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Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: It is very frustrating. I want, on my own behalf, to welcome our guests and thank them for their extremely comprehensive report. I know the work they have done on it. We have had many arguments, even at Cork County Council level, that local knowledge means local experts. Our guests are the local experts. I have listened to the questions and debates here today and it sometimes feels as if...

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: Yes.

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: I was coming to that. We will make a decision and I will be putting proposals to the committee shortly, or I can do so now while our guests are here because we are in public session. The petition concerns the Fermoy weir on the River Blackwater in County Cork. Members have contributed and the proposal is to request observations from the relevant stakeholders on the evidence provided at...

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: Is Deputy O'Keeffe making a proposal?

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: Absolutely. Is that agreed?

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: Is that agreed? Agreed. I am conscious of the time and the needs of other committees. I thank Mr. Kavanagh and Mr. Lawton for attending and making such a thorough presentation. I thank them for their engagement with the committee. They are very welcome to sit in the Visitors Gallery while the committee goes through the final petitions on which it will make a formal decision.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: Petition No. P0007/19 is in the name of Professor Terence Duffy. It is proposed to forward a copy of the response received from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to the petitioner and close the petition. Is that agreed? Agreed. The second petition is in the name of Mr. Grant Jackson. It is proposed to forward a copy of the response received from the Department of Justice and...

Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (15 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: I too welcome the opportunity to speak. I commend the Independents 4 Change for bringing this motion forward. We will be supporting it. It is ironic we were here only last week on a Topical Issue on the same matter. I listened to many of those who contributed to the debate today. They covered many of the issues, for example, the immediate redress scheme because many of these...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: I raise the issue of a new model for affordable rental accommodation under the programme for Government. I also raise the issue of homelessness. I want to tell a story about a girl and to use her words not mine. This is a girl who at the age of 18 lost her mum, aged 39, suddenly. A year later she witnessed her father, aged 41, collapse and almost die from an aneurysm. This left him...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: Can I update the House?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Data (11 Jun 2019)

Pat Buckley: 399. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalents of advanced nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in psychiatry by CHO area. [23181/19]

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

Pat Buckley: I will speak to our amendment. I welcome the opportunity to speak to the motion and I send the apologies of Deputy Ó Snodaigh, who wanted to be here. Sinn Féin supports the thrust of the motion but our amendment seeks to strengthen it in some respects, in particular by requiring the Government to bring forward legislation to provide for the implementation of the working time...

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

Pat Buckley: I am disappointed by that. This is a very important matter. The welfare of personnel and their families affects the morale of every serving member but this goes further, as we must not forget members who have retired or who were discharged on medical grounds. I can delve into this a little deeper. In our amendment we call for the restoration of military allowances to the levels seen...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)

Pat Buckley: I am.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Defence Forces Medicinal Products (13 Jun 2019)

Pat Buckley: What action has the Minister for Defence taken to implement the motion regarding Lariam passed in this House on 28 June 2017?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Defence Forces Medicinal Products (13 Jun 2019)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The working group that was established to deal with this issue has completed two reports, neither of which has been published. Why has that not happened? The Minister of State advised that the routine anti-malarial drug that has been prescribed to personnel serving Mali is Lariam. This was confirmed to my colleague, Deputy Ó Snodaigh, a...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Defence Forces Medicinal Products (13 Jun 2019)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister for his frank response. I am not a doctor either but it has been well documented that the side effects of Lariam are very advanced and adverse. We know of many other countries that have stopped prescribing this anti-malarial drug. We also know that many countries have apologised to their defence forces for having prescribed it. What solace or guarantees will the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Strength (13 Jun 2019)

Pat Buckley: Could the Minister of State advise regarding the actual operational strength of the Defence Forces as reported and whether it takes into account those in training or on leave of absence and overseas service?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Strength (13 Jun 2019)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State. According to the latest figures we have, to the end of March, the overall extent was 8,847. However, this figure does not appear to take into account those on leave of absence. I believe the Minister of State said that people in training are counted. Is that right? It is misleading, in a sense, as to whether they are all counted. The issue has been raised...