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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: When I spoke about the cap for the further growth loan scheme, I was also wondering if there is a cap on the amount of money that can be drawn down. What size loan could a company get?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Government ensured it is not.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (5 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 126. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50831/18]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am opposing this section. Section 11 seeks to reconstitute the nomination process to the board of PIAB. As it stands, two members of the board are nominated by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, ICTU, one person is nominated by IBEC, and one person by the Irish Insurance Federation or any successor of it. The proposed change contained in section 11 would remove the power of ICTU to...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I appreciate the Minister's response but she has not addressed the fact that IBEC will lose two seats on the board.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: Yes, I apologise.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am concerned that the proposal makes the board more corporate Ireland because Insurance Ireland, the Central Bank and another entity will have a nomination each but ICTU loses two places and IBEC loses one place. If there is no support for my proposal then I shall withdraw my opposition with the proviso that----

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: Yes.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: It is not simply a case that we want ICTU to be included in order to represent trade union members. That is not what we are about at all. There has been a lot of talk about fraud and people making false claims. We all agree that has happened and we want to deal with the issue. We must also remember that people do get injured and they must be compensated. We want to make sure that someone...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am happy to withdraw my opposition to the section and I may restate my opposition on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: My party opposes section 13 in its entirety. This section seeks to give the Minister power to take the financial reserves of PIAB, which currently stands at €19 million. I oppose the change as PIAB has built up the reserve over years, since its establishment, by continually re-engineering efficient processes and fighting judicial reviews by vested interests. This money was collected...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: Again, I reserve my position. We may return to this section. The reason I want PIAB to retain unspent money is to allow it to do other things. We are talking of changing the book of quantum every three years and PIAB would require funding for this task. As Deputy Kelleher said, a future Minister for Finance may decide not to provide the funding needed. Fees have come down already in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ticket Touting (4 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: More time has elapsed without anything being done on ticket touting. The Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017 which I introduced to tackle ticket touting is again stuck in limbo, this time awaiting a money message. I look forward to the Minister's amendments. After an examination of them, Sinn Féin will decide on whether it will support the Bill. It is to be hoped...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (4 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: Will the Minister update us on the memo that leaked from Cabinet last week? I understand that it was a memo from the Tánaiste which stated that Ireland will not be ready for a hard Brexit and referenced things such as site acquisitions, planning permission and procurement and construction issues that exist at our ports and airports. This was very concerning to hear and will add to the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (4 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 53. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to outline the contingency plans she has put in place for businesses and hauliers in the event of a hard Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50531/18]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (4 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: As the Minister is well aware, the Brexit deal negotiated between the European Union and the United Kingdom is set to be voted on this day next week in the House of Commons, but it seems crystal clear already that it will be voted down by a large margin. There will be more chaotic scenes in British politics, thereby increasing the chances of a no-deal Brexit. What arrangements have been and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (4 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister for her reply. I was happy to attend the very well-organised conference in Thomond Park in Limerick, which was quite successful and at which there was a good turnout. With the increased threat of a hard Brexit, I am very concerned about businesses that depend on using the land bridge through Britain for goods going to and from the Continent. According to the data from...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Business Voucher Scheme (4 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 68. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which she plans to encourage more businesses here to trade online; her plans to develop digital hubs in regional Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50485/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ticket Touting (4 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 70. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when she plans to bring forward legislation to tackle the problem of ticket touting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50484/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (4 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the reform of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50483/18]