Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hospital Services

Ruth Coppinger

598. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if his Department has conducted an analysis on when hospital overcrowding and the need to use trolleys to accommodate the increased number of patients will be resolved. [30301/15]

Overseas Development Aid

Ruth Coppinger

617. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the Irish participation in the United Nation's third international conference on financing for development to be held in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29937/15]

Consular Services Representations

Ruth Coppinger

632. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Irish Government has formally requested the release of a person (details supplied) under a presidential decree; and if not, his plans to do so. [30302/15]

Climate Change Policy

Ruth Coppinger

702. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the Government's position on and aims for the conference of parties on climate change under the auspices of the United Nations to be held in Paris in France at the end of 2015; if he will report on preparations made by his Department in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29938/15]

Homeless Accommodation Funding

Ruth Coppinger

772. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the €18 million shortfall for homeless services from this year's budget as announced by Dublin City Council on 6 July 2015; and the reasons behind this shortfall. [30299/15]

Pyrite Issues

Ruth Coppinger

773. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of building condition assessments with damage condition rating 2 received by the Pyrite Resolution Board to date; and the number of houses remediated since the Pyrite Resolution Board began accepting the assessments in August 2013 [30304/15]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Ruth Coppinger

47. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will meet with organisations from the Dublin 15 area taking part in community employment schemes to discuss the ending of community employment for those in the schemes beyond two years. [29361/15]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Ruth Coppinger

48. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the social impact on 15 participants in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 15 of not renewing their participation in a community employment scheme. [29362/15]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Ruth Coppinger

49. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an exemption to the existing rules on community employment schemes, to enable participants who are over 60 years of age to continue after retirement. [29363/15]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Ruth Coppinger

50. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the term limits for participants in the community employment schemes who are near 65 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29364/15]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Ruth Coppinger

51. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department has saved any money by not renewing community employment schemes for those persons over 60 years of age. [29365/15]

National Car Test

Ruth Coppinger

325. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that a postal notification for a national car test renewal (details supplied) would increase the number of motorists with certificates that are not expired and therefore assist with road safety for road users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29295/15]

Northern Ireland

Ruth Coppinger

32. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he has met the First Minister, Mr. Peter Robinson, and the Deputy First Minister, Mr. Martin McGuinness, of Northern Ireland since the recent general election in the United Kingdom. [25819/15]

EU Issues

Ruth Coppinger

104. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on discussions held with his European Union counterparts following the "No" vote in the Greek referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28375/15]

Human Rights Issues

Ruth Coppinger

108. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on representations made to the Egyptian authorities on the case of a person (details supplied). [28376/15]

Refugee Data

Ruth Coppinger

462. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria who may arrive here; if she is aware of the position of the Circassian minority group; and if she has received any representations on their behalf. [28801/15]

Homeless Persons Data

Ruth Coppinger

794. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school pupils who are homeless. [28852/15]

Homeless Persons Data

Ruth Coppinger

795. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school pupils who are homeless. [28853/15]

Homeless Persons Data

Ruth Coppinger

796. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school pupils who are homeless in schools in the Dublin 15 area. [28854/15]

Homeless Persons Data

Ruth Coppinger

797. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school pupils who are homeless in schools in the Dublin 15 area. [28855/15]

Education Welfare Service

Ruth Coppinger

798. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the impact of homelessness on the educational welfare of a homeless primary school pupil (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the steps taken to assist this pupil's education. [28856/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Ruth Coppinger

953. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the lottery money that was given to the natural environment in 2013 and 2014 and has been given in 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28238/15]

Hospital Services

Ruth Coppinger

27. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the measures his Department has taken to resolve the immediate risks to patients' health arising from the closure of the pancreas transplant unit in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9, and to maintain the quality of services. [27647/15]

Universal Health Insurance

Ruth Coppinger

50. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the projections for the average cost-per-person for universal health insurance; if he will report on discussions he has had on this matter; if he is considering reducing levels of cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27648/15]

Maternity Benefit

Ruth Coppinger

73. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to ensure new mothers who do not qualify for maternity benefit, due to not working for long enough, are not forced to return to work before their baby is six months old as a result of financial difficulty. [27999/15]

Budget Consultation Process

Ruth Coppinger

98. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the pre-budget forum hosted by her on 3 July 2015. [28147/15]

