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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 1027. 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. [20176/17]

Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (4 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to participate in today's debate. The Diplomatic Relationship (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 amends a number of Acts, namely, the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act 1967, as amended, the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, the Immigration Act 2004 and the Employment Permits Act 2003, as amended. The main purpose of this legislation is...

Ireland and the Negotiations on the UK's Withdrawal from the EU: Statements (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I very much welcome the opportunity to contribute to this evenings debate on the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. I have spoken on this topic on numerous occasions in this House and at many events in my home county of Louth. My message has been very clear from the start of this whole process. First of all, we must not forget that it was the UK that decided to leave...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 376. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a rheumatologist appointment in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22810/17]

Insurance Costs: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to take part in this debate. Dramatically rising insurance costs over recent years have affected almost everybody in this country, whether it be for car insurance, home insurance or business insurance. Last August I spoke on this very topic and raised the very many concerns I had about rising insurance premiums. CSO figures released at that time showed that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Ms Moyagh Murdock and Ms Velma Burns to the meeting. I thank them for their opening submissions and I agree with almost everything they said. My belief is that we should have a zero tolerance approach to drink-driving. We heard some outrageous statements about drink-driving in this committee in recent months. The bottom line is that drink-driving is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: It is really for people listening to the programme this morning. There is no problem repeating it because it is so important. Zero tolerance is the only way. I have been involved in football all my life and I have a family. The morning after is the issue. I have children of my own. People going to work the next day after having a few drinks the night before do not realise they are over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: That brings me to my next question, which is about young people. Should we introduce a programme in secondary schools? I am a firm believer that prevention is the best cure. I was educated at the young age of 12 in my local school, which is why I became a pioneer at that age. I do not have a problem with alcohol. As I said earlier, I train football teams every month. However, people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: How long is left in the slot?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 196. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an orthopaedic appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23659/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training College of Ireland: Discussion (24 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank both of the witnesses for coming before the committee and for their very detailed briefing on the collapse of the Pilot Training College of Ireland. I agree that aspects of this collapse are very worrying and warrant further investigation. Before we get into the more detailed questions, I ask the witnesses whether there are any other pilot training colleges currently operating in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training College of Ireland: Discussion (24 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: In their opening submission, the witnesses stated that the incidence of flight training colleges collapsing is far too common. Will they outline other examples of colleges collapsing? Did those collapses follow a similar pattern to the collapse of the Pilot Training College of Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training College of Ireland: Discussion (24 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Were there any similar patterns between those companies and PTC?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training College of Ireland: Discussion (24 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I asked Mr. Kealy that question because in his opening statement, he said that instances of flight training colleges collapsing is far too common. Mr. Kealy noted that the college in question made a profit of approximately €500,000 in 2010 and that in the 18 months ending June 2012 a loss of €5 million was incurred by the company. Has any satisfactory explanation been offered...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training College of Ireland: Discussion (24 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I have grave concerns that the IAA reviewed the wrong accounts when reviewing the FTO approvals in 2010 and I believe this warrants further investigation by the committee. We need to ask the question what if, as appears, the wrong accounts were reviewed and whether if the right accounts had been reviewed students would not have lost such vast sums of money. I would like to assure the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 484. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the waiting time for an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25805/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive opening comments. He stated that the tourism leadership group will meet again in the coming weeks and that Brexit will feature prominently in the discussions. Can the Minister of State inform the committee of the make-up of this group? What tourism areas will it specifically be targeting? The CSO figures released recently show that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive report on Brexit. I am glad he stated it was not an Irish decision for the UK to leave the EU. It is the result of a Tory feud and it is the UK's decision to leave. I am glad the Government is committed to the Single Market, the euro and low corporation tax. The Minister said the first round of talks will take place on 19 June. What...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I asked a question on the proposed upgrade of the A5 road.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implications of Brexit for Transport, Tourism and Sport: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: If the authorities in Northern Ireland introduce a toll on the Northern side and charge people from the Republic to use the A5 after the Republic contributes perhaps £50 million to the project, it will cause a problem. Not a day passes that people do not come into my constituency office looking for funding for primary and national roads. If we are willing to commit a large sum to the...