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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Housing Provision (30 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: 727. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Courts Service has a duty to notify local authorities when a barring order is issued in respect of a joint tenancy. [52035/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (30 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: 728. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to amending domestic violence legislation to strengthen links with tenancy law, ensuring that perpetrators are legally removed from the home, rather than victims being forced to leave. [52036/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: 868. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on implementing spinal muscular atrophy screening in the national heel-prick test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51453/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: 901. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to allocate funding in Budget 2026 for post-acute inpatient neurorehabilitation beds in the southwest in line with the Programme for Government commitment to develop more specialist inpatient neurorehabilitation beds. [51856/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (25 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: 354. To ask the Minister for Health to consider increasing the income threshold for the over 70s medical card in view of the cost of living/inflation increases which gave rise to small pension increases over the past few years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51073/25]

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (23 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: I like what the ombudsman said. I do not envy him in his job. Over the years we have worked with the Defence Forces and I do still feel for people who come to me with regard to protected disclosures. Has the ombudsman ever worked with protected disclosures or had protected disclosures sent to his office?

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (23 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: Finally, following the story of the Women of Honour breaking, does the ombudsman think people are now more open to making a complaint? Has it made people in the Defence Forces more responsible? Is it the case that people now know that such behaviour is not right and that they should not do it any more?

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (23 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: I do not have a question. We have discussed the topic and a lot of it has been negative. However, we have to note what our Defence Forces has done over the years. It has been amazing. I had an unfortunate bereavement in the family two weeks ago. They were an ex-member of the Defence Forces, and my God, did they go above and beyond with their respects. We have to remember that we are...

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (23 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: I welcome the fact the ombudsman said at the end of his statement that he is happy to report that he continues to receive excellent co-operation from the Department and from the Defence Forces. Things have improved, therefore, but going back to the Women of Honour, while complaints have increased in percentage terms, the complaints are not so severe. Is that right? There are no sexual...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Affordable Housing: Discussion (23 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: Thank you, Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Affordable Housing: Discussion (23 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: The Chair and I have sat on a number of committees. I loved the honesty expressed a while ago. I wrote in my notes that there is no joined-up thinking between housing bodies, no sharing and no caring. I have listened to what was said. With the last group that was in here, I talked about workforce planning and supply. We have heard about the issue of land. The witnesses have plenty of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Affordable Housing: Discussion (23 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: It seems to be across all Departments that everything is working in silos and there is no joined-up thinking. I keep saying there is no "I" in "team", and if you do not have joined-up thinking, it does not work. I thank Professor Norris for that answer.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (23 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: I thank the ombudsman for his statement today. It would be remiss of me not to draw attention to the following from the opening statement: A possible explanation is some decrease in confidence that the internal section 114 process is yielding satisfactory outcomes for complainants. Additionally, the IRG report over 12 months ago did little to create confidence in the internal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Affordable Housing: Discussion (23 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: I apologise for coming in late. However, I have read everything and I was watching. There were two things. Members mentioned the serviced sites. Going back a long time, I remember when you could purchase serviced sites from the local authority. One of Sinn Féin's housing policies suggested we go back to that and that each council would provide the serviced sites. The purchaser would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Affordable Housing: Discussion (23 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: May I come back briefly on that? I do not envy the officials in their job. This is for us as public representatives. I deal specifically with Cork County Council and it has been exceptional but I just feel it is not being supported by the Government bodies or the Government parties, even. A lot of people come into my office who have children with additional needs who are in totally...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Affordable Housing: Discussion (23 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: I apologise.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tax Code (17 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for a pretty in-depth response. Sometimes, it can be fairly flippy-floppy here. I welcome her response. I have had a case where a beneficiary was living for more than three years in a house but did not know what the actual rules were and was panicking because that person did not know whether to buy it. Since there has been a proper response, I will delve...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tax Code (17 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: I congratulate the Minister of State. They say love is blind and marriage is an eye-opener. We in Sinn Féin believe in a tax system that is fair. As part of this, inheritance tax is an important tool to tackle inequality and invest in public services to deliver a fair society. However, the current system is highly discriminatory towards beneficiaries of estates left by people with...

National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030: Statements (17 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: I welcome this opportunity to speak on the strategy this evening. The aim of this national human rights strategy for disabled people is about ensuring disabled people are supported and empowered to live a full life. I will touch on a few issues. Regarding transport and mobility, the strategy commits to taking the whole journey approach. I have raised it here through parliamentary...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fuel Quality (17 Sep 2025)

Pat Buckley: 130. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to establish an independent fuel quality control body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48484/25]