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Commission of Investigation (Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools) Order 2025: Motion (15 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: I welcome the establishment of this commission. It is very welcome and very long overdue. It is essential that this commission of investigation must be survivor-centred and the terms of reference must be comprehensive and drafted in consultation with the survivors and the representative organisations. Given that up to 300 allegations of sexual abuse in 32 schools in Cork were recorded...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 359. To ask the Minister for Finance to address the unfair disparity in Ireland’s capital acquisitions tax thresholds, which penalise childless individuals when passing on or receiving an inheritance, as the current structure excludes many people whose closest relationships fall outside the group A category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39249/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (15 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 393. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department is aware that some residents in Midleton County Cork (Willowbank)missed the deadline for applying for flood prevention barriers for their homes despite the fact that these homeowners paid for their own flood prevention barriers and now have no recourse to claim back the monies they spent purchasing and installing...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Funding (15 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 820. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding will be made available to Cork County Council allowing them to install accessible beach infrastructure (details supplied) on beaches in east Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39170/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (15 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 1045. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to revise the SUSI grant qualifying criteria to allow students, who are under 23 years-of-age and are financially independent from their parents and guardians to be eligible to receive the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39674/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (10 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the State provides any direct support or assistance in meeting the requirement for continuous supervision under the carer's allowance scheme, particularly in cases where the full burden of care cannot be met by one individual alone; and when he plans to abolish means testing for carer's allowance, as previously committed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (10 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 384. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the current waiting times for access to home care packages across each CHO area. [38601/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (10 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 385. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce delays for older people and those with disabilities who have been approved for support but are still waiting for hours to be allocated; and if there are plans to expand funding or staffing to meet increasing demand for home care services. [38602/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (9 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 23. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Garda pension fund has current and previous investments in IPAS centres. [38021/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (9 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to include a property (details supplied) in the intervention (amber) area for fibre broadband; when this property will receive fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37984/25]

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Pensions and Social Security Legislation (8 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: I thank Mr. Moran. It is not his first rodeo here so fair play to him. I was a bit taken aback by the Minister's response in saying that the three-year period was sufficient. I do not know who made up that rule or thought it was a great idea. It brings in unbelievable confusion for the very fact that, as Mr. Moran mentioned, the 2020 circular had the same wording in respect of the...

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Pensions and Social Security Legislation (8 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: What would be the implications? I am trying to get the balance on that.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Pensions and Social Security Legislation (8 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: I love that Ms O’Donoghue mentioned the level of discretion. We normally use the term “common-sense approach” here. Sometimes people are restricted as regards being practical and using common sense. If there was a legislative change to remove the 36-month period, would it make it easier or would there be a knock-on effect? When making legislation, if one section is...

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Pensions and Social Security Legislation (8 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: Yes, there is a knock-on effect.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: This is in my area of east Cork. It relates in part to Storm Babet. We have been meeting the families on a regular basis. Basically, they have been promised proper floodgates. I have raised this as a Topical Issue. If there are five feet of water, you do not provide a protective device that is two and a half feet high. The latter looks more like a car jack in a wetsuit, with aluminium...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (8 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 495. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the implementation of the Dublin city task force recommendations will oversee regeneration of flat complexes in the south inner city; the actions that are envisaged; the funding allocated; and how these actions will be implemented. [36761/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (8 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 496. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the new agency established to implement the recommendations of the Dublin city task force will cover the entire Dublin City Council area; and how funding is being allocated. [36762/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 579. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will conduct a review of the social protection supports available to widowed persons (details supplied); and if he will outline any planned reforms to address these issues with a view to delivering more equitable and compassionate supports for widowed individuals and families. [37486/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes (3 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Moran, for being here. It is much appreciated. I thank him and his Department for their engagement. I am speaking today on behalf of the residents of Castlemartyr, Mogeely, Midleton, Whitegate, Killeagh and Rathcormac to urgently implore the Government and Minister of State to initiate tranche 2 of the flood relief programme for these communities....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes (3 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for his reply, in which he stated, “Any flood relief scheme needs to map and understand the location and the flooding sources and constraints.” This is spot on, but I just want a preventative measure very fast. Land at Gleann Fia, the land next door to the site at Mogeely, owned by a farmer, can hold water, and there is an agreement in this...