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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: No help-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: It is not there.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Nothing.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I find the Minister for Finance very approachable and he is a very good Minister but I want to relay the facts of this case again. This man has worked for 40 years. He is 61 years old and his wife is 60. He worked for 40 years and she stayed at home to mind their children. He contributed towards a small pension, amounting to approximately €270 per week. When he applied for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: We are all getting older. The Government is encouraging people to contribute to pension schemes and they are doing so. However, in this case, the family would have been better off not working. If the woman was getting a social welfare payment and her husband was also getting one, they would be getting nearly €500 per week. He has contributed for the past 40 years but he has lost...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Minister for Finance must acknowledge that there is something seriously wrong here.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I am talking about the present.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (5 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the negative impact the proposed new Irish Rail timetable will have on commuters from Dundalk (details supplied); if he has plans to increase the number of trains between Drogheda and Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43237/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (5 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 203. To ask the Minister for Finance if and when he plans to reinstate the disabled drivers medical board of appeal; if he plans to amend the criteria of the primary medical certificate process; if he plans on implementing a comprehensive needs-led transport support scheme to replace the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43235/23]

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I am sharing time with Deputy Canney. I congratulate the Minister, Deputy McGrath, on his first budget. It was framed as a budget for children, workers and the planet. Measures include improved availability of early learning and childcare places, the expansion of free hot school meals to primary schools, and additional support for children with a disability or children experiencing...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I went into my local pharmacy last weekend and I again praised the staff for the great work they had done during Covid. The owner of the pharmacy was angry. She told me that the pharmacy was on the front line during Covid while doctors closed their doors and answered phone calls, which they were well paid for. Pharmacists got nothing, not even to cover the cost of printing all the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 584. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an urgent medical appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45143/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 283. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an urgent medical appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45756/23]

Investment in Healthcare: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Department of Health is already facing an overspend of around €1.5 billion this year and €1 billion next year, which is an overrun that will require a Supplementary Estimate allocation. However, only €22.5 billion - current and capital - was allocated for the public health system as part of budget 2024. Despite this being an increase of €1.1 billion in...

Capital Support for Sports Facilities: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: We all know 1.58 million people in Ireland participate in sports. Based on current population projections, an additional 1 million people will need to participate in sport on a regular basis in order to achieve the 2027 target set by the national sports policy 2018-2027. Sports clubs not only provide improvements in physical and mental health well-being, they also provide a social and...

Capital Support for Sports Facilities: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The new stadium-----

Capital Support for Sports Facilities: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: We will invite you to the opening day.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (19 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason why, at a time when road traffic deaths are on the rise again, BoxyMo supervisory type insurance which could prevent at least 100, and possibly up to 200 road traffic accident deaths per year, and has been in use in Ireland for over ten years, is not made mandatory and rolled out nationwide; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (19 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a carer's payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45892/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Oct 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 542. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a referred appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46288/23]