Parliamentary questions

Traveller Accommodation

Ruth Coppinger

202. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will report on the drawdown of funds to local authorities designated for accommodation for the Travelling community; if he has made contact with local authorities that have not used their full allocation; if he will take action to ensure accommodation needs for the Travelling community are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33583/16]

Civil Service Staff Data

Ruth Coppinger

251. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide comparable responses across all Departments to the 2015 Civil Service employee engagement survey to the 24 themes of questions posed to staff, in tabular form. [33437/16]

Medicinal Products Availability

Ruth Coppinger

368. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health when the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system will become available for public patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33614/16]

Midwifery Services

Ruth Coppinger

369. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the reported resignations by midwifery senior experts that seem to be linked to the pace of reform in maternity services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33615/16]

Direct Provision Data

Ruth Coppinger

47. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of second level students in the direct provision system; and the number of persons in the direct provision system that have completed second level education here. [33174/16]

Direct Provision Data

Ruth Coppinger

65. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level students in the direct provision system. [32432/16]

Direct Provision Data

Ruth Coppinger

66. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons in the direct provision system who have completed second level education here. [32433/16]

Residential Tenancies Board Data

Ruth Coppinger

246. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of landlords registered with the Residential Tenancies Board for each quarter since 2011; the number of tenancies held; and the number of tenancies held by the top five, top ten, top 20 and top 100 landlords for each quarter, in tabular form. [31547/16]

Abortion Services Provision

Ruth Coppinger

471. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to research published recently (details supplied) showing that at least three women here per day access at home medical terminations of pregnancy with abortion pills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31940/16]

Public Sector Pay

Ruth Coppinger

19. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on ending different pay scales and terms and conditions for new entrants to the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30844/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

Ruth Coppinger

23. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he or his officials have met with the ASTI regarding the implementation of different pay scales for second level teachers. [30843/16]

State Examinations

Ruth Coppinger

49. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that students taught by members of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland will not be disadvantaged in the junior certificate examinations in 2017; his contingency plans for these examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31001/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

Ruth Coppinger

213. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of implementing the pre-February 2012 pay scale and allowances for all primary school teachers (details supplied). [30758/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

Ruth Coppinger

214. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of implementing the pre-January 2011 pay scale and allowances for all second level teachers (details supplied). [30759/16]

School Patronage

Ruth Coppinger

258. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on his meeting with the Irish Episcopal Conference on 22 July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30607/16]

Jobseeker's Payments

Ruth Coppinger

303. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost in budget 2017 of extending the jobseeker's allowance and benefit payment for persons under 26 years of age. [30961/16]

Jobseeker's Payments

Ruth Coppinger

304. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing jobseeker's allowance and benefits payments by €5 for persons under 26 years of age. [30962/16]

Jobseeker's Payments

Ruth Coppinger

305. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing jobseeker's allowance and benefits payments for those persons under 26 years of age to the same level as those persons over 26 years of age. [30963/16]

Jobseeker's Payments

Ruth Coppinger

345. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will confirm that all young persons under 26 years of age who are jobseekers will be eligible for the full social protection payment of €193 should they engage in training or education. [30964/16]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Ruth Coppinger

673. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will alter the conditions of the early childhood care and education programme to deal with the situation faced by children who were born between January and March who would receive less preschool education than those born earlier; if she will provide preschool education from two years prior to entry into primary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30879/16]

Capitation Grants

Ruth Coppinger

49. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the capitation grant for schools will be fully restored in line with the action plan for education 2016-2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30057/16]

School Costs

Ruth Coppinger

50. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a charity's survey, the Real Cost of School in 2016 (details supplied); the measures he will take to reduce the cost of education such as materials, uniforms and contributions to the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30058/16]

Consular Services Provision

Ruth Coppinger

288. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the consular assistance given to a person (details supplied) imprisoned in the Philippines; his views on whether a miscarriage of justice has taken place and on the proportionality of the sentence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29540/16]

Rent Supplement Scheme Payments

Ruth Coppinger

34. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will revise the limits for rent supplement in the Fingal area in view of the acute housing and homelessness crisis there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28787/16]

Third Level Facilities

Ruth Coppinger

115. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concerns related to building regulations and safety in a library (details supplied) in view of the important role a library plays in a third level institution that is a college of education and the humanities; if his Department will provide capital funding to aid the development of the library; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29046/16]

Crime Data

Ruth Coppinger

199. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will undertake a study of cases of murder-suicide here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29049/16]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Ruth Coppinger

31. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the increase planned in the number of new-build social housing units in 2016 and 2017 compared with the numbers announced by the previous Minister. [28722/16]

