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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 631. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in the Henry Street and Roxboro Road district of Limerick in each of the years 2006 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [8946/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (16 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Cathaoirleach, Senator Mark Daly, for giving the committee permission to use the Seanad Chamber following the difficulties which arose in the committee meeting rooms. I thank members and witnesses for participating in today's meeting in line with the requirements relating to the exceptional circumstances we are experiencing under Covid-19. I remind them that, apart from myself...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (16 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms Ward for her contribution. I now invite members to discuss the issue with the witnesses. I call Deputy Louise O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (16 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Deputy is running out of time. Ms Ward might comment briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (16 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Fine Gael has the next time slot. A few members have indicated. I call Deputy Bruton, to be followed by Deputies Stanton and Paul Murphy. If anybody else wants to contribute they might indicate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (16 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Yes, that is perfect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (16 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Deputy Paul Murphy has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (16 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms Ward and I thank Deputy Paul Murphy, whose time is up. I call Senator Paul Gavan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (16 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Senator Gavan's time is up, I am afraid. I thank Ms Ward. The next speaker who has indicated is Deputy Louise O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (16 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms Ward and Deputy O'Reilly. The Deputy's time is up. The next speaker who indicated is Deputy Bruton.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (16 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Senator Gavan's time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (16 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: If Deputy O'Reilly wants an answer, she will have to finish up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (16 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Deputy is well over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (16 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: That concludes our consideration of the matter. I thank Ms Ward and her colleagues from the Department for assisting the committee. Ms Ward made some commitments to come back with specific information for members and I hope she does that. I have to express my surprise that she did not have answers to one or two of the questions on inspections and prosecutions. I thought she would have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (16 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: There is not but the Deputy can go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (16 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Yes. I thank Ms Ward and her Department officials.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee (16 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: We wrote to the Business Committee to find out about progressing that ourselves. We have not a response to that yet. I will come back to the Deputy as I soon as I have that. We wrote to it immediately after the last meeting when that request came in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee (16 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: The next meeting of the committee in public session will take place on Tuesday, 23 February 2021. I again thank members for their participation under these exceptional circumstances.

Covid-19 (Transport and Travel): Statements (10 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister and I agree 100% with what he has said. As we are speaking about extra public transport, the Minister might look at the area of Southill, which is another deprived regeneration area. Recently, the bus service into Carew Park was cut. The Minister might intervene and find out why one of the most deprived areas of Limerick is being deprived of a bus service. We can take...

Covid-19 (Transport and Travel): Statements (10 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I welcome the Minister's decision to approve the Coonagh-Knockalisheen road finally. I have been raising this issue in the Dáil, given that it has caused considerable concern in my constituency in Limerick. In particular, the community in Moyross has felt isolated, attacked by the Minister and his party, and marginalised. There has been a sense of despair and they have been through...