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- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: It is pretty stark. I visited the prison in Limerick a few years ago. Eight people were crossing the yard when I was crossing to visit someone. Of those eight, seven should not have been in prison because the issue was just drugs. I grew up with most of them. It is insane.
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. Mr. Kelly spoke about one of the projects in Limerick. There are two projects ongoing at present. The law engagement and assisted recovery, LEAR, project has been in place for a couple of years. Under LEAR, the Garda can refer people to Ana Liffey. It is working really well and I commend the gardaí and the staff of Ana Liffey who are...
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: We have a progressive, forward-thinking and common-sense approach. Chief Superintendent Derek Smart is excellent at his job and inspires confidence. While we are dealing with people with addiction, we need to look at organised crime gangs which, unfortunately, operate in my city. They have a stranglehold in parts of the city. Crack cocaine did not just appear in Limerick. As I have said...
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: My time is nearly up and I have to go to another meeting. The interventions the Garda has done in Limerick recently, in particular, in the Ballinacurra-Weston area, have probably prevented deaths by not having a gang war break out, probably between certain factions of the same group. The Garda has done that already in the St. Mary's Park area. That was fantastic work. There is still a...
- Finance Bill 2024: Second Stage (16 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: Then there are the bike shed, the security hut and €9 million for pouches, not to mention the children's hospital. The Government is a serial waster.
- Finance Bill 2024: Second Stage (16 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: Unfairness was at the heart of this budget. Once-off gesture measures cannot mask that fact. The choice was made by the Government parties and is not the choice that we in Sinn Féin would have made. The Government opted, in this and previous budgets, to give significantly more benefit to higher earners than to those workers and families who have been most impacted by the ongoing...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: I remind members joining us remotely that they must be on the Leinster House complex. Apologies have been received from Senator Paul Gavan. Today's meeting will be a discussion on the implementation of EU Regulation No. 2023/2411 on geographical indications for craft and industrial products. Geographical indications provide for the intellectual property rights for products that are...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: Thank you, Mr. O'Connor. I invite Mr. Hynes to make opening remarks on behalf of the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Mr. Hynes and Ms Blanchfield. I invite Ms Mary Palmer to make the opening statement on behalf of Cork Craft and Design.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms Palmer. I now invite Mr. Talbot to make his opening remarks on behalf of Chambers Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Mr. Talbot. I now invite members who wish to speak. We have a rota in place. If any member online wishes to speak, he or she may do so by using the raise hand function on Microsoft Teams. The first member to speak is Deputy Louise O'Reilly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: I remind Mr. O'Connor that his colleague online wants to come in but he can go ahead.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: The next speaker is Senator Garvey. She has seven minutes. She will be followed by Deputy Barry who also has seven minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: As I said, the members decided what we were going to be covering.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: Okay. We can go into private session later and discuss that then.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: I apologise for interrupting but I am conscious of time and Mr. Glanzer wants to come in as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Mr. Hynes very much. Well said. It is a nice opportunity. Deputy Stanton wants to come in again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the representatives for assisting the committee in its consideration of this important matter. I propose that we go into private session to consider this and other business. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)
Maurice Quinlivan: Mr. Glanzer wants to come in on that.