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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Apr 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 1717. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20738/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Apr 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 1719. To ask the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment for surgery will issue to a person (details supplied); if they are on the waiting list in Beaumont Hospital for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20743/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Apr 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: On behalf of the Regional Group, I wish Teresa Doolan the best of luck in the Department of Justice. When I became a Deputy 11 years ago, Noel Murphy was the first person to introduce me to the Dáil. I would like to wish him and Liam the best of luck. The Government announced that a new national energy upgrade scheme will offer increased grant levels of up to 50% of the cost of a...

Vacant Properties: Motion [Private Members] (6 Apr 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to contribute and I thank my colleagues in the Regional Group for tabling this motion before the House. Over the past number of years, I have lost count of the amount of times I have raised the issue of vacant homes in my constituency of Louth. You can walk through any residential area in Dundalk and be sure to see vacant homes. It is clear that this is a problem...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Apr 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I said it before that we cannot put a price on a family atmosphere. These families are not looking for profit, they are simply looking for support for the extra costs that they have incurred. While I appreciate the Taoiseach’s reply, he never once mentioned the people. These people went up to Dublin Airport, they collected these families and they took them back in good faith. Now...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Apr 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Ireland is doing very well with Ukraine. I ask the Taoiseach please not to put a dampener on it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Apr 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I raise an important issue in respect of the support available to Irish people and families who opened their homes to many Ukrainian refugees who came here as a result of the terrible actions of the Russians. As the Taoiseach knows, the Irish people have never been shy when it comes to supporting those most in need. When the call for support came, Irish people answered in their thousands....

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak today. The upcoming European Council meeting is probably one of the most important in our lifetime. Not in the recent past have we faced such terrible aggression and challenging circumstances as those we are currently facing. Putin and his army are causing life-changing damage to Ukraine and its people. What we are witnessing right now is beyond what...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Mar 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 441. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason for having a well-equipped Army if Army personnel are not well paid and motivated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13852/22]

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak today. In general, the Government's financial response to the challenges caused by Covid-19 has been fair and mostly adequate. I think it is fair to say that the response has been timely and that the sectors most affected have been supported. All this, however, is coming at a huge financial cost, and it is one that will take generations to repay. The...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Mar 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: In the programme for Government many promises were made on tackling the housing crisis. I acknowledge that some progress has been made, but we are still a long way behind, even on the Government's own targets. I have consistently raised the issue of vacant housing in many urban areas around the country. Towns such as Dundalk and Drogheda have far too many vacant houses. These vacant...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the €200 payment towards energy bills but there is no incentive for providers to cut their costs. That is what is annoying me and it is why I use the word "profiteering". Every time we open the newspapers, we see that the banks and companies like the ESB are making many millions in profits. Some businesses are even saying they are making profits of 40% or 50%. We need...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I raise the issue of the ever-increasing cost of living that the Irish people are enduring. We are now, thankfully, starting to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic and society and workplaces are reopening. The past two years have been very tough for everybody. Many people lost their jobs. Others saw their businesses close. Many also lost friends and family members to the dreadful pandemic....

Town Centre First Policy: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Since I was first elected to this House, one of the issues that I have constantly raised is that of town centre regeneration, in particular the regeneration of centres in towns like Dundalk and Drogheda. Anybody travelling through any town in Ireland today is sure to find a vast number of vacant properties. Indeed, the main street in my home town of Dundalk, Clanbrassil Street, has vacant...

Security Situation in Europe: Statements (23 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak today. I welcome the Ukrainian ambassador, H.E. Larysa Gerasko, and her colleagues here this evening. I offer my full support to the Ukrainian people at this extremely difficult and worrying time. Unfortunately, the situation in Ukraine had deteriorated rapidly over the last days. The action of Russia and its President Putin is causing great concern,...

National Retrofitting Scheme: Statements (17 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: As we appear to be exiting the Covid pandemic, our next challenge as a society is the rising cost of living. Everyone is aware that the cost of day-to-day living is now rising at an unprecedented level. Whether it is the cost of our grocery shops, the cost of light and heat in our homes or our transport costs, everything is on its way up. From my experience, and from dealing with my...

Mobility and Transport Supports for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate and I thank my fellow members of the Regional Group for bringing this motion. As has already been stated, those in households that are in the challenging position of requiring transport methods that need to be adopted for disability purposes spend, on average, €9,027 on items relating to that disability. These items include, but...

Tackling the Cost of Living - Institutional Investors in the Residential Property Market: Motion (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I very much welcome the opportunity to speak. I thank the Deputies for bring this motion before the House. I welcome the fact that we can discuss the housing crisis once more and discuss why we are in this position. In my home town of Dundalk, the rental cost for a standard three-bedroom house is anywhere between €1,200 and €1,600 per month. To service a mortgage on that...

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Yes, with Deputy Tóibín.