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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (8 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 100. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to improve CAMHS, for example, access, age appropriate placements, waiting lists and standardised operating procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6208/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (8 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 278. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to provide illness benefit to persons who are in full-time employment and in receipt of a contributory widows pension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6551/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties Data (13 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 154. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the top 100 premises that the State is renting or leasing in 2016 and 2017; the amount of rent paid for each premises per annum; the landlord of the premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6730/18]

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 proposes to introduce measures to improve the security and predictability of working hours for employees who work under insecure contracts and also those who work variable hours. The Bill addresses areas that have been identified where current employment rights legislation should be strengthened to the benefit of employees, particularly...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (14 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 104. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken by his Department and the Revenue Commissioners, including consultations with the EU Commission and UK government, to ensure that there is no disruption to cross-Border movements of excisable goods under duty suspension between here and Northern Ireland post-Brexit once the UK leaves the excise movement control system; and if he will...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I commend the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, and Deputy Kelly on introducing the Bill in front of us. I believe 64 new micro-breweries have been set up in the country in recent years which have created almost 500 jobs. That is a massive plus. However, I do have a concern about the sale of alcohol and I must disagree with my colleague here. I believe the opening hours,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Development (15 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans for the roll-out of the strategy on the future development of greenways and rural cycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7519/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (15 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the 2018 sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7518/18]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I take the opposite view. As we heard on the news today, pubs in rural areas need to generate income of between €8,000 and €9,000 per week to stay open. Deputy Mick Wallace stated yesterday that he comes from a rural part of County Wexford. We should provide as much support as possible to pubs in rural areas. I fully support breweries offering tours but, as I stated...

Other Questions: Social Welfare Code Reform (20 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 44. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the uptake to date of treatment benefits which were recently extended to the self-employed; her plans to extend additional benefits to the self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8402/18]

Other Questions: Social Welfare Code Reform (20 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I am delighted to get an opportunity to ask a question of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Regina Doherty. Can she give me an update on the treatment benefits, which she recently extended to the self-employed? Can she indicate what additional benefits she plans to extend to the self-employed? As a former self-employed person, I believe the self-employed...

Other Questions: Social Welfare Code Reform (20 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister for her reply. I must agree with her that it is very important that these treatments are given to the self-employed, especially the optical and dental services. I also believe they have been extended to their spouses and partners. It is great that approximately 450,000 self-employed people will benefit from this. As has been said, this country was on its hands and...

Other Questions: Social Welfare Code Reform (20 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister very much. As a self-employed person myself, I started my own business in 1994. I remember sitting down with my wife at night-time and the decision to go into the bank to hand over the deeds of my house as a guarantee that, whatever money it gave me, at least it would be repaid. It is very important that we give the self-employed jobseeker's allowances and benefits. I...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (20 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 104. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the schools that will benefit from the budget 2018 measure to increase school meals funding to include newly designated DEIS schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8401/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (20 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 281. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make versatis medicated patches available to persons with medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8073/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Applications (20 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 544. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a pension application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8331/18]

Other Questions: Seniors Alert Scheme (21 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 32. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to set out the financial allocations in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018 for the seniors alert scheme; the take-up in respect of the scheme since 2016; the changes made to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8504/18]

Other Questions: Seniors Alert Scheme (21 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Some 643 people in Louth and over 60,000 nationwide have received a free personal alarm under the seniors alert scheme since 2015. These senior citizens have peace of mind in their homes and a feeling of security. What was the financial allocation for 2016 and 2017 and to date in 2018 for the scheme? What has the take-up been since the scheme was introduced in 2016 and what changes have...

Public Service Superannuation (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: On a point of order, I was supposed to speak at the last item. I am very disappointed that Members of the Opposition did not have enough respect to allow us to talk on the last Stage.

Public Service Superannuation (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Deputy Sherlock had ten minutes to speak.