Ruth Coppinger
Oral
22. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on disability will next meet. [52040/25]
TDs / Ruth Coppinger
Ruth Coppinger
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938
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
164,714
words spoken in the chamber
Across 1,017 contributions
371
votes recorded
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239
topics asked about
Across 19 departments
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| January 2025 | 4 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 40 | 62 |
| March 2025 | 32 | 55 |
| April 2025 | 59 | 51 |
| May 2025 | 42 | 68 |
| June 2025 | 33 | 69 |
| July 2025 | 48 | 63 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 81 | 26 |
| October 2025 | 26 | 79 |
| November 2025 | 81 | 42 |
| December 2025 | 16 | 58 |
| January 2026 | 64 | 66 |
| February 2026 | 64 | 99 |
| March 2026 | 66 | 46 |
| April 2026 | 79 | 48 |
| May 2026 | 53 | 50 |
| June 2026 | 51 | 60 |
| July 2026 | 26 | 32 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| September 2026 | 53 | 20 |
| October 2026 | 20 | 15 |
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Plus 687 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
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Ruth Coppinger
Oral
27. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on disability will next meet. [57001/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
195. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the allocation of Ireland’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) in the past five years to programmes where gender equality is the principal objective; the proportion of this ODA which was directed specifically to women’s rights organisations during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61092/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
218. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to advocate for a person (details supplied) currently in a German prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61881/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
298. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport when the agreed 5 per cent increase in CIÉ pensions will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61386/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
974. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the criteria used to allow indeterminate to be placed on the gender section on a birth notification form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61301/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
975. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the specific legislative framework that limits the gender option on a birth notification to male, female or indeterminate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61302/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
226. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 325 of 1 July 2025, regarding his commitment to discuss with the Department of Health the difficulties encountered in recruiting and retaining private sector healthcare assistants, if his Department will consider reforming the so called 50/50 rule so that it is not applied in the case of renewals…
Ruth Coppinger
Written
251. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to review the decision that led to an organisation's official recognition as a sporting body to be withdrawn (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60584/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
252. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will reinstate Sport Ireland funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60585/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
253. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to ensure equal female representation on Sport Ireland funded organisations. [60586/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
263. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will reconsider the implementation of the National Mobilisation and Communication System given issues that have been raised by frontline staff (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60610/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
154. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to layout his intention to advocate for the release of health workers from Palestine currently detained in prisons in Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59801/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
155. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will advocate for the release of a person (details supplied) that is currently detained in an Israeli prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59802/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
254. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to explore the possibility of implementing a system of charging a toll on the M50 based on the entry and exit of a person's journey. [57837/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
255. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding given to the route 70 bus since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57839/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
256. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport the amount of revenue a company (details supplied) has earned on the 270 bus route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57840/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
257. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to consider increasing the number of buses being offered in the morning for the 70 and 270 bus routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57841/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
333. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann will clarify their understanding of the planning permission which is in place for the new railway bridge over the Dublin Rosslare railway line at Park/Carcur Wexford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58852/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
335. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport his current plans to improve the bus service available in Rathbone village given issues that have arisen (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58895/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
373. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport his views on the CIÉ pension negotiation process not including non-unionised members in its discussion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59104/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
531. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if Dublin Zoo was allocated funding in 2025 from the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58179/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
614. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to rectify an error that has occurred with a work permit application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59083/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
816. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider providing air purifiers for classrooms for covid prevention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59133/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
1185. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection to reconsider the application for disability allowance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58395/25]