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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: 129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with the National Transport Authority with regard to its funding of a transport training centre for the disabled community by an organisation (details supplied). [27822/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: 130. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an assurance will be given that a person who may have declared a conflict of interest will remove themselves from discussions for funding for the planned transport training centre for the disabled community. [27823/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: 127. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of bus stops nationwide that are wheelchair accessible. [27820/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: 131. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the costs incurred by the National Transport Authority as a result of respraying Bus Éireann liveried buses and coaches to their own livery; and the breakdown for same in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [27824/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: 132. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement the National Transport Authority had with local authorities nationwide with regard to Part 8 redevelopments of towns and villages in order to ensure that wheelchair accessible bus stops are included in the design process. [27825/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (25 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: 133. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason he has failed to commence a competition to fill the post set aside for persons with disabilities within the National Transport Authority; and when the recruitment process will commence. [27826/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: 385. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that children whose carers that have been allocated a free travel pass have not themselves being allocated a free travel pass; and the estimated cost for implementing such a process. [27827/21]

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Reports 2018 and 2019: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: I thank the witnesses for attending today. In fairness, their responses have been very in-depth and thorough in respect of the tracker mortgage scandal. I must commend the office on that, because it is what it is about. Deputy Devlin mentioned the office's website. The publication of the decisions of those 1,000+ cases shows that the office is working and is going in the right direction....

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Reports 2018 and 2019: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: It is a fairly worrying that when there is no complaint mechanism, people may not be aware that they do not have a right to complain, which is very strange, particularly in this country.

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Reports 2018 and 2019: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: What is Ms McGovern's opinion on the issue relating to PCPs? Some of the major banks are bailing out of this country and leaving people behind without any certainty regarding what is happening with their mortgages. Will this be a worry in the future?

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Reports 2018 and 2019: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: It is unusual to find a lending institution that has feelings or empathy. Mr. Deering is spot on. There are implications around marriage break-ups and I am aware of suicides within families. These issues are detrimental and it is not all about hard cash. It is about making bricks and mortar a home and an environment in which a family can grow. When I was listening to the contributions,...

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Reports 2018 and 2019: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: I thank Ms McGovern. That is much appreciated.

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Reports 2018 and 2019: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: I will not make any comment on that.

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Reports 2018 and 2019: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: I have one final comment. That was an excellent session. We should commend the work of everyone involved on this committee and in the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman. I look forward to working with them. It was a wealth of information. Well done to all involved.

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Reports 2018 and 2019: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: That is excellent.

Water and Wastewater Treatment Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: I too welcome the opportunity to speak on this matter. I will start with a bit of positive news by welcoming the upgrades in Mallow, Cobh and Youghal. The environmental impact is welcome. As many Deputies have said, we have major issues with capacity in other areas, particularly in my town of Midleton and in Mitchelstown. It is slowing down the building of homes. I know it has sometimes...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (18 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister for attending. We know it is an ungodly hour. We have had issues with school places in recent years, and today I looked through my records going back to 2017. We also have a problem with school transport. The Minister is well aware of the over-subscription for schools, in particular schools in Midleton, Youghal, Cobh and Carrigtwohill. There has been a lot of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (18 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: Some of this is ironic. I have a reply to a parliamentary question in 2018, and much of the Minister's response is actually in it. The Minister mentioned a review. I am sure she is aware of the document "The East Cork Secondary School Crisis - A Profile of East Cork Population Demographics and Other Rationale". I do not know about her office but the Department definitely has a copy. It...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: 513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progression of secondary school builds and temporary accommodation in Carrigtwohill, Cobh and Midleton in east County Cork. [26431/21]

Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: I commend Deputy Barry on bringing this important Bill to the floor of the House. I had one thought when I listened to some of the speakers but it was more pronounced when I listened to the reply from the Government side. If this Government was a doctor, I would be very frightened. If I arrived into a hospital with a broken leg and my doctor was the Government, I would be told that it...