Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Community Services Programme Funding

Ruth Coppinger

437. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if low pay in the community centre sector will be examined; if these workers will be in receipt of a pay increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53871/19]

Fire Safety

Ruth Coppinger

438. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the interaction with community centres (details supplied) on the issue of necessary fire safety works. [53872/19]

Direct Provision System

Ruth Coppinger

276. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a report (details supplied) calling for the abolition of direct provision due to the impact it has on children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53196/19]

Driver Licences

Ruth Coppinger

618. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the requirement will be examined for separated persons to have a separation agreement in cases in which they wish to have their name changed to their pre-marriage name on their driver licence as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53324/19]

Public Services Card

Ruth Coppinger

723. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the requirement will be examined for separated persons (details supplied) to have a separation agreement or solicitor's letter in cases in which they wish to use their pre-marriage name on the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53325/19]

Abortion Legislation

Ruth Coppinger

213. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the progress of legislation to create safe zones in the vicinity of places that provide for termination of pregnancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52299/19]

Mental Health Policy

Ruth Coppinger

177. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the MindOut mental health programme in secondary schools; the areas in which the programme is being implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52076/19]

Citizens' Assembly

Ruth Coppinger

4. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Citizens’ Assembly is due to commence the consideration of gender equality. [51240/19]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Ruth Coppinger

177. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a preschool (details supplied) in Dublin 15 is not closed due to processing of Teaching Council registrations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51261/19]

Gender Proofing of Policies

Ruth Coppinger

394. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the composition of the interdepartmental group examining facilitation of non-binary genders within public services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50763/19]

Gender Proofing of Policies

Ruth Coppinger

395. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the terms of reference of the research into non-binary and intersex recognition for those aged under 16 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50764/19]

Gender Proofing of Policies

Ruth Coppinger

396. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to publish a Bill that would make amendments to the Gender Recognition Act 2015 in line with recommendations of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 review. [50765/19]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Ruth Coppinger

240. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the extra December payment, that is, the Christmas bonus to persons in receipt of jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50583/19]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Ruth Coppinger

241. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the extra December payment, that is, the Christmas bonus to those in receipt of jobseeker's benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50584/19]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Ruth Coppinger

242. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the extension of the extra December payment, that is, the Christmas bonus to jobseekers that are not long-term unemployed and other categories of those in receipt of a social protection payment. [50585/19]

School Patronage

Ruth Coppinger

220. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools each patron body is a patron of at primary school level. [50034/19]

School Patronage

Ruth Coppinger

221. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools each patron body is a patron of at secondary school level. [50035/19]

Occupational Therapy Provision

Ruth Coppinger

430. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if an increase in occupational therapy services will be provided for school age children attending a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50273/19]

Recycling Policy

Ruth Coppinger

494. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if regulations will be introduced in order that waste management companies will be obliged to offer a recycling service to residents (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50257/19]

Rail Services

Ruth Coppinger

512. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will increase capacity on a train line (details supplied) from west County Dublin to Connolly Station in order to overcome existing overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50052/19]

Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles

Ruth Coppinger

520. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to ensure there is an adequate availability of wheelchair accessible taxis; his plans to expand wheelchair accessible taxi availability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50200/19]

One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility

Ruth Coppinger

588. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which income from renting a room is treated in a means test for the one-parent family payment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50197/19]

Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists

Ruth Coppinger

136. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if extra resources will be allocated to reduce the 12-month waiting time for assessment by an occupational therapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49232/19]

Traveller Accommodation

Ruth Coppinger

519. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the measures he will take to ensure that local authorities spend funds allocated to them for Traveller housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49084/19]

Public Transport Fares

Ruth Coppinger

4. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has costed the introduction of fare-free public transport in view of the need to expand the use of public transport as part of actions against climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48416/19]

Junior Cycle Reform

Ruth Coppinger

87. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the delivery of sample examination papers for the Irish junior certificate examination for 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48393/19]

Departmental Reviews

Ruth Coppinger

16. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the report by a person (details supplied) into the conduct of rape and sexual assault trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47827/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Ruth Coppinger

59. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the delivery of a permanent site and building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47501/19]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Ruth Coppinger

82. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the provision of autism education in Dublin 7 and 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47500/19]

Schools Refurbishment

Ruth Coppinger

148. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of pyrite remedial works at a school (details supplied); the engagement with the school authorities; the work that is planned to resolve immediate health and safety issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47188/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Ruth Coppinger

201. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available to a school (details supplied) for the employment of a behavioural therapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47604/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Ruth Coppinger

202. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on discussions with the developer for the delivery of a permanent location for a school (details supplied) and an extension of the lease for the temporary location. [46541/19]

Citizenship Status

Ruth Coppinger

88. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of drafting of legislation that may be required to amend section 15(1)(c) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 following the High Court ruling on the interpretation on the requirement for an applicant for citizenship to be present here for a given time. [45582/19]

Citizenship Status

Ruth Coppinger

89. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there will be additional citizenship ceremonies planned following the resolution of the difficulties that have emerged following the High Court ruling on the residency of applicants for citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45583/19]

Sign Language and Deaf Services

Ruth Coppinger

202. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available to part-time students for Irish Sign Language interpretation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44238/19]

Fire Safety

Ruth Coppinger

4. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will establish a national fund to assist community centres in need of fire safety works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43806/19]

Community Services Programme Administration

Ruth Coppinger

8. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will increase funding of community centres to ensure workers receive a wage higher than the national minimum wage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43809/19]

Patient Transfers

Ruth Coppinger

159. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the provision of funds on the discharge of a person (details supplied) to a suitable specialist centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43752/19]

Animal Diseases

Ruth Coppinger

223. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she received veterinary advice on the partial lifting of the ban on netting hares due to the rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus; her views on a possible spread of the virus among the hare population here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43683/19]

Animal Diseases

Ruth Coppinger

224. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied) and others with an interest in animal welfare to discuss the issue of the rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus and the netting of hares. [43684/19]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Ruth Coppinger

10. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment will next meet. [38543/19]

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]

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]