Results 61-80 of 276 for cork speaker:Pat Buckley

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (2 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: I reiterate what my two Cork East colleagues were saying about the flooding. I thank the Minister of State. I met him in Midleton and I put in a number of parliamentary questions which, in fairness, the responses were fairly detailed. I echo what previous speakers said. The three problems here are fear, frustration and the pace. It seems there are solutions but it is about the pace at...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (2 Dec 2020)

Pat Buckley: .... It referred to out-of-hours services and concluded by saying, "Any changes to the current service provision in any treatment centre would be subject to discussion with and approval by the HSE Cork-Kerry community healthcare chief officer." That is what I was trying to say - that the communication between the HSE and GPs in SouthDoc does not seem to be there. One person wrote to me to...

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: On Thursday, 9 February I raised concerns with the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, about the reduction in the ambulance service in east Cork and Midleton. He assured me that he would come back to me on the matter. As of last Monday, the ambulance service has been removed from Midleton. This raises major concerns in east Cork. This ambulance covers over 50,000 people and nothing has...

Cork Mail Centre: Motion [Private Members] (3 Jul 2019)

Pat Buckley: ...to the viability of the parcel centre in Little Island. I will not be disingenuous in respect of the other centres around the country. I told staff that I had been informed that the output in the Cork centre is equivalent to the combined output of two centres. For this reason, I do not accept the validity of the argument on viability. I have also been told that this decision was...

Housing Issues: Statements (14 Apr 2016)

Pat Buckley: I will, of course. Those of us from Cork can speak a lot faster anyway. It is a great honour to address the House tonight on behalf of the people of Cork East who have put their faith in me and on behalf of Sinn Féin. I would like to congratulate the Ceann Comhairle and the Members who have been returned to the 32nd Dáil. Where will I start? Housing has become probably...

Housing Situation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: ...Sinn Féin colleague, Deputy Gould, who obtained the relevant information through a freedom of information request. This is the heading, "More than 16,000 bids made on 70 local authority homes in Cork county". The article states: More than 16,000 bids were made on just 70 local authority homes in Cork county in the first four months of 2024 ... Data obtained under the Freedom of...

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

Pat Buckley: ...entrance to Tir Cluain estate and Moore's Bridge on the Sunday. I want to give a synopsis of why we are here tonight. These are the words of one of the volunteers in the hub in Midleton, County Cork: The events of Wednesday 18 October 2023 will forever be engrained in the memory of everyone in east Cork .... Within hours of opening our doors the true devastation became obvious and we...

Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2018)

Pat Buckley: ...therapy as extreme, with 548 young people waiting more than a year and a further 351 young people waiting for more than two years for speech and language therapy in CHO 4, which is Kerry, north Cork, north Lee, south Lee and west Cork. This is the longest waiting list in the country. When will the Government actually role out this programme in schools?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (20 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for her answer. I am not surprised that it is more of a generic one. I am happy that Cork was mentioned in the answer because normally when one asks about a pen in this House, it is not in the answer. It does not mention any solutions. It mentions 168,000 young people under the age of 18 who are waiting for this or that. There does not seem to be a plan....

Topical Issue Debate: Transport Infrastructure Provision (6 Dec 2017)

Pat Buckley: I welcome the opportunity to speak to this matter. The R630 is a regional road linking Whitegate with the N25, a national primary road at Midleton, and Lakeview roundabout in east Cork, which serves the Cork to Rosslore Europort via Waterford city. This regional road from Whitegate also carries traffic from adjoining areas such as Upper Aghada, Lower Aghada, Rostellan, Saleen, Ballycotton,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...a difficulty in getting information out that there is a specific line for people with autism, who can go on a specific housing list. How do we improve that? Is it done in an ad hocway? I live in Cork, so the local authorities in my area are Cork County Council and Cork City Council. They are very different, even though they are in the same county. The organisations represented here...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (28 Apr 2022)

Pat Buckley: The Minister met with families of the Owenacurra health facility in Midleton, County Cork, and he is aware of that situation. The needs of some 400 people have not been met in the past two years because of two short-term respite beds. The Committee on Health and the Sub-Committee on Mental Health have called for the reversal of the HSE's decision to close the centre. I ask the Minister to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Nov 2018)

Pat Buckley: ...part of this scheme we will propose to commit additional funding to support the development of rural towns and villages, as a key priority for revitalising rural Ireland. My question concerns east Cork. People in the village of Rostellan have been asking for road traffic management since 2009. They have been supported by local villages, the Irving Oil refinery, Aghada power station,...

Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)

Pat Buckley: ...calls for the development of a dedicated strategy to prioritise those who have lost out most. Many speakers have mentioned children with special needs and so on. School transport is, as we say in Cork, a box of frogs at the moment. People are stressed to breaking point because they do not know what is happening. One individual whom I know, a seven year old named Zach, needs an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fire Service (25 Jan 2023)

Pat Buckley: I will raise an issue about first responders. In Cobh in east Cork, which has a population of approximately 14,000 people there is a retained fire service but there are no first responders. The fire service is trained in first aid and first response. There was a case over Christmas where someone suffered a cardiac arrest. I spoke to members of the fire service. They were frustrated that...

Homeless Prevention Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2020)

Pat Buckley: ...payment, it is practically impossible for them to get anywhere to live. They are left at a dead end. Before I came into the House, I did a Google search of two bedroom properties to rent in east Cork on daft.ie. There are 15 such properties in total for an average rent of €1,200 per month, which is impossible for a person on the HAP. I had a very interesting meeting with Cork...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on a Ban on Herbicides in Public Areas: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Pat Buckley: ...I did not think about until Mr. Walsh raised it was spraying around public parks, children's playgrounds and so on. Is there any way to put up signage before this is phased out? In fairness to Cork City Council and Cork County Council, they are working on it and some of the municipal districts have taken this on board and will not use pesticides. Is there a way of putting up signs to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Mar 2019)

Pat Buckley: ...for Government makes reference to the mother and baby homes commission of investigation. Are the relevant Ministers aware that demolition works were carried out on the Bessborough site in Cork this week without the knowledge of Cork City Council? A building known as the little folly has been used as a place of reflection and commemoration by survivors in recent years. I discovered this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...94,000. We have talked about policy all morning but the HSE is working against its own policy. Do the witnesses accept that under no circumstances should the HSE shut down the services in east Cork? It should expand them and, as another Deputy said, the HSE has the option to have ten-bed units in Cobh, Youghal and Midleton. Why is the HSE trying to close down a service when it knows...

Topical Issue Matters: Flood Risk Assessments (9 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: In October 2016 I submitted two parliamentary questions on flooding in east Cork, predominately Midleton. The Minister of State is probably well aware that in 2015, many areas in east Cork were totally destroyed. The main road from Cork to Waterford was blocked for several weeks. The area I want to speak about specifically is an area in Midleton, namely, Towns Park, Mill Road, Midleton. I...