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Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this crucial Bill and I unreservedly support its progress on Second Stage. Regrettably, already this year, we have seen a number of serious assaults on gardaí. An officer was assaulted at an anti-asylum seeker protest in County Cork on 19 January. A traffic garda had part of his finger bitten off in a vicious attack in Ballymun on Friday, 20...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: People wishing to avail of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme, which provides tax relief on the purchase of specially constructed or adapted vehicles for someone with a disability, are being rejected at community level and then left waiting for an appeal date due to the inaccessibility of a sitting board. To qualify, applicants have to obtain a primary medical certificate...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Taoiseach for his response but I remind everybody that three schemes were operating at one time. The other two schemes were suspended in 2013. It is now 2023 and these schemes have not been replaced, even though it was indicated at the time that alternatives would be devised. I understand that since December 2021, three previous members of the DDMBA have participated in a...

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Last week, I spoke with a father pleading for sufficient care for his daughter's mental health. Thankfully, we got a bed for his daughter with the help of the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, and her team. However, this is just one of hundreds of children's stories and it highlights the lack of services available for child mental health services in my constituency of Louth-East Meath. ...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inflation Rate (24 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 157. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the cost-of-living measures introduced in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2932/23]

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: In November, an investment of €1.3 billion in Irish forestry was announced for the next forestry programme. This represented the largest ever investment by a Government in tree planting which, as well as providing a valuable addition to farm income, promised to tackle climate change by contributing to improved biodiversity and water quality. I welcome these contributions, especially...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 126. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the 9% VAT reduction for the tourism and hospitality industry further than the current expiry date in March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2931/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2023 (24 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cumulative cost of the measures taken since and including budget 2023 to help address cost-of-living issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2933/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (24 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 145. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that claimed the help-to-buy scheme since its inception to purchase a home; the value of these claims, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2935/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 606. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3206/23]

Public Dental Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I thank my colleagues in the Regional Group for tabling the motion before the House. In recent years, I have lost count of the number of times I have heard of people going up to the North to Newry, or even abroad, for dental treatment due to the cost and availability of dental services in my constituency of Louth and East Meath. In...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: One of the health priorities of this Government is to tackle hospital waiting lists. When I raised the issue of capacity and resources in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda last year, the Minister for Health agreed that the required resources have not been in place for a long time. He sanctioned a doubling of the number of emergency medical consultants in Drogheda and launched phase 2...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: It is about capacity. There is not enough capacity.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (19 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 152. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm whether the Government will take action in relation to Garda pensions, specifically those who have joined post-2013 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60621/22]

Appropriation Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I congratulate the Minister for Finance on his handling of the public finances and, in particular, the flexibility he and his Department have shown in responding to what has been a very difficult time for spending on new, rapidly changing priorities. While I understand and appreciate that select committees deal with the allocation of finances and resources, our total gross expenditure is...

Confidence in Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Motion (13 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Deputy Darragh O'Brien took on the role of Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage just over two years ago and on the back of a global pandemic. The pandemic resulted in stalls in construction and the Minister has since had to deal with the triple crises of energy, cost of living and inflation. This is in addition to the war, which has affected the supply of material and labour...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 652. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include the medication Versatis 700mg medicated plaster under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62294/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The problem is there is no specific timeframe. There is no prioritisation of these. I believe they were supposed to be implemented in the next two years. The Garda members have asked me when gardaí can expect to wear these cameras. I am sure the Minister is fully of the benefits to gardaí of wearing these cameras. No training has been provided or scheduled. As the Minister...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Recent comments by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Varadkar, suggest more gardaí may be armed. That sounded a warning, especially for family members. Gardaí do not wear guns. If an intruder was coming to meet them, as it were, and all of a sudden a garda has a gun, it would change the whole situation. Will the Minister give us an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 14. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when bodycams will be introduced, and training provided to members in using these body cams in view of the recent assault on members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60623/22]