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

Pat Buckley: 80. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to secure a State apology for the wrongful execution of Irish republican army volunteers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58196/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (22 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: 248. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the national coastal change management strategy steering group on coastal erosion at Pilmore Beach, County Cork; and the details of the plans for long-term measures to address this continuing problem which has only had stop-gap measures applied to date which have not provided lasting protection for the local...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (22 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: 255. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will urgently request senior Office of Public Works engineers to assess the works that were recently undertaken to arrest coastal erosion at Pilmore Beach, County Cork and to determine if further remedial works are required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57527/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (22 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: 794. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department can clarify if Coillte plans to sell land for a development (details supplied) in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57972/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: You have caught me on the hop, Chair. I do not have any questions. I have observations more than anything else. We have heard from many witnesses over recent weeks and months that any service in the disability sector seems to be extremely restrictive. We have heard about opportunities for anybody with any form of disability. I hate using that word because it is a label. This is about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: I will be very brief and I am not picking on any individual here but I can remember in my former role as spokesperson on mental health that DCU was the very first educational body to bring me in as a spokesperson to meet with the students inside. It was so open and normalised and we had pizza. I can see how that has moved and progressed, perhaps not as fast as we might have hoped....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: I always give credit where it is due. The Minister stated "There has been a bit of a cliff edge for autistic people when it comes to the end of the traditional secondary school education", an issue we discussed in the previous session of the meeting. He is correct, and we will welcome anything that is positive, but some of the earlier witnesses spoke about funding. The Minister referred to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy in Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: It is great to listen to the Minister. This committee is very apolitical, which is good, and the people on it are passionate. Our conversation in the last session shows that we can work together on this. Some of the committees can get heated but this is about trying to get as much information as possible and getting that information into the public domain, so everybody benefits from it. I...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (17 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: It is agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (17 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: It is agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (17 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: No, Chair. I agree with that. I look forward to revisiting it.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (17 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: I agree with that.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (17 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: That is agreed. I note there was a substantial response to that. I acknowledge the work the secretariat has put into this. I agree it and look forward to seeing what happens.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (17 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: I agree with that.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (17 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: That is agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (17 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the secretariat and all the staff on the committee. A lot of work goes into these responses and it is not all plain sailing. As we can see, some of what comes into the committee is defamatory and so on. I want to note that. I am conscious that the staff do a fabulous job.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (15 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: 534. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will recognise that autism assistance dogs should have the same recognition as dogs for the blind; if his Department will consider providing Government funding in line with the way ]guide dogs in Ireland are funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56299/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (9 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: 18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the new proposed dual railway lines from Cork to Cobh and Cork to Midleton will have new carriages which will be fully compliant with the Disability Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55781/22]

Home Care: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: It is good to see the Ceann Comhairle back - fair play to him. I have listened to what the Members have said, and I will read from a number of papers. An article in the Irish Examinerrecently stated, "Low wages, long hours, and insecure working conditions are pushing the largely female workforce out of the caring industry". People who spoke to the paper said there was nothing complex about...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (8 Nov 2022)

Pat Buckley: 858. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has made any proposal to purchase a site (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54627/22]