Results 121-140 of 185 for long speaker:Pat Buckley

Mental Health Services Reports: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2019)

Pat Buckley: ...for lack of an appropriate bed. Where is the care and dignity when over two thirds of patients do not have care plans in compliance with regulation? With no dignity comes no hope. There is no hope when long-term patients have no rehabilitation teams, as is the case for 39% of them. There is no hope in waiting lists for care which put lives at risk and see children become adults...

National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jun 2019)

Pat Buckley: ...call for support for the Sinn Féin amendment because, in fairness, it is positive and constructive. One issue which can be overlooked when talking about maternal health is mental health. For too long, the mental health of pregnant women and new mothers was treated with little concern. While we recognise the problems, which about 11,000 Irish women experience every year, we have...

Committee on Public Petitions: Mandatory Teacher Training on Spectrum Disorders: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Pat Buckley: ...tie in to this? I am referring to linking in with the Middletown centre. There is a coincidence in the name because I am from Middleton. It is strange because Middleton was also called Middletown long ago. The Middletown centre is totally non-judgmental. It has looked at the sphere of education in a 32-county context in a very honest fashion. Would this be a way of achieving...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Buckley: ...while we have a massive shortage of housing of any kind in Cork. The issue has to be raised. Municipal district councils must be supported also. There are so many properties lying idle for so long and we are being told that it is to do with funding and so on. There are plenty of cases where, unfortunately, people have passed away and some of those properties are in turnkey condition....

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

Pat Buckley: ...aware of people who were probably never even examined after serving in the Lebanon many years ago and who are now suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. A television documentary not too long ago documented the homeless ex-members of the Defence Forces. That is a sad reflection on those Defence Forces in our country. I mentioned that the Defence Forces have been without an...

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: ...also advise the witnesses that their opening statement and any other documents they have submitted to the committee may be published on its website after this meeting. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the Houses or an official either by name or in such a way as...

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: ..., the Office of Public Works and the construction companies will all have to be brought in. A solution is required. That is what our guests are giving, albeit a temporary one. Others are coming up with long-term solutions that will cost €4 million or €4.5 million. I will be making a proposal to the committee members-----

An Bille um an Ochtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht) 2018 : An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Apr 2019)

Pat Buckley: ...used for foreign military flights. Numerous polls have found that to be true. The Nice and Lisbon treaties were rejected by many voters on that basis. Sinn Féin has been warning of an EU army for a long time. Recent geopolitical events have made this future even more likely. Political leaders at the heart of the EU are now talking more brazenly and more than ever about this....

Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)

Pat Buckley: ..., family hubs, reception centres or anywhere else. That is totally unsuitable for continuous habitation by a human being. It is as simple as that. Shelter is the most basic need of humanity, along with food and water. For a night, shelter might be a roof over one's head or a shield from the elements. In the long term, however, shelter can only be determined by a secure, affordable and...

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: ...kind of rainy day we will have, these will not fall into that category. This is not a rainy day fund but a contingency reserve fund with an explicit purpose of recapitalising the banks that broke this country not long ago. Following another freedom of information request from the Department of Finance, Sinn Féin received information confirming that the fund would not be used for...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (4 Dec 2018)

Pat Buckley: ...of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities and to promote respect of their inherent dignity. At the core of the convention is the realisation of rights that have long been denied to people with disabilities. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 is at a standstill. The failure to ratify the optional protocol is yet another setback. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Postal Services (29 Nov 2018)

Pat Buckley: ...Minister spoke about the need for An Post to be commercially viable. I accept that, but surely after it has turned the corner and given that it is now profitable, we are trying to fix something that is no longer broken. The fear is that a decision will be made to close this regional mail centre which will leave a very bitter taste in the mouths of loyal employees and their families for a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (29 Nov 2018)

Pat Buckley: 152. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to address the long outpatient waiting times Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49926/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists (29 Nov 2018)

Pat Buckley: 153. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for paediatric occupational therapy appointments in County Cork; and the action being taken to address long waiting times. [49927/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists (29 Nov 2018)

Pat Buckley: 154. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for paediatric speech and language therapy appointments in County Cork; and the action being taken to address long waiting times. [49928/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (29 Nov 2018)

Pat Buckley: 155. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the long waiting times for primary care ophthalmology appointments in County Cork. [49929/18]

Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Nov 2018)

Pat Buckley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. I commend Deputy Martin Kenny on introducing it. I had many points to but I had the opportunity to sit for a long time and listen to many of the previous speakers. To be honest, I am a bit confused. The Minister stated that there would continue to be support for the provision of one-off rural housing where it is needed and wanted and where...

Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Nov 2018)

Pat Buckley: ...the house, goes into the septic tank, passes through a filter unit and heads out into the willow bank. I cannot understand why, when a Member of this House - regardless of what party he or she belongs to - comes forward with a genuine solution that will benefit people, the intention is to stall the ball. The reason for such behaviour bemuses me on occasion. We have to consider the...

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)

Pat Buckley: ...those councillors who have worked on it for the past year and a half. The Minister of State referred to new polling stations and arrangements. The Department took one out of Ballinacurra in east Cork a long time ago and we would like to have it back. Will he include that in his notes? As we say in Cork, it is a Cork thing, but we need the Cork brand to grow. We also have to be...

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2018)

Pat Buckley: ...sometimes had to drive more than two hours to get her daughter to school. The Minister does not have empathy. Fianna Fáil is speaking out of both sides of its mouth tonight. It has been in here long enough propping up the Government with the confidence and supply agreement. Deputy O'Brien can wave his hand. Confidence and supply: there is no confidence. All Fianna Fáil is...