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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...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Tánaiste. The bottom line is that the North is way ahead of us in its vaccination roll-out programme and, as a result, will open its society much earlier than us. As I said, this will cause untold damage to the economy in the South, particularly to businesses along the Border, in areas like Dundalk. I asked the Tánaiste about members of the Garda, teachers and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I did not make a promise to gardaí and teachers. The Tánaiste made that promise.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I again wish to raise the issue of the Covid-19 vaccination programme. I do so because, like so many colleagues in this House, I have been inundated with calls from constituents who are deeply concerned about the roll-out programme. The vast majority of correspondence to my constituency office relates to the vaccination programme. As the Tánaiste will be aware, my constituency office...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Mar 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional financial assistance available to businesses to keep their employees working from home; if he has plans to change or amend such incentives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15406/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Mar 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: One of the main consequences of the current pandemic is that many people have been forced to work from home. Will the Minister explain what measures the Government will make available to these employees who have been forced to work from home, including financial supports to convert an area in the home to a proper working space? Will the Minister confirm what measures will continue to be...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Mar 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister for his reply. I have been in contact with many people, including couples, working from home and the common theme is that while working from home, they require more supports and they are not happy with the supports they are getting. These people have needed to adapt certain spaces from which to work. Many people forced to work from home do not have access to reliable...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Mar 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister again for his reply. In fairness, when I ask a question, he always gives an honest answer. People have space in their homes, including garages, spare bedrooms or in other locations. Would the Minister consider giving an adaptation grant to help people? If a person is waiting to reclaim tax, it could take a long time. People are struggling at the moment. One can get...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (31 Mar 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures being taken to ensure that insurance premiums in Ireland are more aligned to other countries in the EU, given that despite a fall in insurance payouts, insurance premiums in Ireland continue to be amongst the highest in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15411/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Mar 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance 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 Finance: Gender Equality (31 Mar 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to help bridge the gender pay gap across the banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15407/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (31 Mar 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance his legislative plans to prevent the potential repeat of the type of unethical behaviour uncovered recently at a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15410/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (31 Mar 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 116. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to help young home purchasers gain mortgage approval in view of the fact that there has been a massive drop in approvals since the start of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15408/21]

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Entertainment Sector: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the witnesses for their excellent presentations. I do not pretend to be an entertainer because I cannot sing and I cannot dance. It has been 12 months since live entertainment shut down. I have spoken to many artists from Dundalk and throughout County Louth, and the big disappointment is that there is no roadmap. They need clarity and I do not believe the Government helped...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Mar 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank my fellow members of the Regional Group for their hard work in bringing this Private Members' Bill to the House. The main purpose of the Bill is to increase the penalties for those found guilty of an offence under section 26 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004, which deals with fraudulent actions. The aim of the Bill is to act as a genuine deterrent to those people who make...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Mar 2021)

Peter Fitzpatrick: There are a number of issues I would like the Government to raise at the forthcoming European Council meeting. The first and most important one is that of the roll-out of the Covid vaccination. As the Government knows but will not admit, we are way behind in getting vaccinations administered to the public. We need help now from our European colleagues to increase the number of vaccines we...