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National Ambulance Service: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: New figures from the HSE reveal that the National Ambulance Service is not meeting the response time targets for emergencies throughout the country. While it is outrageous that 62 ambulances dispatched in County Louth to deal with life-threatening emergencies in 2022 took more than an hour to arrive at the scene, I commend the tireless work of front-line paramedics and operational staff for...

Housing and Evictions: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Figures published in the Housing for All: Q4 2022 Progress Report at the start of this month showed 29,851 new homes were completed in the first full calendar year of the plan, exceeding the target by 20%. Construction started on 27,000 new homes in the year, the second highest since 2014. Strong activity has also been seen in the area of mortgage approvals, particularly for first-time...

Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (21 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: First and foremost, I commend the Government on the national drugs strategy, which rightly promotes a more compassionate and humane approach to people who use drugs. By treating addiction as a health issue rather than solely as a criminal justice issue, we have the opportunity to educate and empower people at an individual level to improve their health, well-being and quality of life through...

Cost-of-Living Supports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the spiralling cost of living, which is the biggest concern for my constituents coming into spring. Although income tax changes and the cost-of-living supports announced in budget 2023 aimed to protect households from the rising cost of living and the impact of inflation, a survey by Barnardos published earlier this week showed that one in ten people had...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The military is in the grip of a staffing retention crisis following a mass exodus due to pay, pensions and conditions. Last November, the then Minister for Defence, Deputy Coveney, secured an extension of service for sergeants who had joined on post-1994 contracts and were due to retire on age grounds. One of my constituents is a 50-year-old private who has served for almost 29 years,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: -----personnel has fallen to below 8,000?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: This man is willing to work. He is medically fit. I ask the Taoiseach for action now.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Why? It is only common sense to do so.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (9 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 61. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the changes he plans to implement in order to improve and to fulfil the rights of children and adults with disabilities, specifically in respect of access to assessment of need, AON, tests and required services come 1 March 2023, when the remit will transfer to his Department; and if he will...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (9 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Will the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth outline the changes he plans to implement in order to improve and to fulfil the rights of children and adults with disabilities, specifically in respect of access to assessment of need tests and required services come 1 March 2023, when the remit will transfer to his Department, and will he make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (9 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Families of children with autism and moderate learning disabilities, dual diagnoses, are in crisis in counties Louth and Meath. I am aware of 15 families who have adolescent children with autism and moderate learning disabilities who urgently require a psychiatrist's review while being told by the HSE that that service is unavailable as there are no psychiatrists on the HSE team. In...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (9 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Minister knows and I know that the suicide rate in Ireland is probably one of the highest in Europe. I have parents coming to my office regularly. They go to CAMHS and everybody is trying to help, but they are not getting the help. What happens, as I mentioned a few weeks ago, is that parents end up taking their children to accident and emergency departments. If the child is 16 years...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (9 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 202. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the claims by an organisation (details supplied) in respect of international protection breaches in the context of accommodating newly arrived refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6397/23]

Mortgage Interest Relief Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: In November, addressing the issues of home ownership and emigration among young people, the Taoiseach, then Tánaiste, Deputy Varadkar, pledged to make home ownership affordable again, advising “what we can have is stronger Government interventions to help close the viability gap”. Last week, the European Central Bank raised its base rate of interest, taking it to a rate of...

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this crucial Bill and I unreservedly support its progress on Second Stage. Regrettably, already this year, we have seen a number of serious assaults on gardaí. An officer was assaulted at an anti-asylum seeker protest in County Cork on 19 January. A traffic garda had part of his finger bitten off in a vicious attack in Ballymun on Friday, 20...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: People wishing to avail of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme, which provides tax relief on the purchase of specially constructed or adapted vehicles for someone with a disability, are being rejected at community level and then left waiting for an appeal date due to the inaccessibility of a sitting board. To qualify, applicants have to obtain a primary medical certificate...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the Taoiseach for his response but I remind everybody that three schemes were operating at one time. The other two schemes were suspended in 2013. It is now 2023 and these schemes have not been replaced, even though it was indicated at the time that alternatives would be devised. I understand that since December 2021, three previous members of the DDMBA have participated in a...

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Last week, I spoke with a father pleading for sufficient care for his daughter's mental health. Thankfully, we got a bed for his daughter with the help of the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, and her team. However, this is just one of hundreds of children's stories and it highlights the lack of services available for child mental health services in my constituency of Louth-East Meath. ...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inflation Rate (24 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 157. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the cost-of-living measures introduced in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2932/23]

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: In November, an investment of €1.3 billion in Irish forestry was announced for the next forestry programme. This represented the largest ever investment by a Government in tree planting which, as well as providing a valuable addition to farm income, promised to tackle climate change by contributing to improved biodiversity and water quality. I welcome these contributions, especially...