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Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: When will the legislation be published?

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015. Our programme for Government gives a fair commitment to reform the law that currently exists for employers' rights to participate in collective bargaining, thus ensuring that we must comply with the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights. Based on these judgments, we need to make provisions for an...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Urban Regeneration and-----

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015. Social housing is the biggest single issue the country will face in coming years. At present rates we will need to build 25,000 housing units each year, just to fulfil the current demand. We need to remove as many barriers as possible, especially from a planning point of view, to ensure the housing units...

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015. In its statement of priorities for the period 2014 to 2016, the Government gave a commitment to establish a low pay commission on a statutory basis as an independent body charged with making annual recommendations to the Government of the day on the appropriate level of the minimum wage and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: As a Deputy from Dundalk, I appreciate the good work done by the chamber of commerce. Before I was elected, I did not really appreciate its work. I attended seminars organised by Dundalk, Newry and Warrenpoint which I found both educational and rewarding. Dundalk is located close to the Border and despite the different currencies and tax systems, it is good that people on both sides of the...

Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: A statutory body is to be established to provide acute paediatric services in Dublin at the new children's hospital. It will take over those services currently provided by Our Lady's Hospital in Crumlin, Temple Street and Tallaght Hospital. When can we expect the publication of the new children's hospital establishment Bill?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Compensation (14 Jul 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 455. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a decision has been made on a claim for compensation by a person (details supplied), as a result of a head-on collision in a patrol car. [28639/15]

Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: We are here too. He is taking time from us as well.

Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Hear, hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the witnesses for their attendance. I am sorry I missed most of the presentation. I never knew what dementia was until several years ago when my mother went into a nursing home and I realised some of the people there were suffering from Alzheimer's disease. I did not realise they needed special care and often wondered what we could do to help them. I always thought dementia was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Procurement Practices for the Purchase of Hospital Supplies and Equipment: Beacon Hospital and Health Service Executive (23 Jul 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I would like to express my disappointment that representatives of St. Vincent's hospital did not attend this meeting. I am very concerned about the questions that Senator Crown raised. The public and members would like to see the answers. I am sure the Chairman will be writing a letter to St Vincent's hospital expressing our disappointment at its non-attendance and raising the questions...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (22 Sep 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 1370. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a system whereby a car owner can pay their motor tax on either a weekly or monthly basis via direct debit (details supplied) [30639/15]

Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. The sale-----

Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I refer to the sale of alcohol Bill, which is to codify the law related relating to the sale and consumption of alcohol. When does the Minister expect its publication? In addition, the apprenticeship Bill is to provide for the protection and responsibility applying to the employer and apprentices with the introduction of the new apprenticeships. When can Members expect this to be published?

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Sep 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to take part in this debate. There is no doubt that the health system is far from perfect. Everyone agrees that improvements are needed in certain areas. I acknowledge that waiting lists need to be reduced and the number of patients on trolleys has to be reduced. There needs to be a concerted effort to fill the many vacancies that currently exist for front-line...

Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: We need to provide a legislative framework for the better governance of health information. Initiatives in this regard would include data matching, health information resources for use in health services, support for clinical audits and patient safety notification. Provision would also be made for the extension of HIQA's remit to private health service providers. When can we expect...

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (1 Oct 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. First, I wish to praise the Minister, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, and her Department for bringing the Bill before the House and to record my full support for the Bill. The Bill is designed to keep repeat burglars off our streets and to improve the safety of all our communities. I wholeheartedly agree with the Minister that the burglary of...

Corporate Tax Policy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Oct 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to take part in this evening's debate. Profit shifting is a global phenomenon and it will require a global approach to find a solution that is fair to everyone. The OECD this month published a range of detailed reports arising from its base erosion and profit shifting project. The overall aim of the project was to prevent double non-taxation which came about as a...

Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: There are many families looking after loved ones with severe disabilities who cannot access public transport. In turn, they spend a lot of their time within the four walls of their houses instead of getting out and meeting friends, socialising, getting fresh air and making hospital appointments. We need to provide a scheme to make individual payments-----