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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome all the witnesses today. I congratulate Dr. May on her position. Mr. John Treacy has been good to us for the last number of years and I am sure she will be the same.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Dr. May mentioned earlier in her statement that "volunteering in sport needs to remain an attractive position". I agree 100% with her because if we look at sport nowadays, and especially the number of women getting involved in teen sports, we can see the Irish soccer, rugby and GAA teams all doing very well. I have been involved with sport all my life. At present, I am chairman of the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: It is important that we protect those who participate in sport. Sport is great for people’s mental health and everything else. A great deal of money is being given to organisations, and I hope that some of it is being used to look after the officials, coaches and people involved in sport. I thank the witnesses for attending.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 May 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: People trust PayPal. Millions of people give PayPal their bank account numbers, credit card numbers and debit card numbers to serve an account so they can purchase online. In return, they are promised by PayPal that this is done in a safe and secure manner. Last Tuesday, PayPal announced 307 job losses - 172 in Dundalk in my constituency and 135 in Blanchardstown in the Tánaiste's...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 May 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I agree with the Tánaiste that the most important thing here is communication. I welcome that PayPal is going to engage with its workers today. Rumours of these jobs being transferred to India do not help at all. The Tánaiste knows more than most people the amount of money the Government and the Industrial Development Agency, IDA, invested into PayPal coming here. It is very...

Passport Services: Statements (26 May 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: What is happening with passport applications is unacceptable. There is bad communication, people are not answering the phone and applicants are sometimes waiting for hours with no reply. I rang the office myself last week. Someone on the phone says you are number five on the list, then number four and then all of a sudden you are number 40. It is crazy what is happening. People think...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Budget 2022 contained an announcement regarding free GP cards for the under-sevens. Some 80,000 children will be able to avail of the scheme. The problem for my constituents is that not all GPs are accepting these cards. People are being told that if GPs are not going to accept the card or are not taking on any more patients, they have to find other GPs who are doing so. Families are...

Adaption Grants for Older People and People with a Disability: Motion [Private Members] (1 Jun 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: A housing adaptation grant is for older people and people with disability. It is available from the local authorities for people who need to make changes to their homes to make them more suitable for those with a physical, sensory or intellectual disability or mental health difficulties. Not a day passes when there is not a queue in my office of people looking for help to fill in the...

Higher Education Investment and Costs: Statements (2 Jun 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: It is important that DkIT becomes a TU. It has been left behind for far too long. The Minister said a couple of weeks ago, during his visit to Dundalk, that he feels that DkIT has a great future. Ireland's fifth TU, the Technological University of the South East, was established a few weeks ago. I congratulate Waterford Institute of Technology and Carlow Institute of Technology on coming...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I have a saying that your health is your wealth. The communication between the Minister for Health and the HSE about the future of the emergency department in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital is deplorable. The HSE has announced that the hospital does not meet the safe clinical standards for some patients. The emergency department was closed and will be replaced by general practitioner...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I am asking for time this week for the Minister-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Over the last ten or 15 years, the people of Meath have been made promises. Gerry McEntee came onto the local radio station and spoke on behalf of the HSE. Will the Taoiseach make time this week for the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, to come in and tell the people of Navan and the surrounding areas exactly what is happening in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital?

Special Educational Needs: Statements (16 Jun 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: A child's right to education is enshrined in our Constitution and under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. All children, including children with disabilities and children with special needs, have the right to free primary education up to the age of 16. What defines a person with special needs? A person has special educational needs if his or her capacity to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (14 Jun 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 1204. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to make the enhanced medical card scheme available for those who spent time in mother and baby homes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30718/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Airport Authority (15 Jun 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 8. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the Dublin Airport Authority to explain and justify the recent huge increase in parking costs at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31354/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (15 Jun 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 9. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of fast chargers 50 and 43 and super-fast chargers 150 and 70 for electric vehicles that are currently available in County Louth; the Government’s plans to make more available in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31355/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (15 Jun 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to increase the grants available for fully electric vehicles in order to reach targets for carbon emissions reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31356/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (15 Jun 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 11. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to tackle the lack of supply of electric cars in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31357/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Jun 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 14. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Government has plans to reduce the taxation on petrol and diesel in order to ease the financial burden on both personal and commercial road users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31353/22]

Our Lady's Hospital Navan Emergency Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: On Monday, 28 June 2010, around-the-clock emergency services ended at Louth County Hospital in Dundalk. The emergency department closed and was replaced by a minor injuries unit. At the time, that meant patients in the north- and mid-Louth area who got chest pains or abdominal pains, or were involved in road accidents, had pregnancy-related conditions and more, would have to pass Louth...