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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: My biggest concern is that there is no job security. There is no professional progression. The workers are being paid the minimum wage and many of them are being paid below the living wage. As I said, most of these families entrust their children to the childcare workers. The childcare sector has been underfunded for many years and as a result, Ireland is ranked as the lowest country in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 335. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his future plans are to ensure affordability of childcare in Ireland given that many Irish families are struggling to meet the high cost of childcare, with many having to choose to keep one parent out of employment in order to save on these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5560/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gorse Burning (8 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to ensure that clearing land is affordable to landowners and farmers in view of the ban on farmers burning overgrown land and gorse bushes; if he plans to review the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5834/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 736. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive medical treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6510/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I have raised the issue of planning on many occasions, in particular as it relates to young families who want to build in their local parishes. The number of young people who are being refused planning permission in the local area where they were born and raised is unreal. These people are, in effect, being prohibited from living in their own area. This is diminishing the areas concerned....

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to contribute. I have spoken many times in this House on mental health and in particular, the mental health of our younger generation. The younger generation of today faces many challenges and mental health is one of the main ones. I welcome this Bill and hope that by transferring certain functions to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration...

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Yes, with Deputy Tóibín.

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I will be finished before then.

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I very much welcome the opportunity to speak. First, I thank the Deputies for bring this motion to the House. I welcome that we can discuss the housing crisis once more and why we are in this position. In my home town of Dundalk, rental costs for a standard three-bed home are anywhere between €1,200 and €1,600 per month. At my Monday and Friday clinics, the queues of...

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I am sorry. I have the wrong debate then.

Tackling the Cost of Living - Institutional Investors in the Residential Property Market: Motion (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I very much welcome the opportunity to speak. I thank the Deputies for bring this motion before the House. I welcome the fact that we can discuss the housing crisis once more and discuss why we are in this position. In my home town of Dundalk, the rental cost for a standard three-bedroom house is anywhere between €1,200 and €1,600 per month. To service a mortgage on that...

Mobility and Transport Supports for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate and I thank my fellow members of the Regional Group for bringing this motion. As has already been stated, those in households that are in the challenging position of requiring transport methods that need to be adopted for disability purposes spend, on average, €9,027 on items relating to that disability. These items include, but...

National Retrofitting Scheme: Statements (17 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: As we appear to be exiting the Covid pandemic, our next challenge as a society is the rising cost of living. Everyone is aware that the cost of day-to-day living is now rising at an unprecedented level. Whether it is the cost of our grocery shops, the cost of light and heat in our homes or our transport costs, everything is on its way up. From my experience, and from dealing with my...

Security Situation in Europe: Statements (23 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak today. I welcome the Ukrainian ambassador, H.E. Larysa Gerasko, and her colleagues here this evening. I offer my full support to the Ukrainian people at this extremely difficult and worrying time. Unfortunately, the situation in Ukraine had deteriorated rapidly over the last days. The action of Russia and its President Putin is causing great concern,...

Town Centre First Policy: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Since I was first elected to this House, one of the issues that I have constantly raised is that of town centre regeneration, in particular the regeneration of centres in towns like Dundalk and Drogheda. Anybody travelling through any town in Ireland today is sure to find a vast number of vacant properties. Indeed, the main street in my home town of Dundalk, Clanbrassil Street, has vacant...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I raise the issue of the ever-increasing cost of living that the Irish people are enduring. We are now, thankfully, starting to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic and society and workplaces are reopening. The past two years have been very tough for everybody. Many people lost their jobs. Others saw their businesses close. Many also lost friends and family members to the dreadful pandemic....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the €200 payment towards energy bills but there is no incentive for providers to cut their costs. That is what is annoying me and it is why I use the word "profiteering". Every time we open the newspapers, we see that the banks and companies like the ESB are making many millions in profits. Some businesses are even saying they are making profits of 40% or 50%. We need...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Mar 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: In the programme for Government many promises were made on tackling the housing crisis. I acknowledge that some progress has been made, but we are still a long way behind, even on the Government's own targets. I have consistently raised the issue of vacant housing in many urban areas around the country. Towns such as Dundalk and Drogheda have far too many vacant houses. These vacant...

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak today. In general, the Government's financial response to the challenges caused by Covid-19 has been fair and mostly adequate. I think it is fair to say that the response has been timely and that the sectors most affected have been supported. All this, however, is coming at a huge financial cost, and it is one that will take generations to repay. The...