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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: One in six Irish couples struggle with fertility. There is no public system to allow for in vitrofertilisation, IVF, treatment. This Government has committed, from 2019, to funding IVF treatment for couples unable to conceive. The Minister, Deputy Harris, has stated that the assisted human reproduction Bill will regulate the area regarding the support that will be provided from 2019. The...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Please do not let the normal person who has not got a medical card-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Please do not let people without medical cards only receive the support.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Middle class people need to be looked after. This woman and her husband have spent over €30,000-----

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The main purpose of this Bill is to tackle alcohol misuse, underage drinking and the overall consumption of alcohol. I go to many functions where free drink is available. I attend many openings and many football matches. There is a thing called choice. I have been a pioneer for the past 40 years or so, but I do not have a problem with drink. I do not want to drink, but I do not have a...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The purpose of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill is to tackle alcohol misuse, underage drinking and overall consumption. It is in no one's interest to see alcohol products misused. I support the overall objective of the Bill but I have a difficulty with a small number of provisions, including that relating to the cancer warning. This label will destroy the reputation of Irish products which...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (26 Sep 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 74. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the introduction of auto enrolment for pensions further to the publication of the Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018-2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38819/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Supports (26 Sep 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 225. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason no insurance has been provided by Tusla since 2011 to cover foster parents in view of the fact that they had been previously covered by the HSE; her plans to introduce insurance for these persons; if so, when; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38971/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 Oct 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 382. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a rescheduled appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39617/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (3 Oct 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 51. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of recruitment plans for the Defence Forces for 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39922/18]

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: In terms of housing supply, Louth County Council has had success in the use of compulsory purchase orders, CPOs, for recovering vacant and derelict properties. This, however, is only the tip of the iceberg. Most of the properties acquired by the council are in the hands of the banks and vulture funds. Nationally, about 1,000 properties are being sold to banks and the Housing Agency for...

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I have offered the Minister solutions to increase housing supply and address homelessness. I ask that he listens.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (3 Oct 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 56. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to increase the number of Defence Forces personnel deployed overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39923/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: There are serious concerns in my home town of Dundalk that Authentic Food Company Dundalk, formerly known as the Heinz factory, is in trouble. The company has stated that the environment is challenging. As the situation stands, there is no production planned past 26 October. The parent company in Manchester refuses to confirm closure. There is no communication whatsoever with the...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Oct 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: It was widely reported that the VAT measures introduced some years ago to help tourism and hospitality would be reversed and, unfortunately, that has proven to be the case. Today, the Minister stated that tens of thousands of extra jobs were created in the tourism sector since the measure was introduced in 2011 and that the sector has never supported more employment than it does today. It...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Oct 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Further south there are the historic towns of Dundalk and Drogheda, the many attractions of the Boyne valley and the seaside villages of Laytown and Bettystown. These areas suffered greatly when the economy collapsed and we faced years of austerity. Now we have the threat of Brexit which will be particularly felt in Border areas. The 9% VAT rate has been critical to Louth and east...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (9 Oct 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 190. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41143/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Oct 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I wish to ask the Tánaiste about the building of houses. Over the last number of years, scores of families have called into my constituency office with problems in this regard. Local need rules from 2005 are still in place. These rules prevent people from owning their own house. I hear from families who live in the countryside and have sites they got from their father, mother, granny...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak today. As a former member of the Government party, I acknowledge the progress made in improving the country's finances since the economic crash. We are now in a position where the finances are in a very healthy state and we should be in a position to pay back some of the burden carried by the Irish people during the austerity years. We are also in a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: On the same Bill, I would like an assurance that there will be plenty of time for Deputies to speak on the legislation. I hope the Government does not guillotine it. I believe one hour has been provided for debate this evening and maybe three or four hours tomorrow evening. As a new Independent Deputy, I am finding it very hard to get speaking time. As a member of the Committee on the...