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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2023)

Pat Buckley: It is a case of not getting the right ingredients for the cake.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2023)

Pat Buckley: Dr. Roddy provided additional notes on the lack of psychotherapy, art therapy and other therapies. I encourage everybody to get a hold of those and read them. They are frightening. Dr. Roddy covered most of it. In terms of silos, how do we mentally and physically break down the attitude of Departments? All the witnesses have referred to the issue. We could call it the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (24 Jan 2023)

Pat Buckley: 497. To ask the Minister for Health if the results of a pilot scheme launched on 1 October 2022 was a feasibility study of the ambulance service bringing patients to Mallow General Hospital instead of Cork University Hospital in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2743/23]

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir: Save St. Brigid’s Action Group (19 Jan 2023)

Pat Buckley: I welcome all the witnesses and the people in the Gallery. I am known for being blunt. The big problem we have here - let us cut straight to the chase - is that there is absolutely no oversight in the HSE. We in this committee have met a number of times to discuss other centres, and the exact same excuse comes up, that is, buildings are not fit for purpose, and instead of investing in...

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir: Save St. Brigid’s Action Group (19 Jan 2023)

Pat Buckley: When St. Brigid's was being closed, was there any consultation with family members or anything like that? Our guests are shaking their heads. Did they get anything in writing that outlined the rationale for the closure of the building?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir: Save St. Brigid’s Action Group (19 Jan 2023)

Pat Buckley: This is a very serious situation and it is not the only such case in the country. I had to write this down because I could not believe it. You cannot be fat to go into St. Brigid's. It is as simple as that. That is the issue here. If that is the issue of non-compliance, that is ludicrous.

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir: Save St. Brigid’s Action Group (19 Jan 2023)

Pat Buckley: Exactly. That is why I said it. To correct the record, I meant to refer to HIQA rather than Tusla earlier in the meeting. I reiterate that representatives of the HSE and HIQA should come before the committee and be accountable. It is always down to no accountability, no responsibility and passing the buck. As our guests noted, HIQA never mentioned those recommendations; it was the HSE....

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir: Save St. Brigid’s Action Group (19 Jan 2023)

Pat Buckley: There is nobody who can be asked whether it was Mr. X or Mrs. X who issued that response. They cannot follow it up because they do not know who is accountable for issuing that statement, so they do not know who is responsible for dealing with the information and whether that is misinformation or disinformation. As I said earlier, I have heard about cases like this previously. I had a stern...

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir: Save St. Brigid’s Action Group (19 Jan 2023)

Pat Buckley: May I have 12 of those 14 unanswered questions?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir: Save St. Brigid’s Action Group (19 Jan 2023)

Pat Buckley: That is great. I think it was back in June last year when €220 million of additional money was put in to the HSE on the Revised Book of Estimates to pay out in compensation. The witnesses can see how bad the system is. One can keep making mistakes and we will keep paying for them. My final point is very simple. It was said that if you rip the heart out of the community, the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Jan 2023)

Pat Buckley: It is agreed. We will see what comes back.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Jan 2023)

Pat Buckley: It is agreed. The secretariat and the case workers put a lot of work into that and there was a fairly comprehensive response. I wanted that noted.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Jan 2023)

Pat Buckley: No thank you, Chair.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Jan 2023)

Pat Buckley: It is agreed.

Capacity in the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2023)

Pat Buckley: It has been said here tonight that there are 73 patients on trolleys in CUH, with 13 waiting for beds in the Mercy Hospital. What we are facing at the moment is not surprising but it is unprecedented. I am glad the Minister and the Ministers of State are present. The Government is closing a 22-bed mental health respite centre in Midleton, the Owenacurra centre, in the middle of a health...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Reviews (18 Jan 2023)

Pat Buckley: 18. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has commenced the comprehensive independent evaluation recommended by the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council into the cumulative impact of a range of measures which it states represent a cost to employers through administration burdens and resourcing and which could be particularly burdensome for SMEs; and if...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I tabled a parliamentary question on this as well. It states, "Separately, the Minister for Health has stated that he believes that a review of the management and impact of COVID-19 in nursing homes is warranted". The Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, mentioned in her response the €145 million provided under the temporary assistance payment scheme. Some €145 million is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I am here to speak on behalf of family members regarding the CareChoice nursing home in Ballynoe in County Cork. I wish to refer to some of the correspondence I have received and then the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, will know exactly where I am coming from and how frustrated the families are. I was told that the following are some of the concerns families have regarding the...

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I read the Minister of State’s opening speech. It beggars belief that we are in this Chamber talking about our own energy capabilities versus profit. The Minister of State noted that €118 million has been allocated to fuel poverty this year. I think it will increase next year, so we know that it is happening. Yet we have the capability to be the Dubai of Europe when it comes...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (13 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: 224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to reports that some vehicle insurance companies are suggesting that vehicle owners should obtain a certificate of road worthiness from a mechanic while awaiting an NCT due to the backlog of NCT tests, in order that the insurance would honour the policy; the reason that this is happening; the rationale...