Results 441-460 of 2,509 for speaker:Peter Fitzpatrick

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 375. To ask the Minister for Health when the expansion in the GP visit card and medical card scheme, as announced in Budget 2023, will be brought into effect; if there will be a recruitment campaign to facilitate this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52685/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 282. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection due to the cost of living crisis, her plans to reintroduce child benefit payments to those parents of children aged 18 to 22 years of age in full-time education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52676/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 315. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government has any plans to reintroduce the medication ozempic, for treatment for diabetes, to be covered under the medical card scheme or the drug payments scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52632/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 374. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time in County Louth for a hip replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52683/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 375. To ask the Minister for Health when the expansion in the GP visit card and medical card scheme, as announced in Budget 2023, will be brought into effect; if there will be a recruitment campaign to facilitate this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52685/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 376. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm whether the proposed tax on concrete and concrete products will incur additional cost with regard to the development of the new children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52686/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Energy Prices (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 377. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a funding stream available for those in palliative care or those with medical devices that increases their electricity bills to support them in paying these bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52687/22]

Domestic Electricity and Gas Disconnections: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I acknowledge that the electricity credit announced in the budget will go some way towards helping families struggling to keep up with rocketing energy prices. However, without a price cap the average energy bill has continued to rise, with some families stating it is like paying a second mortgage or double rent. This is highly unsustainable. Shortly after the budget announcement,...

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: As a member of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill and will support its progress on Second Stage. The Government has been trying to soften the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic by extending significant financial assistance to the tourism sector. This includes hospitality, travel and tourism, leisure and...

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on Second Stage of this Bill and will support its progress today. There are increasing concerns that unbalanced work-life relationships can result in reduced health and performance outcomes for individuals, families and organisations. This has been exacerbated by the pandemic, when it was necessary to fuse work life with home life due to the sudden...

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (11 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Many constituents who come to my office raise serious issues about their children who may be autistic or have a disability and need assistance. In fairness, the Government has done a good enough job, especially in introducing investment in special needs education in schools. I welcome the provision for the employment of additional special education teachers and special needs assistants,...

Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Irish households are facing into the biggest cost-of-living squeeze in nearly four decades in the middle of another significant jump in the official inflation rate. The Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, estimates that the share of households experiencing energy poverty increased from a level of 13% in 2015 and 2016 to 29% in mid-2022, with potentially more than 50% of all...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: In the Government's Budget Statement, a lot of promises were made on tackling the electricity crisis. In it the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath, stated that every household will be provided with electricity credit. I acknowledge this measure is a huge help for most households but I have a constituent who raised the issue of one electricity meter covering...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Granny flats and the situation where there is one meter for two dwellings. Families are building granny flats to let their parents come in or vice versa and are only entitled to one grant. Is there a possibility this can be sorted out?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (11 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 270. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the current approach to one member pension arrangements and changes to personal retirement savings accounts in the Finance Bill 2022 in October 2022; if he plans to enforce this PRSA benefit-in-kind, which leaves a benefit taxable liability in the hands of the staff member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49821/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (11 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the percentage of planning applications that have been rejected in the past 12 months by Louth County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49823/22]

Defective Concrete Products Levy: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The new 10% levy introduced on concrete blocks, pouring concrete and other concrete products is expected to raise €80 million annually. Based on that figure, however, it would take 40 years to raise what is needed to pay for mica redress. This levy will penalise young people trying to build or buy their first homes as well as local authorities trying to build social housing....

Housing for All Update: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Government pitches the Housing for All plan as its proposal to alleviate the housing crisis. Housing for All promises an increase in the supply of new housing to an average of at least 33,000 new units per year. This promise included over 10,000 social homes each year, with 9,500 of these being new builds, and an average of 6,000 affordable homes for purchase or rent to help eliminate...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (28 Sep 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 113. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current wait times for diving tests in County Louth; if he plans to facilitate urgently required tests such as the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47436/22]

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Budget Statement 2023 (27 Sep 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Government is faced with a very challenging situation. From an economic perspective, we face two enormous challenges, namely, an electricity crisis and a cost-of-living crisis. I am pleased that the budget is framed mainly around them. There is no doubt that the last few budgets have been very difficult for everyone. We often hear of the squeezed middle who have shouldered most of...