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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (10 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 325. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will have to wait for a MRI scan at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51165/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I would like to focus my contribution on Lyric FM, as I am Deputy representing Limerick city and this is a huge concern in the area. It has been a good project in the city. When RTÉ brought Lyric FM to Limerick, it was seen as the national broadcaster reaching out to the regions. Now that RTÉ is retreating from that, the opposite is going to be perceived. It has not, as one can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: Ms Forbes has not answered the question I asked. There is concern about why RTÉ thinks it is going to save money by moving to Dublin or Cork. RTÉ is reducing what Lyric FM will be, otherwise there will be no savings there. Limerick is probably the cheapest place to run it. Ms Forbes, if she has ever been to the Cornmarket, will know how big it is and how cheap it is compared to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I refer to the Taoiseach's comments today, which Ms Forbes said she has not heard. He said that the Cabinet agreed that it would ask RTÉ to defer the closure of Lyric FM until after the report is done. Would Ms Forbes's gut feeling be to do that?

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I will share time with my colleagues, Deputies Ó Caoláin and Ward. I welcome the Bill, which is an important amendment to the Misuse of Drugs Act. It addresses a gap in the current legislation regarding those who are exploiting children as drugs couriers and in other illegal drug-related activities. We need to urgently plug this gap in current legislation and criminalise this...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Costs (11 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reintroducing the tax relief for trade union subscriptions based on 2010 figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52001/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Living Wage Expenditure (11 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 122. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of introducing a living wage of €12.30 per hour for all workers in the Civil Service. [51997/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Living Wage Expenditure (11 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of introducing a living wage of €12.30 per hour for all workers in the public sector. [51998/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (11 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 124. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons employed in the Civil Service. [51999/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Data (11 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons employed in the public sector. [52000/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services Data (11 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 169. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding allocated to the Workplace Relations Commission in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the budget allocated for 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52002/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services Data (11 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 170. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of workplace relations inspectors employed in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number that will be employed in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52003/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services Data (11 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 171. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff employed by the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number that will be employed in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52004/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (11 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 234. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in approving a mobility scooter for a person (details supplied). [52029/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (17 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has still not had their registration with the Teaching Council processed; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52806/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (17 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 444. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot obtain approval for a zimmer frame; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53180/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Market (18 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 447. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of introducing one extra bank holiday per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53612/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister, Deputy Ross, and the Minister of State, Deputy Griffin, as well as their officials for attending today. The Minister, in response to a question, indicated that if the FAI goes, the League of Ireland goes too. That has sent a shock across the State and people have been in touch with me since the Minister made that statement. Will he commit that whatever happens, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: As stated, there is major concern about the Minister's statement that if the FAI goes, the League of Ireland will go. The Minister needs to address the issue more strongly than he has to date. I appreciate his response, which was quite good, but we need a commitment that whatever happens the League of Ireland will be protected in some form.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: Going back to Limerick, one reason it was probably forgotten is because the League of Ireland was forgotten by the FAI.