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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2025-05-07 · to Housing
238. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review the policy around providing alternative ways to vote before and on the day of elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23007/25]
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2025-05-07 · to Health
427. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of complaints made against a service (details supplied) over the past five years, by year and unit, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22110/25]
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2025-05-07 · to Health
428. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health for details of the 286 letters mislaid by a hospital administration in early 2021, including if any of those were referrals; if this affected the National Gender Service, and any patient impact; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22111/25]
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2025-05-07 · to Health
429. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if allocation space for the National Gender Service in the Vista Building has been approved by HSE Estates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22112/25]
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2025-05-01 · to Health
377. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to review the policy of the roll out of the new functional neurological disorder team and expand its roll out to a wider area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22014/25]
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2025-04-30 · to Transport
23. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he will state the progress on the DART+ West project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21431/25]
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2025-04-30 · to Finance
37. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing and amending the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for companies that operate in illegal Israeli settlements. [21413/25]
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2025-04-30 · to Justice
116. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice his views on whether it is appropriate for staff of the Irish Prison Service to attend an event that includes a keynote address by a senior official in the Israeli prison service (details supplied); if he will ensure that members of staff of the Israeli prison service do not visit any prisons in this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21414/25]
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2025-04-29 · to Children
135. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on her engagement with religious organisations regarding redress for survivors of abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20963/25]
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2025-04-29 · to Children
137. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps she will take to compel religious organisations, who have not done so to date, to pay meaningful redress for survivors of abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20962/25]
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2025-04-29 · to Foreign
232. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has contacted the German authorities about the repression of a protest held outside the Embassy of Ireland in Berlin in solidarity with Palestine on 16 April 2025; if he has contacted the German authorities about their repression of the use of the Irish language at protests in the country, including arrests at the Embassy on 16 April 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20886/25]
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2025-04-29 · to Foreign
239. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to bring legislation to allow for an X identifier for gender on Irish passports and other ID documents under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21212/25]
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2025-04-29 · to Defence
343. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to request an update from the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces as to when an investigation will be completed into serious allegations of violence and abuse against women using military equipment (details supplied); if he will seek the completion of the investigation given the Defence Forces member who the allegations are against is on paid leave, the grave nature of the complaints, and the Army's expressed desire to eradicate gender-based violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19776/25]
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2025-04-29 · to Transport
458. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if, in the interests of accessibility, he will ensure the prompt installation of lifts at Castleknock railway station, Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20039/25]
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2025-04-29 · to Transport
482. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he will take steps to ensure that those CIÉ pensioners who have not received a rise in their pension since 2008 are granted a rise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20317/25]
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2025-04-29 · to Finance
603. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Finance the number of cases that are unresolved for over one year in the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman; if he believes more resources are needed to resolve longstanding cases in the body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20578/25]
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2025-04-29 · to Public Expenditure
619. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when he intends to introduce a Ministers and Secretaries Bill to legislate for the planned changes to responsibilities of various Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21211/25]
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2025-04-29 · to Education
985. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that staff shortages have impacted pupils' ability to access transition year in schools and students are being asked instead to proceed to fifth year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20514/25]
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2025-04-29 · to Education
986. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that a school (details supplied) will not be able to run enough transition year classes to accommodate all of its pupils in the upcoming school year due to a lack of resources; her views on the impact this might have on the education and stress levels of pupils who are expected to go directly to fifth year despite not choosing to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20515/25]
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2025-04-29 · to Housing
1304. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for the restoration of the town council tier of local government; the powers he intends to give to town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20316/25]
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2025-04-29 · to Housing
1315. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reasons elephants were moved from/to Dublin Zoo in the recent years in light of the fact that transport of elephants is a stress source for the animals and potentially increases mortality by 50%. [20510/25]
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2025-04-29 · to Housing
1316. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has considered that Dublin Zoo does not provide elephants with the appropriate environment where they could forage foods naturally; the potential this has on their welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20511/25]
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2025-04-29 · to Housing
1317. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has taken steps to ensure optimal temperatures for elephants in Dublin Zoo, given that wild Asian elephants have evolved and lived in tropical and subtropical climates. [20512/25]
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2025-04-29 · to Social
1460. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasoning around keeping jobseeker’s allowance and supplementary welfare allowance at its current rate given issues that have been raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20498/25]
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2025-04-29 · to Social
1471. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the policy of a person’s entitlement to the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension at the age of 66 given issues that have been raised due to the loss of income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20829/25]