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Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Policy (20 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Will the Cabinet committee on housing discuss home income thresholds for social housing supports, which have not changed since 2011? There is a scarcity of available properties for renters and those that are available have rents that many simply cannot afford. Homeownership is unattainable for many people, especially throughout Limerick. The safety net is meant to be the social housing...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (20 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 240. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to update rule 4(1)(b) of the Pension Declaration Rules 1966 regarding an eligible witness to include additional persons such as elected members of both the Houses of the Oireachtas and local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45468/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (20 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a decision will be made regarding Limerick City and County Council’s application for additional resources for a dedicated affordable homes team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45421/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 393. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of family income supplement and working family payment in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022. [45943/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 394. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total amount spent on the family income supplement and working family payment in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022. [45944/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 547. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting for a physiotherapy appointment at a medical centre having been referred there by University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45849/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 571. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who following a CT scan has been referred to the ear, nose and throat section of University Hospital Limerick to address a sinus issue, and has been advised by the section that there are no available dates for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45916/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 580. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who was referred by the paediatric unit at University Hospital Limerick for assessment to a medical team and has been advised that they will be waiting 24 months for an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46051/22]

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petitions Received (15 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: It is agreed. I thank the Chairman for allowing me to attend this meeting. I agree with all of those recommendations but I have a further request. The emergency department at University Hospital Limerick, UHL, is consistently the most overcrowded in the State and is not fit for purpose. The report of a Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA, inspection in March of this year was...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petitions Received (15 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Does the Chairman want me to check whether the Joint Committee on Health is going to invite the Minister to appear before it to discuss this issue?

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petitions Received (15 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: As the Chairman of another committee, I understand the Chairman's desire to avoid duplication of work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: The proceedings of Oireachtas committees will be conducted without the requirement for social distancing and with normal capacity in the committee rooms restored. However, committees are encouraged to take a gradual approach to this change. Members and witnesses have the option to attend meetings in the relevant committee room or online through Microsoft Teams. Those attending the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: You are running out of time, so if you want to conclude, you can go on for another minute or so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: The rest will be read into the record anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Thank you, Mr. Godfrey. I now invite Mr. Michael Kilcoyne to make opening remarks on behalf of the CAI.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Sorry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Mr. Kilcoyne, Mr. Jewell and Mr. O'Rourke for their contributions. I now invite the members to discuss the issues with the representatives. I remind members who are participating remotely to use the raise-your-hand feature and, more important, to take their hand down when they are finished speaking. The first speaker is Deputy Louise O’Reilly, who has 14 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Mr. Andrews and invite Mr. Jeremy Godfrey to make his opening remarks on behalf of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (14 Sep 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Deputy Stanton’s time is up but he may contribute again later if he wishes.