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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Welfare Board (11 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: 522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the National Education Welfare Board will engage with a family (details supplied) to resolve an issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24622/21]

Committee on Public Petitions: Update on Direct Provision: The Ombudsman (11 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: That is absolutely fine by me.

Committee on Public Petitions: Update on Direct Provision: The Ombudsman (11 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: I thank Mr. Tyndall, Mr. Garvey and Ms Joyce. I have a question for Mr. Tyndall about unaccompanied visits, which I welcome. In my last position, I was an advocate for mental health services. The unannounced visits seem to bear more fruit. I agree about the number of complaints before Covid compared with now. I am well aware of that because I have been speaking with NGOs and people in...

Committee on Public Petitions: Update on Direct Provision: The Ombudsman (11 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: I thank Mr. Tyndall.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (11 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: I echo the Chairman's sentiments and those of the last speaker. I also echo the Chairman's remarks about the Ombudsman. The information was excellent. We need to engage like this. As I said a long time ago when I sat on the last committee, this is a very important committee. I thank the secretariat because it does a lot of work behind the scenes.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Accidents (5 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: 172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the wreck of a ship (details supplied) which is grounded at Ballycotton, County Cork; the details of the work of his Department to resolve this issue; and if it is the responsibility of his Department, another Department or Cork County Council. [22760/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Accidents (5 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: 173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or its subsidiaries have carried out work to ascertain the body responsible for dealing with the wreck of a ship (details supplied) at Ballycotton, County Cork and to address existing safety concerns relating to the continued presence of the wreck and removal in future. [22761/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Accidents (5 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: 174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the removal of the wreck of a ship (details supplied) in County Cork. [22762/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Accidents (5 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: 175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the removal of a wreck (details supplied) from Ballycotton, County Cork. [22763/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Accidents (5 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: 176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work by his Department or subsidiaries into contracting work involved in the removal of a wreck (details supplied) in County Cork; and the expected costs, obstacles or other details. [22764/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Accidents (5 May 2021)

Pat Buckley: 177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a claims to rights or responsibilities by an individual, body or organisation for the salvaging of a wreck (details supplied) in County Cork; and if efforts have been made to place responsibility on such and the way this effects the salvage and removal of the wreck. [22765/21]

Covid-19, Mental Health and Older People: Statements (29 Apr 2021)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for her opening speech and for her honesty. We can sometimes have a fairly heated debate in here, but when progress of any kind is made it must be welcomed. It would be remiss of me not to congratulate the Minister without Portfolio, Deputy McEntee, on the birth of her baby boy this morning. I wish to touch on the surge capacity requirements in mental health...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (22 Apr 2021)

Pat Buckley: 55. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of outdoor staff currently employed in each of the municipal district councils in east County Cork in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20952/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (22 Apr 2021)

Pat Buckley: 56. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of outdoor staff who were employed in each municipal district council in east County Cork in each of the years 2015 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20953/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (22 Apr 2021)

Pat Buckley: 57. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason recruitment of outdoor council staff in east County Cork has possibly regressed in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20954/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Pat Buckley: I wish to raise the issue of school investment. The Taoiseach will be fairly familiar with east Cork and the problems we have with school places and, in particular, the more than 50 children with special needs who have no school places for September. I seek the Taoiseach's commitment that no child will be left behind when it comes to school places in east Cork or to school transport. I...

Mental Health Surge Capacity: Motion [Private Members] (21 Apr 2021)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Butler and Minister of State, Deputy Feighan for their responses to the motion. My only disappointment is that while they said they will not oppose it, they are not supporting it. A great deal has been already said so I do not propose to get into the nitty-gritty of the issues. It was mentioned earlier that the Government inherited this crisis and I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (21 Apr 2021)

Pat Buckley: 946. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a recent report (details supplied) and its contents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18542/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (21 Apr 2021)

Pat Buckley: 947. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the findings of a report and its findings (details supplied); her plans to address the school place shortages in east County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18543/21]