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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2025-07-15 · to Transport
284. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test will be fast-tracked for person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38937/25]
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2025-07-15 · to Transport
322. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider coordinating between event organisers and service provider to provide extra public transport service when large-scale public events are taking place in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39439/25]
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2025-07-15 · to Finance
367. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if the definition of an ‘assignment’ in the Revenue Commissioner’s civil service overnight subsistence rates (details supplied) is one of a continuous posting at a particular location, and therefore the reduced and detention rates do not apply in a cumulative fashion in the event of separate assignments at the same location, or locations within a given year; likewise the requirement to apply to the Revenue Commissioners for the continuation of an overnight subsistence payment arises only after 56 continuous nights in a given location on a particular assignment, rather than a cumulative 56 non-continuous nights at a given location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39544/25]
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2025-07-15 · to Social
611. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the legislation around the release of birth certificate information to any member of the general public, and the potential abuse of this information that could occur, such as the divulging of personal details to abusive third parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38746/25]
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2025-07-15 · to Agriculture
788. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds active on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann race management system as of 13 June 2025, broken down by year of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39074/25]
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2025-07-15 · to Health
980. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if the HSE imposed changes in the funding arrangement for the services provided by a company (details supplied), as was claimed in a letter issued by said provider to its employees on 30 November 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39543/25]
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2025-07-15 · to Further and Higher Education
1024. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider reviewing the income threshold currently being applied to the higher education access route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39029/25]
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2025-07-10 · to Foreign
4. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade on his recent engagements with other states regarding the genocide in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38251/25]
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2025-07-10 · to Foreign
24. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on his Department’s policy in relation to searching foreign military aircraft on Irish soil; if he intends to review the policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38252/25]
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2025-07-10 · to Foreign
58. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on engagement he has had with other states regarding the US bombing of Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38253/25]
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2025-07-10 · to Enterprise
206. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if an appeal by a person (details supplied) that has been submitted against the decision of his Department not to renew a work permit application has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38382/25]
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2025-07-10 · to Housing
243. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider extending the Uisce Éireann rebate and development contribution waiver for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38379/25]
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2025-07-10 · to Health
319. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if the HSE payroll section can be directed to honour the terms of a circular issued in January 2018 currently being denied to craft workers in Mullingar Hospital concerning a standardised formula for calculating holiday premia for employees (details supplied). [38332/25]
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2025-07-08 · to Taoiseach
6. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [32399/25]
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2025-07-08 · to Taoiseach
19. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [33614/25]
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2025-07-08 · to Health
801. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider expanding the free HRT scheme to include those treatments that are not covered under the drug payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37378/25]
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2025-07-08 · to Further and Higher Education
916. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to intervene with a particular college (details supplied) to ensure that students are able to finish the final year of their course that has been cancelled due to budget issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37251/25]
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2025-07-03 · to Education
223. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department’s position on secondary schools requiring parents to purchase iPads or specific digital devices, particularly in light of the roll-out of the free schoolbooks scheme; the guidance or oversight her Department provides to ensure that families are not subjected to undue financial pressure due to school-imposed digital learning policies; if she will consider conducting a review of digital learning policies in secondary schools where families are required to purchase iPads or similar devices; if her Department will explore providing funding or subsidies to support families in these cases, especially where such devices are used in lieu of traditional textbooks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36824/25]
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2025-07-03 · to Education
224. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to simplify the tendering protocol for the free schoolbooks scheme to allow wider access to the scheme for independent bookstores; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36825/25]
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2025-07-03 · to Children
326. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the decision to not excavate Sean Ross Abbey will be revised; the person who decided that the report findings were not enough to warrant an excavation; the basis for that decision; the alternative action, if any, being taken to account for the over 1,000 missing children from Sean Ross Abbey; if the Government will commit to a full excavation to determine what happened to these children and provide closure to their families; if not, the alternative justice measures proposed by Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36722/25]
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2025-07-03 · to Children
327. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to revise the mother and baby home redress scheme to include those who spent less than six months in a mother and baby home institution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36723/25]
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2025-07-03 · to Health
365. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if the new national drugs strategy will include a comprehensive policy on tackling alcohol consumption; if this will be prioritised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36837/25]
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2025-07-02 · to Health
272. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment of qualified radiographers from third level institutions in the State who have graduated in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36609/25]
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2025-07-01 · to Foreign
134. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he would support the introduction of an ‘X’ marker on passports for people who identify with a non-binary gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36095/25]
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2025-07-01 · to Enterprise
309. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a comprehensive AI strategy to protect the rights and livelihoods of those working in the Irish tour guide industry will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35359/25]