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Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Department of Social Protection (24 May 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: The payment is the same in both parts of Limerick. That is why we have a massive problem.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Department of Social Protection (24 May 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: I assume that is the problem in other areas as well.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Housing Finance Agency (24 May 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. I agree with Mr. O'Leary and with Dr. Michelle Norris, who was quoted in The Irish Times as saying we should seek permission to extend Government borrowing to finance social housing. I have already asked the Minister, Deputy Michael Noonan, at this committee whether he will push for greater flexibility at European level in EU fiscal rules to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 May 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plan of action for training for apprenticeships for trades, given the urgent need for certain skills and to build houses in the next number of months and years; his views on recent developments; his plans for apprenticeship training for trades; and the funding he will allocate for training apprenticeships for trades in each of the years...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates (24 May 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: 249. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the reduction in revenue from commercial rates for Limerick City and County Council, Waterford City and County Council, Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council, South Dublin County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council as a result of the Valuation Office's global revaluation, if the...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation (17 May 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Mr. Hall for the presentation, which was very interesting. He came up with some simple and practical solutions that should be implemented pretty much straight away. I was taken by his statement that 20% of those who were surveyed recently had mental health problems and a huge number of them had contemplated taking their own lives in the past four weeks. Obviously, we all deal with...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Free Legal Advice Centres (17 May 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Mr. Joyce for his presentation and for mentioning that he believes the cause of the crisis is the reliance on privatisation. It is really important that we stress that each time, and practically everyone on the committee will agree with that. The previous Government's plan, the 2020 plan, was to deliver 80% of housing through the private sector. That will not happen, and it will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Capital Expenditure Programme (17 May 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: 202. To ask the Minister for Finance further to his response at the Committee on Housing and Homelessness to this Deputy's question regarding flexibility in the fiscal rules for capital investment and subsequent reports regarding the new programme for Government which provides for a cumulative additional €4 billion and given the favourable treatment of capital under the fiscal rules,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (17 May 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: 381. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 463 of 20 April 2016, the number of housing units that have been constructed as part of that plan since the original Limerick regeneration master plan in January 2008; the details of the vision plans, Our Community, Our Vision, Our Future; the number of units demolished since January...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (17 May 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: 691. To ask the Minister for Health the moneys spent by University Hospital Limerick on agency staff in each of the years 2011 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9650/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (17 May 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: 693. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new applications under the home help scheme who were approved but not allocated due to financial constraints in the Limerick local health office in each of the past six months in tabular form. [9698/16]

Crime: Statements (5 May 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: In fairness, he interrupted her.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Finance (5 May 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: I welcome the Minister, who is my constituency colleague. He started by saying progress has been slower than we would have liked and we would all agree with that. He also said the crisis in housing is not the same Limerick as it is nationally. I agree, but there is a crisis in Limerick, where there are 5,000 people on the social housing list. We could probably multiply that number by...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Construction Industry Federation (3 May 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am delighted Mr. Parlon started by saying the housing market is dysfunctional at this time. It is important the construction industry recognises that also. He said we need substantial investment in infrastructure and I would like him to provide some more detail on that. I have a huge concern with regard to Part V contributions. I reiterate what Deputy Cowen said, namely, that 20% of...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (3 May 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: I welcome the comments made by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland. I was struck by the terms used, namely, that the system is broken. In the presentation, the society stated the current crisis is a direct consequence of national strategy and that the over-reliance on the private sector to provide all housing is a significant problem. The Minister’s 2020 plan to deliver...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (3 May 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: I wish to comment on the housing assistance payment and rental accommodation schemes and why people try to rent under them. The answer the IPAV representatives provided does not quite address the issues raised. The Government housing strategy was to deliver 100,000 social houses and was based on 80% of these units coming from the private sector. Obviously, and I think we all agree, that is...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (28 Apr 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister for coming and welcome his statement that the needs assessment will be carried out across all councils but I would have a concern to ensure that it is done accurately. In 2013, when it was carried out in my city of Limerick, 1,690 people disappeared off the list. I believe many of those still had a housing need and that it was not done properly. I would be concerned...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (28 Apr 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: That is my final comment. I will wait for that.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (28 Apr 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: The question I asked relates to what we are going to spend over the next six years and what was spent over the six years prior to the strategy being implemented.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (28 Apr 2016)

Maurice Quinlivan: I was not specifically asking about Limerick. Is it happening in other places as well? Is there a context?