Results 301-320 of 2,515 for speaker:Peter Fitzpatrick

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The refusal rate was 40%, meaning that 70 families were refused planning permission last year. It is not acceptable in a housing crisis. I am listening to gardaí on radio stations talking about this. We have a problem-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Let us start looking after the people in the area. I know I will see the Tánaiste on Saturday in Navan but more importantly, I ask him to look after these families with their homes. That is all I am saying. He should come to County Louth with the Minister.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Give us a few penalties and the whole stadium will be happy.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Of 50 sq. m. One would not be able to get two horses in there.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide information regarding a passport application (details supplied) needing further clarification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25058/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 89. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of claims in the education sector for short-term jobseeker’s payments from substitute teachers and all non-permanent education employees in each of the past five years to date for school summer-holiday periods; the average length of time for processing the claims; if she will review the way in which claims...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (23 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 100. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of appeals received by the social welfare appeals office per month since 2021; the current average processing time for an appeal with the social welfare appeals office; the efforts being made to reduce appeal processing times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24671/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Transport (23 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 112. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the engagement that she has had with the Minister for Education on the matter of school transport since 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24670/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 114. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider in Budget 2024 extending the child dependent cut-off age to 24 years if the child is still attending a third-level course. [24669/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (18 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for information on why Parkwind’s Oriel Windfarm in Dundalk Bay was unsuccessful in its recent bid to generate electricity from offshore wind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23942/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (18 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 374. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection in relation to the recent cost-of-living bonus paid to those in receipt of certain social welfare payments; the amount the Government saved by not allowing those on adult dependant payments to receive this payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23943/23]

Targeted Investment in the Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion on targeted investment in the health service. Although it is centred around the University Limerick Hospitals Group, the points raised are also applicable to my constituency of Louth and east Meath. The 2010 report of the national acute medicine programme alongside the 2013 framework for smaller hospitals outlined the need for smaller and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (16 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide information in relation to lighting the M1 motorway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22604/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (11 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Department saw an increase last year in the number of early warning reports for FDI companies which may be experiencing trading difficulties or are ceasing operations in Ireland. The number of early warning reports for the first 11 months of 2022 is higher than the same period in 2021. We saw this in County Louth, with the exit of National Pen and the closure of PayPal and Actavis in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (11 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister of State for visiting Dundalk. It is nice to know he came to Dundalk to sit down and have a chat. I appreciate that the IDA and Enterprise Ireland have, as the Minister of State said, been involved in 800 investments. There have been 36 in Louth alone, comprising 4,485 jobs. Enterprise Ireland has been involved in the creation of 630 jobs. This is all very welcome. ...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (11 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 56. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will seek briefings from IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland on the work they are currently undertaking to actively secure foreign and indigenous direct investment in areas in County Louth, such as at a complex in Dundalk (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21905/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (11 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: This question is to ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will seek briefings from IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland on the work that they are currently undertaking to actively secure foreign and indigenous direct investment in areas in County Louth, such as at a complex in Dundalk regarding which details have been supplied, and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: School placement limits and enrolment criteria have changed in recent years. While this creates discomfort for many parents who, because of lack of choice, have to enrol their child in a school miles away from their home, this is being exacerbated by the fact that the applications for first-time users of the school transport scheme closed over a week ago, on the last Friday of April. Some...

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Fresh data from the Construction Information Services highlight that the planning backlog is delaying the delivery of about 65,000 new residential units due to being tied up within the planning appeals, judicial review, and strategic housing development processes. To put that in context, that is two years' worth of homes being delayed. In my constituency of Louth and in Meath East, I...

Transport Support Schemes for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Ombudsman’s report stated that if, as a country, we are committed to the full implementation of the UNCRPD, we must ensure an inclusive approach to ensuring all those living with a disability can participate equally and actively in their communities and work. Transport really is a liberator for people with a disability, particularly if they live in a rural area. First and...