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Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: Deputy, as interesting as your comment is, our witnesses are not here today to deal with those issues.

Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: Does Deputy Ó Murchú want to come in again? I ask him to be brief. He has one minute.

Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms Flynn and Deputy Ó Murchú, whose time is well up.

Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: We will publish the opening statements to the committee's website. Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank everybody for attending today's meeting and for their insightful contributions. It is very much appreciated. The committee stands adjourned until the public meeting at 9.30 a.m. on 22 October with Sport Ireland, the GAA and Variety, the Children's Charity.

Cost of Disability: Motion [Private Members] (14 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I do not have to tell the Minister that people across the State are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. The cost of the weekly shop, the cost of utilities, the cost of rent and the cost of fuel are all rising, with little to no support offered in the most recent budget to alleviate some of these pressures on people. People with a disability have these increases to contend with along...

Cost of Disability: Motion [Private Members] (14 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Government's election promises have been shown to be empty, a mere ruse to attract votes. It was a charade that was abandoned as soon as the votes were counted. The Government acknowledged poverty in the run-up to the election but soon afterwards abandoned those facing it.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (14 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: 801. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a dental appointment for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54572/25]

World Mental Health Day: Statements (9 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: As the Minister of State knows, a 2022 report noted that 42.5% of Irish adults met the criteria for at least one mental health condition, while 19% of people have sought professional help to deal with mental health challenges. These are huge numbers and demonstrate how difficult life can be for so many people. One of the most difficult things to do is recognising that something needs to be...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: All three.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Business of Joint Committee (9 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for raising this issue and for reading the names of the ten people into the Official Report. It is really important we do this on the tenth anniversary. We all remember where we were when we heard about what had happened. We all remember the trauma. Fortunately we are probably lucky that we have not had a second one or another one. The Leas-Chathaoirleach...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms Duggan for her presentation. I have two questions. Mr. Brophy has kind of answered one of them but I will expand on that as we go forward. As for my first question, in her presentation, one aspect Ms Duggan touched on was Traveller family care and the efforts to recruit Traveller foster families. A supporting document we got notes that 142 members of that community have...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: When Ms Duggan says that but we hear 142 families have been interviewed or went through the process-----

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: -----and only two came out of it at the end, what are the barriers? I know some will not be suitable and things will not be-----

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I understand that, but what barriers are there that we or the Government could sort out through intervention? The families will change and-----

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: The fingerprints of Fine Gael are all over this budget. From here, it looks like Fianna Fáil has given Fine Gael free rein. Yesterday I looked back over the Fianna Fáil election manifesto, entitled, "Moving Forward. Together.". It contains promise after promise to the electorate. There are promises about addressing the cost-of-living crisis, a promise to reduce energy prices, a...

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Dr. Hartney. I now invite the members of the committee to put their questions. When I call on members to speak, I ask that they adhere to the agenda item scheduled for discussions. I will call on members as per our speaking rota. They have seven minutes, which includes the response from the witnesses. All members will get an opportunity to speak. If there is time, we will have a...

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Senator Murphy O'Mahony for taking the Chair in my absence. I call her now to make her own contribution.

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: To clarify, what Dr. Craddock is saying is that in Portugal they have the same resources but are getting far better outcomes from the model used there.