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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: Yes.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: Amendments Nos. 29, 30, 32 and 34 are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: Amendments Nos. 31, 33 and 35 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: I was going to suggest that.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee Stage (17 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for attending today's meeting and I look forward to the Bill being enacted and implemented as soon as possible.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Select Committee (17 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: The imeachtaí of the meeting of 28 June and 29 November last have been circulated. Do members have comments on them? If not, are they agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Message to Dáil (17 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment has completed its consideration of the Digital Services Bill 2023 and has made amendments thereto.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (17 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: 888. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what plans are being considered to allow unmarried partners to qualify for the widow's pension upon the death of their partner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56815/23]

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I move amendment No. 74: In page 67, line 36, to delete “2 years” and substitute “12 months”.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: As the Minister of State is aware, in amendment No. 74, we propose to delete “2 years” and substitute “12 months". It was 1,664 days ago when the people of Limerick voted for a directly elected mayor, and here we are. We do not want other areas to have the same problems we had. We do not want it delayed or that a government could be elected that is not interested in...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I move amendment No. 30: In page 23, lines 5 and 6, to delete “the Mayor as the Mayor considers appropriate” and substitute “the D’Hondt system”.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I move amendment No. 31: In page 23, line 8, after “subsection (4),” to insert the following: “including, but not limited to, businesses, trade unions, Community and Voluntary Sector organisations,”.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I move amendment No. 32: In page 24, line 12, after “time” to insert “, subject to the approval of elected members,”.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I will speak to a number of the amendments. In amendment No 30, we refer to removing “the Mayor as the Mayor considers appropriate” and substituting it with “the D’Hondt system”. It is very important to have this. We referenced it in the context of local democracy. It is important there is a democratic element to the selection of members of the Limerick...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I move amendment No. 27: In page 22, lines 22 and 23, to delete “comments or observations” and substitute “comments, observations and potential amendments”.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I move amendment No. 28: In page 22, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(6) The Mayor shall, before finalising the Mayoral programme, undertake a process of non-statutory public consultation with the people of Limerick City and County regarding the Mayoral programme.”.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I move amendment No. 24: In page 22, lines 2 and 3, to delete "twice in each year at intervals of not less than 5, and not more than 7, months" and substitute "three times in each year at intervals of not more than 4 months". This amendment changes the numbers of meetings required of the consultative forum.The amendment proposes to delete "twice in each year at intervals of not less than...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I move amendment No. 13: In page 15, line 23, to delete “director general” and substitute “Mayor”.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Minister of State seems to be trying to confuse people. We are saying the director general will have a full role in hiring people and managing human resources but not in respect of the mayor's team. We are not talking about any other positions. We have put on record clearly what we are proposing. A new mayor should be able to hire his or her team. There are good staff in the council...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I will say the same thing as I said at the committee. When the new mayor is elected, he or she will have his or her own adviser. That is in legislation. However, the other four staff members will be existing staff members of the council. I do not have a problem with that. I have a problem if someone transfers over and automatically becomes the director general, which is what is going to...