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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: A Programme for a Partnership Government includes a commitment to enhance health services. I want to raise the specific issue of the dreadful overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick. There were 75 patients on trolleys on Tuesday and, overall, there have been 217 patients on trolleys in the hospital this week. I wrote to the Minster for Health, Deputy Harris, asking him to meet...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: When can we expect the 60-bed modular unit and the 96-bed extension to be delivered?

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: Sinn Féin welcomes this move to remove the legislative prohibition on allowing full access for members of An Garda Síochána to the State's workplaces dispute resolution bodies, namely, the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court. Sinn Féin introduced a Bill in April 2017 which would have allowed the representative associations of An Garda Síochána...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: The programme for Government has a commitment to legislate for directly-elected mayors. I was delighted to see voters in Limerick approve the proposal put in the plebiscite on Friday to allow for a directly-elected mayor to lead our local authority. Sinn Féin supported a "Yes" vote for a directly-elected mayor in Limerick but we had a job of work to explain to people the benefits of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of abolishing apprenticeship fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22662/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing an additional 1,000 apprenticeship places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22663/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Complaints Procedures (28 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 299. To ask the Minister for Health the number of complaints lodged with the HSE in relation to University Hospital Limerick in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22826/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2017: Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (28 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I welcome the Minister of State and particularly welcome the pay rise of 2.7%, which will be effective from 1 September. Sinn Féin fully supports this order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2017: Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (28 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Minister made reference to An Garda Síochána in the context of the Bill that will be coming before the Dáil tomorrow. Sinn Féin has tabled an amendment to that Bill to provide for the inclusion of the Defence Forces. Has the Minister of State or the senior Minister given any thought to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland: Chairman Designate (28 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Professor Clinch for his opening statement. He has clearly demonstrated his considerable experience and expertise, which is why he was nominated to be the chairman of Science Foundation Ireland. On behalf of Sinn Féin, I wish Professor Clinch the very best in his role.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland: Chairman Designate (28 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: Science Foundation Ireland does great work and I have met its representatives several times. I sometimes wonder if the public knows enough about what SFI actually does, what it has achieved and the successes it has had. Does Professor Clinch believe that more could be done to inform the general public on the good work that is being done by Science Foundation Ireland? In which areas could...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (22 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in the Henry Street district and the Roxboro road district of Limerick by rank in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22170/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Digital Strategy Implementation (21 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I wish to ask about the establishment of an office of digital safety commissioner. As the Taoiseach knows, Sinn Féin introduced a Bill that reached Committee Stage in early 2018 and received strong support, including from the committee's Chair, Deputy Naughton. The committee was working on definitions of "harmful communications", which was the main issue that needed to be addressed,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Church-State Relations (21 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Taoiseach repeated the comments he made at the time of Pope Francis's visit that he believed the time had come for us to build a new relationship between church and State in Ireland and a new covenant for the 21st century. That could be a good idea if it is done in the right way and involves all faith communities and religious in a dialogue that lays out the clear division between church...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (21 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: Over the past number of months there have been two landmark cases concerning the Freedom of Information Act in the Court of Appeal and the High Court. Those cases, one involving UCC and the other involving Enet, fundamentally undermine the principles of the Act, and have far-reaching consequences when it comes to freedom of information, FOI. Freedom of information is crucial for any...

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (21 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: Can the Taoiseach explain why his Government has announced that it is abandoning the Garda insurance fraud unit? That unit specialises in insurance fraud which has been a Government policy, via the work of the cost of insurance working group, since early 2017 and was fully endorsed by the Personal Injuries Commission. Businesses are closing down across the country and this Government is too...

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (21 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I tabled a Topical Issue matter on this topic this morning but it was not selected for priority.

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (21 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I did table a Topical Issue matter.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total fee contributions, that is, annual student contribution, of apprentices in both higher education and consortia-led contexts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22032/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (15 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 70. To ask the Minister for Health the action he has taken to address the overcrowding situation in University Hospital Limerick further to correspondence he received from seven County Limerick and mid-west Deputies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20845/19]