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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I believe that is agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I will just quickly say that I hope that Act will be pushed forward. It is silly that our laws still date from the 1800s.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I certainly agree with the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act and look forward to its progression.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: It is agreed but I would like to thank the council because, in fairness, it came back pretty quickly with what we asked of it when its representatives came before a sitting of the committee as witnesses. I will note that I have asked for additional paperwork. The news about that estate seems to be positive. It is nice to see progress. Everybody is working together, which is great.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I echo that absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the representatives of the commission for coming in. Sometimes there is an advantage to being last. I will cut straight to the chase because this has been a bugbear of mine since the Minister rang me regarding the closure. I will specifically use the example of Owenacurra because I am from Midleton and that is the local centre. This is my first question and I will be blunt. I have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: Dr. Finnerty said that the commission cannot change people's opinions of the reports. I am going to ask the witnesses straight. Will the commission correct the record and get the HSE to take back its claim that it is the Mental Health Commission's fault that it has been forced to close the centre? The witnesses said that the HSE's decision was based on its opinion. Will the commission...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: He is using the commission's report as an excuse. The report stated the building at the centre was not fit for purpose. Michael Fitzgerald, the Cork Kerry Community Healthcare chief officer, is using the commission as an excuse. Is it possible for the commission to approach the HSE and say it is misinformation and an untruth? It is taking the information from the report out of context and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: Just to go back, I asked a question earlier about services in Cork overall and rating them on a scale of one to ten, with ten being best practice and one being crap. How would Mr Farrelly rate Cork?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: That is okay. I thank the Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Decongregation of Mental Health Settings: Mental Health Commission (8 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I will not touch on correcting the record. I will actually write and ask that it be done. As Deputy Hourigan said, the HSE uses these reports as excuses. The first question I asked was whether the Mental Health Commission has come under pressure from any external entities to tone down any of its services.

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I, too, welcome this debate. It was not too long ago we were arguing about the duty of candour. I recognise that the Minister will look at the Part 5 review and strengthen that. What this House is about is debating it. We are all trying to sing from the same hymn sheet here. I was a little surprised when the Minister was on about the 50:50 for yea and nay on the audits. That is...

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: I suppose the Minister is black and blue from listening to it, but I will cut straight to the chase. The duty of candour has to be put on a statutory footing. In the short few years I have been here, we have scandals including CervicalCheck, vaginal mesh, mother and baby homes, the mental health system and the disability system. It comes down to oversight, accountability and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (6 Dec 2022)

Pat Buckley: 353. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) living alone will not qualify for the living alone allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60430/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (24 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing issue of the very high number of primary students with no secondary school places in east Cork; her plans to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58183/22]

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Ministers of State. I am aware that a lot of work and positive engagement has taken place. It is fabulous that has happened. I have listened to the witnesses. The problem is that the commercial side is not as complicated as the family home. The Minister of State mentioned Insurance Ireland and the Northern Irish Department for Communities and, therefore, it is an all-Ireland...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (23 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: The public water supply is a matter for Irish Water. If it will not work with us or facilitate people, who do we go to? That is the problem. The response mentioned 2025. We are in 2022 so that is another three years of people buying water, drawing water and enduring frustration. I appeal to Irish Water to get its finger out and start forward planning to help these people. It is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (23 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for attending. This is the fourth time I have raised a Topical Issue matter on boil water notices in east Cork. Many Deputies are lucky to be able to raise four Topical Issue matters in one year. I want to paint a picture by referring to recent newspaper headlines, including in theIrish Examiner: "Urgent boil water notice issued for Whitegate area of Cork...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Official Apology (23 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: 78. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to secure a State apology for persons (details supplied) who were shot by Free State forces in Kilmainham Gaol on 17 November 1922. [58194/22]