Results 101-120 of 5,183 for speaker:Maurice Quinlivan
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Mr. Cronin and Deputy Healy. We now move to Independent Deputy Gillian Toole. She has seven minutes.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Does anyone else want to come in?
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Deputy Toole asked about assistive technology. Will one of the witnesses address that?
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms McDonagh.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms Murrihy and Deputy Quaide. There was one question that was not answered and the lads from Moyross can probably answer that if they want to. The question the Deputy had was about transitioning from primary to secondary school in Limerick. As the witnesses know, we have a common application programme, which is run in Limerick.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: We move to Senator Devine of Sinn Féin,
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: My apologies.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: I have a few questions for the witnesses from Corpus Christi. Deputy Ó Murchú put it well. The questions we were going to ask have been answered. Will they tell us more about the HAPPEE programme and the sky is the limit initiative mentioned earlier?
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Mr. O'Neill mentioned the Limerick economic and social intervention fund.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: As Mr. O'Neill said, initially it was €4 million a number of years ago and now it is down to €1.8 million. It will be practically gone by 2028 or 2029 with no commitment to give more.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: It is incredible. I thank Mr. O'Neill. Would anybody like to make a brief comment? We are running out of time.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: We are really out of time now, so very briefly.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: I do not want to interrupt but we can discuss that in private session as well later.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: That concludes our discussion for today.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: We will chase that up. I would like to have had a second round for everybody but we ran out of time. I think we would all agree this is one of the most powerful meetings we have had since the committee was established. I thank the witnesses for coming and giving their time. I know the lads from Moyross left at 4 or 5 a.m. this morning to get here on time. Well done to them. I propose...
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: There are lots of issues.
- Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (23 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Families from all backgrounds are struggling. I meet people all the time, especially in my clinic and when I do my weekly grocery shopping. They tell me they are struggling with the high cost of groceries, the cost of housing and the high cost of utilities, such as electricity and gas. The cost of these utilities is not sustainable for hard-working families. The prices consumers are...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (23 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when teachers, employed in ETB schools, who have submitted their application in advance of the 31 July deadline, can expect to receive their professional masters of education fee refund, appreciating that teachers employed in other school settings have received the refund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49786/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (23 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: 613. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the case of a person (details supplied) who, having been referred 18 months ago to University Hospital Limerick for an MRI scan to address chronic kidney disease, has yet to receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49856/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: 330. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) referred by their GP to the University Hospital Limerick ENT section but has yet to receive an appointment date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49339/25]