131. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department has taken to resolve the case of a person (details supplied) who is currently out of work due to the Health Service Executive's decision to withdraw their indemnity cover. [44483/14]
349. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health in order to honour Ireland's human rights obligations not to interfere with the right to obtain the highest possible standard of health, his views that the appropriate changes be made to the law to allow Mifepristone and Misoprostol to be available here for use in safe, early abortions. [43955/14]
115. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that are being taken to vindicate the right to travel abroad to obtain an abortion enshrined in article 40.3.3 of the Constitution in view of news that Miss Y travelled to the UK seeking an abortion but was turned away because of her immigration status; and if she will report on changes that her Department is seeking to make in view of this case to assist the most vulnerable women, particularly migrants, with crisis pregnancies. [43830/14]
108. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when Ireland will sign up to the Istanbul Convention on violence against women; and the measures required to adhere to this. [43828/14]
96. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the investigations that have taken place into conditions and the changes that will be made following protests at direct provision centres throughout the country. [43827/14]
93. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount An Garda Síochána has spent to date policing protests against water meter installation; and if she will report on instances of the use of pepper spray and other excessive force against protesting residents. [43953/14]
223. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the criteria and process used to arrive at the figure of €4.88 per 1,000 litres for the water charges, higher than most European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43575/14]
222. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has carried out a detailed analysis of the distributional effect of water charges. [43574/14]
221. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way he reconciles the Government's narrative of Irish Water as a conservation measure and the fact that Irish Water is a for-profit organisation. [43573/14]
220. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a detailed report of all water conservation standards/regulation in building since his last attempt to introduce water charges and this Government's future plans on the issue. [43572/14]
219. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households that have registered with Irish Water but are not eligible to pay. [43571/14]
218. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a detailed report in tabular form broken down by local authority areas on the number of households that have registered completed and returned the Irish Water packs with Irish Water. [43570/14]
217. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on discussions between his Department and Irish Water on the issue of free allowances for households or individual household members. [43569/14]
216. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the discussions his Department has had on tariffs with Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43567/14]
215. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to involve the Revenue Commissioners in the collection of water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43566/14]
443. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number and the locations of any representations made between 26 and 30 October 2014 to the State's embassies and consulates seeking a change in Ireland's laws on the termination of pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42972/14]
157. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach the average cuts paid by his Department and the bodies under his aegis to recruitment and temporary employment agencies, that is, the proportion of the fee paid from State funding to such agencies that is received by the worker and the proportion by the agency. [42862/14]
108. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health in order to honour Ireland's positive human rights obligation not to interfere with the right to obtain the highest possible standard of health, if he will make the appropriate changes to allow mifepristone and misoprostol to be available here, in view of their inclusion on the World Health Organization's list of essential medicines. [42794/14]
269. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide the details of the average cut paid by her Department and those bodies under its aegis to recruitment and temporary employment agencies, that is the proportion of the fee paid from State funding to such agencies received by the worker and the proportion received by the agency. [42702/14]
262. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the details of the average cut paid by his Department and those bodies under its aegis to recruitment and temporary employment agencies, that is the proportion of the fees paid from State funding to such agencies received by the worker and the proportion by the agency. [42713/14]
254. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide the details of average cuts in payments by his Department and those under its aegis to recruitment and temporary employment agencies, that is, the proportion of the fee paid from State funding to such agencies received by the worker and by the agency. [42704/14]
219. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the details of average cuts paid by her Department and those under her aegis to recruitment and temporary employment agencies, that is the proportion of the fee paid from State funding to such agencies received by the worker and the proportion by the agency. [42706/14]
198. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide the details of average cuts paid by his Department and those under his aegis to recruitment and temporary employment agencies, that is the proportion of the fee paid from State funding to such agencies is received by the worker and the proportion by the agency. [42708/14]
195. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of average cuts paid by his Department and those under his aegis to recruitment and temporary employment agencies, that is the proportion of the fee paid from State funding to such agencies is received by the worker and the proportion by the agency. [42709/14]
139. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide the details of average cuts paid by his Department and those under his aegis to recruitment and temporary employment agencies, that is the proportion of the fee paid from State funding to such agencies received by the worker and the proportion by the agency. [42703/14]
134. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the details of average cuts paid by her Department and those under her aegis to recruitment and temporary employment agencies, that is the proportion of the fee paid from State funding to such agencies received by the worker and the proportion by the agency. [42711/14]
113. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide the details of average cuts paid by his Department and those under his aegis to recruitment and temporary employment agencies, that is the proportion of the fee paid from State funding to such agencies received by the worker and the proportion by the agency. [42705/14]
108. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the details of average amounts paid by his Department and those bodies under its aegis to recruitment and temporary employment agencies, that is, the proportion of the fee paid from State funding to such agencies which is received by the worker and the proportion by the agency. [42701/14]
91. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the details of average cuts paid by his Department and those under his aegis to recruitment and temporary employment agencies, that is the proportion of the fee paid from State funding to such agencies received by the worker and the proportion by the agency. [42710/14]
73. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the details of average cuts paid by his Department and those under his aegis to recruitment and temporary employment agencies, that is, the proportion of the fee paid from State funding to such agencies that is received by the worker and the proportion by the agency. [42707/14]
56. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the details of average fees paid by her Department and those under her aegis to recruitment and temporary employment agencies, that is the proportion of the fee paid from State funding to such agencies received by the worker and the proportion by the agency. [42712/14]
23. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on comments made by an official (details supplied) from his Department on 30 October 2014 that the idea of the sector being permanent and pensionable is not written in stone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42067/14]
21. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the details of average cuts paid by his Department and State agencies under his aegis to recruitment and temporary employment agencies, that is the proportion of the fee paid from State funding to such agencies is received by the worker and the proportion by the agency. [42066/14]
167. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the charging of the student service charge to apprentices; her views on whether the charge is a disincentive and a barrier to apprentices' training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42351/14]
161. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to abolish fees for graduate entry to medicine; the actions she will take to ease the financial burden on graduate entry medical students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42314/14]
105. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the report of the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland entitled, "Asylum seekers and refugees surviving on hold: Sexual violence disclosed to Rape Crisis Centres"; and the measures her Department will take to provide support and assistance to asylum seekers and refugees who are victims of sexual violence. [42313/14]
33. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if VAT will be applied to water supplied by Irish Water in view of the fact that the company is not a local authority; and if he will report on any consultations with the EU Commission on the matter. [41764/14]
9. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the purpose and function of the income tax exemption for non-resident holders of Irish Government securities and the reason the cost of this tax expenditure has increased from €240.8 million in 2007 to €619 million in 2012; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of beneficiaries each year and the benefit per person; and if the latter information is not available, the reason why. [41765/14]
988. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 302 of 14 October 2014, his views on the amendment of section 8 of the Electoral Act 1992 to allow for the unilateral granting of the right to vote in elections to Dáil Éireann to all non-Irish citizens in view of the larger numbers of such persons living and working in the State compared with when that Act came into operation. [41052/14]
674. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health further to previous questions on the matter, the latest preparations for any possible cases of Ebola in the State. [41437/14]
600. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health his views on the recent decision of the Irish nursing and midwifery board to increase registration fees for nurses and midwives; his views on the INMB taking into account the ability of nurses and midwives to pay the fee increases prior to making decisions of the level of fees; and if he will amend legislation to allow him to intervene to cap and-or reduce increases in registration fees. [41051/14]
599. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres available for use in a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the number of operating theatres that are in use; the number of surgeons and other medical professionals working in the theatres; the amount of spare capacity in the operating theatres; and the numbers of patients on the waiting list for surgery at this hospital [41040/14]
282. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 17 September 2014, if he is in favour of a change to the EU VAT directive and relevant orders to allow for a zero rate of VAT for the purchase of defibrillators for community and sporting organisations. [41297/14]
177. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if existing participants of community service programmes are entitled to continue to claim secondary benefits from her Department; if she will outline the rules on eligibility for secondary benefits. [41226/14]
128. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department plans to reverse the cuts in rent supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41684/14]
108. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to reverse the cuts to the respite care grant in the upcoming Finance Bill. [41685/14]
106. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a reversal of the reductions in rent supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39862/14]
105. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have lost or had a deduction of their social welfare allowance because they refused to engage with labour activation schemes. [39863/14]
366. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the appointment of a person (details supplied) to the board of the Irish Aviation Authority; and the qualifications and other credentials of the nominee. [38888/14]
302. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for a change in electoral law to allow persons resident in the State that are not citizens or United Kingdom citizens a right to vote in elections to Dáil Éireann; his views on such a change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38877/14]