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National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: As a member of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill and will support its progress on Second Stage. The Government has been trying to soften the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic by extending significant financial assistance to the tourism sector. This includes hospitality, travel and tourism, leisure and...

Domestic Electricity and Gas Disconnections: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I acknowledge that the electricity credit announced in the budget will go some way towards helping families struggling to keep up with rocketing energy prices. However, without a price cap the average energy bill has continued to rise, with some families stating it is like paying a second mortgage or double rent. This is highly unsustainable. Shortly after the budget announcement,...

Priority Questions: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 78. To ask the Minister for Health when a psychiatrist will be made available on the HSE team in counties Louth and Meath for children with a dual diagnosis of autism and a moderate learning disability (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52629/22]

Priority Questions: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Families of children with autism and moderate learning disabilities who are due diagnoses are in a crisis situation in counties Louth and Meath. I am aware of 15 families who have adolescent children with autism and moderate learning disabilities who urgently require a psychiatric review but have been told by the HSE that the service is not available as there is no psychiatrist on the HSE...

Priority Questions: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: A common threat for children with autism who are transitioning to adolescence is high anxiety levels and obsessive-compulsive disorder, OCD, behaviour. Many of those adolescents are non-verbal. They display their anxiety through OCD, self-injury behaviour, hitting themselves with force, property destruction, poor sleeping patterns and assaulting others. Many of these families live in...

Priority Questions: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: In addition to no psychiatrists being available, the only pediatrician available in Louth-Meath is Dr. Maeve McCormack, who will only see children who are aged 16 years or younger. There is a four to five-month waiting list to see Dr. McCormack. CAMHS will not see teenagers who are due a diagnosis and those adolescent children cannot be seen by mental health teams until they are 18 years of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 375. To ask the Minister for Health when the expansion in the GP visit card and medical card scheme, as announced in Budget 2023, will be brought into effect; if there will be a recruitment campaign to facilitate this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52685/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 282. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection due to the cost of living crisis, her plans to reintroduce child benefit payments to those parents of children aged 18 to 22 years of age in full-time education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52676/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 315. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government has any plans to reintroduce the medication ozempic, for treatment for diabetes, to be covered under the medical card scheme or the drug payments scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52632/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 374. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time in County Louth for a hip replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52683/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 375. To ask the Minister for Health when the expansion in the GP visit card and medical card scheme, as announced in Budget 2023, will be brought into effect; if there will be a recruitment campaign to facilitate this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52685/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 376. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm whether the proposed tax on concrete and concrete products will incur additional cost with regard to the development of the new children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52686/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Energy Prices (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 377. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a funding stream available for those in palliative care or those with medical devices that increases their electricity bills to support them in paying these bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52687/22]

Finance Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Finance Bill, which gives effect to some of the measures arising from the recent budget, is being considered in a number of particular contexts, including the cost-of-living crisis and electricity supply crisis. This year, a huge increase in the cost of energy is an additional cost for those who are already struggling to get by. Even before the recent spike in inflation, Ireland was the...

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Due to the lack of public transport options, the current system has been orientated towards car ownership and use. Many workers and families, especially in rural Ireland, are completely reliant on private car use for education, work and leisure. The transport sector accounts for 17.7% of our total greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, investment in public transport can play a central role...

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

Peter Fitzpatrick: I am sure the Taoiseach is aware that there are great concerns in respect of housing. The housing crisis is felt in every part of the country. Not a day goes by where people call to my constituency office looking for a home or somewhere to stay. There is a severe housing shortage, spiralling rental costs, and in Louth alone, rents have gone up by 8%. This is hitting everybody and all...

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

Peter Fitzpatrick: I said earlier on that there had been no objections to this project, which would comprise 150 to 200 modular homes. This developer is willing to help with the current housing crisis. These houses are family homes with a front and back garden. The people who come to me do not want to rear their children in apartments. They want them to have a normal life in a very safe environment. I will...

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

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Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I wish to share time with Deputies Canney and Verona Murphy.

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very important issue. I will support the Bill's progress on Second Stage today. Over recent months the cost-of-living, energy and housing crises have meant that people are making choices between paying their rent, paying energy bills or having money to put food on the table. People are being sacrificed and to add to their worries, there was a...