Results 361-380 of 2,502 for speaker:Peter Fitzpatrick

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2023 (24 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cumulative cost of the measures taken since and including budget 2023 to help address cost-of-living issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2933/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (24 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 145. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that claimed the help-to-buy scheme since its inception to purchase a home; the value of these claims, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2935/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 606. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3206/23]

Public Dental Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I thank my colleagues in the Regional Group for tabling the motion before the House. In recent years, I have lost count of the number of times I have heard of people going up to the North to Newry, or even abroad, for dental treatment due to the cost and availability of dental services in my constituency of Louth and East Meath. In...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: One of the health priorities of this Government is to tackle hospital waiting lists. When I raised the issue of capacity and resources in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda last year, the Minister for Health agreed that the required resources have not been in place for a long time. He sanctioned a doubling of the number of emergency medical consultants in Drogheda and launched phase 2...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: It is about capacity. There is not enough capacity.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (19 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 152. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm whether the Government will take action in relation to Garda pensions, specifically those who have joined post-2013 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60621/22]

Appropriation Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I congratulate the Minister for Finance on his handling of the public finances and, in particular, the flexibility he and his Department have shown in responding to what has been a very difficult time for spending on new, rapidly changing priorities. While I understand and appreciate that select committees deal with the allocation of finances and resources, our total gross expenditure is...

Confidence in Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Motion (13 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Deputy Darragh O'Brien took on the role of Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage just over two years ago and on the back of a global pandemic. The pandemic resulted in stalls in construction and the Minister has since had to deal with the triple crises of energy, cost of living and inflation. This is in addition to the war, which has affected the supply of material and labour...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 652. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include the medication Versatis 700mg medicated plaster under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62294/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The problem is there is no specific timeframe. There is no prioritisation of these. I believe they were supposed to be implemented in the next two years. The Garda members have asked me when gardaí can expect to wear these cameras. I am sure the Minister is fully of the benefits to gardaí of wearing these cameras. No training has been provided or scheduled. As the Minister...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Recent comments by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Varadkar, suggest more gardaí may be armed. That sounded a warning, especially for family members. Gardaí do not wear guns. If an intruder was coming to meet them, as it were, and all of a sudden a garda has a gun, it would change the whole situation. Will the Minister give us an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 14. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when bodycams will be introduced, and training provided to members in using these body cams in view of the recent assault on members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60623/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: This question is to ask the Minister when bodycams will be introduced and training provided to members of An Garda Síochána in respect of using them in view of the recent assaults on members of the force, and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 4. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason that only 92 new members started in Templemore this week; if issues relating to pay conditions, pension, paperwork, roster issues and anti-social working hours are impacting the recruitment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60622/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I ask the Minister for Justice why only 92 new members started in Templemore this week, whether issues relating to pay, conditions, pensions, paperwork, roster issues and antisocial working hours are impacting on the recruitment process, and will she make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Minister said that 92 recruits started in Templemore on 28 November 2022. I believe that two recruits have already dropped out. I question the reason for the drop-outs. I also asked about pay, conditions, pensions, paperwork and rosters and I got no reply whatsoever. I believe there is a problem with recruits. Are standards being dropped in order to reach targets? Are people being...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Are standards being dropped in order to reach targets? Are people being called back for second-round interviews after failing initial interviews? It is a very simple question. I ask the Minister for the third time, are any issues relating to pay, conditions, pension, paperwork, roster issues and antisocial hours impacting recruitment? The Minister said earlier that she does not think...

Building Defects: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important issue. A working group report that examined defects in housing found that a lack of fire safety material, structural defects and water ingress are likely to affect up to 80% of apartments and duplexes built between 1991 and 2013 in the Celtic tiger era, which equates to between 62,500 and 100,000 homes. This percentage is shocking. ...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: This topic is relevant to my constituency of Louth and east Meath, as Louth, which is the smallest county in Ireland, has the highest concentration of betting shops per capita. Therefore, I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill and I will support its progress on Second Stage. A report by the HRB highlights that approximately 90,000 adults are low-risk gamblers, 35,000 are...