Results 1-20 of 1,038 for speaker:Pat Buckley in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the overcrowded conditions in the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, which have resulted in some classes being held in a corridor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23928/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address overcrowded conditions in the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, in the short term to improve the learning environment for students while plans for a more adequately sized facility are developed. [23929/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (28 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her long-term plans for the development of national schools in the Fermoy and east Cork area generally to avoid overcrowding and promote the best learning environment for students now and into the future. [23930/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what provisions are in place, or planned, to ensure the best supports possible are provided for schools which have a high number of students with additional learning needs, for example the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, in which 62% of students have an identified additional learning need but are experiencing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (28 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the process for identifying and selecting facilities for national schools, the basic requirements and additional criteria which are desired and what consideration is made for future growth and development of these facilities to meet demand and ensure the best educational and work environments for students and teachers. [23932/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the rationale for housing the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, in the basement of a shared building which is wholly inadequate for the school's size and needs and provides no space for growth or development of this school service into the future; if this meets the standards for a positive school environment;...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Home Help Service (23 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: 247. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a person (details supplied) cannot return to their home, despite being promised 32 hours a week home care and is at present residing in a community hospital for the elderly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23341/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (16 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: 275. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) will have to wait for more than two years to get broken dentures replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22284/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: 527. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the lack of preschool places in Youghal, County Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21676/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (14 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: 600. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is aware of a new shift work teams project in the Cork and Kerry home support services which is to begin in June this year and that this new initiative involves rotating five people within the teams over a four-week period (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21540/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (23 Apr 2024)

Pat Buckley: 664. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 22 February 2024, if hexahydrocannabinol is defined as a psychoactive drug under existing legislation and relating schedules; if not, the steps he has taken to regulate the sale of the drug for human consumption, especially in circumstances where it may be purchased by minors or without any information regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (9 Apr 2024)

Pat Buckley: 363. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on what interim measures have been implemented in east Cork after the most recent flooding disaster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15031/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (9 Apr 2024)

Pat Buckley: 364. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if interim flood relief measures can be put in place as soon as possible to prevent further flooding in parts of Midleton, Castlemartyr, Whitegate Village and Mogeely; what immediate supports are available to those housing estates to expedite the safety of those homes and prevent future flooding; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2024)

Pat Buckley: 423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a progress report on a school (details supplied); if tenders have been awarded to begin the school builds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13977/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (9 Apr 2024)

Pat Buckley: 625. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider extending the temporary development contribution waiver scheme, given it is due to expire in April 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13992/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (20 Mar 2024)

Pat Buckley: 159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when works will commence in relation to each of the new rail stations of Blarney/Stoneview, Monard, Blackpool/Kilbarry, Tivoli, Dunkettle, Carrigtwohill West, Water-Rock, Ballynoe under the Cork area commuter rail programme; when each station will be open and operational, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (20 Mar 2024)

Pat Buckley: 582. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department can extend the deadline for the voluntary redundancy scheme for local authorities' water staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11534/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flood Relief Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Pat Buckley: 248. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the criteria for applying for humanitarian assistance after the recent flooding in east Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10052/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Ireland (27 Feb 2024)

Pat Buckley: 265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that Waterways Ireland is in the process of issuing a licence to the Portaneena Marina based in the Killinure Lough off Lough Ree outside Athlone (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8726/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Ireland (27 Feb 2024)

Pat Buckley: 266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8727/24]