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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Select Committee (1 Jun 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank members for their participation in this meeting. I remind members they are required to attend from either the committee room or remotely from within the Leinster House complex. Should a division occur, any member participating remotely will be required to make his or her way to the committee room within the normal division time to vote before returning to his or her original...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: The meeting has been convened for the purpose of considering the Consumer Rights Bill 2022, which was referred to the select committee by order of the Dáil on 17 May. The purpose of the Bill is to consolidate and update legislative provisions regulating the main types of consumer contract. It also gives effect to EU Directive 2019/770 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: As the Minister of State has outlined, there is a huge number of amendments, specifically 162, but many of them are technical, relating to small errors, typos, better wording, etc.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, and 8 to 18, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: They are.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Amendments Nos. 5 to 7, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Amendments Nos. 19, 20, 23 to 30, inclusive, 35 to 50, inclusive, 52 to 54, inclusive, 56 to 59, inclusive, 66 to 69, inclusive, 71 to 85, inclusive, 87 to 99, inclusive, 105, 106, 109 to 120, inclusive, 123 to 141, inclusive, 150 to 155, inclusive, and 163 are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: You can do them together. I understand they are all technical.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: There are many amendments in the group. As we said they comprise corrections to typos and better language. It is minor and technical stuff.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Amendments Nos. 21 and 122 will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Amendments Nos. 31 to 34, inclusive, amendments Nos. 60 to 65, inclusive, and amendment No. 86 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Amendments Nos. 100 to 103, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Yes. Amendments Nos. 100 to 103, inclusive, will be discussed together and No. 104 will be discussed separately.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Amendments Nos. 143 to 149, inclusive, are related and may be taken together.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Amendments Nos. 156 to 162, inclusive, may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Committee Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, and his officials for attending today's meeting. I look forward to the Bill being enacted and implemented as soon as possible. I thank the members who assisted and for participating in today's meeting.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Message to Dáil (1 Jun 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be the Dáil: The Select Committee of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has completed its consideration of the Consumer Rights Bill 2022 and has made amendments thereto.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Accommodation (31 May 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister of State. I missed him in the men's shed last week. I was there a few minutes after he arrived. St. Mary's Parish Men's Shed is a good facility. I trust that with the answer he has just given, the Minister of State is being sincere. However, none of what he said bears fruit in the real world. Families are desperate. Rental prices are too high and too few, if...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Accommodation (31 May 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: The issue of homelessness in Limerick is spiralling to new and concerning levels. We have never seen it so bad. There is a complete absence of available emergency accommodation for those who desperately need it. Homelessness service providers have spoken to me, as they do regularly, and have advised me there are simply not enough available beds in the city. In fact, they understand there...