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

Peter Fitzpatrick: I move amendment No. 1: In page 10, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 102 of Principal Act 14. Section 102 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (6)(f) by the insertion of "without the agreement of the secured creditor" after "security".". The Personal Insolvency Act was introduced to address deficiencies in the law and provide for fair and...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I will first talk about the Bill and then nursing homes. I welcome the Bill, which introduces a three-year cap on the financial contributions of family-owned and operated farms or businesses when calculating the cost of nursing home care. The cap applies where a family successor commits to working the farm or business continually for a minimum of six years and commits to working the farm or...

Water and Wastewater Treatment Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank my colleagues in the Regional Group for tabling the motion. It is clear that Irish Water's delivery of new wastewater treatment plants is simply not working. We need a clear strategic plan to make regional development a reality by investing in water and wastewater infrastructure in our towns and villages. That is a must. The latest report of the Environmental Protection Agency,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 88. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection 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 Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 May 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver theory testing will resume for essential workers as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26430/21]

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...