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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (6 Jul 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 574. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for a PCS number by a company (details supplied). [35945/21]

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (30 Jun 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to participate in this debate. I note from the press releases that a number of conclusions were agreed between member states and I would like to highlight a number of these. It is noted that the European Council welcomes the good progress being made on the vaccination roll-out and the gradual improvement in the overall situation. It also stresses the need to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jun 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: In the programme for Government, it is stated that one of the main priorities will be health. Since the start of the pandemic, the Government has rightly dramatically increased the budget for health spending. I have supported this approach. I worry, however, that we are not getting a better long-term return on the increased spending. One of the main reasons we shut down society and the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jun 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Lenders are turning down mortgage applicants because their employers were availing of the wage subsidy scheme. In some cases, the people applying for the mortgage were not even aware that their employers were availing of the scheme. The lenders are using the wage subsidy scheme to reject mortgage applications. These lenders assume that any company availing of the employment wage subsidy...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I am not going to play the blame game. I want to help by coming up with solutions to help young families to get homes. Today I want to raise the very important issue of mortgage affordability, particularly for first-time buyers. As we all know, this country is in the middle of a housing crisis and while it is true that the main issue is the supply of affordable housing, another issue that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: All we will be doing this year and next is passing the buck. These young people need hope. There are houses for sale in my home town of Dundalk for between €200,000 and €270,000. These people are working hard and are putting their whole lives on hold to try to get a family home. I am not going to be like Sinn Féin and engage in a blame game over this. The Government...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (23 Jun 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important debate. I support the extension of the relevant sections of both the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009. I will outline why I support these extensions. The Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 was enacted as a result of the terrible atrocity in Omagh, where 29...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Jun 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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]

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to take part in this important debate. The Louth and east Meath constituency that I represent has a strong rural and farming community. I have dealt with this community on many issues over the years. It is one of the most dedicated and hardest working sectors in the economy. In the north of the county, we have the Cooley Peninsula and Faughart regions, where...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 50. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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 Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality 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]

National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Statements (2 Jun 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I have said many times, this is not the time to play political football with the pandemic. I strongly believe that the Government has responded well to the pandemic and we are now moving towards a new stage in the fight against Covid. Thankfully, it seems we are almost over the worst. The moneys we have needed during this time are astonishing. An additional €28 billion was made...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Jun 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: In the programme for Government promises were made to develop the health service into a state-of-the-art service. Part of this was to increase the capacity and number of ICU beds. Obviously, when preparing the programme for Government, none of us were aware of the devastating effects that the Covid pandemic would bring upon us. Will the Taoiseach confirm how many operational and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Jun 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment 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: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The presentation was excellent and was a good education for me. Looking through the submissions, there seems to be an awful lot of money involved. I see these levies have already been implemented in countries like France, Germany, Spain, Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria. Will the witnesses explain the difference between the levies in those countries and the levies the witnesses are talking...

International Travel and Aviation: Statements (25 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The digital green certificate is seen by many as the only way to ensure there is safe overseas travel this coming summer. In principle I support the idea of a digital green certificate, although I have a few concerns I will outline later. On the certificates, can the Minister of State outline a realistic timeframe for when we might be able to implement this? Are we looking at weeks or even...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 18. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development 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]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 70. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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 (20 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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]

Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: As the Minister of State said, the solution I am looking for is for people who are 50 and over because everything else in insolvency law helps younger people. I know many people in my area and other areas in the country who are in their 50s and the last thing they want is to lose their homes. It is very important that legislation looks after all citizens, no matter their age. The thing...