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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: ...is that the Bill is weak and it was not what they were promised by the previous Minister of State with responsibility for the area, Deputy John Paul Phelan, during and after the campaign. However, we are where we are. I suggest we change two years to 12 months, and that is one of the reasons I am suggesting to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2017)

Maurice Quinlivan: ...to work more cheaply. It could provide houses and the rents would go down. As Senator Gavan said, we need a massive housing investment to deliver these houses. Then the pressure might come off wages, but we are where we are, and I believe the minimum wage needs to be increased more quickly. We need to get to the living wage, but we also need to address housing and transport.