Results 81-100 of 185 for long speaker:Pat Buckley

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Nov 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...without the overhang of any significant number of legacy cases." For people outside the meeting, will Ms Buckley give a brief overview or example of a legacy case and why such cases take so long? I understand we have to be realistic about waiting times. There was a backlog and I can definitely see the improvements. It is great that there is collaboration with the Department of...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Mental Health Commission (16 Nov 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...them luck in the future. I hope they will have more powers as well. There are a lot of issues being covered, but I will focus on the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act. What rights do long-term patients in an approved centre have if a centre is due to be closed and they do not want to leave it because they consider it their home, in spite of the recommendations to shut the...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Department of Health (2 Nov 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...and giving people power within the system, that must be addressed. If this Government falls within 12 or 24 months, does this work fall as well? That is my biggest fear. It has taken such a long time to get to this and there are a lot of very strong and positive recommendations in it. It is grand to have them all down on paper but it is about how we get the urgency to get them...

Covid-19: Reframing the Challenge, Continuing our Recovery and Reconnecting: Statements (21 Oct 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...suffering. If we lose this service in east Cork, it will never come back. If we are trying to move forward, how is it prudent to close a centre that never had a Covid case or a suicide? It has long-term care, short-term care, a respite service and a mental health day service. All of a sudden, whoever calls the shots decided this is the right thing to do. It is absolutely ludicrous and...

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Children: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...thoughts and feelings, or have previously attempted suicide." That is 26 per week. I am not going to do the maths now but we have been talking about mental health and mental health services for a very long time. What seems to be coming up all the time is the lack of services. Then when you go to whoever is in power, they tell us of the lack of resources and that they cannot get staff....

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Pat Buckley: ..., and letting people know, is key. Not everybody will be stopped. I am a smoker. I hate smoking, but I am addicted to it. Not everybody will be stopped but if I at least had the opportunity, a long time ago, to know the facts about it, I may never have taken it up. I know there is a lot in that but I will not come back in.

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: Samaritans Ireland (5 Oct 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...have managed to maintain, even over the pace of 2020. I read some of the reports and I noted that. Often, when we talk to younger people, it is about doing things outside the box. Samaritans, a long time ago, would have been perceived to be run by the church or something, and people did not have much confidence in it. That has changed, with face-to-face meetings, Zoom and Teams calls...

Cork University Maternity Hospital: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...last line when he said that these families deserve to know that the health service has learned from what happened to them so it never happens again. I am physically sick to my stomach because a long time ago I was in the situation of helping one of my best friends to bury a baby and it just brings back the scars now. I cannot imagine what those families are going through now. My...

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports of the Ombudsman for 2018, 2019 and 2020: The Ombudsman (30 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...may not benefit from the same level of immunity from legal proceedings as a witness physically present does. He may think it appropriate to take legal advice on this matter. He is reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that witnesses should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or otherwise...

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports of the Ombudsman for 2018, 2019 and 2020: The Ombudsman (30 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...health issues are going off the scale and we have a mental health centre, the Owenacurra centre in Midleton, which in all its years has never had a suicide and has never had a Covid case. It has 19 long-stay patients. It provided short respite and mental health day care services. Now, because of inefficiencies in a Department which did not maintain the buildings, it is being used as an...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...Ministers of State will revert to me in respect of my request for a meeting to discuss that. Families need help now. We need to create a national health service with a deliverable plan to tackle these long waiting lists. There is a national emergency and the Government should recognise this.

Ombudsman for Children's Initiative on Eliminating Child Poverty and Child Homelessness: Statements (23 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...where it is due, that is, to Dr. Muldoon and his office. It struck me while researching this issue that the Lisbon declaration was only signed in 2021 but child poverty has been around for a long time. The declaration acknowledges that, "homelessness is one of the most extreme forms of social exclusion, negatively affecting people’s physical and mental health, well-being, and...

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: .... We know what the problems are. Many of our witnesses spoke about how we could resolve these problems. It is a question of resources, obviously. I cannot understand why people must wait so long. Mr. O'Dwyer mentioned waiting two years for a first decision. It is like going for a job interview and being told they will get back to you in two years so you should sit around and do...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...difficult to get answers. Is there any way the Department of the Taoiseach or the Department of Health could find out what is going to happen with that centre when it closes in October? Nineteen long-stay patients will be relocated and every other service will be lost. It is a very big site and people are very worried and want to know what is going to happen to the site. Will the...

Joint Committee On Health: Impacts of Covid-19 on Youth Mental Health and Psychological Services: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...-on effects on families, friends and so on. I do not envy the witnesses. I thank the Acting Chairman for his patience. I thank the witnesses, including for their honesty. We have been at this for a long time. The most important issue is that we must get the message out that some people cannot qualify in this country. Let it be written in black and white that people can buzz off if...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (30 Jun 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...Monday that the centre would be closed on the basis of a number of reports. I thank the Minister of State for letting me know that it was coming, but it was still a shock. The centre had 19 long-term residents, but it also has a day-care centre, long-stay facilities and respite care. It served a lot of the east Cork area as people travelled from Youghal, Cobh and other places to use...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (30 Jun 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...the service in Midleton. We cannot let the building rot or be sold for something else. It was put there for a reason and we need to keep it there. Many use it. Irrespective of the position on long-term care, it is imperative that the day-care and respite services be retained in east Cork. Could the Minister of State commit to finding out as soon as possible what will happen to the...

Fisheries and Coastal Communities: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...of Scandinavia. It is a no-brainer that the potential for growth in the fishing industry, including inland fisheries and processing, in Ireland is infinite. I worked in processing and fishing a long time ago when we used to have the casual workers book. I was very proud that one could actually earn a few bob during one's holidays, claim back one's tax and give a few bob at home. It...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (18 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...County Waterford. It is ridiculous that they cannot get a school place and have to send the child to a different county. Another letter states that the son had been offered a first year place, after a long stressful wait, in the next village from Midleton, which is Carrigtwohill.Unfortunately, as they had not chosen the nearest school, they will not be able to access the Bus Éireann...