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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (22 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: 794. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department can clarify if Coillte plans to sell land for a development (details supplied) in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57972/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: You have caught me on the hop, Chair. I do not have any questions. I have observations more than anything else. We have heard from many witnesses over recent weeks and months that any service in the disability sector seems to be extremely restrictive. We have heard about opportunities for anybody with any form of disability. I hate using that word because it is a label. This is about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: I will be very brief and I am not picking on any individual here but I can remember in my former role as spokesperson on mental health that DCU was the very first educational body to bring me in as a spokesperson to meet with the students inside. It was so open and normalised and we had pizza. I can see how that has moved and progressed, perhaps not as fast as we might have hoped....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: I always give credit where it is due. The Minister stated "There has been a bit of a cliff edge for autistic people when it comes to the end of the traditional secondary school education", an issue we discussed in the previous session of the meeting. He is correct, and we will welcome anything that is positive, but some of the earlier witnesses spoke about funding. The Minister referred to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: It is great to listen to the Minister. This committee is very apolitical, which is good, and the people on it are passionate. Our conversation in the last session shows that we can work together on this. Some of the committees can get heated but this is about trying to get as much information as possible and getting that information into the public domain, so everybody benefits from it. I...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Ministers of State. I am aware that a lot of work and positive engagement has taken place. It is fabulous that has happened. I have listened to the witnesses. The problem is that the commercial side is not as complicated as the family home. The Minister of State mentioned Insurance Ireland and the Northern Irish Department for Communities and, therefore, it is an all-Ireland...

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I suppose the Minister is black and blue from listening to it, but I will cut straight to the chase. The duty of candour has to be put on a statutory footing. In the short few years I have been here, we have scandals including CervicalCheck, vaginal mesh, mother and baby homes, the mental health system and the disability system. It comes down to oversight, accountability and...

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I, too, welcome this debate. It was not too long ago we were arguing about the duty of candour. I recognise that the Minister will look at the Part 5 review and strengthen that. What this House is about is debating it. We are all trying to sing from the same hymn sheet here. I was a little surprised when the Minister was on about the 50:50 for yea and nay on the audits. That is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (6 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: 353. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) living alone will not qualify for the living alone allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60430/22]

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (8 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: Agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I welcome the witnesses to the committee and thank them for the information that was provided, which is a massive help. Their engagement has been exemplary. They have had many public and private meetings. I understand there were four meetings with the petitioner. I have seen how the estate was and where it is going now. I understand the situation was complicated when the developer...

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I am just going through the three phases. Mr. Creighton has set out the timelines. It is good for the council to air these matters today because people do not understand all of the links in the chain. As I have said, it is not too often that everything is laid out for the Committee on Public Petitions, not only in black and white, but in colour, so that it can be understood. This is an...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I believe that is agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I will just quickly say that I hope that Act will be pushed forward. It is silly that our laws still date from the 1800s.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I certainly agree with the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act and look forward to its progression.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: It is agreed but I would like to thank the council because, in fairness, it came back pretty quickly with what we asked of it when its representatives came before a sitting of the committee as witnesses. I will note that I have asked for additional paperwork. The news about that estate seems to be positive. It is nice to see progress. Everybody is working together, which is great.

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I read the Minister of State’s opening speech. It beggars belief that we are in this Chamber talking about our own energy capabilities versus profit. The Minister of State noted that €118 million has been allocated to fuel poverty this year. I think it will increase next year, so we know that it is happening. Yet we have the capability to be the Dubai of Europe when it comes...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (13 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: 224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to reports that some vehicle insurance companies are suggesting that vehicle owners should obtain a certificate of road worthiness from a mechanic while awaiting an NCT due to the backlog of NCT tests, in order that the insurance would honour the policy; the reason that this is happening; the rationale...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Inquiries (13 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: 622. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to establish an independent public inquiry into the high numbers of deaths at a nursing home (details supplied) in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62172/22]

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

Pat Buckley: I am here to speak on behalf of family members regarding the CareChoice nursing home in Ballynoe in County Cork. I wish to refer to some of the correspondence I have received and then the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, will know exactly where I am coming from and how frustrated the families are. I was told that the following are some of the concerns families have regarding the...