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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (16 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 138. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider those on a training scheme, who were previously on disability allowance but whose status has temporary changed to training allowance and are now not eligible for the €500 cost-of-living support grant (details supplied); if he plans to include this cohort of the population who are as much in need...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: One of the health priorities of this Government is to tackle hospital waiting lists. Last weekend's Fine Gael Ard-Fheis included promises to tackle lengthy waits. Although the winter plan 2022-23 makes significant promises on additional capacity and improved pathways to care, I wish to raise the terrible situation of one of my constituents in County Louth. On 4 October, I emailed the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Next Tuesday, 29 November, John Evans has an appointment to see Dr. Sullivan, a plastic surgeon in Beaumont hospital.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: His appointment is only to be seen. Will the Government help John Evans?

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: At the Ard-Fheis at the weekend, An Tánaiste, Deputy Varadkar, pledged to make home ownership affordable again. However, an entire generation of people are locked out of secure and affordable homes. The median selling price for a house in Ireland during quarter 3 stood at €301,000, that is €26,000 up on the same period last year. That is only going to rise due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 246. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Government has any plans to remove the means test for carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58497/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: We have reached a tipping point in the housing crisis. It is as hard as I have ever seen for somebody to get a house or find a place to rent. There are 11,000 people homeless. A young woman and two children came to my constituency office yesterday and pleaded with me to contact the Housing Agency, which I did. Within the space of two hours, 114 people had sought accommodation. Things have...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: One of the main priorities of the Government relates to climate change policies and tackling emissions, and one of the main focuses is on the transition from petrol or diesel to electric vehicles. Can the Taoiseach explain why the grant process for inserting an electric vehicle charger within the home must be assessed and approved prior to postage and insertion? An older cohort of my...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I know a 65-year-old pensioner in Dundalk who bought an electric car and they will not pay him the grant money. Can the Taoiseach please have a look?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: What happens is that a person gets an electric car and then applies for a charger. It is backwards.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I ask the Taoiseach one simple thing. Can he please reverse it? It makes sense to have the charger in place before getting the car.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Will the Taoiseach ask the Minister to get back to him on that issue?

Toll Charge Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: While the Government is spending billions to ease acute cost-of-living pressures, it is then taking it back in the form of tolls. The highest rise in tolls of 60 cent per journey was confirmed last week by the State agency Transport Infrastructure Ireland, with the blessing of the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan. While the decision to defer these increases for six months announced...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland electric vehicles home charger grant was refused retrospectively in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59261/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 228. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are plans to introduce an exemption, a reduction or deferral of the rate of local property tax for those who are on long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59082/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 648. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government plans to include the coverage of prescribed high doses of vitamin B2 under the national medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58940/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I wish to raise a very important issue with regard to an incident which happened in my hometown of Dundalk. I am sure the Minister is aware that a video showing a cyclist being deliberately knocked off his bicycle in Dundalk by a motorist who recorded the incident has gone viral. You can hear the driver laughing as he deliberately clips the cyclist before speeding away from the scene. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Only 92 new members of the force started in Templemore this week. The Minister mentioned a figure of 200. Gardaí are not happy with their pay conditions, pensions, paperwork or rosters. Nearly everybody in this Chamber and outside it has, at some stage, relied on the assistance of the Garda. We in Dundalk have probably relied on their assistance more than most because, in recent...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: This topic is relevant to my constituency of Louth and east Meath, as Louth, which is the smallest county in Ireland, has the highest concentration of betting shops per capita. Therefore, I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill and I will support its progress on Second Stage. A report by the HRB highlights that approximately 90,000 adults are low-risk gamblers, 35,000 are...

Building Defects: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important issue. A working group report that examined defects in housing found that a lack of fire safety material, structural defects and water ingress are likely to affect up to 80% of apartments and duplexes built between 1991 and 2013 in the Celtic tiger era, which equates to between 62,500 and 100,000 homes. This percentage is shocking. ...