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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: In respect of the ten centres in the north east, how many ambulances does the service have in the region? Second, where did the 36 new emergency ambulances procured in 2014 actually go? Similarly, where will the 47 new ambulances in 2015 go?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Áras Attracta: HSE (16 Dec 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I offer my deepest sympathy to the victims and their families. What happened should never have happened. There will be no excuses for the HSE if this disgraceful abuse happens again. Some 59 recommendations were made by HIQA in its first report of February 2014. It proposed that staff training should be undertaken and that the staff of bungalow 3 would be required to undertake 100 hours...

Order of Business (18 Dec 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Horse Racing Ireland (amendment) Bill was due this session and was to amend and extend the Irish Horseracing Industry Act 1994, the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001 and related matters. What is the status of the Bill and when will it be enacted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank our guests for attending. I do not know which one of them was on my local radio station this morning, but I heard it stated that, after being involved in his practice for one year, he could call himself a surgeon. That is a scary thought, particularly as such a doctor does not have to have his name included in the list of specialists. What type of insurance is required for someone...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Could the witnesses elaborate on a conversation on a local radio station this morning to the effect that a GP can call himself or herself a surgeon after one year's practice? It is appalling. A few months ago a lady appeared on TV3 who had spent €30,000 or €40,000 on cosmetic surgery. We see television presenters and film stars getting facelifts. Can somebody tell me what a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Would one need some kind of insurance policy to open the practice?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Is this a loophole in the system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: For how long does it last?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Does the skin actually loosen again?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (14 Jan 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 882. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that the new policy on wind farm turbines (details supplied) will have no impact on the Rockmarshall Mountains in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49487/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister and Mr. O'Brien for attending this meeting and for briefing us on what is a serious issue. As they know, the Lourdes hospital in Drogheda in my constituency is one of those that the crisis has most affected. I welcome the fact that the situation is improving and the number of patients waiting on hospital trolleys is decreasing. I visited the accident and emergency...

Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I am enraged and disgusted at the dumping of illegal diesel fuel waste in the River Fane, County Louth. The River Fane supplies water to the local Cavan Hill treatment plant which, in turn, supplies drinking water to most of the vicinity around Dundalk. This dumping of waste is causing pollution and has been ongoing for years in Dundalk and the surrounding areas and is a threat to both the...

Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: This waste must be in containers. There must be some way to find out who is supplying it in the area. Will the Taoiseach, please, help?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health and Food Safety: European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety (22 Jan 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety and thank him for his presentation. There is no hiding from the fact that obesity is a problem in Ireland. The joint committee recognises that much has been written in recent years about the long-term dangers of childhood obesity. We all know the underlying causes: a sedentary lifestyle, poor diet and lack of education. We...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 171. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the family income supplement payment must stay the same for 12 months even if there is a change in the family's income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3474/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Illegal Dumping (27 Jan 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 512. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the illegal diesel laundering waste into the Fane River, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3475/15]

Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Jan 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I broadly welcome the Central Bank's common sense and fair approach to the issue of mortgage deposits, particularly those required by first-time buyers, as part of a responsible approach to mortgage lending now and in the future. I have often been asked why the Central Bank was introducing these measures. The result of the new regulations will not only be to increase the resilience of the...

Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I am sure the Taoiseach and the Minister for Education and Skills will agree that it is important that every child receive a school place. The admissions process must be made more inclusive and equitable and the manner in which schools decide on applications must be shown to be fair and transparent. At this time of year many parents are worried about whether their children will be able to...

Order of Business (4 Feb 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The long awaited Health Information Bill 2014 will offer significant and revolutionary advances for the use of and protection afforded to personal health information in Ireland. The objective of the Bill is to create an integrated system whereby personal health information is available across many care settings and transferable between clinicians and hospitals, public and private. When can...

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Feb 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015. This is an extremely important piece of regulation which I fully support and I commend the Minister on bringing it to the House. It is quite clear that consumers need protection when they are taking out credit, whether it be personal loans, car loans or mortgages. It is also...