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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

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

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I call Senator Sherlock and she has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: As nobody else has indicated, that concludes our consideration of this matter. I thank Ms Breathnach and Ms Mulready for assisting the committee. I also thank the members for allowing us to proceed with this matter as quickly as we could. That concludes the committee's business in public session. I propose we go into private session to consider other business. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Does the Senator wish to continue with a different question? He has some time remaining.

Employment Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I represent the constituency that has the highest number of unemployment black spots in the State. Eight of the top ten unemployment black spots are in Limerick city. I recently commissioned a report on unemployment black spots across the State and it makes for stark reading. Many people rely on the local employment services in Limerick. They have done a great job and would have done a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses constructed per year under the Limerick Regeneration Programme since the original Limerick regeneration master plan in January 2008, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58773/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses constructed in each of the regeneration areas under the Limerick Regeneration Programme since the original Limerick regeneration master plan in January 2008, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58774/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses demolished in each of the regeneration areas under the Limerick Regeneration Programme since the original Limerick regeneration master plan in January 2008, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58775/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses demolished per year under the Limerick Regeneration Programme since the original Limerick regeneration master plan in January 2008, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58825/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (30 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 393. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reasoning behind the proposed exclusion from the pension-related once-off gratuity scheme for community employment supervisors of those who received a statutory redundancy payment from their scheme as compensation for being made unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58680/21]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Select Committee (30 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I welcome the members who will participate in today's meeting. In line with the exceptional measures due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the exception of myself and the committee secretariat, all members of the committee are participating remotely. If they are participating in the meeting remotely, all members will be fully aware that they are required to participate within the Leinster...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I have some questions of my own. The Minister of State spoke about establishing the humanitarian support scheme on a statutory basis, which I welcome because at the moment it can be quite ad hoc. As Deputy Stanton said, it is a very effective and useful scheme when it does work. I have seen situations where businesses were flooded and the uncertainty around whether they will get grant...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I have another question on the innovation equity fund. The Minister of State spoke about targeting a number of priority areas which have had difficulties in attracting investment including life sciences, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, fintech, technology and digitalisation, green, environmental and female-led enterprises, all of which are very worthwhile. Would the Department also consider...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister of State for that. As nobody else has indicated a wish to speak, I propose that we agree that the consideration of the Supplementary Estimate by the committee has concluded. Is that agreed? Agreed. The clerk will send a message to that effect to the Clerk of the Dáil. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy English, for assisting the committee in its...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Message to Dáil (30 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2021: Vote 32 — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Under Standing Order 100(2), the message is...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: As all members are joining the meeting remotely, I asked them to raise their hand to indicate they wish to speak and more importantly to take it down when they finish speaking.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Page 45 of the programme for Government states the Government will "Ensure capacity for a COVID-19 rapid response, including bed and ICU capacity and for non-COVID emergencies into the longer term, by utilising some private hospital capacity, if necessary." The people have been wonderful during this pandemic, as have the front-line staff. However, in a recent radio interview, the chief...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sick Leave Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I welcome members participating in today's committee meeting in line with the exceptional measures that we have to put in place due to the pandemic. Members and all in attendance are asked to exercise personal responsibility to protect themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19. They are strongly advised to practise good hand hygiene and they will notice that every second...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sick Leave Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms McElwee. I now invite Dr. Bambrick to make her opening remarks on behalf of ICTU.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Sick Leave Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Dr. Bambrick and Deputy Stanton. The Deputy's time is up. The next person indicating to speak is Senator Sherlock, who has seven minutes.