Results 321-340 of 2,569 for speaker:Peter Fitzpatrick

Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The purpose of the health information Bill is to provide a legislative framework for the better governance of health information and initiatives, including data matching and health information resources for use in the health service. When is the Bill expected to be published?

Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: When can we expect publication of the Bill to amend the Health Act 2007 to extend the remit of the Health Information and Quality Authority to include functions with regard to medical ionising radiation protection and on the setting of the standards for private and independent health care providers?

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (12 Mar 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: While recent signs of economic recovery are positive and welcome, they are not being felt in every home across the country. Indeed, the impact of unemployment and debt means many families are still struggling. In 2014, the Government will focus on growing the economy and creating jobs, with specific targets set out in the recent strategy for growth. There are three high-level priorities...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome all our guests to the meeting. I had no intention of speaking today as basically came here to look, listen and learn because I have no experience of dealing with suicide. There is not a family in the country who has not had some experience of dealing with suicide. The biggest issue for family members, friends and colleagues is that they would like to know if there is a pattern...

Order of Business (25 Mar 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The housing (miscellaneous provisions) Bill aims to expand and strengthen the regulatory framework for social housing and provide a new system for housing assistance payments. Every day in my clinic I encounter husbands or wives whose marriages have broken down. One ex-partner will remain in the house with the family, while the other has to leave but is not entitled to social housing or...

Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: When can we expect the publication of the Teaching Council (vetting and protection of children and vulnerable persons) Bill, which aims to put in place a statutory provision underpinning the role of the Teaching Council in the vetting arrangements for registered teachers?

Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I pay tribute to the former Garda Commissioner, Mr. Martin Callinan, for his 41 years of service to the community and the State in fighting crime and serious criminals. I wish him and his family the best. The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, stated:...any use of Garda discretion to effect the termination of fixed charge notices must be applied in a fair, impartial...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (26 Mar 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Irish driver licences have been approved in Canada. [14429/14]

Order of Business (2 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The health (general practitioner medical service) Bill will fulfil the Government's commitment to support young families, protect children in their critical early years and improve the overall health of future generations by providing free GP care to children under six. This Bill will fulfil the Government's commitment to support young families, protect children in their critical early years...

Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Women's Aid refuge in Dundalk is to close its doors with effect from 27 June 2014. On Monday last I received an e-mail from Lisa Marmion, the director of the refuge, which stated that the refuge was closing. The problem is funding. The refuge is to receive only €20,000 to run its operations. The Housing Authority is responsible for its budget. Ms Marmion said that the refuge...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Prevention Measures (3 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: A coastal walkway will help to prevent flooding in Dundalk and Blackrock while brining immense benefits to tourism and all facets of recreation and addressing the obesity epidemic. As a member of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children and rapporteur on the issue of obesity, I feel obliged to remind the House that, while we are making appreciable inroads in the task of stabilising...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Prevention Measures (3 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister for his observations and advice. I will outline some of the benefits to our community which will accrue from the implementation of this proposal. They are multiple and include the following: reducing or eliminating the imminent tidal flood risk danger to several thousand residential and business premises in Dundalk town and its hinterland, particularly those with...

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Bill amends the Electoral Act 1992 and the European Elections Act 1997 with the effect that a person who was declared bankrupt will no longer be disqualified from membership of the Dáil, the Seanad and the European Parliament. Furthermore, it provides that a person who was declared bankrupt while serving as a Member of the Dáil, the Seanad or the European Parliament shall not...

Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The harbours (amendment) Bill will amend the Harbour Acts 1996 to 2009, allow for the transfer of control of certain port companies to local authorities, amend existing provisions with regard to board membership, repeal the Harbours Act 1946 and provide for related matters. Since 2014 Dundalk Port has turned away 14 ships-----

Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Next week, the port will turn away three ships. I am hoping the Taoiseach might be able to give us a hand in this situation.

Order of Business (16 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: When will the Bill amending the Health Act 2007, the purpose of which will be to extend HIQA's remit to include functions with regard to medical ionising radiation protection and the setting and monitoring of standards for private or independent health care providers, be published?

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Government has embarked on a major reform programme for the health system, the aim of which is to deliver a single-tier health service supported by universal health insurance where access is based on need and not ability to pay. Under universal health insurance, everyone will have mandatory insurance. There will be a choice of insurers, including the State-owned VHI. Insurers will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (17 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, this year took over the HSE's remit for providing the Women's Aid refuges in Dundalk with €414,248. The housing authority is also providing €61,087 to meet accommodation and tenancy costs. The council is responsible for care costs and the housing authority is responsible for homeless accommodation. Currently, the premises on which the...

Order of Business (30 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: With regard to the education (admission to school) Bill, parents are having problems facilitating the entry of children into local schools, even when a child's name is put on a list weeks after being born. The Bill would ensure the process for enrolling pupils in schools would be more open, equitable and consistent. When can we expect that Bill? I thank the Taoiseach for his continuing...

Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The publication of the Children First Bill represents delivery of a key aim of the programme for Government, as well as the delivery of a key recommendation of the 2009 Ryan report implementation plan. The Bill will form part of a suite of child protection legislation which already includes the Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons)...