Housing Issues

Ruth Coppinger

64. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will introduce legislation to prevent landlords from citing intended sale of a property as a reason to evict tenants in a manner that would benefit all tenants and not only those in large developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28721/16]

Housing Assistance Payment Implementation

Ruth Coppinger

138. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the operation of the housing assistance payment, HAP, scheme in the Dublin City Council area; the number of approvals for the HAP that have been made by homeless services each month since it came into being; the number of those approvals that applied to homeless persons who had HAP accommodation sourced by homeless services each month and the number of homeless persons who had to source a landlord willing to accept the HAP without assistance from homeless services. [28865/16]

Local Authority Housing

Ruth Coppinger

139. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the impact of the decision in April 2016 not to renew the direction to local authorities to allocate 50% of tenancies to priority housing applicants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28866/16]

Citizens Assembly

Ruth Coppinger

1. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the convening of the Citizens' Assembly. [27085/16]

Citizens Assembly

Ruth Coppinger

3. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the convening of the Citizens' Assembly which will discuss a number of proposed constitutional changes. [28716/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Ruth Coppinger

27. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on his meeting with members of the board of management of a school (details supplied); the progress on the building project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28385/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

Ruth Coppinger

28. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will end the treatment of newly-qualified teachers; and if he will report on discussions with the Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland, ASTI, on this matter. [28384/16]

Third Level Funding

Ruth Coppinger

36. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the Union of Students in Ireland survey (details supplied) showing 87% of students feared leaving third level education due to the cost of education, he will implement policies to reduce the cost of education for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28387/16]

Third Level Funding

Ruth Coppinger

50. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the expert group on future funding for higher education chaired by a person (details supplied); if he will rule out the imposition of a student loan scheme and tuition fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28386/16]

Industrial Disputes

Ruth Coppinger

63. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on discussions with the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland in view of the ballot for industrial action due to issues with terms and conditions, the Lansdowne Road agreement and Croke Park hours. [28383/16]

Homelessness Strategy

Ruth Coppinger

248. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the measures he has advanced to solve the child homelessness crisis. [23027/16]

Refugee Data

Ruth Coppinger

329. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his officials have raised concerns regarding the welfare of children and other vulnerable persons in Calais with the French and European Union authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28568/16]

Health Services Provision

Ruth Coppinger

394. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will review the draft implementation plan for the national neuro-rehabilitation strategy in view of the concerns raised by the Neurological Alliance of Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28213/16]

Action Plan for Jobs

Ruth Coppinger

598. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures she is taking to increase employment in the Travelling community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28175/16]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Ruth Coppinger

113. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if further education, FE, teacher training students undertaking a qualification required to teach in FE colleges after 1 April 2013, with reference to Teaching Council regulation 5, generally have pre-existing level 8 and level 9 qualifications; if he will review the regulations for the student grant to allow these students to avail of financial supports; if he will backdate financial supports to 1 April 2013 to assist previous students who are struggling financially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27852/16]

Home Care Packages Provision

Ruth Coppinger

205. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health his views on the call by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland to increase home care funding for those with dementia by €67 million in 2017; if he will increase funding for home care for those with dementia to provide support for them and their families and to avoid persons entering residential care where not appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27870/16]

Crime Data

Ruth Coppinger

13. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support the commissioning of another report so that there is an accurate picture of the current position of sexual abuse and violence and domestic violence given it has been more than 14 years since the Sexual Assault and Violence in Ireland, SAVI, report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27436/16]

Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme

Ruth Coppinger

43. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality , further to Parliamentary Question No. 40 of 9 June 2016, if she will report on the developments in the Traveller and Roma inclusion strategy; if she will support the recognition of Travellers as an ethnic group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27438/16]

Domestic Violence Policy

Ruth Coppinger

51. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce legislation to provide better protection to victims of domestic violence by extending eligibility for safety orders to all in intimate partner relationships, provide for emergency barring orders and cover online intimidation and stalking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27434/16]

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Ruth Coppinger

61. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [27437/16]

Domestic Violence Policy

Ruth Coppinger

258. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will restore funding to Women's Aid and other such services for victims of domestic violence; if she will expand the provision of refuges and other services for women and children to meet demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27435/16]

Living Wage

Ruth Coppinger

83. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach the cost of introducing a minimum wage of €12, €13, €14 or €15 per hour for all employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27783/16]

Living Wage

Ruth Coppinger

84. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach the cost to introduce a minimum weekly gross wage of €480, €500, €520, €560 or €600 for all full-time employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27793/16]