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Criminal Justice (Promotion of Restorative Justice) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Deputy Daly and Professor Ian Marder of the criminology department in Maynooth University who helped us to draft the Bill initially. We introduced the Criminal Justice (Promotion of Restorative Justice) (Amendment) Bill 2023 in December 2023. It fulfils several objectives for the State, the victims of crime and alleged perpetrators. If enacted, I strongly believe it will be of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister of State, but it does not give me any confidence. In the last line of his response he said, "I would like to reassure the Deputy, and all patients... in the mid-west, that this Government is fully committed to improving health services in the region." I have received the same reply since 2016 when I first started raising this nine years ago. The fact remains that we...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I agree.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I said no recent progress.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: We had the last Dáil motion on UHL which was passed.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: We are the only party that actually called for-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: Yes, we have

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I mean no disrespect to the Minister of State, Deputy Collins, but I would have hoped a Minister from the Department of Health would have come in. The last time I had a Topical Issue at least I was told it would be the Minister of State, Deputy Collins, which I appreciated. I had a Topical Issue on crime but nobody from the Department of justice. I want to put that on the record. I will...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Government did not oppose that motion and we await a response from HIQA.

Proceeds of Crime and Related Matters Bill 2025: Second Stage (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank CAB for the work it has done over the past number of years. I really want to talk about the community safety fund and how that can be enhanced. The aims of the Bill are positive aims that my party and I support. Any efforts that attempt to deny criminals their ill-gotten gains are welcome. The message must be delivered loud and clear that crime does not pay. We have to make...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I raise the issue of the lack of gardaí in Limerick city and the perceived lack of a Garda response. In recent days, I have spoken to many community leaders who have all used the same words - "tense", "fear" and "dread" - to describe the situation. It is not fair that communities are left like this. This week alone, I was contacted by several constituents. One said a car was speeding...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I apologise for being late for the start of the meeting. I was in the Dáil speaking but I read the opening statement before the meeting. I have a few questions on it. The issue I am concerned about is not one on which I am speaking off the top of my head. I spoke about it to several teachers and others in education across Limerick, particularly in the past couple of weeks, because...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I will go back to the question of what the most important thing is we should do to make sure Traveller children go to school as regularly as the general population goes to school. For instance, are there any plans to target parental support and change the attitudes of parents, which is the big thing we are missing here? That is the biggest issue we face. We can throw all the money we want...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I understand that, but it is back to the parent. How do we get to the parent?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: My time will probably be up shortly. The key for this has to be how we get parents to interact with schools. We have lost a generation and the generation before that, some of whom are still alive. How do we interact with them to explain how important it is for their children to go to school? The only way we can get many them out of poverty is if they get the education we are looking for....

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: Will the Department come back to us on that?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: Does the Department have that data on a weekly basis?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: It does not know how many people are not going to school.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: Do we have any idea of the percentage of Traveller children on this?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: Okay, so it is 87 out of 1,275.