Peter Fitzpatrick — Watch Them Work

2025-05-12

LOBBY

Irish Self Catering Federation Tourism

Registration for Short-term legislation Bill (STTL)

2025-01-15

LOBBY

Screen Producers Ireland Arts

Informing members of Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media of SPI's pre-budget submission.

2025-01-08

LOBBY

Irish Self Catering Federation Tourism

Short-Term Rental (STR) Legislation Bill

2024-09-20

LOBBY

Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions CLG Tourism

AVEA submission for consideration for Budget 2025, with the four key themes of: Accelerated Costs of Business threatening the sustainability of businesses; VAT to return to 9%; Economic value of tourism to be recognised and supported, particularly in the regions; Access to be prioritised, internationally and locally, as a key strategic tourism enabler; budgets for tourism agencies Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland to be restored to 2023 levels

2024-09-18

PQ

Asked Tourism

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will address the lack of strategy in relation to regional screen production since the lapse of the s.481 regional uplift; and if she will support a dedicated regional strategy as part of Budget 2025, to specifically address the development of the sector in the regions. [36189/24]

2024-05-30

PQ

Asked Tourism

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps being taken by her Department to increase the tourism potential of County Louth and east Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24349/24]

2024-05-30

PQ

Asked Tourism

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the rolling out of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme in terms of the timeframes, given that applications for sporting equipment have been announced first; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24350/24]

2023-07-13

PQ

Asked Tourism

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has confidence in the RTÉ board, considering the board directly withheld information relating to requesting the resignation of a person (details supplied) and the subsequent drip-feeding of information in previous weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34690/23]

2023-07-13

PQ

Asked Tourism

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will clarify when the €500,000 earmarked for grassroots girls' programmes, adult women recreational football and women in football leadership programmes will be accessible; the application process to secure funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34693/23]

2023-07-13

PQ

Asked Tourism

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason a former member of the RTÉ board (details supplied) has been appointed as one of the persons to investigate the work culture at RTÉ, considering there is a perceived conflict of interest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34689/23]

2023-07-13

PQ

Asked Tourism

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a breakdown of her engagement with a person (details supplied) with regard to the actions being considered by RTÉ's new director general in dealing with those who were complicit in or aware of the controversial payments and his intentions on regaining staff and public trust via accountability and transparency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34691/23]

2023-07-13

PQ

Asked Tourism

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if, in light of recent statements by the Football Association of Ireland regarding the lack of funding for League of Ireland clubs, she will provide the total amount of funding allocated to soccer clubs and soccer organisations in County Louth through the sports capital funding programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34692/23]

2023-01-24

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the 9% VAT reduction for the tourism and hospitality industry further than the current expiry date in March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2931/23]

2022-06-21

PQ

Asked Tourism

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has plans to make any policy changes to assist inward tourism in respect of reported price gouging by various tourism providers for car rental, hotels, car parking, inbound flights and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32760/22]

2022-06-21

PQ

Asked Finance

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Finance his views on the reintroduction of the 9% vat rate to the tourism industry; the affect it would have on inbound and domestic tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32761/22]

2020-10-06

PQ

Asked Media

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht her plans regarding cancelled events and festivals in County Louth (details supplied). [28210/20]

2020-10-06

PQ

Asked Media

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht when applications will be open for the next phase of sports capital grants (details supplied). [28212/20]

2020-10-06

PQ

Asked Media

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the status of the development of the website of her Department (details supplied). [28214/20]

2020-10-01

PQ

Asked Media

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if supports will be made available to the tourism sector in view of the July stimulus package (details supplied); and if he will grant support to bars, restaurants and hotels to help them make their premises Covid-19-safe. [15750/20]

2018-06-12

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of efforts to improve cross-Border tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25315/18]

2018-06-12

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the inclusion of persons with disabilities on the boards of public transport companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25316/18]

2018-04-24

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the roll-out of a strategy for the future development of greenways and rural cycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17719/18]

2018-04-24

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the inclusion of persons with disabilities on the boards of public transport companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17718/18]

2018-02-15

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans for the roll-out of the strategy on the future development of greenways and rural cycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7519/18]

2018-02-15

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the 2018 sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7518/18]

2017-01-25

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of capital sports grants allocated to local authorities and all sports capital grant payments to local authorities since 2006, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3313/17]

2016-11-29

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the decision of the UK to leave the EU will result in the funds that the Government pledged to the construction of the A5 in Northern Ireland not being required; whether those funds will be ring-fenced for road projects here, including the proposed bypass for Ardee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37122/16]

2016-09-16

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the timeframe for reintroducing the community involvement scheme, CIS, for Louth County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26067/16]

2016-09-16

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason his Department has removed the derogation that allowed five-axle articulated vehicles to operate at 42 tonnes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24381/16]

2016-07-21

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) is unable to obtain a D1 driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23580/16]

2016-07-19

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the sports capital programme will be opened for applications in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22469/16]

2016-07-19

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to include the Ardee bypass N52 on the list of priority projects for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22619/16]

2016-07-19

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Narrow Water Bridge project in view of the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22709/16]

2016-06-14

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed Narrow Water Bridge project following the meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15936/16]

2016-06-08

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) with regard to operation of the 100X bus route servicing Dublin Airport to Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14526/16]

2016-05-17

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to re-examine the proposed N52 bypass for Ardee in County Louth, particularly given that the N2 is one of the busiest routes in the country and Ardee is a traffic bottleneck at peak times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10382/16]

2016-04-20

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the proposed Narrow Water bridge project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7334/16]

2016-04-20

PQ

Asked Transport

Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the proposed western bypass of Ardee, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7335/16]