Results 361-380 of 2,518 for speaker:Pat Buckley

Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: Anseo.

Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: I, too, welcome everyone in the Gallery. I welcome the opportunity to speak. I have listened to much of the debate and put my pen away because I kept changing my notes. There has been a lot of misinformation. Sinn Féin supports the legalisation of medicinal cannabis where it is deemed medically necessary. I would like to appeal to Members of all parties and none to come together...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: He does not even know what suffering is.

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: The issue of corruption is of paramount importance to those of us involved in transformative politics, which seeks to empower and encourage people to take control of their State and mould a better and more equal society. If there is no public belief that some in politics truly wish to achieve change, we are left with an impossible task. All Members have heard on doorsteps, radio call-in...

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: As I mentioned, it seems that standing up to corruption can be bad for one's health, which is ironic. Ireland's whistleblowers can also attest to that. The Bill provides the legal foundation to address corruption but the political and structural will to punish corruption will matter most. That does not currently exist. The main part of the Bill addresses some very important issues...

Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: There were tickets here.

Rural Crime: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: My party supports the thrust of the motion. We have tabled an amendment to it and I hope that the Deputies in the House will support that. Rural crime is on the increase. It is not a fantasy, but a fact. In a recent article dated 15 November 2017, I read that rural people stated that they wanted more resources put into community policing, stiffer sentences for repeat offenders and closer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Funding and Budgeting of Mental Health Services: Health Service Executive (22 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. I listened to a few members already and I am conscious of the time. I am extremely angry and disappointed. We came in here today to talk about funding and there seems to be a lot of tangents and people running off left, right and centre. Correct me if I am wrong, but are the witnesses telling me that no audit of mental health spending...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Funding and Budgeting of Mental Health Services: Health Service Executive (22 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: I welcome Mr. Mulvany because his is the first name I have heard that has something to do with finance and, therefore, please God, he will provide some accountability. He mentioned work in progress. What is the spend in that regard? We can tell him what is the spend. I want to know where that spend is going in each CHO area, how much is actually being spent on the services for people who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Funding and Budgeting of Mental Health Services: Health Service Executive (22 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: I thank the witness for the answer but it is mind-boggling. If I had been running a business for 12 years, I would have the books balanced and I would know exactly what money was going in or out. I cannot find words to describe this. These are totally unacceptable answers. We have a responsibility as a committee and we are trying to get this off the ground. We need to start from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Funding and Budgeting of Mental Health Services: Health Service Executive (22 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: He does not have them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Funding and Budgeting of Mental Health Services: Health Service Executive (22 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Chairman. I will be brief. Mr. Mulvany thinks I have a vendetta against him, but I do not. The witnesses spoke earlier about the chief financial officer of each individual CHO. Is there a possibility that if there is harmony within the CHO, the two officers can set their own budgets and request additional development funding? What I am trying to get at is the following. If...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Funding and Budgeting of Mental Health Services: Health Service Executive (22 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: If they could realistically plan ahead, they could say that they had confirmation that in two years' time, they could retain a fully staffed CAMHS unit team, for example. With wages and other costs, they would say they needed X amount. Can that be done if the will is there within the system?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (28 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: 464. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that Fermoy community hospital remains open and is resourced adequately to meet the needs of the area [50661/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (28 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: 683. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in 2016 and 2017 Cork County Council drew down none of the money allocated for Traveller accommodation despite a clear need for new developments including in the case of persons (details supplied). [50489/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: School Services Staff (28 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: 728. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the delay in appointing a traffic warden for a school (details supplied) despite the position being approved in June 2017. [50525/17]

Disclosures Tribunal: Motion [Private Members] (29 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: I commend Deputy Ó Laoghaire on bringing the motion to the floor of the House. I start by reading a statement released by the McCabe family earlier this year. I appeal to the House to listen to it because it is important. Please God, it might sway some of the doubters. It states:We have endured eight years of great suffering, private nightmare, public defamation and state...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (29 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to open an Educate Together national school in the Fermoy area of Cork. [50787/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Update from Health Service Executive (30 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: I echo the Chairman's words and I thank the witnesses for their work. It is much appreciated. The more information we have, the more we can work on. I have a number of questions I will open to all the witnesses. My first question has been partly answered but I will put it to the witnesses. What are the key reasons for the difficulty in recruitment and retention of mental health staff...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Update from Health Service Executive (30 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: I am almost finished. Ms O'Connor also stated that an additional €500 million in funding is required to meet future mental health infrastructure requirements, which concerns me in light of my earlier comment regarding the ringfenced money that has been already spent on infrastructure and the lack of spend on recruitment and retention that needs to be addressed. I welcome the...