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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (4 Dec 2019)

Pat Buckley: That is perfect. That is all the clarification I was looking for.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (20 Nov 2019)

Pat Buckley: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to develop new primary and second- level schools in Midleton and east County Cork to respond to a growing population of primary school students and longer term projections in population growth for the future. [47882/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (20 Nov 2019)

Pat Buckley: 269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a feasibility study has been carried out into the prospect of a bypass road project for Castlemartyr, County Cork; if not, his plans to request such a study and to implement measures to address congestion in the town which has become a major problem with over half a million vehicles passing through Castlemartyr per month. [47883/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (19 Nov 2019)

Pat Buckley: 365. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Linn Dara campus in Cherry Orchard Hospital; the number of residential beds operational; the services offered by the day hospital; the staffing levels; the number of staff vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47287/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (12 Nov 2019)

Pat Buckley: 384. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to problems in procuring Epanutin 50 mg Infatabs for patients prescribed same (details supplied); his plans to rectify the situation in order to minimise harm to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46518/19]

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (7 Nov 2019)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for her reply but I might as well have been looking at the blank side of the page. It was totally inadequate. This scandal is happening all over the country, not just specifically in Waterford. The Minister of State with responsibility for mental health and the Minister for Health have copies of protected disclosures from personnel in mental health...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (7 Nov 2019)

Pat Buckley: I want to humanise this issue because we are all well aware of what is happening in University Hospital Waterford. Shauna Aylward describes hell on Earth. She spent three months in the unit earlier this year. She stated: I had no idea of what I would expect, I had no idea it would be like that. I thought this would be somewhere I could get help, somewhere I would feel safe and could get...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh (Atógáil) - Questions on Promised Legislation (Resumed) (7 Nov 2019)

Pat Buckley: The number of patients on trolleys in Cork University Hospital, CUH, this week alone has been in excess of 60 each day. All scientific evidence will show that the longer someone is on a trolley, the poorer the patient outcome. This is also the case when there is a shortage of nursing staff. There are 60 vacancies at present in CUH and the office of the HSE CEO, Paul Reid, has directed that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (5 Nov 2019)

Pat Buckley: 440. To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated for the clinical programme on eating disorders in 2018 and 2019; if the funds have been released to the HSE; and the amount spent in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form [44250/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2019)

Pat Buckley: The same issue arises in regard to the hard-fought for CCTV system in Midleton in east Cork, in that An Garda Síochána does not want to take on responsibility for its maintenance and the municipal district in east Cork, formerly Midleton Town Council, has a major issue with it as well. There is a new CCTV operational in the town, which took a lot of fundraising to get up and...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Oct 2019)

Pat Buckley: I agree with the overall points raised in the petition. While I do not want to get into a debate here, the Austrian model builds 2,700 units per year outside Vienna. Austria has a standard rate of rent of approximately €600 per month and they supply their schools, doctors and everything else. While the petitioner is flagging up a point about nervousness and planning for the future,...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Oct 2019)

Pat Buckley: I agree that we should keep the petition open because the background is the need to engage with producers and make retailers aware that there will be options. My understanding is that options are coming down the line. We should take a positive lead globally. We have the opportunity to do so. I agree with the Chairman and Senator Buttimer. We should hear from Repak and major producers of...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Oct 2019)

Pat Buckley: Yes.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Oct 2019)

Pat Buckley: That is certainly the fairest way to proceed. There is a great deal in the document and this is the proper procedure. I thank the Chairman.

Child Maintenance: Motion (22 Oct 2019)

Pat Buckley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on Sinn Féin's motion on a child maintenance service. I thank my colleague, Deputy Brady, for moving it. I am glad that many Members have spoken in support of it. I will start at the end of the speech by the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, and work backwards. It was ironic that he stated: "No one party has a monopoly on caring". No one...

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)

Pat Buckley: For the record, I will assume the leadership for now.

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)

Pat Buckley: Cork University Hospital has brought forward a winter plan, but up to this point it has received no additional resources or funding from the HSE. Will the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, indicate when funding and additional resources will be made available to enable the hospital to implement its plan?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2019)

Pat Buckley: Twenty-five families are waiting. One family in particular came from Youghal to the gates of Leinster House and they were in contact with me recently. The HSE approved Spinraza in June, the Minister welcomed that in July, but the families still have not got it. Some of the families have contacted me and asked me if I could get a final date for when this vital medicine will be provided....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2019)

Pat Buckley: I am sure that Deputy Naughten would-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2019)

Pat Buckley: It is €26 million for staff costs and €13 million for Portrane. These are lies.