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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (6 Oct 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 356. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when refurbishment of houses in the Moyross regeneration area will be completed as part of the Limerick regeneration framework implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28603/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (6 Oct 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 599. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the value of contracts awarded by his Department to a company (details supplied), its subsidiaries and each body and local authority under his remit from 1 January 2016 to 14 July 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28260/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (1 Oct 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister for her response and for her comments on the courts. The gardaí in Limerick are very frustrated because they are arresting people on clear evidence and bringing them to court but there is no follow-up on that and they are back on the streets, often hours later, selling their drugs in the same place where they were arrested. The Minister will be aware that former...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (1 Oct 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: I congratulate the Minister on her appointment and I have not interacted with her in this new Dáil as of yet. I know that she is relatively new to the role and I hope she will have a better impact than those who preceded her in dealing with the issue of drugs in Limerick city. It truly needs a cross-departmental response. Drugs, as the Minister is aware, crosses many Ministries,...

Winter Plan 2020: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Minister will be well aware that I have spoken on health issues a number of times, both in this Dáil and many times in the Thirty-second Dáil, so here we go again. I feel I have to do so because of the constituency I represent, which is Limerick city and includes part of Tipperary. We have University Hospital Limerick in that constituency. I have to speak so often on health...

Child Poverty: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: I commend the Social Democrats on bringing forward this important motion. Child poverty has a huge impact in my constituency. I represent Limerick city, which includes part of north Tipperary, and we have serious problems in the area. In Limerick, 18 electoral divisions were classified as unemployment blackspots, which is twice as many in any other part of the country. The average...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Measures (29 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to proceed with the legislation necessary for protecting communities from the ongoing antisocial use of scramblers and quad bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27292/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Radio Broadcasting (29 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 371. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when funding will be approved and actioned to make a radio station (details supplied) available on the FM wavelength. [27277/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (29 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 590. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of Defence Forces personnel that received family income supplement or working family payment in each of the years 2013 to 2019 and to date in 2020. [27237/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee (29 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: We have a quorum. The committee is meeting today in public session for its inaugural meeting. We will go into private session shortly to discuss procedural matters and a work programme. First, I congratulate all members on their election in the general election in February and in the subsequent Seanad election. I congratulate all of them on their appointment as members of the committee....

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: I add my voice in support of the Bill and I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on the topic. I represent a constituency that is still proud to have an operational Army barracks. Sarsfield Barracks, which the Minister has visited many times, is situated within the heart of Limerick city. I am delighted to say the personnel based there contribute enormously and favourably to the...

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (23 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: I will raise a number of transport issues with the Minister, particularly as they affect my home city of Limerick and the wider mid-west region. I will refer to the proposed northern distributor road and the road from Limerick to Cork but the two issues I want to focus on are the viability of Shannon Airport and the Limerick tunnel. Shannon Airport, as the Minister will be well aware, is...

Workers' Rights: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: I met with Debenhams workers in my constituency on Monday. I have also met with them on a number of previous occasions. They are a fantastic group of people. They remain strong. They are unbowed and unbroken. If anybody thinks they will wait this out and expect the workers to give up their protest, it is not going to happen. They would be very much mistaken. The workers' passion and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: Page 47 of the programme for Government refers to increased capacity in hospitals. Last week, every single day, in University Hospital Limerick there was an average of 50 people on trolleys. Yesterday, there were 62 people on trolleys and today, unfortunately, there are 69 people, although they were not all on trolleys because the nurses told me they ran out of trolleys. The winter is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline regarding the construction of a new build for a school (details supplied); and if funding is in place for the project. [23466/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (15 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 666. To ask the Minister for Health the future plans for Shannon Doc offices across the mid-west region of counties Limerick, Clare and Tipperary in view of ongoing concerns for the future of the network of Shannon Doc offices. [23383/20]

Public Health, Well-being and National Drugs Strategy: Statements (10 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: I wish the Minister of State the best of luck in his new role. Unfortunately, as I also said to the previous occupant of the position, I do not think he will be successful because he is not allocating the proper funding that is needed. The previous Minister of State went out to a huge number of communities. She was in my community of Limerick for a while and met a huge number of groups....

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (9 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: I will raise the issue of ongoing capacity and staffing issues at University Hospital Limerick, UHL. I am sure the Minister will be aware of it. The problems in this hospital are unresolved and figures show, unfortunately, we are a long way from having a resolution. In seven of the past eight days for which trolley figures are available, UHL has had the highest figure in the State. This...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (9 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: Go raibh maith agat. I welcome the commencement of the construction of a 60-bed modular unit in UHL and acknowledge the HSE's efforts to commence the process of seeking planning permission for a 96-bed block but why it is taking so long? We have had an ongoing crisis for a number of years, since the amalgamation of the three local hospitals in Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's into UHL. We have...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (8 Sep 2020)

Maurice Quinlivan: 728. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting since March 2020 for a decision to be made on their appeal for a carer’s allowance; and the length of time they will have to wait. [22091/20]