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

Maurice Quinlivan: The Senator's time is up. She has not left any time for the Tánaiste to respond.

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

Maurice Quinlivan: I tried to warn her.

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

Maurice Quinlivan: I call Deputy Bruton, who has five minutes. I apologise for the short amount of time allocated to each member. As a result of the pandemic, we have to limit the duration of meetings.

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

Maurice Quinlivan: As there are three minutes remaining, I will bring in Deputy Stanton.

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

Maurice Quinlivan: That concludes our consideration of these matters. I thank all present, especially the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Varadkar, for assisting the committee in its consideration of the matter. His attendance is much appreciated. The meeting is now adjourned. I thank everyone for participating in the meeting under these difficult circumstances...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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]

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

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank members and witnesses for their attendance at this meeting in line with the exceptional circumstances and measures required due to Covid-19. I remind members who are participating remotely that they should do so from within the Leinster House complex. Today we will be discussing issues relating to the employment of content moderators. A content moderator is an employee of an...

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

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms Ní Bhrógáin and invite Ms Crider to make her opening remarks on behalf of Foxglove.

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

Maurice Quinlivan: Before, Ms Plunkett finishes, I would like to remind her not to mention another entity. She can make her comments, but I ask her not mention the name of the secondary company.

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

Maurice Quinlivan: I invite the members to discuss the issues with the witnesses. I remind them to use the hand-raising function on Teams, and more importantly, to lower their hand, as it were, when they have finished speaking. As members know, a rota is in place. The first member indicating is Deputy Louise O'Reilly, who has 14 minutes.

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

Maurice Quinlivan: To clarify, we must be careful when talking about pending cases to not mention a specific case, as I am sure the witness is aware.