Results 1,981-2,000 of 2,886 for speaker:Pat Buckley
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (4 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: Can I suggest if we are reverting with correspondence that we flag that, following our conversation there with the Financial and Pensions Ombudsman, it might be another avenue?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (4 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: Absolutely. It is the right way to go. We just heard it in the conversation earlier.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (4 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: Agreed.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (4 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: Agreed.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (4 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: None other than there is a substantial amount of work in that and it will be interesting to see how it progresses.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (4 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: It is an issue with retention, but it is expensive to live in the country and it is not very good when people are starting out. It is the same with apprentices and so on. I used to always ask whether this could be beneficial or cost-neutral. If these people are not going to continue working, not going into apprenticeships or not working at all, they are going to be signing on. Would it...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (4 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: There is a lot of work in that. We just had a chat about accountability and responsibility and here is something being pushed back. If we go back to one of the responses, such as the one dated 9 March 2023, it states: ... this Department will continue to keep a range of income supports provided to family carers under review [...] However, any changes to these supports would have...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (4 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: It should be about the basic needs of those people. We are getting the runaround. I am disappointed with that response.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (4 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: Crazy.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (4 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: It is madness.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (4 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: I cannot understand why it cannot work like the cross-Border initiative that is in place. That goes for assessments across every sector. It is a nice one to keep following. An external complaints system is called for. We can see from the departmental response that not enough information is being delivered. I will be interested to see what response comes back on that.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (4 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: Paying taxes.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (4 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: No, Chair.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (4 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: No, Chair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: I thank the Chair, and I thank the Minister of State for her opening statement. One of the bugbears of this committee is access. The first paragraph of the Minister of State's statement mentions access and the fact it poses a challenge. I like the line in the statement that says "Services are based on needs rather than diagnosis to optimise access". I welcome that, because we had an issue...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: We do not get any bonuses for it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: Good. I welcome that because I, and probably others, see many people who fall into one remit and do not tick all the boxes and then are moved into another, and their case gets lost and time gets lost. Many of my constituents are frustrated, so I thank Dr. Niazi for that. I will follow that up later.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister for being here. I want to make a couple of observations first. This committee has engaged with a lot of different stakeholders and has learned that investment in teacher training is absolutely vital. The Minister mentioned the reinstatement of therapists in special schools but at present we are having difficulties with retaining and even finding therapists. Is it time...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: I will forward the details to the Minister
- Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)
Pat Buckley: I thank the Labour Party for tabling this motion. Going to the High Court to fight for assessments of need for your children in 2023 is not on. I recently heard from a family that had to go to the High Court. As many speakers said, it is embarrassing for families to give their personal details or their children’s details. I read those reports. It went to the High Court but the HSE...