Parliamentary questions

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Ruth Coppinger

62. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her concerns about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership undermining the European Union's climate change policy in view of most recent leaks reported in the media (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22781/16]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Ruth Coppinger

173. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills to revise the criteria for a student to live three of the past five years in the European Economic Area and-or Switzerland to be eligible for the student grant scheme, given this is a barrier to many returning emigrants seeking to enter education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23229/16]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Ruth Coppinger

4. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on social policy and public service reform last met. [20695/16]

Court Procedures

Ruth Coppinger

114. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take to make access to emergency barring orders available at times when district courts are not sitting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21993/16]

Revenue Commissioners Staff

Ruth Coppinger

166. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the way staff at the Revenue Commissioners are allocated, including the numbers devoted to the large cases division and offshore investigations; and if there has been an increase in resources in those areas in light of the Swiss Leaks, LuxLeaks and Panama papers revelations. [22051/16]

Tax Code

Ruth Coppinger

167. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if any analysis was carried out by his Department of the tax treatment of vulture funds prior to or after the sale of NAMA and State-owned bank assets to such funds. [22052/16]

Tax Data

Ruth Coppinger

168. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the numbers registered on the RCT, e-RCT and C45 tax systems working in construction from 2002 to 2015. [22053/16]

Tax Data

Ruth Coppinger

169. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the numbers of construction workers paying pay as you earn and the pay as you earn tax take for each year from 2002 to 2015. [22054/16]

Departmental Funding

Ruth Coppinger

240. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the State funding provided by his Department and agencies under its remit to non-profit or non-governmental organisations, including schools and colleges, for each year from 2008 to 2015. [22048/16]

Departmental Funding

Ruth Coppinger

241. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the State funding provided by his Department and agencies under its remit to faith-based non-profit or non-governmental organisations, including schools and colleges, for each year from 2008 to 2015. [22049/16]

Third Level Funding

Ruth Coppinger

242. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he favours the introduction of a third level loan scheme; his views on the impact the introduction of a similar scheme has had on access to third level education in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22050/16]

Private Rented Accommodation Data

Ruth Coppinger

327. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has carried out any independent research into residential landlords' costs, in particular for landlords with no mortgage on their property. [22037/16]

Departmental Funding

Ruth Coppinger

328. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the State funding provided by his Department and agencies under its remit, including to local authorities to non-profit or non-governmental organisations for each year from 2008 to 2015. [22038/16]

Departmental Funding

Ruth Coppinger

329. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the State funding provided by his Department and agencies under its remit, including local authorities to Anew and its predecessor organisations Anchora and Life Pregnancy Care for each year from 2008 to 2015; and his views on the role of that organisation in providing crisis pregnancy counselling to homeless women given the statement in its constitution recognising the uniqueness of every human life from the moment of conception. [22039/16]

Departmental Funding

Ruth Coppinger

404. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the State funding provided by his Department and agencies under its remit to non-profit or non-governmental organisations for each year from 2008 to 2015. [22046/16]

Departmental Funding

Ruth Coppinger

405. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the State funding provided by his Department and agencies under its remit to faith-based non-profit organisations for each year from 2008 to 2015. [22047/16]

Health Services Funding

Ruth Coppinger

575. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the State funding provided by his Department and agencies under its remit, including the HSE, to non-profit organisations, including voluntary hospitals and non-governmental organisations for each year from 2008 to 2015. [22040/16]

Health Services Funding

Ruth Coppinger

576. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the State funding provided by his Department and agencies under its remit, including the Health Service Executive, to faith based non-profit organisations, including voluntary hospitals and non-governmental organisations for each year from 2008 to 2015. [22041/16]

Health Services Funding

Ruth Coppinger

577. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the State funding provided by his Department and agencies under its remit, including the HSE, to Anew and its predecessor organisations Anchora and Life Pregnancy Care for each year from 2008 to 2015; and his views on the role of that organisation in providing crisis pregnancy counselling to homeless women given the statement in its constitution recognising the uniqueness of every human life from the moment of conception. [22042/16]

Health Services Funding

Ruth Coppinger

578. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the State funding provided by his Department and agencies under its remit, including the Health Service Executive, to faith-based non-profit organisations for each year from 2008 to 2015. [22043/16]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Ruth Coppinger

915. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the State funding provided by her Department and agencies under its remit, including Tusla, to non-profit organisations, including voluntary hospitals and non-governmental organisations for each year from 2008 to 2015. [22044/16]

Crisis Pregnancy Services

Ruth Coppinger

916. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the State funding provided by her Department and agencies under its remit, including Tusla, to Anew and its predecessor organisations, Anchora and Life Pregnancy Care, for each year from 2008 to 2015; and her views on the role of that organisation in providing crisis pregnancy counselling to homeless women, given the statement in its constitution recognising the uniqueness of every human life from the moment of conception. [22045/16]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Ruth Coppinger

9. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to reduce carbon emissions due to energy production as part of the transition to a low-carbon society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21589/16]

Media Pluralism

Ruth Coppinger

38. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to apply the Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2014 retrospectively, to ownership of Irish media outlets as recommended in the report entitled, Media Pluralism in Ireland; given the high the high risk posed by any one person or organisation holding more than a 20% stake in the sector. [21590/16]

Third Level Fees

Ruth Coppinger

88. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the report by the group chaired by Mr. Peter Cassells on the funding of third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21909/16]

Third Level Fees

Ruth Coppinger

89. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is opposed to increasing fees for students and student loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21910/16]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Ruth Coppinger

157. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the Orkambi drug to persons with cystic fibrosis through the public health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21649/16]

Medical Aids and Appliances Expenditure

Ruth Coppinger

182. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will allow retrospective funding for equipment such as wheelchairs in cases where persons have bought equipment privately to avoid long waiting times for occupational therapy; if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person affected by the current situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21788/16]

Greyhound Industry

Ruth Coppinger

32. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1011 of 17 May 2016, if he or his officials have met any persons or organisations with an interest in greyhound welfare regarding the export trade of greyhounds to the Macau Special Administrative Region, China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21137/16]

Animal Welfare

Ruth Coppinger

76. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to report on all meetings and contacts he and his officials have had with counterparts in other European Union member states regarding the export of greyhounds to the Macau Special Administrative Region, China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21136/16]

Early Start Programme

Ruth Coppinger

107. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene to ensure that the access and inclusion model is made available to children in early start places in schools, who are not part of the early childhood and care education scheme; and if she will intervene in this matter for a child in Dublin West (details supplied). [21472/16]

Ambulance Service

Ruth Coppinger

35. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to report on the implementation of the action plan of the national ambulance service capacity review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20950/16]

National Children's Hospital Status

Ruth Coppinger

65. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the progress being made on construction of the national children's hospital at the St. James's Hospital site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20951/16]

Housing Assistance Payments Implementation

Ruth Coppinger

306. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of properties under the housing assistance payment scheme that have become available in Dublin 15 by month in 2016 to date in tabular form. [20620/16]

Rent Supplement Scheme Administration

Ruth Coppinger

368. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address the anomaly in an area (details supplied) where a number of tenants are unable to avail of certain social protection payments as they privately rent homes from an agent while the property is owned by the local authority. [20669/16]

Foreign Conflicts

Ruth Coppinger

423. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the planned new settler accommodation in the occupied West Bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21121/16]

Animal Welfare

Ruth Coppinger

703. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to report on the involvement of his Department officials at a farm (details supplied) where cattle were reportedly killed. [21237/16]

Defence Forces Operations

Ruth Coppinger

841. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to report on the involvement of members of the Defence Forces at a farm (details supplied) where cattle were reportedly shot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21235/16]

Home Repossessions

Ruth Coppinger

842. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of times members of the Defence Forces have been involved in repossessions or bankruptcy seizures in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21236/16]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Ruth Coppinger

68. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will establish a commission of investigation into An Garda Síochána conduct prior to the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20403/16]

European Council Meetings

Ruth Coppinger

8. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach to report on the two-day summit he attended in Brussels following the result of the referendum in the United Kingdom. [19475/16]

Public Sector Pay

Ruth Coppinger

39. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to repeal the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts. [19803/16]

Public Sector Pay

Ruth Coppinger

43. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will reverse the two-tier pay and pension structures for new entrants to the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19802/16]

UK Referendum on EU Membership

Ruth Coppinger

26. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had contact with party leaders in the United Kingdom regarding the UK's exit from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19458/16]

Human Rights

Ruth Coppinger

41. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has received reports on the current political situation in the Federative Republic of Brazil; if he or his officials has had contact with the Brazilian Government or with opposition political leaders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19457/16]

Tax Code

Ruth Coppinger

151. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he has discussed the issues in the charity Console with the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19732/16]

Rent Supplement Scheme

Ruth Coppinger

308. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection why he has increased the maximum rent limits at a lower rate in Fingal than in other areas in County Dublin under the rent supplement scheme, given the acute housing crisis in the Fingal area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19594/16]

Charities Regulation

Ruth Coppinger

428. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health his discussions regarding the charity Console and the funding it received; if he will examine the spending of public funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19732/16]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Ruth Coppinger

447. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if a vacancy for a speech and language therapist for adults in Dublin west will be filled (details supplied); to report on the current length of the waiting list for these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19114/16]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Ruth Coppinger

573. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health his discussions regarding the charity Console and the funding it received; if he has asked the Health Service Executive or his Department to audit the funding given; the safeguard provisions he is putting in place for the services provided by this charity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19731/16]