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Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Schools Health and Safety
Ruth Coppinger
410. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the testing of water quality in a school (details support) which resulted in the school closing; the assistance given to the school to remedy the issue; if issues with public health are envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14121/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Schools Health and Safety
Ruth Coppinger
411. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if water quality has been tested in a school (details supplied) following the testing of water in another school in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14122/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Medical Conditions
Ruth Coppinger
833. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will provide for extra resources for the treatment of lymphoedema in order to meet the needs of patients (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13632/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Child Custody and Access
Ruth Coppinger
1212. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if child contact centres will be established to enable the supervised access to children without a parent who is a victim of domestic violence having to make contact with the other parent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13909/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
Ruth Coppinger
1251. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing times for domiciliary care allowance appeals; and the work being carried out to reduce the processing time. [13026/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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School Curriculum
Ruth Coppinger
133. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 6 March 2019, the position of the right of parents to opt their children out of the junior certificate National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, NCCA, religious education syllabus. [12466/19]
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Ruth Coppinger
146. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special schools established by his Department; and the year of establishment of each (details supplied). [12581/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Foreign Conflicts
Ruth Coppinger
73. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the suppression of protests in Sudan by the government of President al-Bashir; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12354/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Voluntary Sector Funding
Ruth Coppinger
617. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the options under consideration for the funding of underfunded volunteer centres; the timeframe for a decision on the matter; and if additional funding will be made available. [11808/19]
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Disability Allowance Applications Waiting Times
Ruth Coppinger
648. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing times for disability allowance applications; and the work being done to reduce this processing time. [11633/19]
Wed, 6 Mar 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Ruth Coppinger
4. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received a report (details supplied) on the provision of autism-specific education in the west Dublin area; if he will meet parents in the area to discuss the need for an autism-specific school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10963/19]
Wed, 6 Mar 2019
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Multidenominational Schools
Ruth Coppinger
10. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if access to a co-educational multidenominational second-level school option will be provided in the Ashtown, Cabra, Phibsborough and Dublin 7 areas. [10863/19]
Wed, 6 Mar 2019
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Abbey Theatre
Ruth Coppinger
19. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of additional classrooms for a school (details supplied) to cater for the needs of pupils from September 2019. [10862/19]
Wed, 6 Mar 2019
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Abbey Theatre
Ruth Coppinger
22. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills on relationships and sexuality education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10864/19]
Wed, 6 Mar 2019
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Abbey Theatre
Ruth Coppinger
28. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on amending the Education Act 1998 to allow for the implementation of a relationships and sexuality education syllabus independent of school ethos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10865/19]
Wed, 6 Mar 2019
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Abbey Theatre
Ruth Coppinger
57. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if parents and students over 18 years of age can opt out of the NCCA religious education syllabus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10866/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Youthreach Programme Staff
Ruth Coppinger
179. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Youthreach coordinators in the City of Dublin Education and Training Board who have received payments above their annual salaries and qualification allowances since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9081/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Youthreach Programme Staff
Ruth Coppinger
180. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Youthreach coordinators in the City of Dublin Education and Training Board who received payments above €40,000 in addition to their annual salary and qualification allowances in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9082/19]
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
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Electoral Register
Ruth Coppinger
641. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when voter registration forms will be amended to allow for United Kingdom citizens who hold citizenship of a European Union member state to be able to register as Dáil Éireann and European Parliament voters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9212/19]
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
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Early Childhood Care and Education Data
Ruth Coppinger
672. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of funding for 2017 and 2018, respectively, for programmes (details supplied). [6313/19]