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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Community Development Projects (9 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the long-promised community centre for St. Mary’s Park Estate, King’s Island, Limerick (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54685/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (9 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 349. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to review the maximum grant amounts for housing adaptation grants for elderly persons and persons with disabilities due to the increased cost of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54686/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: During the local and European elections in 2019, the people of Cork, Waterford and Limerick voted in plebiscites for directly-elected mayors. The people of Limerick accepted the proposal. Unfortunately, people in Cork and Waterford did not. It is over two years since that happened. We expected direct elections for the mayor of Limerick to take place in 2021. Obviously the pandemic...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 378. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been advised that they will be waiting 12 months for a biopsy at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53941/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Apologies have been received from Deputy Stanton and Senator Garret Ahearn. I welcome members participating in today's committee meeting in line with exceptional circumstances and measures we have to take due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Members and all in attendance are asked to exercise personal responsibility in protecting themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Mr. Gilvarry. I invite members to discuss the issue with the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council. I remind members participating remotely to use the raise hand function in Teams and to cancel it when they have spoken. The first to indicate was Deputy O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Deputy O'Reilly and Mr. Gilvarry. The next person to speak Senator Crowe. The Senator has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: The next person to speak is Deputy Bruton and he has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Deputy's time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Deputy, your time is well up so there is no time to answer those. The next member is Senator Crowe, who has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: That concludes the first round so I will move to the second round of questions. I call Senator Paul Gavan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: As nobody else is indicating to speak, that concludes our consideration of the matter for today. I thank Mr. Gilvarry and Ms Kane from the NCPC for attending and assisting the committee in its consideration of this matter today. It is nice to have witnesses physically present. We are moving back into some sort of normality. That concludes the committee's business in public session for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Company Registration (2 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 3. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to strengthen the role of the Companies Registration Office, CRO, to deal with the increase in fake or bogus companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53078/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Company Registration (2 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I ask this question on the back of an article written by John Mulligan, a journalist with theIrish Independent, in July. The article suggested that several bogus companies have been created across the State. The CRO advised that it had no role to play in verifying the details of these new companies. In my capacity as Chairman of the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, I...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Company Registration (2 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister for his response but I am unclear as to the precise action he will take on the issue. I am sure he will agree that the establishment of fake firms in the State is not only a risk to consumers who could be defrauded by these companies, but is also a stain on our reputation internationally. Furthermore, I am sure he will agree that the maintenance of a good faith register...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Company Registration (2 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: As we become increasingly dependent on technology, the way consumers interact with businesses is changing rapidly. Although there are significant benefits to that, it does come with greater risk of fraud and, unfortunately, it seems that is what we are seeing at the moment. The fact that there is possibly a large number of bogus and fake companies must be addressed as a matter of urgency....

Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (2 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Throughout the worst period of the pandemic, when uncertainty reigned and before so many of us got the vaccine, our hospitals were the front line in the battle against the virus. Healthcare workers, nurses and midwives came in to work day after day, shift after shift, putting themselves at real risk of contracting the virus. They were very tough times for our healthcare workers and their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (2 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 907. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) has been waiting on an ASD assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52393/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 1062. To ask the Minister for Health if the excessive wait time for obtaining an MRI scan at University Hospital Limerick for a person (details supplied) will be addressed. [53111/21]