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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pensions Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Government intends to pass legislation later this quarter to implement the institutions for occupational retirement provision, IORP II, directive. The Minister's counterpart in 2004, Séamus Brennan, provided for a derogation for a one-member scheme to apply when IORP I was being implemented that year. This was a practical solution in that the IORP I directive allowed one-member...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: We spend €1.4 million per week on agency nurses. There is one nurse available for every four vacancies. There is a €7,000 gap in pay and negotiations are ongoing in the WRC. There is a trolley situation, there are waiting lists and there is the issue of the winter bug, and I could go on and on. We always say one's health is one's wealth in life and the Taoiseach said this...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (30 Jan 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister of State for his contribution. It is important that the Government create jobs for individuals with a disability. I am aware that its intention is to increase the proportion of people with a disability in the workforce to 6% by 2024, but that is far too long down the road. We have been working very closely with the Minister of State for the past few years. I thank the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The bid was 20% cheaper.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Everybody is talking about this matter but for the wrong reason. The new children's hospital is expected to open in August 2022. The projected cost is €1.73 billion. I accept that we need the children's hospital. On 18 December last, the Taoiseach informed the Dáil that the project would cost €1.43 million. In 2017, I was informed that it would cost €983...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Over the past 12 months, I have asked this question of the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste, and the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy. In fairness, the Minister of State, Deputy English, is doing a big job on it. Local needs have been in the guidelines since 2005. The EU has taken Ireland to court over the way it has conducted itself. I believe, in 2016, the Government informed the EU that it...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: All the local authorities-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: -----are making their own decisions. This is a national matter.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I would appreciate if the Minister of State, Deputy English, could answer the question.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Ceann Comhairle said 11 of us would not all be here next Tuesday, but I note that this is my third day in a row spending more than an hour sitting in the Chamber to wait my turn. I see Members walk in two minutes before they are supposed to speak and get in straight away. The system is wrong and unfair.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jan 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Ceann Comhairle should start today by saying the 11 Deputies who did not get to speak will have an opportunity when the Dáil meets next Tuesday to come in. It is not very nice to see people walk in two minutes before they speak. Having done so, away they go. It is not fair.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (15 Jan 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 774. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a new appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1527/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (18 Dec 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will receive a pension increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52753/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Dec 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: On the verge of the Christmas celebrations, the HSE aims to dispose of the recognisable name of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. The name was established through the legacy of its founder, Mother Mary Martin, a pioneer and an instigator of hospital and maternity services in the north east. Changing the name of the hospital revokes the legacy and vision of its founder and her...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I support this amendment which would allow us to show some dignity to the remains of the unborn child after a surgical abortion has been carried out, which is a violent and gruesome procedure. The amendment guarantees that unborn children who have been aborted will have their remains treated properly either by burial or cremation. It places no burden on the woman to have a role in this, as...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: GPs, pharmacists, midwives and nurses, all medical professionals, are conscientiously committed to both patients and will remain so regardless of sanctions. Nobody should be forced to end life. I do not think the Minister will do that. He should be fair and look at the situation a woman is in. These people are not looking for headlines. They have a conscience. Doctors and nursing staff...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I showed the Minister great respect. I have been here all evening and listened to everything he said. Nobody should be forced to end a life.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Government seems to maintain that the freedom of conscience provision in the Bill is operating. That is patently false, as evidenced by the simple fact that huge numbers of doctors have publicly said there are not enough of them. This also applies to pharmacists, midwives, nurses, carers and all other healthcare professionals. The Minister should be aware of what happened at the EGM of...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Minister constantly says he wants clarity for doctors in the law. Despite this, he has rejected amendments from pro-life Deputies as not necessary in primary legislation, saying these matters can be dealt with through guidelines etc. This is a contradictory stance. Either we give doctors clarity in the Bill, as the Minister keeps insisting, or we do not. This amendment ensures that...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Amendment No. 46 would mean that women would be entitled to access all possible information before deciding to end a pregnancy. Seeking to provide for the provision of additional information during a three-day waiting period is not an attempt to shame or pressurise women into not having an abortion, as many supporters of the Bill have claimed. It is simply a measure that might have a small...