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- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: It has been said that the cost of the services does not provide value for money.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: If value for money is the issue, what about Oireachtas TV, on which €3 million a year or €60,000 a week is spent?
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: The audience of Oireachtas TV is between 10,000 and 15,000 on sitting days and only 200 on non-sitting days.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I am not.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I am a Deputy and people in my constituency listen to the radio-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I mentioned the legislation.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: Deputies Shortall and Howlin were given an extra minute. I am the only one-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: Will the Taoiseach answer my question?
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: Could the Minister provide some clarity on JobPath? A constituent came to my office in recent weeks who is on JobPath. He has been offered three or four jobs which he could not avail of as he does not have a safe pass certificate as the jobs were on construction sites. When he went to JobPath he was told to go to the social welfare office but when he went to the social welfare office he...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: Sruthan House has operated for the past 23 years. It has very experienced staff. Some 400 families have availed of it over the past number of years, while 50 families currently do so. The word in the street is the reason for all the cuts is the overspend on the new children's hospital. The Government has the opportunity to reverse the decision. Some 50 families depend on this adult...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (10 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance if the help to buy scheme will be extended to March 2020. [30122/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (10 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: 412. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons in the Louth County Council area who availed of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan to date. [30123/19]
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: The Minister of State mentioned the word "regulation" three or four times. I meet a lot of people who have problems with gambling and they have nowhere to go. What investment is the Minister of State going to make to help people with gambling addictions? The bookmakers and people involved in the gambling business are contributing money towards psychiatrists and so on but I have seen...
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I hope the Minister of State does not take this the wrong way but he is passing the buck. The Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, will say that the Department of Justice and Equality has a responsibility. He mentioned a levy. If a levy is going to be charged, the Departments of Justice and Equality and Health should work very closely together to ensure these addicts are being looked after....
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I agree that we have to look at the stake and prize money. The Bill states a person who holds a gaming licence should not accept a stake from a person under the age of 18 years. What enforcement is being done to ensure that these gaming establishments are not taking money from young people under 18 years of age? I do not know how any enforcement can be done whatsoever. This is part of the...
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: The Minister said that the person who holds the licence would be unable to transfer it to another who had not been vetted. Is the person who originally held the licence vetted in the first instance?
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: There are an awful lot of jobs involved in this. The Minister for Finance has doubled taxation on betting shops. They pay tax and create jobs, particularly in rural areas. There has been betting on the lottery for the past 25 years. It is completely different from the national lottery. Will we start to exclude competition? I come from a business background and competition is good. They...
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: In fairness to the Minister of State, he has already provided some statistics. He gave a figure of €670 million for 2015. In 2018, it was €802 million. That is an increase of €132 million in a short period, which is great. The Irish betting shops have been doing this lottery for the past 25 years. Many people are dependent on the shops for jobs. Are we actually...
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (6 Sep 2019)
Peter Fitzpatrick: 5. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive an Army pension after 21 years of service. [34965/19]