School Meals Programme

Ruth Coppinger

99. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the need to extend breakfast clubs for school children during the summer break. [28148/15]

One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure

Ruth Coppinger

100. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection following the pre-budget forum held on 3 July 2015 if she will reverse the recent changes made to the one-parent family payment. [28149/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure

Ruth Coppinger

101. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection following the pre-budget forum held on 3 July 2015 if she will increase rent supplement levels to address homelessness. [28150/15]

Eurozone Issues

Ruth Coppinger

118. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance to outline his views on the "No" vote in the Greek referendum held on 5 July 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28157/15]

National Minimum Wage

Ruth Coppinger

133. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation given the study by the living wage technical group identifying €11.50 to be a living wage, the steps he will take to increase the minimum wage from the current rate which is below this level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28159/15]

One-Parent Family Payment Payments

Ruth Coppinger

163. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the recent changes to the one-parent family payment, if he will report on work being done to deliver affordable childcare for all parents. [28151/15]

HIQA Reports

Ruth Coppinger

164. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the Health Information and Quality Authority report on services operated by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, in Fingal County; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28152/15]

Children and Family Services Provision

Ruth Coppinger

165. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will report on measures being taken to provide for an adequate number of social workers in Fingal county. [28153/15]

Children and Family Services Provision

Ruth Coppinger

166. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will report on diversity training for social workers in Fingal county. [28154/15]

Children and Family Services Provision

Ruth Coppinger

167. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of cases that are not allocated to a social worker in Fingal county. [28155/15]

Nursing Home Inspections

Ruth Coppinger

219. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken in cases of non-compliance with regulations at nursing homes, as reported in a Heath Information and Quality Authority report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28156/15]

Greek Referendum

Ruth Coppinger

251. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the "No" vote in the Greek referendum held on 5 July 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28158/15]

Victim Support Services

Ruth Coppinger

8. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the discontinuation of funding for Rape Crisis Network Ireland by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency; the measures that have been put in place to ensure the data collection role played by the centre is maintained under the proposed funding plans in view of the fact that 80% of survivors of sexual violence do not contact a State body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27357/15]

Family Resource Centres

Ruth Coppinger

23. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the ongoing opposition among the local community to the dismissal of a person at a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 5, which has resulted in a widespread boycott of the centre and demands for an annual general meeting that would allow for a new board of management to be elected, and for the person's re-instatement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27356/15]

Register of Electors

Ruth Coppinger

229. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures in place for the registration of homeless persons to vote; if he has provided any guidance or direction to local authorities on this matter; his plans to inform homeless persons of their entitlements to vote, and the locations they can register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27910/15]

Asylum Support Services

Ruth Coppinger

18. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is in favour of permitting asylum seekers to work while their applications for asylum are being assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27057/15]

Family Reunification Policy

Ruth Coppinger

22. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that the financial requirements in the guidelines for the granting of family reunification visas disadvantage younger persons who have not had the same opportunity to earn sufficient income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27056/15]

Currency Circulation

Ruth Coppinger

139. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 85 to 87, inclusive, of 24 June 2015, if he will clarify that the rounding to the nearest five cent will apply only to cash payments, and that electronic payments will remain unrounded. [27358/15]

Passport Services

Ruth Coppinger

444. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the greater diversity in backgrounds of Irish citizens, the steps the Passport Office has taken to better serve those applying for and renewing their passports. [27096/15]

Passport Services

Ruth Coppinger

445. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to minimise the impact of the increased demand for passports from the Passport Office each summer. [27097/15]

Passport Services

Ruth Coppinger

446. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of additional staff in the Passport Office for the summer; if he anticipates a high demand for the passport card in the autumn; and the staffing plans for this service. [27098/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Ruth Coppinger

518. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills when primary schools will have their allocations for special needs assistants for the 2015-2016 school year confirmed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27589/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Administration

Ruth Coppinger

529. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 26 of 24 June 2015 if he will announce his plans on rent before the summer recess; his plans for rent certainty in greater detail; when he intends to announce his plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27359/15]

Public Sector Pay

Ruth Coppinger

13. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide calculations as to the average effect of cost of living increases as calculated by the CPI since the advent of the economic crisis on the take home pay of public servants earning €30,000, €40,000 and €50,000; and the estimated impact of cost of living increases on the same categories of public servants during the lifetime of the Lansdowne Road agreement. [26130/15]