Results 201-220 of 2,761 for speaker:Pat Buckley

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...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: Gleann Fia.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: That is no bother. I thank the Minister of State for his response and there is a lot of work in it. He has mentioned that he is meeting with Cork County Council again, and I welcome that. Reference has been made to the Owenacurra and Dungourney rivers, the Lidl bridge and the old Cork Road bridge. Deputy O'Connor and Deputy Stanton will be aware that years ago we used to dredge the slob,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State and I appreciate that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: He probably will turn up. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, for attending. We are here again to raise issues relating to flooding in Midleton in east Cork. I acknowledge the work that has been done on the rivers and so on and so forth in the Moore's Bridge area. The engagements we have had with some of the Departments and Cork County Council have been exemplary, but I have...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Risk Management (25 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: Yes. Lets be realists about how the long term flood mitigation plan is long term, but I wanted to flag that with the Minister of State because many people are worried they will not have enough money to even pay for those prevention measures. Gleann Fia is slightly different because of the timber-frame structures there. There were suggestions to the effect that the adjacent land be used,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (25 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: 117. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the rationale behind the recent decision by the National Ambulance Service to reduce ambulance coverage in Cork County by removing an ambulance from each base from Monday to Thursday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38111/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (25 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: 118. To ask the Minister for Health if a risk assessment was conducted by the National Ambulance Service prior to the decision to reduce ambulance coverage in Cork County from Monday to Thursday; if he will outline the impact this reduction is expected to have on response times and patient safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38112/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (25 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: 119. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will review the decision by the National Ambulance Service to reduce ambulance coverage in Cork County by removing an ambulance from each base during weekdays; if he will consider reinstating full coverage in light of concerns from local communities and healthcare providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38113/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (25 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: 120. To ask the Minister for Health the contingency plans that are in place to ensure adequate emergency medical services in County Cork following the reduction of ambulance coverage from Monday to Thursday; if additional resources will be provided to mitigate any potential service gaps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38114/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (25 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: 121. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used by the National Ambulance Service in making the decision to reduce ambulance services in Cork County from Monday to Thursday; if alternative models of care or staffing arrangements were considered to avoid service reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38115/24]

Disability and Special Needs Provision: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: I thank People Before Profit-Solidarity for bringing this motion forward. I listened to a lot of the speakers and the opening statement of the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton. Last year, in June 2023, the autism committee published a final report with 109 recommendations. The blueprint for success is there. There are 87 more of those recommendations to be implemented. They deal with...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: We are back again. We have been here for a good few years. I am not here to knock this. I listened to the Minister of State's contribution last night and to our spokesperson, Deputy Ward. The fact that we are discussing this tonight on Second Stage has to be a positive. Most of us are personally affected in one way or another, so it is personal to us. I give credit where credit is due....

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: No.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: In fairness to all the separate entities there, their responses were very comprehensive. It is about being fair as well. When issues like this come up, there is a procedure that you have to respect and honour. I would definitely and wholeheartedly agree with the Chair's recommendation on that.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: In fairness to the family, and in fairness to Cork County Council as well, there has been a lot of to and fro. I understand that when there is a notice served, and so on and so forth, there are time limits on this but there seems to be a gap in trying to find out who actually owns that property. Surely there is a land register there. For these families, I know what it is like because there...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: Absolutely.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Sep 2024)

Pat Buckley: Yes, I have one or two little things. I want to thank the secretariat here, including Alex and the whole crew. We had that family in over the Mary Kate ship a long time ago, and we were just looking for updates on that because it is going back nearly six months now. The committee had agreed that we would appoint a marine barrister to review all the records of that beam trawler. I do not...