Results 681-700 of 2,524 for speaker:Peter Fitzpatrick

Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (13 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to contribute. I welcomed the introduction of the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 at the time. It brought a structure and a recognised framework through which people could address their debt issues. In hindsight, however, it is clear that, in many cases, those people got into debt as a result of actions over which they had little control. We all remember when the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 34. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost to date of all Covid-19-related payments in his Department to individuals and corporate entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15409/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to date of all Covid-19-related payments in her Department to individuals and corporate entities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15409/21]

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: As a parent and a grandparent, there is always a fear factor when one's children or grandchildren go online or on any kind of social media. One is always afraid to ask them any questions, such as "What are you doing?", "Who are you talking to?" and "Can I help you?". The child gets very protective and kind of shouts and roars at one. The child feels one does not trust him or her. The...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank Ms Ahern. Is Ms Cooney next?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Yes.

Loan Guarantee Schemes Arrangements (Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland) Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak today and I welcome the Bill in principle. The full effects of Brexit are not yet being felt. Coming from a Border area, I know the real consequences of Brexit will be enormous. We are starting to see that already as the cost of goods is starting to rise. I know from speaking to people in many businesses in the construction sector that there are...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: In the programme for Government, a commitment was given that affordable housing, in particular rented accommodation, would be pursued. Rents have never been higher in Dundalk and they show no sign of levelling off. It is getting to the point where it would be cheaper to repay a mortgage on a three-bedroom family home than it would be to rent it. This situation is unacceptable. I have no...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: As I stated, I fully support the legislation but its provisions are being introduced at the wrong time. The bottom line is that once the provisions are enforced, the price of alcohol in the South will almost certainly be double that in the North, and this will have devastating effects on local businesses, particularly in Border areas. Will the Taoiseach commit today to speaking with...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I wish to raise minimum unit pricing for alcohol, a measure the Government is introducing. I fully support any measures taken to tackle the problem that society faces with alcohol. I was a member of the health committee when this legislation was examined and I fully supported it then. This legislation is right but it comes at the wrong time, as our friends in the North do not appear to...

Private Rental Sector: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: As I stated as recently as last week, I welcome each and every opportunity to discuss the rental and housing crisis we now face in this country. The rental situation in Ireland is now at a crisis point. In my constituency of Louth, as far as I am aware, rent has never been higher. In my home town of Dundalk, it is normal for a standard three-bedroom house to have a rent bill of between...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 42. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost to date of all Covid-19-related payments in his Department to individuals and corporate entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15409/21]

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Apr 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I am sharing time with Deputy Tóibín. I welcome the opportunity to take part in today's debate on an extremely important Bill. The Ellis decision raised a number of very important issues over what is an appropriate approach to sentences in certain cases, which in turn has led to significant delays in processing such cases to conclusion. I appreciate that the Bill is intended to...

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Apr 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: It is only right the Dáil gets an opportunity to debate these issues as regularly as possible. My colleague, Deputy Naughten, raised the important issue of private landlords refusing to refund rents to students who were forced to attend colleges by means of an online course and, therefore, did not require accommodation. It is not right that these landlords, many of which avail of the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The programme for Government promised that healthcare would be a priority. It was promised that healthcare, in particular dental care, would be available to all citizens. I have been inundated with calls from constituents in Dundalk who are angry and frustrated because they cannot access dental care during the pandemic. The problem is particularly difficult for those in receipt of a...

Mental Health Surge Capacity: Motion [Private Members] (21 Apr 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak to the motion. I thank those responsible for bringing it before the House and raising this very important issue. I have long advocated that mental health needs to be treated more seriously. Time and again, we hear those in government talk about the challenges of tackling mental health and the many actions they will bring to deal with the issue. The truth...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Apr 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost to date of all Covid-19-related payments in his Department to individuals and corporate entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15409/21]

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister and Minister of State for coming in. Over the past 12 to 18 months I have got into the habit of saying that every day is a bonus and your health is your wealth of life. Sport plays a major part in the lives of many people in Ireland. Even internationally, Ireland is known as being a sporting nation. I believe we have missed a major opportunity on the island of...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Can the Minister of State answer the question about who is responsible for making the decisions? Is it the Government or the sporting organisations? The sporting organisations are saying that only a certain number of people can train. Who is setting the rules? For example, the GAA stated last weekend that only inter-county elite athletes can train, but those under 20 years old could not...

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The "Prime Time" investigation was shocking. What was uncovered has truly angered people throughout the country. The programme has shown that the Department of Health secretly gathered information from private medical consultations to create files on children with autism who were involved in legal actions against the State. The files, which include sensitive medical and educational...