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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Fuel Costs: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (23 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Deputy Bruton is next and will be followed by Deputy Stanton. They have five minutes apiece.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Fuel Costs: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (23 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: I do not think anybody else has indicated so I will ask a quick question about the investigation. Mr. Godfrey mentioned the allegations of collusion. Obviously he cannot go into the details of the investigation. He did not give any timeline as to when he envisages the investigation will be completed. Does he have any idea of that? Will it be a month or a year or how long will it take?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Fuel Costs: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (23 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Can we not even get an interim idea of where the commission is at? It did an investigation into insurance companies which took a number of years. Are we talking about a number of years here or a number of months? I assume when he came in to the committee Mr. Godfrey was expecting to be asked this question by several of us. Basically we are going to have to invite him back in again, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Fuel Costs: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (23 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Is the commission aware of any other jurisdictions that are doing similar investigations? Have they done the reports?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Fuel Costs: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (23 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Mr. Godfrey. He understands where we are coming from. There is significant concern especially from consumers about being gouged. Whether it is true or not, there is a sense that there is collusion going on in setting the prices across the State. As many members have already said, we are getting calls in our constituencies and we have referred a few of them to the Competition and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Fuel Costs: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (23 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Senator's time is up. It is clear from Mr. McHugh's answer that we definitely need legislation in this area because it cannot be the case that nobody is being prosecuted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Fuel Costs: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (23 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Senator is way over time. I call Senator Crowe, who has seven minutes. He will be followed by Deputy Bruton, who will also have seven minutes.

Services for Children with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (29 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: The recent High Court ruling of 11 March is a damning indictment of the HSE assessment of needs process. This process has denied children with disability the right to a proper assessment of needs. Standard operating procedure is leading assessment officers to err in law, often leading to catastrophic consequences for children. It is absolutely astounding that this process could continue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Fuel Costs: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (23 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: That concludes our consideration of the matter for today. I thank the representatives of the CCPC for appearing before the committee. I imagine they will appear before us again. Many questions remain unanswered. In fairness, there were some the witnesses could not answer. In some cases, I think they could have answered some version of them. Deputy Bruton made a good point in suggesting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of arrests and seizures related to Operation Copóg in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15890/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (29 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 189. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an update will be provided on a new employment regulation order for the security industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16474/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects his Department to issue approval on outstanding applications for thermal upgrades for houses in Moyross, Limerick City; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15943/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (29 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 604. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been awaiting cataract surgery at University Hospital Limerick for more than 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15763/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Taoiseach is talking to a different person.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: I raise the issue of University Hospital Limerick, which I have done since I was elected in 2016 probably on a weekly basis through Questions of Promised Legislation, Topical Issues, priority questions and oral questions. There is no update or let up in the situation in the hospital. Eighty-six people are on trolleys today and 1,604 people have been on trolleys already in March, the highest...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: You have.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Why are there 86 people on trolleys?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 130. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) who, despite being graded as urgent, has been waiting three years for an appointment at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dublin for surgery to address tibial torsion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16763/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (31 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 24. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made regarding the establishment in Limerick of the trial 24-7 mental health de-escalation unit scheduled to commence in quarter 3 of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15886/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (31 Mar 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 34. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to address the continuous issue of overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15888/22]