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Wed, 23 Oct 2019
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Animal Diseases
Ruth Coppinger
226. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will require captured hares to be microchipped; if veterinarians and the National Parks and Wildlife Service will be involved in supervision of the netting and release of hares; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43798/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Citizens' Assembly
Ruth Coppinger
6. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the preparations for the Citizens' Assembly on gender equality. [43149/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Ruth Coppinger
13. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the United Nations General Assembly and United Nations climate action summit. [43150/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Childcare Services Inspections
Ruth Coppinger
65. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a fund will be re-established to assist childcare facilities in meeting fire and other safety criteria; if a fire safety audit of all premises in which there are childcare facilities will be conducted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43278/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Childcare Services Administration
Ruth Coppinger
72. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if parents on current subsidy schemes such as the community childcare subvention programme and the childcare education and training support programme will be detrimentally affected following the introduction of the national childcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43277/19]
Tue, 22 Oct 2019
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Carer's Benefit Eligibility
Ruth Coppinger
633. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will revise the eligibility criteria for carer's benefit in view of the fact that carers may not have full employment records in the 26 weeks prior to formally taking up full-time caring duties (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43509/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Ruth Coppinger
4. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with religious leaders on 4 July 2019 and the matters that were discussed. [38542/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Ruth Coppinger
10. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment will next meet. [38543/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Syrian Conflict
Ruth Coppinger
126. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the military action by Turkey in the Kurdish controlled part of Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42285/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Schools Building Projects Applications
Ruth Coppinger
243. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in west Dublin constituency that have applied for funding for school building projects and are awaiting a decision. [42286/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Schools Building Projects Data
Ruth Coppinger
244. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in the west Dublin constituency that have been approved for funding for school building projects and have yet to draw down all funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42287/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Budget 2020
Ruth Coppinger
245. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the reduced capital budget for 2020 and the impact this will have on planned school building and renovation works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42288/19]
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
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General Practitioner Contracts
Ruth Coppinger
73. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce an extra weighting when allocating resources to general practitioners to take into account the additional demand on services in deprived communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41360/19]
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
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Health Strategies
Ruth Coppinger
81. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the lower health outcomes in deprived areas; if extra resources will be given to these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41361/19]
Wed, 9 Oct 2019
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School Enrolments
Ruth Coppinger
56. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the catchment area for a school (details supplied) will be extended into the Ashtown and Navan Road area to cater for those seeking co-educational school options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41204/19]
Tue, 8 Oct 2019
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Abortion Services Provision
Ruth Coppinger
219. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health his plans for the introduction of safe access zones around facilities that provide for the termination of pregnancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40639/19]
Thu, 3 Oct 2019
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Banking Sector Data
Ruth Coppinger
51. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he has met with senior executives of a bank (details supplied) recently; if he has meetings scheduled; if he has raised the issue of job losses with the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40190/19]
Wed, 2 Oct 2019
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Ruth Coppinger
19. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the next meeting of the Cabinet committee on the environment is due to meet. [37534/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Ruth Coppinger
26. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Vice President of the United States of America. [37533/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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School Curriculum
Ruth Coppinger
236. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on placing the time for religious faith formation outside of core school hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39974/19]