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Topical Issue Debate: Local Authority Rates (23 Apr 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: In the past months, two very well-known GAA clubs in north County Louth have received rates demands for 2015, one in excess of €16,000 and another in excess of €15,000. Both clubs are in the north of the county and cater for over 1,000 children ranging in ages from six right up to 18 and also include adult members and players. They are voluntary, not-for-profit organisations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Apr 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: On a personal note and in front of the Minister for Health, I wish to put on record my thanks to the Tullamore regional hospital for the care and attention it has given me after a serious hip operation. I offer many thanks to Mr. John Lunn, an orthopaedic surgeon, and his staff. It is important to put on record the great services provided by hospitals.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Apr 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Minister mentioned that his counterparts in Northern Ireland were planning to introduce minimum unit prices for alcohol. Have they given him a firm commitment that these will be introduced? Has he or his officials discussed at what level the minimum prices will be set in Northern Ireland? My constituency of Louth borders Northern Ireland. It is important that the regions' minimum unit...

Self-Employed and the SME Sector: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 Apr 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak. Fine Gael is and always has been the party for small business persons and the self-employed. We are a pro-enterprise party and the facts fully support this. Over 90,000 new jobs have been created as a result of the Action Plan for Jobs in 2012. Every region has seen an increase. In my constituency of Louth and east Meath, unemployment has fallen by over...

Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: One can initiate action when noise reaches a level at which it causes annoyance. We need to extend and improve the power available to the enforcement authorities to prevent, reduce or abate noise emissions by allowing for fixed payment notices and providing for mediation between neighbours. In that context, when can we expect the noise nuisance Bill to be published?

Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this Bill. In the programme for Government we committed to introducing a universal GP service for everyone. In line with the statement of Government priorities 2014-16, we prioritised the over 70s in providing free access to GP care. The Government decided to commence the roll-out of universal GP care services for the entire...

Order of Business (15 Apr 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Amending the Child Care Act 1991 will impose a statutory duty on the Child and Family Agency to prepare an after-care plan for an eligible child or young person. We must strengthen the legislative provision for after care. When can we expect the drafting of the child care (amendment) Bill?

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome this opportunity to speak on the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015. The Bill is the result of two years' hard work, including in-depth public consultations on climate legislation. In this regard, I would like to praise the extensive consideration given by both the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht, and the Department of the Environment,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: (Resumed) Alcohol Research Group (12 Mar 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the delegation. There are three categories of drinker, and, as a non-drinker, I believe it important that people realise there are such discrete categories. It was stated that low-risk drinkers are males who consume fewer than 17 standard drinks per week or females who consume fewer than 11 standard drinks per week, or an average of two drinks per day. People may think that two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: (Resumed) Alcohol Research Group (12 Mar 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Are we any different from other countries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: (Resumed) Alcohol Research Group (12 Mar 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Dr. Holmes was commissioned to report on Ireland and Northern Ireland. Are we both compatible?

Order of Business (11 Mar 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Our general landlord and tenancy legislation dates back to the middle of the 19th century and is in dire need of reform in order to make it fit for the 21st century. There has been a great deal of discussion with regard to upward-only rents and what needs to be done in this regard in order to assist the economic recovery. When will the landlord and tenant Bill be published?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (10 Mar 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I would like to welcome Professor Murray and his team here today. I am a pioneer so, touch wood, drink does not really affect me as such. However, it does affect members of my family, which is causing the problem. Education is very important in getting young people involved. I would like to ask Professor Murray's opinion on underage drinking and such issues facing many parents. I come...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the witnesses. Living in Dundalk, I am very aware that there has been a significant difference in the price of prescribed drugs in the Republic versus the price payable for the same medicines in the North. Many constituents have contacted me to say the price of their prescribed drugs is much lower across the Border and, in some cases, four to seven times lower. Coming from a...

Family Home Mortgage Settlement Arrangement Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Mar 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the proposed Family Home Mortgage Settlement Arrangement Bill. The purpose of the Bill, as described by Deputy Michael McGrath, is to assist mortgage holders in arrears and to address the current haphazard and inconsistent manner in which arrears are tackled. Every week, I deal with people in my constituency who are in mortgage arrears and meet with...

Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Noise nuisance caused by neighbours makes up the vast majority of noise complaints in Ireland. To prevent and reduce such nuisance, it is necessary to extend and improve the powers available to local authorities.

Order of Business (4 Mar 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The noise nuisance Bill.

Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: When can Members expect publication of the proposed health (transport support) Bill, the purpose of which is to make individual payments to people with severe disabilities who cannot access public transport as a contribution towards their transport costs?

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Children and Family Relationships Bill. In the programme for Government we made a commitment to modernise and reform outdated elements of family law. As the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, stated, when enacted, the Bill will be a watershed in the development of Irish family law and will align it with the realities of modern Irish family life. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (24 Feb 2015)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 403. To ask the Minister for Health the reason cancer patients who attend public hospitals for treatment have their intravenous treatment undertaken free of charge whereas patients who are on the same treatment in tablet form must pay the pharmacy for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7703/15]