Results 121-140 of 5,210 for speaker:Maurice Quinlivan
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Apprenticeship Incentivisation Programme: Discussion (25 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: I just threw it out there.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (25 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: 341. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the shortage of pathologists in the mid-west region of Limerick, Clare, and part of Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50965/25]
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Apologies have been received from Senator Nikki Bradley. The purpose of today's meeting is the continuation of the discussion about inclusive education for people with disabilities. I extend a warm welcome on behalf of the committee to Ms Derval McDonagh, chief executive officer; and Ms Lucinda Murrihy, head of strategy and innovation, Inclusion Ireland; Mr. Tiernan O'Neill, principal of...
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Mr. O'Neill. He will have an opportunity to come back in again. I invite Mr. Cronin to make his opening statement.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Thank you very much, Mr. Cronin. I invite members of the committee to put their questions. When I call members to speak, they should adhere to the agenda item under discussion. Each member has seven minutes in the opening round. First is Deputy Healy.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Deputy Healy. We will move on to the next speaker from the Independents.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Mr. Cronin and Deputy Healy. We now move to Independent Deputy Gillian Toole. She has seven minutes.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Does anyone else want to come in?
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Deputy Toole asked about assistive technology. Will one of the witnesses address that?
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms McDonagh.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms Murrihy and Deputy Quaide. There was one question that was not answered and the lads from Moyross can probably answer that if they want to. The question the Deputy had was about transitioning from primary to secondary school in Limerick. As the witnesses know, we have a common application programme, which is run in Limerick.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: We move to Senator Devine of Sinn Féin,
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: My apologies.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: I have a few questions for the witnesses from Corpus Christi. Deputy Ó Murchú put it well. The questions we were going to ask have been answered. Will they tell us more about the HAPPEE programme and the sky is the limit initiative mentioned earlier?
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: Mr. O'Neill mentioned the Limerick economic and social intervention fund.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: As Mr. O'Neill said, initially it was €4 million a number of years ago and now it is down to €1.8 million. It will be practically gone by 2028 or 2029 with no commitment to give more.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: It is incredible. I thank Mr. O'Neill. Would anybody like to make a brief comment? We are running out of time.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: We are really out of time now, so very briefly.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Maurice Quinlivan: I do not want to interrupt but we can discuss that in private session as well later.