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Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: All sides of the House agree that changes need to be made and also that simply throwing money at the problem will not solve it. It has been proven time and again that money alone is not the answer. Since the last election, we have all stood here and spoken about Dáil reform and how the Government needs to embrace new ways of doing business. Why not test this now, given that the health...

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: By working together as one on the issue of health, we can show how Dáil reform will actually work and benefit the people who elected us to govern.

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the issue of the health service. The provision of health and hospital services are probably the most important issues regularly raised by my constituents in Louth. There is no doubt that the health system in Ireland is far from perfect. Waiting list numbers need to be reduced, the number of patients waiting on trolleys is still too high and there are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (20 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 210. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will increase the number of gardaí in the Mid-Louth Ardee district (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7331/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (20 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 259. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was not granted to a person (detailed supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7248/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (20 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 279. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of an application for a Medical Card by a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7352/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 295. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7405/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 315. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7501/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cross-Border Projects (20 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 509. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the proposed Narrow Water bridge project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7334/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (20 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 510. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the proposed western bypass of Ardee, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7335/16]

Housing Issues: Statements (14 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on housing and homelessness. As I have stated on many previous occasions, housing is one of the greatest challenges facing the Government and society. From my clinics in Dundalk and surrounding areas, I know housing is one of the most pressing issues facing us. Despite what the Opposition tells us, there is no quick-fix or easy solution nor should this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (14 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 610. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Louth has been refused a discretionary medical card, given a diagnosis of cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7197/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Rural Broadband Scheme (14 Apr 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 823. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the rural broadband scheme will be available in north County Louth and in the Faughart and Hackballscross areas in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7015/16]

Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak today on the issue of homelessness and housing. There is no doubt that this issue is one of the greatest challenges facing not only the Government but society as a whole. There is no quick-fix solution. I strongly believe that this issue should not be used as a political football simply to score political points. We all need to work together to find a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Staff (3 Feb 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a parliamentary assistant to a Teachta Dála, who is a Minister, has the same entitlement to apply for voluntary early retirement as a parliamentary assistant to a Teachta Dála who is not a Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4497/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Task Force on Overcrowding in Accident and Emergency Departments: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: First of all, I would like to welcome the witnesses here today. I wish them a merry Christmas and a happy new year. They have appeared before the committee at various times over the last 12 months and I find them to be very honest and trustworthy. I agree with Mr. O'Brien that the problem of overcrowding is not only for emergency departments. It requires all the health service systems...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Task Force on Overcrowding in Accident and Emergency Departments: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Task Force on Overcrowding in Accident and Emergency Departments: Discussion (17 Dec 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda is one of the busiest in the country. I have spoken on numerous occasions about the services provided by Louth County Hospital. I firmly believe that many people in the north east are not aware of the range of services available in Louth County Hospital in Dundalk. Has any progress been made in highlighting these services or are there plans to...

Order of Business (15 Dec 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: One of the key priorities set out in the public service plan is to reduce-----