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

Pat Buckley: I have a number of examples. I will go to the Department with them.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (1 Mar 2022)

Pat Buckley: 180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason that no provider in east County Cork can provide 30mb of speed to a housing estate (details supplied); if his Department will undertake an investigation on his behalf; if the premises will be included in the fibre rollout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11627/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Protected Disclosures (22 Feb 2022)

Pat Buckley: 88. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to serious concerns over the perceived failure of the Health and Safety Authority to respond to protected disclosures made in relation to dangerous work practices; and the steps he is taking to ensure that protected disclosures are dealt with in a prompt and serious manner. [9314/22]

Committee on Public Petitions: Election of Vice Chairman (17 Feb 2022)

Pat Buckley: I apologise as I could not get into the meeting for some reason. I had to leave and enter the meeting again. I congratulate Deputy Devlin, who has a bit more weight on his shoulders now. I am sure he is well able to carry it. Well done.

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman: Press Ombudsman (17 Feb 2022)

Pat Buckley: I will be brief. I thank Mr. Feeney for his honesty - he is breath of fresh air - and for all the great advertising for the real capital, Cork. Everything I wanted to ask has been well covered and Mr. Feeney addressed it nicely, bluntly and honestly. I thank him once again. I have learned a lot today.

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

Pat Buckley: I thank the secretariat for a fairly comprehensive reply and recommendation with which I agree.

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

Pat Buckley: I thank the Chairman, the secretariat and the members of the committee for an excellent meeting today. I am certainly more educated leaving than I was when the meeting began.

Mobility and Transport Supports for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (16 Feb 2022)

Pat Buckley: I listened to the Minister of State's statement in which she spoke about root and branch change. Certainly, that must happen. When I was listening to the other speakers the question of the definition of disability and how we describe it came into my head. It is quite a pertinent question. We have mentioned many other issues people have that do not fall under its remit at present. It is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Protected Disclosures (16 Feb 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister very much for his response. It is not too often we get excited in here. We usually get heated rather than excited. However, as Deputy Mairéad Farrell has said, we can work together to make the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 the gold standard. It is about protecting people. I welcome the fact that the Minister has said he is looking at existing cases...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Protected Disclosures (16 Feb 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for taking the time this morning to take these questions. It is a Cork thing this morning, for some reason. In 2019 there was a chemical explosion in a factory in Cork. It is well documented. It was documented by the Irish Examiner. A protected disclosure was lodged. Obviously there is a health and safety procedure and it went to the Health and Safety...

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2022)

Pat Buckley: There could be a lucky dip.

Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Feb 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank Deputy Mairéad Farrell for her opening remarks. I also thank Minister for his opening remarks because while we will not always agree, we can agree to disagree. I welcome the establishment of a new office but it needs teeth and adequate resources. Obviously, that can be chiselled out. There are some problematic sections including the exemption for smaller companies with...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (8 Feb 2022)

Pat Buckley: 177. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he considered developing sustainable transport plans for IDA business parks or explored the potential for park and ride systems in Fermoy, County Cork to shuttle persons to IDA parks in Cork. [6622/22]

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Pat Buckley: First, I thank the witnesses for attending. Second, I love their honesty. I can sense from some of them that they are angry and feel disappointed and let down. I understand that people who work within the services are fully committed. I suppose it is like trying to bake a cake in that if one does not have all the ingredients initially, one will not get the cake one wants. I will refer...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Pat Buckley: I love the honesty.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Pat Buckley: Professor Doherty mentioned the Australian model and the Beat the Blues programme. My wife does not like it when I say that prevention is better than cure but it is a fact. It is about the destigmatising of mental health issues. There are many areas where it is difficult to do that. For example, a member of the Defence Forces would not admit to suffering with mental health issues because...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petitions on Unauthorised Developments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Feb 2022)

Pat Buckley: I thank our guests for attending. The initial petition on this referred to unauthorised development on the River Shannon. Waterways Ireland's statement struck me in that it indicates very little of this property is included on the Land Registry. I am not talking about any individuals or court cases; this is about the River Shannon in general. The bodies that controlled this matter before...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (3 Feb 2022)

Pat Buckley: We spoke about this in private session. The matter is ongoing. The committee is supposed to be open to every member of the public. As I said in the last session, it is about fairness and listening to both sides of the story. As is often said, there are two sides to every story and then there is the truth. I agree we should first invite in the witnesses from the Owenacurra Centre and St....

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (3 Feb 2022)

Pat Buckley: The Committee of Public Petitions has an opportunity to deal with local issues as well as national issues. Some local issues could have a national impact as well. I take on board Deputy Devlin's remarks with regard to the matter being one for the health committee. It did go to the health committee and it was agreed that some members of that committee would visit the Owenacurra Centre this...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (3 Feb 2022)

Pat Buckley: What the Chair was about to suggest seems the fairest way. Let us bring the two committees together.