Results 181-200 of 2,759 for speaker:Pat Buckley

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: 71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Iarnród Éireann to supply additional carriages from Midleton to Cork, Monday to Friday, between peak times of 7:15 am and 7:45 am, as overcrowding has become a major factor for these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39819/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: 72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Iarnród Éireann to supply additional carriages from Cobh to Cork, Monday to Friday, at peak times between 7:30 am and 8:00 am, as overcrowding has become a major factor for these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39820/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Crime Prevention (8 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: 231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government her views on whether retail crime is becoming an issue in town and city centres; on how to ensure the public feel safe in town and city centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39666/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (8 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his priorities for city centre regeneration; the initiatives he is taking to support city centre renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39667/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (8 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: 348. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on whether retail crime is becoming an issue to town and city centres; to ensure the public feel safe in town and city centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39666/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Priorities (8 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: 648. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her priorities for town regeneration; the initiatives she is taking to support town renewal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39667/24]

Committee on Public Petitions: Petition on Pensions and Social Security Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: In less than 36 months?

Committee on Public Petitions: Petition on Pensions and Social Security Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: Mr. Moran has just spelled it out, from start to finish. The wording "transitional conditions" could have been expanded or squeezed back in. We have big problems here with accountability and responsibility when things happen and the lack of a commonsense approach. Mr. Moran spoke about the 36-month rule. That change can be made but, again, it will have to be through legislation. He has...

Committee on Public Petitions: Petition on Pensions and Social Security Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: I am stumped, and Mr. Moran pointed out the delay in those transitional periods very clearly, by the way in which he and others have possibly been penalised, even though it looks like an oversight. However, nobody is saying it is an oversight because, again, nobody is taking responsibility.

Committee on Public Petitions: Petition on Pensions and Social Security Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: I need to find out whether this can be done and if it can, that this requirement be removed and the legislation tweaked. It should be done because it is the right and fair thing to do. I suspect Mr. Moran has been at this a very long time. It is not easy to come here. He has come to a public committee to tell his story about this. The way he has been mistreated is extremely unfair. I...

Committee on Public Petitions: Petition on Pensions and Social Security Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: I echo what the Chair said. As I said, a common-sense approach is pretty difficult in the House at times, believe it or not. I suggest going to the Minister to flag it up and ask whether the Department is aware of it. Also, the research and library-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Petition on Pensions and Social Security Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: Expeditiously.

Committee on Public Petitions: Petition on Pensions and Social Security Legislation (3 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: We could have called this committee the lastchance.com committee. It is lastchance.com for a lot of people, individuals and groups. I am very happy. We have a wonderful team and, by God, they are committed. Hopefully, we can move this forward as fast as we can.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (3 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: That is agreed, Chair. It will be interesting to see what comes back.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (3 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: It is absolutely agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (3 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: Absolutely. It is funny enough that the Tánaiste was asked, I think, last week about it. He mentioned that it could be a logistical thing. Mother of God, that is a weak excuse. There are people from Australia here. If there is an election in Australia and an Australian is here on holidays, that person goes to the consulate and votes. It is as simple as that. I know it was looked...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (3 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: It is not rocket science. We all have IDs.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (3 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: No. I thank everybody again for all their work, and I suppose the Chair will echo that, so it saves me saying it.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (3 Oct 2024)

Pat Buckley: 16. To ask the Minister for Health if the new national drugs strategy will include a comprehensive policy on alcohol, or if a stand-alone national alcohol strategy is needed. [38908/24]

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Travellers in Prison: Discussion (26 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: I thank the witnesses very much for all their presentations. Sometimes committee meetings can be boring and repetitive. Listening to the witnesses, however, it is obvious that there is joined-up thinking between all the organisations and that things are moving forward. I was interested to hear Senator O'Hara speak about thematic inspections, but that has been covered. Ms Brady spoke...