Ruth Coppinger
Oral
29. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the shared island initiative. [29590/25]
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Ruth Coppinger
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938
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239
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| April 2025 | 59 | 51 |
| May 2025 | 42 | 68 |
| June 2025 | 33 | 69 |
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| October 2026 | 20 | 15 |
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Ruth Coppinger
Written
49. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the progress of the national security strategy. [29592/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
373. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport the actions he is taking to mitigate the effect of airport noise for people living near the airport given a recent report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30492/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
661. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will investigate the suitability of the Reading Recovery programme for those with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30198/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
662. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if DEIS schools are obliged to implement the Reading Recovery programme for those behind with literacy skills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30200/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
663. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of a report (details supplied) in relation to the effectiveness of the Reading Recovery programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30201/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
822. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress of the mandatory registration to the Construction Industry Register Ireland due at the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29778/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
1126. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a ban on the general sale of wasp poisons given the danger of their use against bees and the need to protect bee populations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30199/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
1471. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she has replied to correspondence from a representative organisation (details supplied); the steps she will take in response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29798/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
1477. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the possibility of undertaking a medical evacuation of a person (details supplied)), to reconsider the possibility of implementing a formal medical evacuation system for people in Gaza; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29827/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
1559. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will request University Hospital Waterford to provide the name of the doctor involved in a particular case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30195/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Oral
83. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will examine providing pay incentives to public sector workers where there are acute recruitment and retention issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28899/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
115. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will examine providing special allowances to public sector workers that take account of increased housing and other costs in many areas in the state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27864/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
124. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will examine a pay cap for CEOs in public sector bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27867/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
134. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will examine pay and other incentives to encourage people to undertake training in areas of staff shortage in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27865/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
142. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will examine the need for a pay rise in the public sector to take account of the increased cost of living in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27866/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
556. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to consider expanding the current criteria for publicly funded IVF to include those who require IVF treatment but are not experiencing fertility issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28584/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
237. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to reevaluate the current funding being given to county councils for the tenant-in-situ scheme, increasing the available funding to allow them to complete agreed upon purchases under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27810/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Oral
4. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with the US President. [25532/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Oral
7. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with the US President. [26853/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Oral
12. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [21096/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
482. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice if he will investigate the viability of allowing South African citizens with a visa for the UK to be able to visit the State for a 90-day period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27629/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
492. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27717/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
511. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expert and scientific studies his Department has consulted in relation to its badger cull; if he will pause the cull in light of a high number of non-TB infected badgers being killed, as well as other wildlife being killed in traps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27530/25]
Ruth Coppinger
Written
681. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a shortage of Ipratropium Steri Neb (Ipramol), Salbutamol, and Atrovent; and if attempts have been made to address this, in light of the dangerous consequences for those reliant on this medication. [26993/25]