Results 41-60 of 2,843 for speaker:Pat Buckley

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: 627. To ask the Minister for Health the community-based mental health supports available to children waiting over 12 months for CAMHS appointments; and if these are standardised across the State. [26869/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (27 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: 628. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken any assessment of the long-term developmental, educational, and economic impacts of prolonged delays in accessing CAMHS. [26872/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: 629. To ask the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that current mental health service provision for children is compliant with the State’s obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child [26873/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: 630. To ask the Minister for Health the support her Department provides for children and families who are unable to access CAMHS; and whether these are monitored for adequacy. [26874/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (27 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: 631. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has considered creating a statutory right to timely mental health care for children under 18. [26875/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (27 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: 632. To ask the Minister for Health her response to recent data showing over 4,200 children on CAMHS waiting lists, with over 620 waiting longer than one year; and the policy changes she intends to pursue. [26876/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: 805. To ask the Minister for Health for a fast-tracked review of vyloy (zolbetuximab), which is used for certain types of gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers, for inclusion in the HSE reimbursement scheme. [27703/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: 806. To ask the Minister for Health for greater clarity and urgency in addressing access to approved cancer medications in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27704/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (21 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: 23. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether he has ruled out acquiring Israeli-built Spike anti-tank guided missiles for use on the recently purchased Airbus H145M helicopters. [26106/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (20 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (20 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I got the same response, probably word for word, less than two hours ago in a reply to a parliamentary question. I cannot stress enough how much these issues need to be resolved. The last line in the response from the Minister for Education was: For those reasons, any proposals must be considered in detail by my own officials and those in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pension Provisions (20 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for being here at this ungodly hour. I have recently been in contact with a number of dedicated school secretaries across my constituency of east Cork who are campaigning for their rightful access to public service pensions. Public service pensions are not just a benefit but a vital safeguard for workers' futures and provide security and dignity in later...

Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: More than 15,000 children are overdue their assessment of needs. Approximately 1,000 of these are in my county, Cork. To make matters worse, parents in Cork are waiting up to 30 months for these assessments for their children. This is a far cry from the six months' waiting time required by law. In fact, more than 90% of assessments of need are completed outside of the legal time limit....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (20 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: 325. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider awarding Irish driving licences to Irish expats returning to Ireland, who are competent drivers, and need renewed driving licences and who already have full driving licences from the country they are returning from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26013/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: 452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether a school (details supplied) will be granted a new autism class for 2025-26. [25502/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if urgent steps will be taken to address the continued lack of a proper pension scheme and the unequal terms and conditions under which school secretaries (details supplied) work compared to their colleagues, such as teachers and special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25721/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (15 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: 251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm when a facility (details supplied) will be taken in charge by his Department. [25068/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (14 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: 73. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm when the power up grant will be paid out to all applicants. [24670/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (14 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: 74. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm how many businesses in County Cork applied for the power up grant. [24671/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (14 May 2025)

Pat Buckley: 109. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to issue a full report on the capacity of water and wastewater for all of the towns and villages in a county (details supplied); if the lack of progress in water and wastewater infrastructure projects will be addressed urgently given the current housing crisis; if the possibility will be explored of allowing builders and...