Results 361-380 of 2,569 for speaker:Peter Fitzpatrick

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...

Support for Household Energy Bills: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: This week the Government has chosen to increase the carbon tax, which has increased the cost of home heating oil, peat briquettes and natural gas for household use. At times last year, the daily price of generating electricity in Ireland was more than 12 times higher than normal. Annual household electricity bills doubled from a typical €1,000 per year in 2020 to more than...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Last week, I highlighted an issue that is making teaching highly unattractive and directly impacting on the supply crisis in the education sector, namely, the lack of full-time contracts being offered to new teachers. The Taoiseach replied that we have more teachers in Ireland than ever before, that the pupil-teacher ratio is lower than in the past, that we have a pay deal with teachers and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Taoiseach basically gave me the same answer I got last week. I have asked a simple question. I come from Dundalk, County Louth, and have spoken to many teachers in recent weeks. I received numerous phone calls from people across the country last week in respect of this matter. People are going to college and paying massive amounts of money to be educated to become teachers. They want...

Rent Reduction Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Apr 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I support this Bill for the majority of people who are impacted by the current housing crisis. The percentage of household income spent on rent in this State is higher than any other country in the world. Rents in Ireland are 78% higher than the EU average. What does this mean for renters and how does it affect people's lives? It means real stress and real poverty. Households are facing...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, ensured there was funding within the budget for the employment of teachers and SNAs. Without a viable career structure, however, teaching careers will remain unattractive and the supply crisis will continue. The teacher recruitment crisis is a direct result of attempts to make the education system do more with less. A Teachers Union of Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Apr 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 1671. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the supply of two medications, amitriptyline and dalmane (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17678/23]