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Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2022)

Pat Buckley: One can make the cake but one cannot eat it, which is the issue here. This is why I asked Ms Vidal to begin with a comment on this Bill, by asking her whether that optional protocol has to come in. There are major issues there because as we discuss a mental health Act here, the simple act of a county council putting down footpaths will mean that they will have to be wheelchair accessible,...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank Ms Vidal very much. I thank the Chairman as that is all of the time that I need. That was a breath of fresh air.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank Ms Byrne for that response.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2022)

Pat Buckley: Can I contribute further very briefly please, Chairman?

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2022)

Pat Buckley: I want to thank all the groups here for their work because we need people like them to get on to the Government and to shout and wave the flag. I want to stick to two matters because a lot of this has been covered. Ms Coyle mentioned that the Government should be ambitious with this Bill. Mental Health Reform mentioned the optional protocol and I brought it up in a previous meeting. That...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2022)

Pat Buckley: To refer back to Mr. Farrelly, he spoke about the integration of the community settings and services and that he sees change and hopes for more change. I would be remiss if I did not mention this, even while we are talking about legislation to improve things - I want to refer to the Mental Health Commission's report, it can be anyone aged 16 onwards - we are still facing the prospect of...

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I wish the ladies a good afternoon and thank them very much. They will notice we always keep the best for last. I will be as brief as I can. I will touch on cryptocurrencies and the risk factors and reasons people take the gamble on it for a quick fix. In Ms McGovern's opinion, should there be a national warning campaign on the dos and don'ts of this but to have it, as we say in the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I will be very brief. I appreciate how easy it has been to engage with the witnesses. I have taken so much out of today's meeting. I commend the witnesses on their report. All ombudsmen's offices should be easily accessible, no matter where they are based. I have learned so much from engaging in this meeting today and the public who are watching should be able to recognise what the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: Ms McGovern covered a lot of things there with regard to being inclusive. I thank her very much.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (31 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: Agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (31 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I agree with the recommendation. In fairness, it is an extremely substantial reply.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (31 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: It has been an absolute pleasure and a great experience working with Mr. Bollins in the last petitions committee as well. It is sad to see him go. One person’s loss is another’s gain is right. It has been an absolute pleasure and an honour to work with such amazing staff within this committee. Whatever changes there are, we have to accept. We also welcome in the new staff....

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I agree with Deputy Farrell. I have dealt with many protected disclosures and have raised some in the House with the Minister. There are smaller companies with perhaps eight or 12 employees that have major contracts, with the HSE for example. We said at the outset that we would try to be inclusive and to protect everybody. I worry that if we exclude smaller companies, people will slip...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I concur with Deputy Mairéad Farrell. Again, my experience, even in the previous Dáil, was one where people who came to me with protected disclosures did so as a last case scenario. It was very difficult to get a reply from a Minister with responsibility in whatever was the relevant field concerning the protected disclosure. I remember raising such an issue on the floor of the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: To touch on that aspect again, I understand what the Minister is saying. My fear here, though, is that the Minister is saying this is a procedural thing and that certain channels should be set out for reporting these types of disclosures. There seems, however, to be a gap in respect of when the procedural process is followed all the way to the top and the issues have not been addressed. My...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: That is one of my concerns, because it is not happening now. It seems that issues in protected disclosures are still not being resolved, whether people go to a Minister or the Minister refers such disclosures to a body such as the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, for example. The response comes back down the line to inform me, as a witness for the whistleblower, that the issues have been...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I echo what Deputy Farrell said and thank the Minister for working on both sides. I also thank the members. As has been said many times, the two most difficult things to do in this country are to tell the truth and to help people because you normally get punished for it. This is important. Everybody should be proud of what has already been achieved, even though nothing has been achieved....

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: I understand from where the Minister is coming. It is welcome that he is open to discussing the matter further down the line, with the possibility of changes. We dealt with a similar issue at the Committee on Public Petitions in the context of legacy and so on. Through agreement and amendments in that regard, we set it up. It was agreed that we could not be restrictive in respect of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (22 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: 114. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the 30-day waiting time for receivership of a company (details supplied) in County Limerick will be waived in order that employees can access social welfare assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14789/22]