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Special Educational Needs School Places: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jun 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank Deputy Ó Laoghaire for tabling the motion. I call on the Government to withdraw its amendment. Deputy Ó Laoghaire's motion is factual. It calls for immediate action. I have been here for the past seven years and am black and blue from calling for this every year. Once June comes, children and families are pitted against each other and fight teachers in Aldi and Lidl...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Pat Buckley: I welcome this opportunity to speak about the Bill. It is about restoring Garda court presenters and it is more than urgent to pass it. I want to make a few brief points on it. We do not always agree here but when there is a matter of urgency, we can come to a gentleman's or lady's agreement. We do not oppose the Bill. We accept it and the waiving of the requirement to undertake...

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, for her comments on the Bill. I echo what the other speakers have said. I wish to touch on a few additional points in the short time I have. In her opening remarks, the Minister of State mentioned that we ratified the convention in 2018. Back in 2016 and 2017, I remember the then disability spokesperson, former Deputy Caoimhghín Ó...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ukraine War (1 Jun 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister for the reply. I welcome the fact we now know there is a point of contact. The Minister mentioned quality of food; my comment was not about quality but quantity. I know the matter has been resolved but there was an issue with a buffet-style system where it was kind of like "stretch or starve". If the people were there in time, they got something to eat, but they did...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ukraine War (1 Jun 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister for his presence. We know there is a crisis but I do not know how many times I have come into this Chamber and said that we are reactive more than proactive. Since I represent east Cork, I will specifically stick to east Cork when it comes to Ukrainian families. I do not like to call them refugees because they are not refugees. It is a war-torn conflict, but they are...

Passport Services: Statements (26 May 2022)

Pat Buckley: Having listened to the debate, it is right to say that people are very frustrated. We are probably now known as lastchance.com. I have listened to the stories that have been shared in the course of the debate. I have a pain in my head because I have spent the past three quarters of an hour on the phone trying to sort out issues for one lady. She called the Passport Office a total of 354...

Living Wage Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 May 2022)

Pat Buckley: I too welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill and acknowledge the fact that the Labour Party has put it forward. This issue is not something new. A recent article titled "Sinn Féin TD says 'living wage' is needed to address cost of living crisis" stated: Speaking in the Dáil on a Sinn Féin proposal to introduce a 'living wage' of €12.90, local TD Brian Stanley...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (4 May 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The devil may be in the detail or perhaps there is a hidden message in it. I welcome the fact that Irish Water has given a date of May or June for the completion of the works in respect of the silt or, as it calls it, the turbidity. However, many people will not be too happy and will be stocking up on water for the next couple of years if the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (4 May 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter. I suppose the question is again in the heading. It is about the boil water notice that has been in place since November 2019. There was a little bit of a break of a week or two. On 25 December, Christmas Day, another boil water notice was issued. We are now into May. As far back as March, Irish Water put out a statement that "Irish...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (28 Apr 2022)

Pat Buckley: The Minister met with families of the Owenacurra health facility in Midleton, County Cork, and he is aware of that situation. The needs of some 400 people have not been met in the past two years because of two short-term respite beds. The Committee on Health and the Sub-Committee on Mental Health have called for the reversal of the HSE's decision to close the centre. I ask the Minister to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (28 Apr 2022)

Pat Buckley: It is very simple. Just ask them to reverse it and provide the services the HSE has failed to provide.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Apr 2022)

Pat Buckley: This is greenwashing.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Apr 2022)

Pat Buckley: The Minister of State is correct. My question related to respite.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Apr 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State. As I said, this matter was not intended as a trick question but rather was intended to highlight the lack of respite care and the difficulties for all sectors in east Cork. I welcome the fact the Minister of State mentioned the Cope Foundation and the services it provides, which are only down the road from me. In some ways, it is like the council waiting...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (27 Apr 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for his ten minutes this morning. This is black and white. What I want to raise probably goes back to late June of last year with the closure of the Owenacurra health centre in Midleton and the short-term and long-term respite beds. I want to raise the fact that even when that centre was open pre-Covid and we had the short-term beds, on average,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Pat Buckley: I raise the lack of secondary school places, especially in Midleton. I acknowledge the Carrigtohill campus is going ahead but I was made aware the Minister for Education had turned to asking the additional schools to open additional classes last year. I ask the Taoiseach if there are any plans to build another secondary school in Midleton.

Assessment of Needs for Children with Special Education Requirements: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I have listened to all the previous speakers. In CHO 4, 5,472 are waiting for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy. That does not make for good reading. The Minister of State asked for more ideas. I have experience of cases involving young families who spent four or five years in the courts trying to get...

Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Second Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. The is a fairly in-depth Bill. I thank everyone who was involved in this process. I have spoken in the Chamber many times. Sometimes we can work together and achieve great things. We are going in the right direction but, unfortunately, what happened in the past has brought us to where we are now. Nearly 30 years ago, I worked with my dad....

National Driver Licence Service: Motion [Private Members] (2 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Independent Group for bringing the motion forward today. It is nice to have a commonsense approach. It is the Irish way here to try to fix something that is not broken. It beggars belief that we could have a private company doing this because 99% of the time privatisation equals profit; it is not about providing proper service. As previous speakers have mentioned, there are...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I wish to flag an issue that has arisen since we came out of the pandemic. Many elderly people's medical cards have expired. These are full medical cards but when those people go through the process of getting them reissued, they are being issued with GP visit cards only. Those people were eligible for full medical cards before the arrival of Covid-19 but now they have expired, the...