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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: When any local authority has a referendum, the Minister in situ will be well aware that it is taking place and of the outcome, so a year is enough time to do it. Speaking from experience in Limerick, the report should be sent to the Oireachtas up to a year after the election is held. Otherwise, we are in danger of it going further and further and we saw what happened in Limerick.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am not suggesting that we cannot have an IAG report for the general area as well. It should be done within a year because of the experience we had in Limerick. Timeframes can be missed, things can go on for longer and people can get annoyed about the process, especially when they went out and voted for something. We go and knock on doors and ask them to do something. It was narrowly...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: A Minister will be in situ when the referendum or plebiscite is called. The Minister will know the date on which it is taking place and he or she can act on that. He or she should plan what he or she will do if there is a yes or no vote. A year is a reasonable duration. The IAG report to which the Minister of State referred is excellent. My only concern is that some stakeholders were not...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Minister of State also said again after that all stakeholders were involved.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: Unfortunately, they were not.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I have full confidence in Tim O'Connor, the report and the recommendations. They were excellent. Some of them went into our amendments.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I move amendment No. 88: In page 64, line 18, to delete “2 years” and substitute “12 months”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: We have a slight problem with amendment No. 90 but we will support amendment No. 91. If somebody is elected to the office of mayor of Limerick, it will be a brave person who will vote to take that individual out if they are directly elected by the people. It would have to be somebody who was totally incompetent or corrupt for everyone to be willing to agree to that. I would not be too...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: Apologies have been received from Senator Garret Ahearn and Deputy Matt Shanahan. This meeting will discuss the sustainable development goals, SDGs, which are the blueprint for a better and more sustainable future for all of us. The aim is to address the global challenges we face, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Senator's time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: We thank the department officials, those present in the room and those online for assisting the committee with consideration of this important matter. That concludes our deliberation of this matter and the committee's public business. I propose the committee goes into private session to consider all other business. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 10, line 25, to delete “3 years” and substitute “2 years”. We are proposing this change so the review of the democratically elected mayor can be carried out in a shorter timeframe. This is important to ensure the review is completed in as much time as possible to before the next election for mayor takes place. The review will...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I move amendment No. 3: In page 10, line 27, to delete "3 years" and substitute "2 years".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 11, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: "(a) Furthermore, the Mayor shall not engage in any other type of paid employment during their term of office.". We feel strongly about this amendment. We believe that if the position is to be truly transformative for local democracy, the position of the mayor must be the sole focus of anybody...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister of State for his clarification. The concern we have is who is going to define the interference specified in the legislation going forward. We have a serious concern about it so we will push this amendment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: While I accept the Minister of State's clarification, we still have the concern that the mayor can delegate a lot of functions to the new director general. We will come to this later in the debate.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I move amendment No 8: In page 12, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: "(6) The Mayor shall have as a function an ambassadorial role in the promotion and delivery of a living wage in business contained within the administrative area covered by Limerick City and County Council. (7) The Mayoral role shall have promotional and delivery responsibilities in the advertising and...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I did not address the amendment properly.