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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I have a number of examples. I will go to the Department with them.

National Driver Licence Service: Motion [Private Members] (2 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Independent Group for bringing the motion forward today. It is nice to have a commonsense approach. It is the Irish way here to try to fix something that is not broken. It beggars belief that we could have a private company doing this because 99% of the time privatisation equals profit; it is not about providing proper service. As previous speakers have mentioned, there are...

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Second Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. The is a fairly in-depth Bill. I thank everyone who was involved in this process. I have spoken in the Chamber many times. Sometimes we can work together and achieve great things. We are going in the right direction but, unfortunately, what happened in the past has brought us to where we are now. Nearly 30 years ago, I worked with my dad....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (1 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: 180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason that no provider in east County Cork can provide 30mb of speed to a housing estate (details supplied); if his Department will undertake an investigation on his behalf; if the premises will be included in the fibre rollout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11627/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (2 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: 166. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) who was in possession of a full medical card which expired during Covid was only reissued with a general practitioner visit card despite the fact that their medical needs did not change over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11841/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (2 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: 167. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards that have expired during the Covid-19 restrictions; the number that have been reissued during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11846/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (2 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: 168. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who were in possession of full medical cards during Covid-19 restrictions whose cards had expired during the restrictions were reissued with a general practitioner visit card only; the rationale for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11847/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (3 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I want to raise the transition from primary to secondary school. The Minister of State mentioned forward planning. We all have access to the constituency planning database. We can see data on age and health demographics. Do the Departments use that information for forward planning? We can look at it at the constituency level and find out how many children from a certain age group have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (3 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I will forward the information to the Minister of State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion (3 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State. As I said, I appreciate it. The Minister of State needs this information and we are giving it to her. We will work together. It is excellent.

Assessment of Needs for Children with Special Education Requirements: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I have listened to all the previous speakers. In CHO 4, 5,472 are waiting for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy. That does not make for good reading. The Minister of State asked for more ideas. I have experience of cases involving young families who spent four or five years in the courts trying to get...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (10 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: 370. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has sold the Owenacurra Health Centre, Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13588/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (10 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: 371. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has plans to sell the Owenacurra Health Centre, Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13589/22]

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Chair and all our guests. I enjoyed reading their statements this morning when coming up to Dublin. Much has been covered. I hear what they are saying about the assisted decision stuff, the advanced healthcare directives and the coercion, which is very difficult to control or police, should we say, at the moment. I am very interested in what Dr. O'Mahony and others said...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I would say it is my Cork accent, Chair. Do I have to say it again?

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I am very happy with that.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (22 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: 114. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the 30-day waiting time for receivership of a company (details supplied) in County Limerick will be waived in order that employees can access social welfare assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14789/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: 911. To ask the Minister for Health if he will visit the Owenacurra Health Centre in Midleton, County Cork and instruct the HSE not to close the centre but to improve it and retain all the services that were present pre-Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14315/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: 913. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the two short-term respite beds are closed in the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton, County Cork and all the associated services with those beds have ceased; when these services will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14317/22]