1190. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps his Department have taken unilaterally and at a European Union and United Nations level to assist persecuted minorities inside Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33522/14]
1186. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the actions of the Ambassador to the United Nations in relation to the Israeli bombing of Gaza; if he made any representations regarding possible human rights violations and war crimes in that conflict. [33411/14]
1185. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of documents his Department has authenticated, apostilled and legalised in the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the amount of money received in fees by his Department for these services in those years. [33384/14]
1073. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health his views on the regulation of the advertising of elective ophthalmology procedures, such as laser refractive surgery; and his views regarding any inappropriate sales practices that may exist. [34214/14]
928. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the availability of defibrillators; and to increase the level of training in how to operate them. [33527/14]
681. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons under 18 years of age who were born on the island of Ireland who have been issued with deportation orders in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [34612/14]
680. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons under 18 years of age who have been issued with deportation orders in the years 2011, 2012, 2013, and to date in 2014. [34611/14]
653. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will end the practice of curfews in direct provision accommodation; and her views on whether such a practice is contrary to the dignity and autonomy of residents. [34095/14]
652. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the report, "What's food got to do with it: food experiences of asylum seekers in direct provision", published by Nasc; and the steps she will take to introduce self-catering and-or access to cooking facilities for those in direct provision accommodation. [34094/14]
645. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will take the persecution of minority groups into consideration when issuing visas to those coming from Iraq and Syria. [33992/14]
600. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will immediately take steps to introduce an independent complaints mechanism for asylum seekers in direct provision hostels. [33576/14]
599. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of transfers that have taken place between direct provision centres in the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and the reasons for the transfers. [33575/14]
598. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the presence of armed gardaí at Mount Trenchard direct provision centre in County Limerick and the transfer of two spokespersons for the residents immediately after their talks with the management of the centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33574/14]
597. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the powers of the Ombudsman to extend over her Department's naturalisation and immigration related functions. [33573/14]
596. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children granted citizenship at her discretion due to issues related to a shortfall in reckonable residency of their non-EEA-EU-Swiss parents in the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and to date in 2014; and following the Ombudsman's investigative report on the matter of passports for Irish-born citizens of non-EEA-EU-Swiss parents, if she will re-examine any cases where citizenship was not granted and exercise her discretion on these cases. [33572/14]
595. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Ombudsman's investigative report on passports for Irish-born children of non-EEA-EU-Swiss citizens; and the steps her Department has taken and will take following its publication. [33569/14]
528. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Defence the amount the Defence Forces have spent on purchasing arms and equipment from Israeli companies in the past 15 years; if he will provide a breakdown of the figures according to year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33030/14]
394. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of dual-use licences and military-use licences issued for trade with Israel in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; if he will provide descriptions of the products that were licensed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33781/14]
256. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to provide for a low cost, low amount social lending facility operated on a non-profit basis to counter the growth of moneylenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34215/14]
248. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to protect from eviction the homeowners living in the homes that are part of Ulster Bank's sale of non-performing home loans, Project Aran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33987/14]
232. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to reduce the VAT rate on defibrillators as a measure to increase their availability to community and sporting organisations. [33526/14]
192. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance his anticipated repayment schedule for the debt formerly in the form of promissory notes; the anticipated cost in interest payments and the total repayment cost as currently projected; and the preferences of the European Central Bank in this regard. [33044/14]
191. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the number of complete and incomplete houses and apartments in the National Asset Management Agency’s portfolio; the amount of each that have been made available for social housing; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of these that have been and are being made available directly to local authorities, or to approved housing bodies; and if he will provide a breakdown of the approved housing bodies concerned. [33042/14]
190. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the cost of mortgage interest relief to the Exchequer in 2012 and 2013; the amount of that total benefited those paying the higher and lower rates of income tax; and the average annual cost of mortgage interest relief per household and per income tax payer. [33041/14]
189. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the amount income tax relief on pensions has cost the Exchequer in 2012 and 2013; and the percentage that benefited those on the higher and lower rates of income tax respectively. [33040/14]
172. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if the forthcoming water charges will be chargeable to VAT, and if so at what rate, or will they be zero rated, or exempted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33011/14]
130. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of successful applications for exceptional needs payments in the Dublin 15 and 24 areas in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and the amount that was paid in these years and these areas. [34216/14]
48. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the aggregate annual costs and cost per household from 2008 to 2013 to the Exchequer of the various rent allowance and rent supplement schemes. [33043/14]
36. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans concerning the construction of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34329/14]
775. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will include guarantees for the pay and terms and conditions for workers in Irish aviation as part of the national policy on aviation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32435/14]
565. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of non-EU citizens granted visas due to their relationship with an EU citizen - spouse, civil partner or partner - during the years 2000 to 2013 and to date in 2014; and the category of visas granted. [32121/14]
463. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reverse the recent decision not to grant funds to the Neurological Alliance of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32120/14]
427. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will implement continuous multi-annual funding for TG4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32206/14]
423. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to ensure the emergency services phoneline, 999-112, will be fully accessible to the deaf community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32123/14]
402. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a report has been provided by Údaras na Gaeltachta on a matter relating to the sale of a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32207/14]
358. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount her Department spent in 2013 on family income supplement, jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit to workers not in full-time employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32434/14]
343. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of photographic identity cards that have been issued by her Department; the amount that remain to be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32204/14]
342. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons refused a social welfare payment following their refusal to take part in the new photographic identification card system; her position regarding the welfare of these persons not receiving any payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32203/14]
236. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of abolishing fees including registration fees for all third level students normally resident here or here on student exchange programmes such as Erasmus. [32438/14]
235. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to remove all fees, including registration fees, for third level education. [32437/14]
234. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reverse the student service charge for apprentices attending third level colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32436/14]
98. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the total Government debt in monetary terms, as a percentage of GDP and as a percentage of GNP for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013; if he will provide a breakdown of these figures in both monetary and percentage terms detailing the portion of the debt attributable to public expenditure and the portion attributable to spending on banks such as recapitalisation and servicing the Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society promissory notes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32432/14]
97. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the cumulative level of all the cuts and adjustments implemented in all the budgets from 2009 onwards. [32431/14]
95. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he has an estimate of the impact that reductions in the public sector budget and the growth in temporary and part-time contracts and lower wages in the public sector have had on the wage share to GDP ratio. [32429/14]
94. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he has estimated the impact that the building of enough local authority homes to clear the waiting list would have on house prices and rents in the private market. [32428/14]
37. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons that have been entered on the foreign births register by year to date; the number of entries in each year that were entered on the grounds of an Irish parent being Irish-born, naturalised, a post-nuptial Irish citizen, an adopted Irish citizen or a foreign-birth Irish citizen. [32205/14]
748. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to ensure private clamping operators will provide communication access for the deaf community; the steps he has, and will implement on the regulation of private clamping companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31196/14]
602. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take to ensure that a company (details supplied) will publish a report for Ireland showing the number of requests for information which the State had sought from the company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31673/14]
463. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reverse the budget cut to the National Deaf Advocacy Service of the Irish Deaf Society in view of the impact this will have in exacerbating the already existing difficulties in accessing essential public services that the deaf community face; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30754/14]