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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: On the Senator's first question, who is to be invited in to the next meeting to represent employers and so on is a matter for the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: The second question is in regard to the HSA. Who would like to take that question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: The next speaker is Deputy Louise O'Reilly. The Senator has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: That concludes our consideration of this matter today. I thank the delegation from the Communications Workers Union, CWU, and Foxglove for assisting the committee with this matter. In particular, I thank Ms Plunkett for her contribution. It was very powerful, and I really appreciate what she has done. The committee will reflect on today's proceedings and take forward such aspects of the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I want to raise the vaccination centre we have in the mid-west region, which serves Limerick city. We previously raised the issue. The centre was not actually in Limerick city, it was in County Clare and I understand from HSE contacts this morning that it is moving shortly to the racecourse in Patrickswell. That would make it more difficult for people in the city to access the vaccination...

Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I welcome this Bill. The Sinn Féin Party and I will be supporting this legislation and are happy to see it before the Dáil. As referred to by the Tánaiste, it is an issue that I raised in the previous Dáil but unfortunately we did not solve the problem then. As such, I welcome that we are now able to move this Bill forward, albeit...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (13 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I mean no disrespect to the Minister of State but the senior Minister for Health really should be here when we are talking about University Hospital Limerick, UHL, because it is a massive issue, as she will be well aware. I raised this issue in the previous Dáil whenever I could and I also raised it with the Tánaiste last week. There seems to be a problem in our hospital. One...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (13 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I will come back on the 96-bed unit. Our concern is that the HSE recently told us that there will not be 96 additional beds, but 48. This will not address the problem we have. Unfortunately, there are more than 48 people on trolleys in UHL every day, which is a national scandal. I agree with the call from the INMO for HIQA to investigate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (13 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the review of the report on the ex-gratia scheme for survivors of sexual abuse in day schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25010/21]

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: The housing crisis has got worse and worse under the Government. A generation is being failed as we speak. A single person who wants to buy a home can forget about it. It seems like a hopeless ambition for a single parent to purchase a home. Even couples with two incomes and no dependants struggle to get a foothold on the property ladder. A generation is being squeezed out of property...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Local Government (Directly Elected Mayor with Executive Functions in Limerick City and County) Bill 2021 (18 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I will start by thanking the Minister of State and the officials for the ongoing briefings they are giving us and the meetings we have been able to attend. I put on record my thanks to the people of Limerick who voted for a directly-elected mayor in 2019. Unfortunately people in Waterford and Cork did not do that so we have in Limerick an opportunity to get this right not just for Limerick...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Local Government (Directly Elected Mayor with Executive Functions in Limerick City and County) Bill 2021 (18 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister of State. The people of Limerick will never give up an opportunity presented to them and we will do our best to make this work. For everybody in Limerick, whether they grew up where I did, in Ballynanty, or in Ballysteen out in the county, we will all benefit from a directly-elected mayor. As I said, the vote was close so it is important that we bring along those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Local Government (Directly Elected Mayor with Executive Functions in Limerick City and County) Bill 2021 (18 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am sorry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Local Government (Directly Elected Mayor with Executive Functions in Limerick City and County) Bill 2021 (18 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Yes, I will be very quick. I am sorry; I misunderstood how this committee works. I thought I was on the roster and that the Chairperson would come to me. I apologise for that. I have a comment for the Chairperson. I know it is not for me to tell him what to do but, when the committee has its private meeting, it might be useful to consider inviting people from Limerick before the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Yesterday, the mid west suffered another hammer blow with the decision of Aer Lingus to close its Shannon base. This has the potential to be catastrophic for the mid-west region. The Shannon-London-Heathrow connection, and these onward connections are vital to the people of the mid west and businesses in the area. Sinn Féin vigorously opposed the privatisation of Aer Lingus in 2015...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation and Reactivation of Economy: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the members and the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for participating in today's meeting in line with the exceptional circumstances with which we must deal given the Covid-19 pandemic. I remind them that apart from myself and members of the committee secretariat, all members and the witnesses are required to participate remotely, within the Leinster...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation and Reactivation of Economy: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Thank you, Tánaiste. I now invite members to discuss both issues with the Minister. I remind them to use the "Raise hand" function if they wish to contribute and to take it down when they are finished speaking. We have a rota and a system. The first person who has indicated is Deputy O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation and Reactivation of Economy: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: If the Senator wants an answer she has only one minute left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation and Reactivation of Economy: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I understand where the Deputy is coming from and I support what he is saying. However, the Tánaiste is here on two different issues. Will the Deputy limit himself to those issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation and Reactivation of Economy: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Before we move on to the second round, I want to raise the issue of Shannon Airport. The announcement yesterday was catastrophic for the reason. The regional balance we talk about will be in tatters if Shannon is not protected. The Tánaiste said that the Minister is meeting with Aer Lingus today. There needs to be a better Government intervention. The Tánaiste said that there...