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Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: -----and to streamline family law procedures thereby making them more user friendly and less costly. When can we expect the family law Bill?

Credit Union Sector: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Nov 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak. In Ireland, 342 credit unions are affiliated to the Irish League of Credit Unions. Between them, they have almost 2.9 million members, over €11 billion in savings, almost €3.5 billion in loans and €13 billion in total assets. These figures show that the credit union movement is a major economic force in Ireland. Over the past number...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (1 Dec 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 303. To ask the Minister for Defence the reason for the delay in obtaining security clearance for applicants to the 27th infantry battalion reserve (details supplied); if the delay is caused by Garda Síochána or military processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42736/15]

Establishment of Independent Anti-Corruption Agency: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Dec 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak this evening. Like so many people around the country, I watched the actions of some of the county councillors exposed by the "RTE Investigates" programme with shock and disgust. It is totally unacceptable for any public representative to use their position in public office for personal financial gain. There should be no place in public life for the kind...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Cards: Health Service Executive (9 Dec 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome all the representatives from the HSE. It is worth saying that over 1.7 million medical cards and over 400,000 general practitioner cards have been issued. Over 200,000 children have been registered for the under-six scheme to date and nearly 50,000 people have registered for the over-70 scheme. Much work has gone into that and the service should be congratulated on it. When I...

Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (15 Dec 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. I welcome the Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2015 which is being introduced as a result of the report of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on bankruptcy reform. The Bill will further improve and modernise bankruptcy law and take into account the changes to bankruptcy law proposed by Deputy Willie Penrose in a Private...

Order of Business (15 Dec 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: One of the key priorities set out in the public service plan is to reduce-----

Order of Business (15 Dec 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Excuse me, Deputy, I am trying to speak. Will the Deputy sit down, please?

Order of Business (15 Dec 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I am sorry I did not manage to ask-----

Order of Business (15 Dec 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: One of the key priorities set out in the public service plan is to reduce costs and achieve better value for money through a reformed public procurement office. We are to provide for the establishment of a Civil Service office to be known as the Office of Government Procurement. When can we expect publication of the Office of Government Procurement Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Task Force on Overcrowding in Accident and Emergency Departments: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: First of all, I would like to welcome the witnesses here today. I wish them a merry Christmas and a happy new year. They have appeared before the committee at various times over the last 12 months and I find them to be very honest and trustworthy. I agree with Mr. O'Brien that the problem of overcrowding is not only for emergency departments. It requires all the health service systems...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Task Force on Overcrowding in Accident and Emergency Departments: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Task Force on Overcrowding in Accident and Emergency Departments: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda is one of the busiest in the country. I have spoken on numerous occasions about the services provided by Louth County Hospital. I firmly believe that many people in the north east are not aware of the range of services available in Louth County Hospital in Dundalk. Has any progress been made in highlighting these services or are there plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Staff (3 Feb 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a parliamentary assistant to a Teachta Dála, who is a Minister, has the same entitlement to apply for voluntary early retirement as a parliamentary assistant to a Teachta Dála who is not a Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4497/16]

Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak today on the issue of homelessness and housing. There is no doubt that this issue is one of the greatest challenges facing not only the Government but society as a whole. There is no quick-fix solution. I strongly believe that this issue should not be used as a political football simply to score political points. We all need to work together to find a...

Housing Issues: Statements (14 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on housing and homelessness. As I have stated on many previous occasions, housing is one of the greatest challenges facing the Government and society. From my clinics in Dundalk and surrounding areas, I know housing is one of the most pressing issues facing us. Despite what the Opposition tells us, there is no quick-fix or easy solution nor should this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (14 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 610. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Louth has been refused a discretionary medical card, given a diagnosis of cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7197/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Rural Broadband Scheme (14 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 823. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the rural broadband scheme will be available in north County Louth and in the Faughart and Hackballscross areas in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7015/16]

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the issue of the health service. The provision of health and hospital services are probably the most important issues regularly raised by my constituents in Louth. There is no doubt that the health system in Ireland is far from perfect. Waiting list numbers need to be reduced, the number of patients waiting on trolleys is still too high and there are...