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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Message to Dáil (31 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2024: Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: 177. To ask the Minister for Health if free flu vaccines for children will be available this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4523/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hospital Facilities (30 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: 533. To ask the Minister for Health when the planned 96 bed unit which is under construction at UHL will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3949/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hospital Facilities (30 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: 534. To ask the Minister for Health when enabling works on the second 96-bed block will be completed; and when the 2nd 96 bed unit will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3950/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hospital Facilities (30 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: 535. To ask the Minister for Health when will the surgical hub planned for Limerick and the MidWest become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3951/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (25 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: 365. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been awaiting an endoscopy at Ennis Hospital and is yet to receive an appointment date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3588/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory and Legislative Changes Required for the Transposition of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: As members will know, if they are participating remotely, they are required to do so from within the Leinster House complex. Today we are examining the legislative changes needed for the transposition of Directive (EU) 2022/2041 on adequate minimum wages in the EU. It aims to improve working and living conditions in the EU by establishing a framework for adequacy of statutory minimum wages,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory and Legislative Changes Required for the Transposition of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: I invite Ms Elwee to make her opening remarks on behalf of IBEC.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory and Legislative Changes Required for the Transposition of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms McElwee. I will now invite members to contribute. We have a rota in place, as agreed by members. The first member to have indicated is Deputy O’Reilly. She has 14 minutes, as does everyone else who has indicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory and Legislative Changes Required for the Transposition of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Senator may wish to ask a question of ICTU.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory and Legislative Changes Required for the Transposition of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Senator has only a minute left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory and Legislative Changes Required for the Transposition of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Senator's time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory and Legislative Changes Required for the Transposition of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: In fairness, as much as I like the campaign they have run - I know the members involved in that - the Deputy should not mention specific cases here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory and Legislative Changes Required for the Transposition of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: We will move on to the final two slots in this round. Sinn Féin has one and Fine Gael has one - Deputies O'Reilly and Bruton.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory and Legislative Changes Required for the Transposition of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: It goes on party slots and times.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory and Legislative Changes Required for the Transposition of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: This concludes our consideration of the matter today. I thank everybody and all of the representatives for assisting the committee in its consideration of this important matter. This concludes the committee's business in public session for today. I propose we now go into private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (23 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister of State for his response, although it is clear not enough is being done in the area. We need to reduce the time people spend both waiting for a hospital bed and in hospitals. Those who are fit and healthy enough to return home should be allowed to do so, but in many cases this is not possible. The health Minister has previously stated that a seven-day-a-week discharge...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (23 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: I want to put on the record that I am disappointed the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, is not here. I understand he sent me an email to say he would not be here, but I would expect somebody from the Department of Health to have been available. I have raised this concern on a number of occasions but at least this time I was told that nobody was coming. It is indicative of the Minister....

Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: The most recent homeless figures in November were startling. They showed 13,514 people in homelessness. Of those, 4,105 were children. Of course, these figures mask the real nature of homelessness in the State because they do not consider those in hostels and rough sleepers. When those people are added, there are probably more than 20,000 who are homeless. In Limerick, 361 adults are...

Investment Funds Trading in the Residential Property Market: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: Since this Government came into office, we have seen property prices increase by a staggering 28%. There are several reasons for the increase in house prices and many of them relate to the failed housing policies enacted by this Government. In Limerick city, we have seen a year-on-year increase of almost 10%. If you are not fortunate enough to have access to the bank of mum and dad, it is...