Results 101-120 of 3,000 for speaker:Pat Buckley

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (15 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 1045. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to revise the SUSI grant qualifying criteria to allow students, who are under 23 years-of-age and are financially independent from their parents and guardians to be eligible to receive the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39674/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (10 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the State provides any direct support or assistance in meeting the requirement for continuous supervision under the carer's allowance scheme, particularly in cases where the full burden of care cannot be met by one individual alone; and when he plans to abolish means testing for carer's allowance, as previously committed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (10 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 384. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the current waiting times for access to home care packages across each CHO area. [38601/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (10 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 385. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce delays for older people and those with disabilities who have been approved for support but are still waiting for hours to be allocated; and if there are plans to expand funding or staffing to meet increasing demand for home care services. [38602/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (9 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 23. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Garda pension fund has current and previous investments in IPAS centres. [38021/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (9 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to include a property (details supplied) in the intervention (amber) area for fibre broadband; when this property will receive fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37984/25]

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Pensions and Social Security Legislation (8 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: I thank Mr. Moran. It is not his first rodeo here so fair play to him. I was a bit taken aback by the Minister's response in saying that the three-year period was sufficient. I do not know who made up that rule or thought it was a great idea. It brings in unbelievable confusion for the very fact that, as Mr. Moran mentioned, the 2020 circular had the same wording in respect of the...

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Pensions and Social Security Legislation (8 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: What would be the implications? I am trying to get the balance on that.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Pensions and Social Security Legislation (8 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: I love that Ms O’Donoghue mentioned the level of discretion. We normally use the term “common-sense approach” here. Sometimes people are restricted as regards being practical and using common sense. If there was a legislative change to remove the 36-month period, would it make it easier or would there be a knock-on effect? When making legislation, if one section is...

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Pensions and Social Security Legislation (8 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: Yes, there is a knock-on effect.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: This is in my area of east Cork. It relates in part to Storm Babet. We have been meeting the families on a regular basis. Basically, they have been promised proper floodgates. I have raised this as a Topical Issue. If there are five feet of water, you do not provide a protective device that is two and a half feet high. The latter looks more like a car jack in a wetsuit, with aluminium...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (8 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 495. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the implementation of the Dublin city task force recommendations will oversee regeneration of flat complexes in the south inner city; the actions that are envisaged; the funding allocated; and how these actions will be implemented. [36761/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (8 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 496. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the new agency established to implement the recommendations of the Dublin city task force will cover the entire Dublin City Council area; and how funding is being allocated. [36762/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 579. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will conduct a review of the social protection supports available to widowed persons (details supplied); and if he will outline any planned reforms to address these issues with a view to delivering more equitable and compassionate supports for widowed individuals and families. [37486/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes (3 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Moran, for being here. It is much appreciated. I thank him and his Department for their engagement. I am speaking today on behalf of the residents of Castlemartyr, Mogeely, Midleton, Whitegate, Killeagh and Rathcormac to urgently implore the Government and Minister of State to initiate tranche 2 of the flood relief programme for these communities....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes (3 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for his reply, in which he stated, “Any flood relief scheme needs to map and understand the location and the flooding sources and constraints.” This is spot on, but I just want a preventative measure very fast. Land at Gleann Fia, the land next door to the site at Mogeely, owned by a farmer, can hold water, and there is an agreement in this...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (3 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 142. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any of the Irish citizens recently evacuated from Israel were current or former members of the Israeli Defense Forces. [36760/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Flood Risk Management (3 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 148. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he can give a commitment to meet with a group (details supplied). [36905/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (3 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a pathway exists for graduates of a course (details supplied) to receive a Teaching Council number; whether route 4 continues to exist for level 8 graduates; and if there is an alternative to completing a master’s degree for qualification. [36763/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Organisations (3 Jul 2025)

Pat Buckley: 243. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of State funding allocated to the IRFU; whether he is aware the IRFU is accumulating significant real estate near the Aviva Stadium; and if state funding has been used for this purpose. [36758/25]