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Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Committee (30 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: Thank you, everyone. I welcome you all to our public virtual meeting using Microsoft Teams. We have received apologies from Deputy Martin Browne and Senator Craughwell. The first note I have is on housekeeping. The Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil, Deputy Ó Fearghaíl, and the Cathaoirleach of the Seanad, Senator Mark Daly, have appealed to everybody in the parliamentary...

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports of the Ombudsman for 2018, 2019 and 2020: The Ombudsman (30 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: I wish to raise some formal notices regarding privilege and members. I remind members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the place in which Parliament has chosen to sit, namely, Leinster House, to participate in public meetings. I will not permit a member to participate where he or she is not adhering to this constitutional...

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports of the Ombudsman for 2018, 2019 and 2020: The Ombudsman (30 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: If there is a delay in recruitment I suspect Mr. Tyndall could be here again next year. Would any member like to ask questions or make comments?

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports of the Ombudsman for 2018, 2019 and 2020: The Ombudsman (30 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: We have just heard the bells for the Seanad so I invite Senator Buttimer to ask his questions because I suspect there is a vote.

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports of the Ombudsman for 2018, 2019 and 2020: The Ombudsman (30 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: I agree with that. I call Senator Murphy. He is otherwise engaged. I will come back to him. Members have touched on disability and Mr. Tyndall mentioned it in his opening statement. It is a bugbear of mine because I feel they have always been treated as second-class citizens. A lift or ramp on a bus or train or an adaptation of a bike for a beach has always been perceived as a luxury...

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports of the Ombudsman for 2018, 2019 and 2020: The Ombudsman (30 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: I will go back to Senator Murphy if he is there. He is gone. If Mr. Tyndall has any closing remarks, we will take them now.

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports of the Ombudsman for 2018, 2019 and 2020: The Ombudsman (30 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: We certainly will. The discussion has absolutely been extremely beneficial and informative. On behalf of the committee I thank the Ombudsman for coming here today, even though it is only virtually. We wish you well in your retirement. Hopefully someday you will actually be able to visit the Oireachtas in person. In the meantime, stay safe.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (30 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: I propose that the petitions considered by the committee at this meeting and the previous meeting be published and that the replies from the Departments and other bodies also be published. Is that agreed? Agreed. We will now consider the public petitions. The first petition P00013/21, is from Ms Molly O’Brien, to create a citizenship route for non-resident spouses of Irish...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (30 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: I will propose this to the floor. Does the committee wish to hold back the remaining petitions until the next meeting? Is that agreed? Agreed. I will make a note of that and I thank Deputy Devlin. This concludes our consideration of public petitions. I invite members of the public to submit via our online portal. A petition may be addressed to the Houses of the Oireachtas on a matter...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. It is good to see him and both Ministers of State here for the debate. I will begin by reading from statements I received in recent weeks in the context of a survey. They are the stories of people. One woman said she is a full-time carer, a single mother of two boys with special needs, who has been waiting five years to see a consultant....

Ombudsman for Children's Initiative on Eliminating Child Poverty and Child Homelessness: Statements (23 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. One has to give credit where it is due, that is, to Dr. Muldoon and his office. It struck me while researching this issue that the Lisbon declaration was only signed in 2021 but child poverty has been around for a long time. The declaration acknowledges that, "homelessness is one of the most extreme forms of social exclusion, negatively...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Services: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Services: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: My apologies, Chairman, as I was trying to multitask. I thank all of the witnesses. I will make a number of brief points. There is a similarity between both organisations presenting to the committee today. I believe Dr. Keogh referred to care being based on needs rather than on the ability to pay, which is spot on. This can be a very significant barrier. It is tough enough to get any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Services: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: I thank Dr. Keogh.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (21 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: 125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that tariffs (details supplied) are not available yet in Ireland; when the tariffs will be made available to customers in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45277/21]

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: HSE (21 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: I thank everybody involved for organising this meeting. I welcome Mr. Fitzgerald, Dr. O’Brien and Mr. Chambers. I will get straight to the point. The previous speakers covered much of the nitty gritty and the aesthetics of what we have been discussing, that is, the building. I listened to Mr. Fitzgerald's comments and the word "building" has been mentioned many times. I am worried...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: HSE (21 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: I am sorry. I do not want to cut off Dr. O'Brien, but there are other speakers. On the specific question of the completion of assessments, it was stated some time ago that these assessments were all done. It was reported in a statement that these assessments took place over the last several weeks and that individual care plans had been put in place, etc. However, I am now being told that...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: HSE (21 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: I am sorry.

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: HSE (21 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: I will try to be brief. The witnesses have listened to all of us. Some committees are different to others and this committee does not play party politics when it comes to local issues. I said it at the public meeting last night. I asked for everybody's support with this because it is not about scoring political points but about protecting the services in east Cork. I ask the witnesses to...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: HSE (21 Sep 2021)

Pat Buckley: I have to put the crux of the issue on the record. It is all about communication. Some of the speakers today have mentioned that communication is very poor. If we as elected representatives receive separate disclosures on this, will the witnesses give a commitment that somebody in the system who makes such a statement will be protected and the issues will be resolved? It is an issue when...