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Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the issue of water. There is no doubt it is very emotive and is the one which probably attracts the most attention in the media. Many Members on the opposite side of the House campaigned almost exclusively on this issue alone and would not have won their seats but for the issue of water. At this stage I believe the public is tired of the constant...

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: They wanted to know how were going to create more jobs to replace the ones lost during the crash. They wanted to know how we were going to continue to attract home the many young men and women who had to leave our shores in search of work during the crash. They also let it be known, in no uncertain terms, that we must never ever go back to the boom and bust policies of the previous...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: UK Referendum on EU Membership (28 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 25. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is monitoring the potential economic fallout from the possible exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, in particular the consequences for the Border counties, including County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8780/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Data (28 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 26. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vacant houses in the possession of banks that receive State assistance; if he will provide this list to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8783/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (28 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 120. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Louth who availed of the cross-border healthcare directive in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8781/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (28 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 121. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to reduce the overcrowding in the accident and emergency department in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8782/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Applications (28 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how he is monitoring new applicants on the local authority housing list in County Louth who are in this position as a result of house repossessions and notice to quit from landlords; the action he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8785/16]

Agriculture: Statements (4 May 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak today about agriculture. The agricultural sector is the most important sector in Ireland. It has a combined turnover of more than €26 billion and represents almost 8% of GDP. It supports 160,000 jobs, representing 8% of the total workforce. It accounts for almost 11% of all our exports and in 2015 exported nearly €11 billion worth of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (4 May 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the number of jobs created and lost in County Louth from 2013 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9184/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Personnel (4 May 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 101. To ask the Minister for Defence the starting salary for new entrants in the Army equitation cadetship and the salary scale already in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8824/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (4 May 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 138. To ask the Minister for Health the number of unfilled job vacancies which exist in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8810/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (4 May 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 139. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients treated in Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, County Louth in 2015; the services available in the hospital; his plans to increase the number of services available there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8811/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (4 May 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 199. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9116/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (4 May 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 200. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9118/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (4 May 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine and expedite an application for a school extension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9020/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes (4 May 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify if SOLAS and Education and Training Boards Ireland have changed the tender process for the provision for contracted training, if these changes will affect the many small businesses which provide contracted training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9192/16]

Crime: Statements (5 May 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to today’s debate. Crime, as we all know, is a major problem in our society today. We have all read about and seen on TV the latest gangland murders. Even though it is primarily the gangland murders in Dublin that grab the headlines, it should be noted that crime affects every community throughout the country, including my constituency in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates (17 May 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 408. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to examine the issue of outstanding commercial rates due to Louth County Council with a view to introducing a scheme or an amnesty for commercial businesses which are struggling with arrears of rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10386/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (17 May 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 544. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to consider a person who is receipt of a State pension and a carer's allowance for a full rate of payment under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10334/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (17 May 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 596. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status on the proposal to upgrade the Bellurgan embankment flood defences in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10381/16]