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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I take the opposite view. As we heard on the news today, pubs in rural areas need to generate income of between €8,000 and €9,000 per week to stay open. Deputy Mick Wallace stated yesterday that he comes from a rural part of County Wexford. We should provide as much support as possible to pubs in rural areas. I fully support breweries offering tours but, as I stated...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Development (15 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans for the roll-out of the strategy on the future development of greenways and rural cycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7519/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (15 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the 2018 sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7518/18]

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 proposes to introduce measures to improve the security and predictability of working hours for employees who work under insecure contracts and also those who work variable hours. The Bill addresses areas that have been identified where current employment rights legislation should be strengthened to the benefit of employees, particularly...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I commend the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, and Deputy Kelly on introducing the Bill in front of us. I believe 64 new micro-breweries have been set up in the country in recent years which have created almost 500 jobs. That is a massive plus. However, I do have a concern about the sale of alcohol and I must disagree with my colleague here. I believe the opening hours,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (14 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 104. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken by his Department and the Revenue Commissioners, including consultations with the EU Commission and UK government, to ensure that there is no disruption to cross-Border movements of excisable goods under duty suspension between here and Northern Ireland post-Brexit once the UK leaves the excise movement control system; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties Data (13 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 154. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the top 100 premises that the State is renting or leasing in 2016 and 2017; the amount of rent paid for each premises per annum; the landlord of the premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6730/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (8 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 33. To ask the Minister for Health his main achievements in 2017 regarding the funding provided in recent years for mental health; and his service priorities for 2018. [6202/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (8 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 100. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to improve CAMHS, for example, access, age appropriate placements, waiting lists and standardised operating procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6208/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (8 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 278. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to provide illness benefit to persons who are in full-time employment and in receipt of a contributory widows pension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6551/18]

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I agree with the Minister that its overall objective is to contribute to the reduction of the harmful use of alcohol in our country. It is disappointing that Irish people between the ages of 18 and 24 are top of the EU list for binge drinking. Ireland also ranks joint third for binge drinking in a World Health Organization analysis of 194...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: We do not have any problems. The Deputy is totally wrong. We do not have any problems with any Fine Gael members. They are all available this morning.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: That is no problem.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (7 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 47. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress that has been made in County Louth under the regional action plan for jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5976/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (7 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 62. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the supports available to SMEs in County Louth to help them prepare for Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5979/18]

Other Questions: Family Law Cases (6 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the family law Bill coming before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5653/18]

Other Questions: Family Law Cases (6 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Last week during questions on promised legislation I asked the Minister to update the House on the family law Bill. I stated that fathers and mothers fight over the possibility of having their children removed from their custody. Courts deal with personal and sensitive matters including divorce, custody issues, children in State care, child maintenance and domestic violence. These courts...

Other Questions: Family Law Cases (6 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: It is over 20 years since the Law Reform Commission recommended a specialist court structure for family law and I welcome that plans in that regard are being progressed. It is welcome that three years ago the rules were changed such that the public now have access to proceedings that previously had taken place behind closed doors, with only judges, lawyers and family members involved in the...

Other Questions: Family Law Cases (6 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister. Over the past seven years as a Deputy I have received many complaints from parents about the state of family courts. As I said, I went to see the situation in such a court first hand. Everything they told me was wrong. The Minister mentioned structures, venues, facilities and investment and having less costly and more streamlined and user-friendly family law...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Civilian Staff Recruitment (6 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase the number of civilians in An Garda Síochána to more than 500 to address the capacity and critical skills gap across the organisation; and his further plans over the next number of years to address this skills gap. [5684/18]