Results 21-40 of 65 for garda speaker:Pat Buckley

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (28 Apr 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank everybody involved with today's committee meeting. It was amazing to have witnesses from the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission before us and I learned much from the meeting. I hope members of the public have learned much as well. We should follow up on today and I am very grateful for the information I was given.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Jun 2022)

Pat Buckley: 1308. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the level of training that is provided to members of An Garda Síochána to facilitate engagement with members of the disabled community, especially those with invisible disabilities such as autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD, and acquired brain injury; and if she will make a statement on the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for the Defence Forces Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (29 Jun 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...a quiz. I am just referring to the fact that I am aware many people are watching this committee, believe it or not. People will be interested in their rights. I am conscious that a Bill on the Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces has been sitting in these Houses for quite a while. There is a lot of dust on it now and it might even nearly need to be hoovered. It has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (14 Jun 2022)

Pat Buckley: 1309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the level of knowledge within An Garda Síochána of initiatives such as the Just A Minute card or JAM card, and the Sunflower Lanyard, to assist them to identify that the person with whom they are interacting with requires reasonable accommodations to protect the individual rights; and if she will make a statement...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2019)

Pat Buckley: The same issue arises in regard to the hard-fought for CCTV system in Midleton in east Cork, in that An Garda Síochána does not want to take on responsibility for its maintenance and the municipal district in east Cork, formerly Midleton Town Council, has a major issue with it as well. There is a new CCTV operational in the town, which took a lot of fundraising to get up and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: ...assistance payment scheme. Some €145 million is spent and 27 families in this nursing home still have not got a response to any of their questions. Having the HSE investigate itself is like the Garda investigating the Garda; it does not work. These families tried their best to be diplomatic. They tried to engage with the Minister for Health. The families mention that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief (23 Nov 2023)

Pat Buckley: The Civil Defence, the Garda, local councils and everybody else were amazing. It must be acknowledged that the emergency payments to households and businesses have been very well received. It is still a crap show down there at the moment. I will be lucky to have my office open for Christmas but it is only an office and people's homes, businesses and lives have been deeply affected. I...

Rural Crime: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: ...2017, I read that rural people stated that they wanted more resources put into community policing, stiffer sentences for repeat offenders and closer consultation between local authorities and An Garda Síochána. Only last week, the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, met the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association, ICSA, president, Mr. Kent. They were discussing the national...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Pat Buckley: I welcome this opportunity to speak about the Bill. It is about restoring Garda court presenters and it is more than urgent to pass it. I want to make a few brief points on it. We do not always agree here but when there is a matter of urgency, we can come to a gentleman's or lady's agreement. We do not oppose the Bill. We accept it and the waiving of the requirement to undertake...

Central Mental Hospital (Relocation) Bill 2020: Second Stage (10 Dec 2020)

Pat Buckley: ...physical restraint, the facility was found to be non-compliant or moderately compliant. I suspect that much of this is down to staffing issues. Staffing is a matter about which I am very worried. The Garda was mentioned. I remember when I lost my brother. I spoke to the Bean Garda at the door and I apologised for what was happening that night. I asked her if she was going home and if...

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with European Ombudsman (23 Mar 2023)

Pat Buckley: .... That centre was fully integrated within a town where the people living in the centre could walk into the town. There was a doctor across the road in the community hospital. The dentist, the Garda barracks and Market Square were in close proximity. The people were taken out of that environment and moved up to what was once known as the old lunatic asylum, in Sarsfield Court, 7 or 8...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Summer Programme 2023: Motion (25 Oct 2022)

Pat Buckley: ...anomalies, and to broaden the potential workforce e.g. OTs (Occupational Therapists), SLTs (Speech and Language Therapists), early childcare workers, and include suitable student placements; — mitigate any difficulties with Garda vetting to allow staff to move from one school to another school easily.

Committee on Public Petitions: An Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Annual Report 2021: Discussion (1 Jun 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...staff GSOC fully? A passion of mine relates to protected disclosures and how the process has changed, whereby the onus of responsibility has been reversed. What is the process for a member of An Garda Síochána to make a protected disclosure? Do we have an idea of how many have been made? Mr. Justice MacCabe stated that the duration of some of the commission's investigations...

Topical Issue Debate: Charities Regulation (29 Jun 2016)

Pat Buckley: ...where some wrongdoings were found to be going on a number of years earlier, action would have been taken. Given that the HSE had flagged this issue back in 2009, why did it not go to the Garda immediately? We are talking about serious allegations involving an extremely large amount of money. This is most damaging to the NGOs, the voluntary sector and the other charities that deal...

Business Insurance: Motion [Private Members] (13 Mar 2019)

Pat Buckley: .... I will raise a couple of issues to show what I mean by "prudent". Insurance companies often settle motor accident claims out of court. Let us suppose that two people are involved in a motor accident, An Garda Síochána is called and it is reported to the insurance company. The purported perpetrator is often left out of the equation and the case is settled between the Garda...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: ...the previous Dáil, I tabled parliamentary questions on the subject. It is alarming how many Defence Force families claim family income supplement. It must make things very difficult. An Garda Síochána stopped at a car on the Ringaskiddy side of the naval base and noticed a young man sleeping in his car. The man was from Wexford and he could not go home because he was...

Strategic Communications Unit: Motion [Private Members] (20 Mar 2018)

Pat Buckley: ...two wheelchairs for constituents last week. That says a lot about how bad this country is. We need a reality check on this. The €5 million could fund aspects of mental health care. It could help to pay our Garda and members of the Defence Forces. It could help fill potholes in east Cork. Money can be spent in much better ways, but this Government prefers political spin over...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Weather Events (19 Oct 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...simple as possible. We should acknowledge that the last time we were in trouble when a proper co-ordinated plan was put in place with the local stakeholders, the volunteers, the fire service, An Garda Síochána, the local authority, it worked extremely well. I thank them for that and I hope we will see such co-operation again in future. I want to reach out to everybody. A...

Committee on Public Petitions: Update on Direct Provision: The Ombudsman (11 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: ..., we are stuck. They cannot go to management because management might be involved or to the corporate body because this gang is involved in it. Is there a direct route to the Ombudsman or to the Garda Síochána? If one involves the Garda Síochána, that escalates the problem again. Are the people punished for that? We will not mention protected disclosures because...