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Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I will be finished before then.

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I very much welcome the opportunity to speak. First, I thank the Deputies for bring this motion to the House. I welcome that we can discuss the housing crisis once more and why we are in this position. In my home town of Dundalk, rental costs for a standard three-bed home are anywhere between €1,200 and €1,600 per month. At my Monday and Friday clinics, the queues of...

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I am sorry. I have the wrong debate then.

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to contribute. I have spoken many times in this House on mental health and in particular, the mental health of our younger generation. The younger generation of today faces many challenges and mental health is one of the main ones. I welcome this Bill and hope that by transferring certain functions to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I have raised the issue of planning on many occasions, in particular as it relates to young families who want to build in their local parishes. The number of young people who are being refused planning permission in the local area where they were born and raised is unreal. These people are, in effect, being prohibited from living in their own area. This is diminishing the areas concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gorse Burning (8 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to ensure that clearing land is affordable to landowners and farmers in view of the ban on farmers burning overgrown land and gorse bushes; if he plans to review the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5834/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 736. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive medical treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6510/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: My biggest concern is that there is no job security. There is no professional progression. The workers are being paid the minimum wage and many of them are being paid below the living wage. As I said, most of these families entrust their children to the childcare workers. The childcare sector has been underfunded for many years and as a result, Ireland is ranked as the lowest country in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 114. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to improve the pay, benefits and conditions for professionals working in the childcare sector given that many of these employees are earning below the living wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5559/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: What are the Minister's plans to improve the pay, benefits and conditions for professional workers in the childcare sector, given that many of these employees are earning below the minimum wage?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister for his response. He will be aware that more than 30,000 people are employed in the childcare sector, most of whom are female. The minimum qualification they hold at the moment is FETAC level 5. Ireland has some of the most highly-rated qualified professionals who are paid some of the lowest wages in any sector, some below the living wage. The types of people who...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (3 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 335. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his future plans are to ensure affordability of childcare in Ireland given that many Irish families are struggling to meet the high cost of childcare, with many having to choose to keep one parent out of employment in order to save on these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5560/22]

Easing of Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (2 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak today. The Covid pandemic has been a life-changing experience for us all. Who would have thought a couple of years ago of the impact Covid has had on each and every one of us? Thankfully, it seems we are now over the worst of this pandemic and society is starting to get back to normal, although we need to remain cautious. We need to look after...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Council (1 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 613. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will clarify directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4888/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: It is almost 41 years since the terrible Stardust nightclub fire in Artane in Dublin, in which 48 young people died and 214 were injured. The Stardust fire is embedded in the memories not only of the people of Dublin, but the collective memory of the nation. There was no one untouched by the fire, from Cork to Donegal, from Sligo to Louth. Everyone knew someone who was at the Stardust...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: We are all here today in a political arena. It is true to say that our politics stem from humanity. Before we are politicians we are human beings. We feel love and pain, and we feel the love and pain felt by others. Today I ask the Tánaiste, as a caring man, to take a personal lead in bringing about an immediate and unhindered commencement of the inquest into the Stardust nightclub...

Violence against Women: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate today. First, I would like to convey my deepest condolences to the family of Ashling Murphy, her boyfriend, her school community and the wider community in which she played such an active and important role. Her needless death has touched everybody in many ways. It has raised many questions that need to be addressed: about...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jan 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal has handed its resignation into the Minister for Finance. This board plays a key role in the scheme to provide relief for vehicle registration tax, VRT, and VAT on vehicles for people with disabilities. The issue revolves around the disabled drivers and passengers’ scheme which provides tax relief on the purchase of specially constructed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (19 Jan 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 1344. To ask the Minister for Health when medical card holders will be entitled to dental care cover for those in need of urgent care as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62954/21]

Covid-19: Statements (Resumed) (16 Dec 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I very much welcome the opportunity to contribute. As we all know, we had our first official case of Covid-19 in Ireland in February 2020, almost 22 months ago. It is fair to say that, since that date, we in this country and everyone throughout the world have endured a very difficult period. So many people have suffered and continue to suffer. The many thousands of people who have...