Ruth Coppinger
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People Before Profit-Solidarity · Dublin West · serving since 2024-11-29
- Vote recorded in 334 of 401 divisions in the archive
- 982 debate contributions
- 865 parliamentary questions asked
Record timeline
- constituency Dublin West 2024-11-29 to present
- party People Before Profit-Solidarity 2024-11-29 to present
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2026-07-01 · to Further and Higher Education
339. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider reforms to the means test for SUSI grants to include significant financial commitments such as mortgage and rent costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50073/26]
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2026-06-30 · to Taoiseach
2. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet [46895/26]
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2026-06-30 · to Taoiseach
21. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with US President Donald Trump. [46896/26]
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2026-06-30 · to Taoiseach
33. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish prime minister. [46897/26]
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2026-06-30 · to Education
403. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of ongoing health and safety issues faced by a school (details supplied); and the measures her Department will take to resolve these. [49689/26]
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2026-06-25 · to Agriculture
382. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the fishing and aquaculture registered vessel fuel support scheme, if he will clarify whether the purpose of the scheme is to offset fuel costs already borne by fishing vessel owners or to offset current and future fuel costs; if guidelines are issued to beneficiaries of the scheme, outlining that share fishers working on the eligible vessels and who bear a share of high cost of fuel should benefit equitably from the proceeds of the scheme; where share fishers are excluded from benefiting equitably from the proceeds of the scheme, the way in which they seek remedy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48565/26]
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2026-06-24 · to Taoiseach
11. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on water quality will next meet. [45030/26]
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2026-06-24 · to Taoiseach
30. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent UK-Ireland summit. [45029/26]
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2026-06-23 · to Children
8. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has considered a model of childcare based on direct public provision to ensure access, affordability for families and quality pay and conditions for staff in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47544/26]
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2026-06-23 · to Children
36. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on the review of the Disability Act 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47540/26]
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2026-06-23 · to Children
46. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she will take to make childcare more affordable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47542/26]
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2026-06-23 · to Children
60. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on engagements she has had with other departments in relation to the review of the Disability Act 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47541/26]
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2026-06-23 · to Children
71. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she will take to ensure there is a childcare place for all who need it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47543/26]
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2026-06-23 · to Foreign
107. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will raise the heavy repression against those peacefully protesting against the G7 summit which included the use of tear gas, rubber bullets, kettling, and physical attacks by the Swiss police with the Swiss government; if she is concerned about the right of protest in Switzerland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47844/26]
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2026-06-18 · to Children
430. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1596 of 9 June 2026, if flexibility in terms of the eligibility for the ECCE scheme will be shown in the case of the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46456/26]
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2026-06-18 · to Health
456. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the impact of overnight partner restrictions on postnatal anxiety, depression, breastfeeding, dignity, safety and maternal wellbeing; her views on whether blanket overnight restrictions on partners staying in maternity hospitals is acceptable; if exceptions will be considered for difficult births or for other issues; if she will consider a national standard for family-centred postnatal care, including overnight partner support where the mother requests it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46440/26]
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2026-06-18 · to Health
469. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the current timeline for the completion of the reimbursement process for a drug (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46497/26]
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2026-06-18 · to Rural
544. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason an organisation was excluded from funding in May 2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46450/26]
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2026-06-16 · to Taoiseach
15. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent EU Council meeting. [45028/26]
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2026-06-16 · to Transport
271. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he will require petrol/diesel cars that are being scrapped under the ICE2EV scheme to have a valid NCT certificate; if so, the logic for this provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45011/26]
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2026-06-11 · to Culture
66. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to report on his engagements with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the upcoming Nations’ League fixtures with Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44836/26]
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2026-06-11 · to Education
195. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to legislate against certain aspects of school admission polices (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44771/26]
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2026-06-10 · to Children
205. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1951 of 19 December 2025, if it has been brought to her attention that a matter (details supplied) has not still not been resolved; the measures she will take to ensure they are receiving adequate care and support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44315/26]
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2026-06-09 · to Taoiseach
10. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [38903/26]
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2026-06-09 · to Taoiseach
25. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on disability will next meet. [38904/26]