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Social Welfare (Payment Order) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak in support of the Bill, which aims to right a wrong done to lone parents who are impacted by Government decisions at every turn. Lone parents were not only subject cuts to their primary payments during the economic downturn, the Government actively took decisions that made their lives and those of their children more difficult. The consequences of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (28 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to ensure the proposal to cease the flat rate expenses scheme for workers does not proceed as planned; if he has requested the Revenue Commissioners to defer its decision on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49505/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (28 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a bank (details supplied) has recently sold an €850 million non-performing loan portfolio for the discounted price of €700 million to a company; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the company is attempting to eliminate future retirement benefits for supermarket workers in...

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (27 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 14, after line 35, to insert the following: “Review of qualifying conditions for Fuel Allowance in respect of certain social welfare payments 23. The Minister shall conduct a review and lay a report before the Houses of the Oireachtas on the current qualifying conditions in place in order for those in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance and...

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (27 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: The amendment tabled in the names of Deputies Brady and O'Dea is similar to an amendment tabled by Deputy Brady on Committee Stage. Sinn Féin considers it to be of great importance. No consideration was given to the impact on low income families of an increase in the carbon tax. No impact assessment was carried out before the budget, although that should have been done. The carbon...

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (27 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I move amendment No. 6: In page 14, after line 35, to insert the following: “Report on appropriate State pension age 23. The Minister shall conduct research, including examining pension ages across the European Union, engage with key stakeholders, including trade unions and make recommendations and report on all aspects of the most appropriate age at which a person should become...

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (27 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I will comment on amendments Nos. 2, 8, and 10. As my colleague, Deputy Brady, said on Committee Stage, Sinn Féin is totally opposed to what Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, and now the Labour Party are proposing for the minimum wage this year. It is an insult to workers to propose a 30 cent increase in the minimum wage at some unspecified future date at the will of the Minister, which it...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: As the Taoiseach is aware, overcrowding, especially in UHL, is beyond a joke at this stage. It is an absolute nightmare for people. Over 13,000 people have been on trolleys this year. We met recently with officials from the HSE, who told us that the MRI scanner will be in operation in UHL in mid-December. However, it is concerning that we were also told the scanner would only operate from...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Air Navigation Orders (26 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department or another Department authorised a British RAF fighter jet (details supplied) to fly over Irish sovereign territory on 19 November 2019; if so the reason therefor; and if the aircraft was carrying weapons and ammunition. [48916/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (26 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the acceptable requirements for time served teaching abroad outside the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49022/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (26 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason teaching in overseas private primary schools is recognised when calculating teaching time served abroad but secondary schools are not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49023/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (26 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the categories of teaching abroad not recognised as prior experience for teaching here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49024/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 369. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) must wait for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47292/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (19 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 374. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with type 1 and 2 diabetes by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47314/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (19 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 375. To ask the Minister for Health the number of diabetes dietitians employed in University Hospital Limerick; the number of patients waiting to see a diabetes dietitian in the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47315/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (19 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of endocrinologists employed in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47317/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data (19 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 376. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an insulin pump at University Hospital Limerick; the length of time waited in months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47316/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (19 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 378. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see an endocrinologist in University Hospital Limerick; the length of time they are waiting in months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47318/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (19 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of diabetes patients waiting for a carbohydrate counting course at University Hospital Limerick; the length of time waiting in months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47319/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (19 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 380. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an assessment at a school (details supplied). [47321/19]