Results 61-80 of 148 for justice speaker:Maurice Quinlivan

Social Welfare (No. 2) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...avoid hundreds of thousands of euro in tax. The contrast in the Government's treatment of millionaire executives and that of minimum wage workers could not be more stark. Research from Social Justice Ireland shows that more than 100,000 workers are living in poverty in 2019. OECD statistics show Ireland has the third highest rate of low pay in the 36-member organisation, with 23% of...

Illegal Drugs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am disappointed that the Minister for Justice and Equality has left the Chamber because I wanted to respond to some of his comments. He spoke of the drug-related information reporting programme and referred to analysis that would be done and reported back to him. He does not need that; it has failed completely. No one in communities will ring that number or will engage with it as they...

Living Wage: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...than male workers to earn the national minimum wage or less; — half of all those earning the national minimum wage or less in the fourth quarter of 2018 were aged 24 years or under; — according to Social Justice Ireland, 110,000 workers are living at risk of poverty across the State; — the current living wage stands at €12.30 per hour, as calculated by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Living Wage (24 Sep 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 202. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of workers employed by his Department and in each office or agency under the aegis of his Department that earn less than the living wage of €12.30 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38244/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gender Equality (24 Sep 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 203. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions taken and planned to address the gender pay gap that exists in the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38255/19]

State Ex Gratia Scheme: Statements (10 Jul 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...not delivered for any of the people affected. The introduction of the prior complaint requirement, among other things, meant that people who had suffered abuse could not proceed. I thank Mr. Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill for his excellent work in this case. He has put to bed the prior complaint requirement and the Taoiseach was left with no option yesterday other than to agree that it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 Jul 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will issue in respect of an application pending under the special scheme for non-EU students in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29275/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (2 Jul 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 304. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Limerick city in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27513/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (2 Jul 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 306. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons arrested for driving under the influence of drugs in Limerick city in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27515/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (2 Jul 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 305. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol in Limerick city in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27514/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences Data (2 Jul 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 307. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons convicted of driving under the influence of drugs in Limerick city in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27516/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (2 Jul 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 308. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons arrested for burglary in Limerick city in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27517/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (2 Jul 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons convicted of burglary in Limerick city in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27518/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (18 Jun 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 236. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the length of time a person (details supplied) will have to wait for a visa application to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24950/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (22 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: 117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in the Henry Street district and the Roxboro road district of Limerick by rank in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22170/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (14 May 2019)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...by Fine Gael and by previous Governments. These men are currently barred from accessing compensation for the horrific abuse they suffered and the Government has steadfastly stood in their way of justice. Last July, the Government was defeated by 84 votes to 44 on a Dáil motion which sought to allow victims of primary school sexual abuse to seek redress on the same basis as victims...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...it is up and running. It is a sad state of affairs in the country when people are going to prison almost on a weekly basis for not paying their television licence fee etc. but nobody is being brought to justice with respect to the tracker mortgage scandal, for example, which involves more than €1 billion. We genuinely need major reform in the way we deal with white collar crime....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (29 Nov 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: 97. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of murders in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the location in which each took place in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49865/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...schools. The Minister for Education and Skills will be aware that the Dáil debated a motion on 4 July on this matter, and it was passed the following day. When will the Government publish Mr. Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill's report, and will it now act on the will of the Dáil, as expressed in the July vote, and allow these people to access compensation for the awful abuse they...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 Oct 2018)

Maurice Quinlivan: ..., whereby someone appears before a court and tells what can be clearly proven to be blatant lies in trying to get compensation and whereby the defendant must take it upon himself or herself to seek justice, is simply not acceptable. Such cases should be automatically referred to the DPP. I am a member of the business committee, as Deputy Lawless said earlier. As part of the recent...