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OECD Report on SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Ireland: Statements (10 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: The OECD report highlights how vital SMEs are to our economy, outlining the fact that 92% of enterprises operating here had fewer than ten employees, which shows that microbusinesses are the engine of our economy. However, one would not know this from the approach of Ministers, who focuses all their attention on cutting big ribbons at multinational headquarters. Multinational investment...

Credit Union Restructuring Board (Dissolution) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I welcome the opportunity to make a contribution on Fifth Stage. Sinn Féin will support this legislation. The Bill will wind down the Credit Union Restructuring Board, also known as ReBo. When the board was established many feared that the credit unions would be the next to collapse on foot of the banking crisis. While many difficult years followed for the credit union movement,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (10 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 325. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will have to wait for a MRI scan at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51165/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I would like to focus my contribution on Lyric FM, as I am Deputy representing Limerick city and this is a huge concern in the area. It has been a good project in the city. When RTÉ brought Lyric FM to Limerick, it was seen as the national broadcaster reaching out to the regions. Now that RTÉ is retreating from that, the opposite is going to be perceived. It has not, as one can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: Ms Forbes has not answered the question I asked. There is concern about why RTÉ thinks it is going to save money by moving to Dublin or Cork. RTÉ is reducing what Lyric FM will be, otherwise there will be no savings there. Limerick is probably the cheapest place to run it. Ms Forbes, if she has ever been to the Cornmarket, will know how big it is and how cheap it is compared to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I refer to the Taoiseach's comments today, which Ms Forbes said she has not heard. He said that the Cabinet agreed that it would ask RTÉ to defer the closure of Lyric FM until after the report is done. Would Ms Forbes's gut feeling be to do that?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Data (5 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 190. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting on a trolley waiting to be admitted for more than 12 hours and 48 hours, respectively, in November 2019. [50819/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Staff (5 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 191. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors, nurses and consultants on duty in emergency departments on 25 November 2019. [50820/19]

Environmental Impact of Quarries and Incinerators: Motion [Private Members] (4 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I wanted to speak on this motion as it is directly relevant to a very important issue in my constituency of Limerick city. I was appalled when the Environmental Protection Agency awarded Irish Cement a licence to burn tyres and other rubbish at its factory in Mungret, Limerick. This area is surrounded by homes, sports fields and other community facilities. It is a rapidly growing area in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (4 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I will be brief. Deputy O'Dea made a comment about Sinn Féin MPs taking their salaries. As the Deputy would know, if he knew anything about the North, that is simply not the case. Maybe if his party had not abstained from the North for 100 years, he would be well aware of that.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (4 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I did not get a chance to raise this matter because the Deputy left the Chamber. The question relates to another overdue report which is nowhere to be seen despite the crisis we face in tackling poverty. Will the Minister give a specific date for publishing the new social inclusion strategy? I am happy for the Minister to send on that report.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (4 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Minister just gave the usual stock response about the ongoing talks with representatives of CE supervisors and confidentiality. All we are asking here is for the Minister to clarify that the Government has not reneged on any aspect that was agreed in the talks process.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (4 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: We all agree that CE supervisors do a great job and unfortunately have been left without a pension. Is the Minister aware of the decision made by the WRC in October which found that in the case of CE supervisors her Department is the employer, that it determines and pays their salary, determines all their working conditions, monitors everything they do on the IT system that the Department...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (4 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: There are several questions in the group.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (4 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: The question is on the mystery report on the impact of reduced payments for jobseekers, which were introduced by Deputy O'Dea's party, Fianna Fáil, in 2009. The report is now three years overdue. Where is it?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (4 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister. I am delighted to hear the report is finally finished. The Minister will probably understand why we are sceptical in that we have not been given any date as to when we will get the report. I will go through the list of occasions on which the report was asked for. My colleague, Deputy Brady, has consistently asked the Minister when the report, committed to in Pathways...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (4 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am acutely aware that the live register is no place for anyone, particularly those under 26. I come from the city of Limerick, which has unemployment black spots. Eight of the top ten black spots are in the city. There has been no targeted intervention that I have seen to reduce the number. The numbers do not change. The areas might change slightly but the number of black spots in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Reports (4 Dec 2019)

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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I welcome the report which is really useful for us. No one can say they have not been adequately warned about the risk of relying on corporation tax to fund spending increases. We were reminded again this week that corporation tax receipts are well ahead of expectations by more than €700 million for November alone. While the windfall is very welcome, the Government's reckless use of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: Was any agreement ever negotiated in that time?