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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (4 May 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to the construction of the Northern Distributor Road in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20768/23]

Support for Household Energy Bills: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Government has done very little to alleviate the pressures being put on households due to the high cost of their energy bills. Consumers are at the end of their tether and there is little to no relief being offered to many of them. A number of elderly people I have spoken to recently have told me they have exhausted any savings they had and are extremely worried about the future. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IBEC and Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: Apologies have been received from Deputy Matt Shanahan. I ask all those present in the committee room to exercise personal responsibility to protect themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid 19. Members who are participating in the meeting remotely can only do so from within the Leinster House complex. Today we will have a discussion on two reports, Future of the National...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IBEC and Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms McGee. I invite members to discuss the issue with the officials.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IBEC and Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Deputy Stanton and thank Professor Gleeson. The next member who has indicated to speak is Senator Marie Sherlock, who has seven minutes. The Senator will be followed by Senator Garvey, with seven minutes as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IBEC and Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Deputy's time is well up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IBEC and Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: Yes, the Senator can come back in again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IBEC and Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: Before Deputy Bruton contributes, Ms McGee wanted to answer some of his questions from the previous round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IBEC and Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: That concludes our consideration of the matter today. I thank all of the representatives, including those present in the committee room and Professor Gleeson from the wonderful university of my home city of Limerick who is joining us online, for contributing to the consideration of this important matter. The committee will consider it further as soon as possible. The second item on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IBEC and Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Senator. Her time is up. She is well over time actually. Senator Ahearn is next up followed by Deputy Bruton who have seven minutes each.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (3 May 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: 237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the request by Limerick City and County Council for additional funding to acquire three additional staff for its housing department; when a response to this request will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20762/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 May 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: 430. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who, following an endoscopy on 23 February 2023, was referred to the cardiology department of University Hospital Limerick and has yet to receive an appointment date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20477/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (26 Apr 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: All those present in the committee room are asked to exercise personal responsibility to protect themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19. Anybody joining the meeting remotely must do so from within the Leinster House complex only. We will look at the sectoral employment order for the construction sector. The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 introduced a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (26 Apr 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Senator's time is running out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (26 Apr 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: Will you want a response?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (26 Apr 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: You are definitely showing your age now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (26 Apr 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: As nobody else is indicating, I will pose a number of questions myself. The Minister of State, in responding to Deputy Flaherty, spoke about a whole-of-government approach to unemployment. Hopefully we will reach full employment across the State soon. I represent Limerick and seven of the top ten unemployment blackspots are in my city. Has there been any discussion on this? The Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (26 Apr 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: Thank you very much. That concludes our consideration of the matter before us today and I propose that the committee requests the clerk to the committee to inform the Dáil and the Seanad accordingly. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (26 Apr 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: In accordance with Standing Order 95, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and employment has completed its consideration of the following motion: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023, a copy of which was laid in draft form before Dáil...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee (26 Apr 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: Again, I thank the Minister of State and his officials for assisting the committee in its consideration of this matter. We will now move on to correspondence. The first item of correspondence is No. ETER 426, which is the second item on our agenda. On 24 February 2023, the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment received the aforementioned item of correspondence from Hamilton...