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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Oct 2022)

Pat Buckley: It is agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Oct 2022)

Pat Buckley: It is agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Oct 2022)

Pat Buckley: It is agreed. An awful lot of work went into this. Much work goes on behind the scenes and I thank the secretariat and the rest of the staff because there is a lot of work. We can go through things here quickly enough but people do not see the amount of work that is behind it. I wanted that on record.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Oct 2022)

Pat Buckley: It is agreed. That is good news.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Oct 2022)

Pat Buckley: I sit on the autism committee so I will have the best of both worlds.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Oct 2022)

Pat Buckley: I echo what the Chair said. Since I have come in here the staff have been amazing, just excellent. Well done to everyone. Once they move along, I wish them the best of luck.

Home Care: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: It is good to see the Ceann Comhairle back - fair play to him. I have listened to what the Members have said, and I will read from a number of papers. An article in the Irish Examinerrecently stated, "Low wages, long hours, and insecure working conditions are pushing the largely female workforce out of the caring industry". People who spoke to the paper said there was nothing complex about...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Taking in Charge (Resumed): Tipperary County Council (27 Oct 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the witness for that answer. At least we know the council applied. Who set up the expert panel? Was that a Government-nominated expert panel?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (8 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: 858. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has made any proposal to purchase a site (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54627/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (8 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: 1027. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the completion of the modular extension to Mallow Hospital, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54624/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (8 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: 1028. To ask the Minister for Health if the original design of the extension to Mallow Hospital altered from its original design; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54625/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (8 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: 1038. To ask the Minister for Health when the new replacement 50-bed unit on the grounds of Midleton Community Hospital, County Cork will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54649/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (8 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: 1039. To ask the Minister for Health when the extension and refurbishment of 33 beds at Kanturk Community Hospital, County Cork will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54650/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (8 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: 1040. To ask the Minister for Health when works will be completed on the 50-bed replacement unit at Youghal Community Hospital, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54651/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (8 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: 1041. To ask the Minister for Health when the refurbishment and extension plus 71 beds will be completed at St. Patrick’s Community Hospital, Fermoy, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54652/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: A lot has been covered. I thank both groups for what they do. It is fairly substantial and we can be critical of services a lot of the time but I am well aware of what St. Joseph's Foundation does and it is amazing work. We keep saying, as politicians, that a lot of these services should be based on needs and not on means, and when there is no charge for a service, it lifts a weight from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: That is your first official invitation, Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: We had a good session in the first part of this committee. Listening to the witnesses and looking at their faces, I see the anger, frustration and hurt. We are not here to patronise. What is important is for the witnesses to tell their stories in the committee so they get into the media and people know what is going on. I was lucky enough in the previous term, back in 2016, to be mental...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: Exactly. That is why I wanted to put that point on the record. Do not ever be afraid of putting anything on the record here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: It is ridiculous.