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Covid-19 (Health): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Peter Fitzpatrick: My last question concerns seasonal workers. Some 189 workers came in from Sofia last week on a Ryanair plane. They walked through Dublin Airport, got on buses and were distributed around the local areas. Some of them arrived in Termonfeckin in County Louth. The HSE restrictions state that these people have to go into self-isolation for 14 days and be restricted in their movements. These...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The country has been in effective lockdown for five weeks. I do not think I will be the only person to say this today. The people have responded to the crisis with great resilience and spirit, which can be seen in a way the numbers have been controlled to a certain degree. What most people are now looking for is a plan for the easing of restrictions and a return to normal life. I know...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Peter Fitzpatrick: At the HSE briefing yesterday, I asked if testing could be increased in the Border area in light of the fact that numbers are spiking there. To my disappointment, I was informed that there were no plans to increase testing in the Border area specifically. I was informed that the same level of testing is being carried out countrywide. I do not agree with this approach. Why would one carry...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I have spoken to many business owners in Dundalk and surrounding areas. While the vast majority fully support the Government in its approach to date, they are worried about the long-term effects. One of the main concerns relates to the support and assistance that will be given to businesses to implement social distancing measures for customers and employees once they reopen. The support...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Peter Fitzpatrick: We are losing time. Can we carry on?

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I would like to pass my condolences to the families and friends of those who have sadly passed away as a result of the Covid-19 virus. I can only imagine the hurt and pain people must be going through right now. Many family members and friends in my constituency of Louth have lost loved ones. The hardest thing to cope with is the fact that they cannot have traditional wakes and funerals....

Health (Covid-19): Statements (16 Apr 2020)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak. First I give my deepest sympathies to the families and friends of all of those who have lost their lives to Covid-19 and give my sincere thanks to all of the front-line staff who have worked Trojan hard over the last number of weeks. There is no doubt we are living in unprecedented times. An invisible virus is attacking us that has no regard for age,...

An Bille Sláinte (Caomhnú agus Cosaint agus Bearta Éigeandála Eile Ar Mhaithe Le Leas an Phobail), 2020: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Mar 2020)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I have been contacted by League of Ireland football clubs, some of which provide 40-week contracts. Some of the clubs will try their best to pay some of the players, but a lot of the clubs cannot afford to do so for the simple reason that if there are no matches, no revenue comes in. Will the Minister clarify the position of the League of Ireland players? Will the clubs get back the...

An Bille Sláinte (Caomhnú agus Cosaint agus Bearta Éigeandála Eile Ar Mhaithe Le Leas an Phobail), 2020: An Dara Céim - Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020: Second Stage (19 Mar 2020)

Peter Fitzpatrick: We stand here today facing what probably will be the biggest crisis any of us will ever face as public representatives or, indeed, as citizens. Covid-19 is here and represents a challenge that we must overcome, no matter what that entails. The Bill is aimed at putting in place measures that will help us, as a nation, fight this deadly virus. On that basis, I assure the House that as a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Dec 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Two weeks ago, I raised the issue of a proposed housing development in Sienna Valley in Drogheda with full planning permission for 4,000 homes, zoning for several thousand more and the DART link scheduled for 2022. Not a single house has been built because the Department is refusing to jointly fund the northern cross route road which runs through the housing development. For the past two...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Dec 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Taoiseach.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Advertising Regulation (17 Dec 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 360. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the concerns of a person (details supplied) regarding the upcoming Treatment of Cancer (Advertisements) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52747/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (17 Dec 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 445. To ask the Minister for Health when the FreeStyle Libre sensor will be available for those over 21 years of age on the medical card who suffer from diabetes, as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53182/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Dec 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the Minister for Health's announcement that as part of a suite of new measures to alleviate pressure on emergency departments in the country's public acute services, the fees in minor injuries units, MIUs, are to be reduced from €100 to €75. In County Louth, we have Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda which is under severe pressure. The only way to alleviate...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (10 Dec 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 338. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a medical appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51226/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Dec 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: This week saw a motion of no confidence on the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. The Minister asked us to come up with solutions. Is he aware that the Sienna Valley housing development in Drogheda has 4,000 homes with full planning permission and several thousand homes zoned for housing with a DART station link to Dublin city opening in 2022 but that not a single home has...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Dec 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Drogheda has an opportunity to become the sixth city in Ireland.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Dec 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Can the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to meet the Drogheda City Status Group, come to Drogheda and help it?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister for appearing before the committee today. On additional investment in transport, I note the total Garda fleet allocation of €11 million in 2019. I come from a Border county and live in Dundalk. It is important that we see a Garda presence along the Border from Omeath to Donegal. The Minister referred to end-of-life vehicles. There are problems with some of the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the 287 new vehicles but are many vehicles being taken off the road this year? Will the new vehicles replace 287 vehicles?