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Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: I welcome this opportunity to speak on this Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020. At the outset I will speak in plain English. There has been much debate on this tonight. I want to speak to the people outside of this House and explain to them exactly what this Bill is about. We welcome it. This Bill is about safeguarding the financial...

Workers' Rights: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: I commend the Deputies who tabled this Private Members' motion this evening. We were in the House earlier today talking about taxi drivers. Many of the partners, husbands and wives of the Debenhams workers are taxi drivers so they will not be rushing down to the bank to take out loans to go on holidays when the Government lifts the travel restrictions. The Duffy Cahill report has been...

Taxi Industry: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: May I continue, a Cheann Comhairle? For two and a half minutes.

Taxi Industry: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: Go raibh maith agat. I will try to cut it down. I congratulate the Minister of State on his appointment. I commend my colleague, Deputy O'Rourke, on bringing this motion forward. I am very disappointed the Government is still pushing forward with its countermotion. I have read it and there is very little of substance whereas the Sinn Féin motion deals with what the taxi drivers...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: Others have mentioned the siege of Jadotville. I had the honour of meeting Commandant Quinlan in the audiovisual room here last year when we were shown a promotion for the film. Many of those who attended the screening are still aggrieved that we do not take into account that the people who serve in our Defence Forces take immense pride in their job and sometimes it goes down through the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: 247. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the potential that some employers might not be fully passing the wage subsidy scheme payment to their employees; the recourse for workers in this situation; and the steps he is taking to stop such practices and support workers that fall victim to it. [23897/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (15 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: 703. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the problems Covid-19 restrictions are causing to service users attending an association (details supplied), who are now unable to share buses and taxis, and the pressure this has placed on the funding of the services; if he will commit to additional funding to support the services; and if he will make a statement on the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (10 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. He knows I am straight-talking. Can we stop blaming Covid-19 for this? I never mentioned Covid-19 in my opening remarks. Some of this is historic and goes back to 2016. We cannot blame Covid-19 and we probably cannot blame Brexit. It is my job as a public representative to say to the Minister of State that if a patient or staff member is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (10 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: I want to speak about the ongoing issues in the geriatric ward in Cork University Hospital. I also want to talk about patient and staff safety. For the past four days, I have been listening to stories on "The Neil Prendeville Show" on RedFM about what witnesses have experienced in the geriatric ward. I am sure the Minister of State is familiar with the station. In the past number of days,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (9 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: 80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to continue recognition of driver licences from the UK and Northern Ireland to the end of 2020 and post Brexit. [22724/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (9 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: 272. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) will no longer be provided funding for care from 30 September 2020 despite the fact that they have severe disabilities affecting their physical and mental health and requiring 24-7 professional care; and the steps he will take to ensure that the burden of care does not fall on the elderly parents of this person that...

Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Cancer Screening: Motion [Private Members] (8 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion. I am always straight and to the point. This is about doing the right thing. It is about addressing the issues of major underinvestment in these vital services. Most of the speakers have mentioned the specifics of the cancers and so on. They are right when they say we have all lost family members and that families are decimated by cancer....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (8 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: 331. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the commemoration of the Civil War and particularly the remembrance of the republicans executed officially, unofficially or summarily in addition to those murdered by the Free State, the number which has never been officially collated. [20402/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (8 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: 332. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to issue a State apology for the republicans (details supplied) murdered by the Free State at Ballyseedy on 7 March 1923 when they were chained to a live landmine which was then detonated. [20403/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (8 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: 333. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to issue a State apology for all IRA volunteers, republicans and civilians executed by the Free State during the Civil War whether carried out officially, unofficially or summarily. [20404/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (8 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: 334. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to collate a full list of all IRA volunteers, republicans and civilians executed or killed by the Free State during the Civil War whether carried out officially, unofficially or summarily to be published. [20405/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: 605. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress for the new schools in Carrigtohill campus, County Cork. [22259/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (8 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: 1097. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that third year nurses that will commence their placement in September 2020 have been instructed not to work elsewhere despite not being paid in their nursing role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21363/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (8 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: 1201. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that third year nurses that will start their placement in September 2020 have been instructed not to work elsewhere despite getting paid in their nursing role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21571/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (8 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: 1030. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the list of conditions on the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21244/20]