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Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (24 Sep 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The purpose of this Bill is to provide for the establishment of a new body which will replace the Irish Sports Council, ISC, and the National Sports Campus Development Authority, NSCDA, and the merger of their functions into a single identity to be established as Sport Éireann or Sport Ireland. The establishment of Sport Ireland will result in a more streamlined organisation for the...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014, which has three main objectives. First, it will provide for the subsuming of the Opticians Board into the Health and Social Care Professionals Council, CORU. Second, it will make certain amendments to the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 in the interest of...

Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: It is very important that every child receives-----

Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: It is very important that every child receives a school place. When can we expect the publication of the education (admission to school) Bill which is to make the admission process more inclusive and equitable? The framework also proposes a mechanism to ensure that every child receives a place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Section 38 and Section 39 Agencies: Health Service Executive (22 Jul 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Chairman. I welcome all the witnesses. The voluntary agencies, which are being funded by the HSE to the tune of €3.1 billion, are doing a wonderful job. Some €2.5 billion, which is a great deal of money, is being given to 44 agencies under section 38. Some €600 million is being provided to the remaining agencies, which are part-funded under section 39....

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: That is correct. The incremental purchase scheme has been introduced as a new purchase option to meet the needs of those requiring long-term housing supports and to assist those households with low incomes to make a start on the route to home ownership whereby the house is sold at a discount price and the purchaser becomes the full owner at the time of sale. The incremental purchase scheme...

Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The purpose of the promised criminal records information system Bill is to provide for the exchange of criminal records information with other European Union member states and designated states. When is publication expected?

Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: When will the gambling control Bill, the purpose of which is to update and consolidate the law on betting and gambling, be introduced? Many families have been destroyed as a result of gambling and I am seeking clarity in respect of when the legislation will be forthcoming.

Order of Business (6 May 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: When will the human tissue Bill to meet the key recommendation of the Madden report that no hospital post-mortem may be carried out and no tissue retained after post-mortem without consent and to address other matters relating to human tissue, including consent arrangements for transplantation and research purposes, be published?

Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The publication of the Children First Bill represents delivery of a key aim of the programme for Government, as well as the delivery of a key recommendation of the 2009 Ryan report implementation plan. The Bill will form part of a suite of child protection legislation which already includes the Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons)...

Order of Business (30 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: With regard to the education (admission to school) Bill, parents are having problems facilitating the entry of children into local schools, even when a child's name is put on a list weeks after being born. The Bill would ensure the process for enrolling pupils in schools would be more open, equitable and consistent. When can we expect that Bill? I thank the Taoiseach for his continuing...

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Government has embarked on a major reform programme for the health system, the aim of which is to deliver a single-tier health service supported by universal health insurance where access is based on need and not ability to pay. Under universal health insurance, everyone will have mandatory insurance. There will be a choice of insurers, including the State-owned VHI. Insurers will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (17 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, this year took over the HSE's remit for providing the Women's Aid refuges in Dundalk with €414,248. The housing authority is also providing €61,087 to meet accommodation and tenancy costs. The council is responsible for care costs and the housing authority is responsible for homeless accommodation. Currently, the premises on which the...

Order of Business (16 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: When will the Bill amending the Health Act 2007, the purpose of which will be to extend HIQA's remit to include functions with regard to medical ionising radiation protection and the setting and monitoring of standards for private or independent health care providers, be published?

Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The harbours (amendment) Bill will amend the Harbour Acts 1996 to 2009, allow for the transfer of control of certain port companies to local authorities, amend existing provisions with regard to board membership, repeal the Harbours Act 1946 and provide for related matters. Since 2014 Dundalk Port has turned away 14 ships-----

Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Next week, the port will turn away three ships. I am hoping the Taoiseach might be able to give us a hand in this situation.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Bill amends the Electoral Act 1992 and the European Elections Act 1997 with the effect that a person who was declared bankrupt will no longer be disqualified from membership of the Dáil, the Seanad and the European Parliament. Furthermore, it provides that a person who was declared bankrupt while serving as a Member of the Dáil, the Seanad or the European Parliament shall not...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Prevention Measures (3 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister for his observations and advice. I will outline some of the benefits to our community which will accrue from the implementation of this proposal. They are multiple and include the following: reducing or eliminating the imminent tidal flood risk danger to several thousand residential and business premises in Dundalk town and its hinterland, particularly those with...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Prevention Measures (3 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: A coastal walkway will help to prevent flooding in Dundalk and Blackrock while brining immense benefits to tourism and all facets of recreation and addressing the obesity epidemic. As a member of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children and rapporteur on the issue of obesity, I feel obliged to remind the House that, while we are making appreciable inroads in the task of stabilising...

Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Women's Aid refuge in Dundalk is to close its doors with effect from 27 June 2014. On Monday last I received an e-mail from Lisa Marmion, the director of the refuge, which stated that the refuge was closing. The problem is funding. The refuge is to receive only €20,000 to run its operations. The Housing Authority is responsible for its budget. Ms Marmion said that the refuge...