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Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. Too many families are paying what is in many cases equivalent to a second mortgage when it comes to childcare. Having to contend with the astronomical price of childcare puts severe stress on families from all socioeconomic backgrounds. Regardless of ability to pay, there is the initial stress of sourcing a childcare provider. I am dealing with a family who...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Second Stage (18 Sep 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: At the outset, I acknowledge that in the main, the Bill is positive. It is encouraging to see the Government adopt many of the recommendations of the expert review group. The Bill is a positive advancement in supporting those with mental health challenges. However the delay in publishing the Bill is disappointing. The Government had four years to produce a Bill. To do so in the last...

Tackling All Forms of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (3 Jul 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the important issue of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. It requires all of us, Government and Opposition, to act and play our part in bringing about change in this area. In recent weeks, there has been a lot of talk about the vicious attack on Natasha O'Brien and the sentence in that case. Unfortunately, that case is not unique but...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: The proposal to renew the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act is another missed opportunity. Last year we had a review that recommended the repeal of the legislation and its replacement with permanent and modern legislation that would be fit for purpose, but here we are again. Unfortunately, the threat posed by organised crime and violence associated with large-scale drug...

Supporting People with Disabilities and Carers: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...the quick delivery of the services and support they need. There are more than 500,000 family carers across the State. They are tremendous people who have made great sacrifices in their own lives to care for a family member. They are often the unsung heroes in our society. It is one of the great pleasures of being a TD for Limerick that I have the opportunity to see the work they do and...

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Daichead ar an mBunreacht (An Comhaontú maidir le Cúirt Aontaithe um Paitinní), 2024: An Dara Céim - Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill 2024: Second Stage (29 Feb 2024)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on this Bill. As the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond, referenced, as Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, I was pleased to facilitate an examination of the Unified Patent Court, UPC, in 2022. In selecting that topic, the committee was keenly aware that Ireland was well behind many other countries in Europe...

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...

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

Maurice Quinlivan: I only addressed a portion of it. There are other parts to our amendment that I would like to address now. The mayor should have responsibility for advertising and promoting Limerick. A directly elected mayor with real powers would have a level of influence and clout that other elected members, such as Deputies and Senators, do not have at the moment. The prestige of the position makes it...

Road Safety: Statements (26 Oct 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: In the time available to me I would like to raise two issues that are particularly important to my constituency of Limerick, namely, the delays in completing the Coonagh to Knockalisheen road and the ongoing scourge of scrambler misuse in urban areas. The Coonagh to Knockalisheen road is a vital project and piece of infrastructure and, when completed, will service the community of...

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Sep 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: When the Minister for Justice talks of a zero tolerance approach to domestic and gender-based violence, I cannot but agree with her. It is one of the most horrendous crimes of which a person can be a victim. I think of my home as a sanctuary that I can retreat to after a tough day at work, a place of peace and comfort. For those who are attacked, often the violence directed against them...

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: The cost of living in the State has spiralled out of control. Despite being on a wage, too many workers and families are struggling to get by, bill by bill, week to week. With the nearly continuous news of further price rises, it is all but impossible for the average worker to have any disposable income. Those who are renting face the ominous threat of eviction. If they are to seek new...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (12 Jul 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: Regarding unemployment, the figures are really good. We are down to 3% or 4%, but there are a number of sectors which could be targeted or helped more. Disabilities were mentioned by several Deputies. There are also people in the Traveller community and women who had children and have not been able to go back to work for a number of reasons. I wish particularly to reference my city,...

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I want to speak in support of amendments Nos. 12 to 14, inclusive, under section 17 of the Bill. As it stands, the timeframe for imposing surcharge penalties is too long, and the surcharge is too low for it to have any real standing for companies of scale and resourceful companies. The 5% surcharge should be imposed within the first two months of non-payment. The 10% surcharge should be...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Jun 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: Under the social pillar of the Limerick regeneration framework implementation plan, we have what is called the economic and social intervention fund. While the Limerick regeneration plan has been a disappointment in many aspects since its launch in 2009, the social intervention fund has had a highly positive impact on many families, people, communities and projects across the city. It has...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Inspections (28 Jun 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: I want to put on the record that no disrespect intended to the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell. I will be writing to the Ceann Comhairle again. We should have received notification that neither the Minister nor a Minister of State from the Department of Health would be here. This is the second time in a row this has happened to me. As the Minister of State is aware, on Friday, 23...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Admissions (16 May 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: If that is the case, and we are hearing rumours that there will be additional school places in Thomond College, which is the school I went to myself, I would be delighted with that. The Educate Together school is a brand-new school that has been built. One of the people I am dealing with lives two minutes from that school but has no place, and is not even on a waiting list, as far as I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (26 Apr 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: As nobody else is indicating, I will pose a number of questions myself. The Minister of State, in responding to Deputy Flaherty, spoke about a whole-of-government approach to unemployment. Hopefully we will reach full employment across the State soon. I represent Limerick and seven of the top ten unemployment blackspots are in my city. Has there been any discussion on this? The Minister...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Mar 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: .... The abolition of inpatient charges in all public hospitals is a welcome step that will hopefully alleviate some of the financial concerns facing patients who have had the misfortune of having to attend hospital. The inpatient charge of €80 per day was a burden for many, particularly for those who had the misfortune of having to return and stay in public hospitals on multiple...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (1 Mar 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...Limerick, UHL, last month was 1,561. The figure for the same month last year was 1,498, so the Minister for Health is again breaking records, though not in a good way. The question I wish to put to him, which the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, might relay given the Minister's absence, is a simple one. I want to know what the Minister is going to do to address the crisis in both...

National Ambulance Service: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2023)

Maurice Quinlivan: Too many aspects of our health service are failing. In my city, the emergency department in University Hospital Limerick, UHL, is under significant pressure, as are mental health services, particularly youth mental health services. According to theIrish Examinertoday, 700 patients in Limerick, Nenagh and Ennis had operations cancelled in the past six weeks alone. Other challenges facing...