Results 161-180 of 2,510 for speaker:Peter Fitzpatrick

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Measures (20 Sep 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 114. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide updated details regarding the timeframe for the implementation of legislation around e-scooters; their proposed classification; the limits proposed regarding the operation of said classified vehicles, including information regarding the details of driver testing and the requirements for licence, registration, tax and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (13 Jul 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 57. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has confidence in the RTÉ board, considering the board directly withheld information relating to requesting the resignation of a person (details supplied) and the subsequent drip-feeding of information in previous weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34690/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (13 Jul 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 74. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will clarify when the €500,000 earmarked for grassroots girls' programmes, adult women recreational football and women in football leadership programmes will be accessible; the application process to secure funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34693/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (13 Jul 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 78. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason a former member of the RTÉ board (details supplied) has been appointed as one of the persons to investigate the work culture at RTÉ, considering there is a perceived conflict of interest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34689/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (13 Jul 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 79. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a breakdown of her engagement with a person (details supplied) with regard to the actions being considered by RTÉ's new director general in dealing with those who were complicit in or aware of the controversial payments and his intentions on regaining staff and public trust via accountability and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (13 Jul 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 89. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, in light of recent statements by the Football Association of Ireland regarding the lack of funding for League of Ireland clubs, she will provide the total amount of funding allocated to soccer clubs and soccer organisations in County Louth through the sports capital funding programme; and if she will make a statement on the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I am a sportsperson. I am also chairman of the Louth GAA county board. I am a GAA fan and a soccer fan. I am looking forward to the ladies doing well at the World Cup, to seeing the under-20s doing very well next Friday night and to watching the GAA matches at the weekend. My question is mainly for Mr. Ryan. It is being asked by people on the ground and we have to listen to those...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Seventy nine euro is very good value. It is the €12 that is the issue.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: There was talk before about the possibility of using GAA grounds to facilitate the rolling out of broadband in areas having problems.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: It is in the one pot.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: How are the games selected? A comment was made on this during the week. It was asked whether the decisions being made are on the basis of commercial considerations or public considerations. We have an opportunity to ask Mr. Ryan now.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: As I said earlier, I am a sports person. Sport plays a very large and important in all our lives. During Covid, people really got into sports. People love looking at live games and international games. I have a problem regarding free to view. I am not picking on Sky. The reason I am focusing on Sky is that it provides a lot of coverage. I love looking at golf but the only place I can...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Last year, RTÉ had no problem televising games in Ardee, County Louth but this year, Mr. McBennett said the facilities were not suitable. Everybody is trying very hard to improve facilities. I come from Dundalk, where people are trying very hard to improve the stadium. Facilities are very important when it comes to getting a better picture of the standard of the game but things are...

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I understand the impulse that many in this House will feel to vote in favour of the Bill. Nobody, whether they are pro-life or pro-choice, wants to see anybody harassed by strangers because they have decided to terminate a pregnancy. The idea of introducing exclusion zones against pro-life advocates in the vicinity of termination facilities is copied from similar measures in countries like...

EU Regulation on the Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters: Motion (11 Jul 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Most forms of international co-operation in criminal matters, such as exchange of police information, the gathering of evidence, the freezing of assets and extradition, have now been regulated to some extent by European Union legislation. However, one classical form of co-operation has been largely immune from the influence of the EU legislators. This is the area of transfer of proceedings....

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the witnesses. I hope we can get the truth. My first few questions will be for Mr. Tubridy. RTÉ engaged in deceptive practices: hiding payments, the misrepresentation of financial reporting and hiding information. RTÉ was responsible, but Mr. Tubridy did not take action to resolve these errors. That is an act of deception. Does he agree?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Mr. Tubridy is saying he did not hide payments-----