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Covid-19 (Health): Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: I will make two quick comments and ask questions at the end. I have just under four minutes. My colleague, Deputy O'Reilly, referenced the issue of drugs in the context of Covid. It is one of the issues I wish to raise with the Minister now. Since the lockdown started, people have become acutely aware of drug dealing in their localities. It has been much more visible because they have...

Covid-19 (Transport, Tourism and Sport): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: Has the Minister met the CEO of Shannon Group?

Covid-19 (Transport, Tourism and Sport): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am going to make a short contribution and my colleague, Deputy Wynne, will then come in with a contribution. I have also some questions, and the Minister might answer them after Deputy Wynne speaks, if that is okay with the Minister. I welcome the task force the Minister announced. It is a good move forward. As my colleague, Deputy O'Rourke, said, we must ensure that the unions are...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (27 May 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: I wish to raise with the Minister for Health the issue of contract cleaners across the State but especially in hospitals. Many of these cleaners work as front-line workers in hospitals and care facilities in the battle against Covid-19 and they were expecting a 40 cent pay rise at the beginning of March, which would have brought their hourly rate of pay to just €11.20 per hour....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 756. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the assistance that is being put in place to assist taxi drivers in getting back to work after the Covid-19 restrictions are lifted; if these workers will be entitled to financial assistance to help them get back to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7291/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority (20 May 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 600. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of inspectors employed by the Health and Safety Authority in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020; if additional inspectors will be hired in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; if the HSA will receive additional funding in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6304/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 1031. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish guidelines for taxi drivers on the way in which they can implement changes to protect drivers and customers regarding Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6542/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Living Wage (20 May 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 1249. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position on the living wage in view of the considerable departure from the previous position in the recent Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil Government negotiation document; the details on this new position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6303/20]

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (14 May 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: I want to raise two specific issues with the Minister but obviously time is running out and Deputy Cullinane wants to share time with me. My first question is about the role of the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, in policing workforces for compliance with public health guidelines in regard to Covid-19. As she knows, everyone is deeply concerned that the HSA will not be sufficiently...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 May 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that two ASD units at a school (details supplied) have been sanctioned by the National Council For Special Education and are scheduled to open in September 2020, yet the application for the building of these units is still under assessment and no construction has been commenced; the status and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (13 May 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 451. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will have to wait for funding to be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3916/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (13 May 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 456. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting four years for an appointment with a consultant at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3943/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (13 May 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 574. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay for a person (details supplied) receiving a hospital appointment; the length of time they will be on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4491/20]

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Minister can reply to me with a written response, but another Deputy-----

Covid-19 (Business, Enterprise and Innovation): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: We live in strange times. I was re-elected in February, and this is the first opportunity I have had to speak in the new Dáil. I thank those who trusted me with their vote in the election in Limerick city and the parts of Tipperary I represent. I thank them very much and I will do my best to represent them as best I can. As I said, we live in strange and difficult times. I thank all...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Market (18 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 447. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of introducing one extra bank holiday per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53612/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister, Deputy Ross, and the Minister of State, Deputy Griffin, as well as their officials for attending today. The Minister, in response to a question, indicated that if the FAI goes, the League of Ireland goes too. That has sent a shock across the State and people have been in touch with me since the Minister made that statement. Will he commit that whatever happens, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: As stated, there is major concern about the Minister's statement that if the FAI goes, the League of Ireland will go. The Minister needs to address the issue more strongly than he has to date. I appreciate his response, which was quite good, but we need a commitment that whatever happens the League of Ireland will be protected in some form.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: Going back to Limerick, one reason it was probably forgotten is because the League of Ireland was forgotten by the FAI.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (17 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has still not had their registration with the Teaching Council processed; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52806/19]