards in disability care homes. [17360/15]
304. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health his views on the Health Information and Quality Authority report on St. Anne's Care Facility in County Tipperary; the measures he will take to ensure there are improvements made in that facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17359/15]
268. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of the charge for those getting their fingerprints taken at Garda stations for purposes of visa applications in other states when charges were introduced; the number of fingerprints taken in the years 2011 to 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17738/15]
63. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the resolution passed by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on transgender rights; if she supports the full implementation of the principles in that resolution into Irish law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17367/15]
39. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of families that will be impacted by the change in the one-parent family payment, due to take place fully this summer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17331/15]
23. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has considered increasing rent supplement or taking other measures to remedy the difficulties faced by persons in securing accommodation. [17330/15]
172. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will participate in the United Nations committee on sovereign debt restructuring; if he will report on his discussions, and those of the ambassador to the United Nations, held with other states regarding the committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17082/15]
157. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health his views on governance issues at the St. Vincent's Hospital group raised by the chief executive of the Health Service Executive on 23 April 2015 (details supplied). [17083/15]
116. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the ratio of students to library study spaces in each of the third level institutions in the State. [16860/15]
115. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide resources for Mary Immaculate College in County Limerick to improve the library facilities, in order that the number of study spaces is at least in line with the average across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16859/15]
31. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposed sale of the Government's stake in Aer Lingus; and if he will report on the advice received from the review group on a possible sale. [16501/15]
7. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the industrial action proposed by the trade unions, if the Government will continue to support the privatisation of 10% of Dublin Bus routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16502/15]
518. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the findings in the research conducted by the language centre in Maynooth University (details supplied) in County Kildare, that a lack of money is the biggest reason for students not being able to attend a summer Irish language college in the Gaeltacht; the measures she intends to implement to increase access to summer Irish language colleges to those currently unable to afford them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16799/15]
517. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on research conducted by the language centre in Maynooth University, County Kildare, on summer Irish language colleges in the Gaeltacht (details supplied). [16798/15]
251. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health in view of a recent report on cancer survival rates (details supplied), the measures he will take to improve these rates; to improve the cancer survival rates specifically in breast, cervix, ovarian and rectum cancers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16347/15]
100. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 318 of 15 April 2015, the training courses the military personnel of other states received here from the Defence Forces in the years 2011 to 2014, that is Israel, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Russia, Singapore, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, France, Greece, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates, Chad, and Turkey; and the number of military personnel from each of those States that received training here in that time. [16067/15]
45. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he supports water charges being based on metered use after 2019; his views on the Commission for Energy Regulation increasing the water charging rate after the cap ends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15776/15]
159. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has estimated the number of units to be bought by councils from developers, and the number to be leased under the new Part V rules, to be contained in the forthcoming Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill; the increases he is allocating to the capital and current budgets of local authorities to cover the costs involved; and his Department's estimate of the average purchase price of houses and apartments to be bought under the new Part V scheme. [15831/15]
103. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will restore the mobility allowance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [15870/15]
216. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he sought at the European Council meeting in December 2014 that the issue of the detention of a person (details supplied) be raised with the Egyptian authorities. [15212/15]