Results 41-60 of 588 for speaker:Pat Buckley in 'Dáil debates'

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2023)

Pat Buckley: In February 2021, I raised the issue of an upgrade for the R624 from the N25 to Cobh. As I tabled a number of parliamentary questions but did not get the response I was looking for, I contacted Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII. It came back with information on what would classify the road for an upgrade. It stated the function of the road must include access to towns and cities, major...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (4 Jul 2023)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for her response. Her statement is pretty similar to that in Cork Beo of 23 January; it just included fancy new words such as "coagulation, flocculation ... clarification [and] filtration system". When I previously had a response on this the filtration system and UV system were referenced. The previous excuse was that Irish Water was ordering a part. I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (4 Jul 2023)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter. The Ceann Comhairle introduced it well. Indiana Jones, I would say, has not around as long as this issue. This has been going on for approximately seven years. This boil water notice in the Whitegate area affects more than 10,000 people in Midleton, Ballinacurra, Cloyne, Ballintotis, Rathcoursey, Saleen, Upper Aghada, Whitegate,...

Nursing Home Care: Motion [Private Members] (27 Jun 2023)

Pat Buckley: I welcome the visitors who are in the Public Gallery. I, too, want to read from correspondence I received recently from the son of Patrick Murphy, who is in his 99th year. Patrick worked for CIÉ for 40 years from 1949 to 1989. His job was as a ganger on the permanent railway between Cobh and Cork. He walked the line in both directions every two weeks with a heavy hammer and a large...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Jun 2023)

Pat Buckley: The Mental Health Commission never mentioned the closure of the facility.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Jun 2023)

Pat Buckley: I understand that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Jun 2023)

Pat Buckley: Absolutely.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Jun 2023)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for her time.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Jun 2023)

Pat Buckley: I appreciate the response. I am well aware of the three beds and the possible ten beds but we had 22 beds there so we are basically halving the service. It is not what was there before but that is for another day. I was raising the concerns of residents and families. I got information from the residents that people were coerced. The Minister said people were relocated. According to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Jun 2023)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for her appearance tonight at this ungodly hour. We are back again talking about the Owenacurra centre. I am delighted this Topical Issue was selected. I have been driven to frustration over the past two years between parliamentary questions and committee meetings. I wrote to the European Ombudsman in October 2022. I wrote that I was contacting her office...

Retained Fire Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Jun 2023)

Pat Buckley: I will give the Minister and the Minister of State the live messages that are coming in. One message states, "The crews are more angry now after listening to this crap." Another states, "This Government has just given the middle finger to all firefighters and their families tonight." Another states, "I am now four years living in a van because I cannot get a mortgage or even find a place...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Postal Services (31 May 2023)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. It is one I expected. I understand the part of commercial companies and so on. Transformation will end up like the banks and supermarkets, where people do not talk to staff anymore because everything will be done by machines. The sustainable model is one issue that confuses me. I live in Midleton. If my parcel cannot be delivered, it will be...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Postal Services (31 May 2023)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister for taking this matter this morning. I want to discuss the fact that the parcel offices in Midleton and Youghal, County Cork are to be relocated. The Youghal parcel office is to be relocated to Dungarvan, County Waterford, which is strange. An Post wants to move the Midleton parcel office to Little Island, which is now part of Cork city. If this goes ahead, there will...

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 May 2023)

Pat Buckley: I thank Deputy Tully for bringing forward this motion. Carers work all year round. They do not get holidays and are not entitled to them according to Family Carers Ireland, FCI. We spoke about this issue at the meeting of the Joint Committee on Autism this morning. The representatives of FCI said that families who have members with autism have additional costs. This works out, on...

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Labour Party for tabling this motion. Going to the High Court to fight for assessments of need for your children in 2023 is not on. I recently heard from a family that had to go to the High Court. As many speakers said, it is embarrassing for families to give their personal details or their children’s details. I read those reports. It went to the High Court but the HSE...

Support for Household Energy Bills: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2023)

Pat Buckley: I listened to the Minister's response to the first speakers. I went through his amendment to compare it to the motion, which is a simple little two-pager. When I say "simple", I mean that it calls for the introduction of a windfall tax, the provision of financial relief and certainty for householders, the reversal of the increase in carbon tax and the provision of new regulatory powers to...

Support for Household Energy Bills: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2023)

Pat Buckley: The news is that the impact of the decision to unwind the rebalancing is estimated to reduce an average domestic customer's annual bill by €40. This is what the Government's amendment calls for. The Minister has already heard speakers this evening. Everybody struggles with household debt. A recent interesting article stated that fuel poverty equals household poverty equals child...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health and Safety (20 Apr 2023)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for his response and his honesty. He is right; we can all work together on this. This is the most important thing about it. I am passionate about workers' rights, health and safety, protected disclosures and what has happened in the last year and a half. We are all very lucky to be elected here. The Minister of State knows as well as I do that when you...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health and Safety (20 Apr 2023)

Pat Buckley: It is all in black and white.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health and Safety (20 Apr 2023)

Pat Buckley: This matter is self-explanatory. It is a sensitive case. It involves about 4,500 families and workers and their safety. It has been reported in the press this week that unfortunately there was another incident in the Stryker factory in Carrigtwohill. Unfortunately, One gentleman is on life support as we speak. I am not raising this for kudos or anything of that nature. This matter...