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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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda members in County Louth who are CBD2 trained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60625/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda members trained in using lights and sirens in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60627/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (6 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if mandatory sentencing will be introduced on persons who assault or attack emergency service members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60624/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I wish to raise a very important issue with regard to an incident which happened in my hometown of Dundalk. I am sure the Minister is aware that a video showing a cyclist being deliberately knocked off his bicycle in Dundalk by a motorist who recorded the incident has gone viral. You can hear the driver laughing as he deliberately clips the cyclist before speeding away from the scene. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Only 92 new members of the force started in Templemore this week. The Minister mentioned a figure of 200. Gardaí are not happy with their pay conditions, pensions, paperwork or rosters. Nearly everybody in this Chamber and outside it has, at some stage, relied on the assistance of the Garda. We in Dundalk have probably relied on their assistance more than most because, in recent...

Toll Charge Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: While the Government is spending billions to ease acute cost-of-living pressures, it is then taking it back in the form of tolls. The highest rise in tolls of 60 cent per journey was confirmed last week by the State agency Transport Infrastructure Ireland, with the blessing of the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan. While the decision to defer these increases for six months announced...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I know a 65-year-old pensioner in Dundalk who bought an electric car and they will not pay him the grant money. Can the Taoiseach please have a look?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: What happens is that a person gets an electric car and then applies for a charger. It is backwards.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I ask the Taoiseach one simple thing. Can he please reverse it? It makes sense to have the charger in place before getting the car.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Will the Taoiseach ask the Minister to get back to him on that issue?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: One of the main priorities of the Government relates to climate change policies and tackling emissions, and one of the main focuses is on the transition from petrol or diesel to electric vehicles. Can the Taoiseach explain why the grant process for inserting an electric vehicle charger within the home must be assessed and approved prior to postage and insertion? An older cohort of my...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: We have reached a tipping point in the housing crisis. It is as hard as I have ever seen for somebody to get a house or find a place to rent. There are 11,000 people homeless. A young woman and two children came to my constituency office yesterday and pleaded with me to contact the Housing Agency, which I did. Within the space of two hours, 114 people had sought accommodation. Things have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (29 Nov 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland electric vehicles home charger grant was refused retrospectively in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59261/22]