Results 161-180 of 2,376 for speaker:Pat Buckley

Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: The Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 has passed Second Stage. Can the Tánaiste give me an indication when Committee Stage will be taken?

Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: The Minister received a report on medicinal cannabis from the Health Products Regulatory Authority, HPRA, on 31 January and at that time the Minister gave a commitment that he would move very quickly on this issue. I am in constant contact with Ava's mother, Vera, even up to last night when I spoke to her, and I reiterate what other Members are saying. This is an extremely sad case but it...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (7 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: 640. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty many parents are having in accessing child and adolescent mental health services for their children even when in severe and urgent circumstances; and his plans to ensure services are in place to avoid further use of adult services for children. [12182/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (8 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: 31. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the ongoing issues with the ambulance service in Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12038/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (8 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: 73. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12039/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: On promised legislation, the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, some Members of this House may not be receiving accurate information when it comes to requesting information through parliamentary questions. This gives rise to extremely important concerns. I draw the Tánaiste's attention to a parliamentary question I submitted in early February regarding the number of ambulance...

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: Go raibh míle maith agat.

Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: If one thing is clear about how we must proceed to address the shameful scandal of abuse, neglect and imprisonment represented by the mother and baby homes which operated in this State it is that we must as a principle accept and believe the word of the survivors of these crimes. I believe the survivors of places like Bessborough, Bethany and other homes. I know some survivors personally....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (21 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: 357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the reason funding was refused by the HSE to supply a nurse to a person (details supplied) who has been out of school since February 2017. [13712/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: 745. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to grant an importation licence for medical cannabis containing THC for a person (details supplied) [12922/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: 929. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding was refused by the Health Service Executive to supply a nurse to a person (details supplied) who has been out of school since February 2017. [13711/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Staff (28 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: 393. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the problems currently being experienced at CUH accident and emergency by poor ambulance turnaround times due to a lack of staff to receive ambulance passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15349/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (28 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: 394. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the problem being caused to ambulance services due to the current inability of EMTs to use their experience and training to determine the seriousness of call outs to their services and judge on a case-by-case basis if the use of an ambulance is appropriate, resulting in patients who do not require an ambulance taking up...

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: The programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce legislation for the regulation of surrogacy and assisted human reproduction services. This is an urgent matter for families in very trying situations. Their only option until legislation is introduced is to travel abroad at huge cost. When will the aforementioned legislation be introduced?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: I take a different position from Deputy O'Connell on the Bill. I congratulate Deputy Gino Kenny on the work he has done as it takes a great deal of work to get a Bill to this stage. The Deputy pointed out that the legislation may not be perfect. It can be tweaked on Committee and Report Stages. Having listened to the points made by the previous speaker, there is clearly a misconception...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: Dr. O'Grady said if we move on to Committee Stage and tweak the legislation that eventually, through the Barnes report and its recommendations and findings, the legislation would benefit Vera's family and other families. I do not mean to pick on anybody but if the Bill passed in its entirety today, it would not be as strong as it could be if we amended it. I do not want to extend people's...

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: Section 6 of the programme for Government relates to mental health and states that further investment must go into primary and secondary schools and additional counsellors must be provided. How many additional counsellors have been provided to date? What is the further commitment that was promised in August?

Topical Issue Debate: Youth Services (6 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: I thank Deputy O'Loughlin for raising this issue as well. I will try not to be repetitive. Scooters youth club was established in Rathangan in 1996 and has flourished with the support of the local community and local businesses since then. It meets the specific need for such services in this rural part of County Kildare. Approximately 50 young people access youth services in the town,...

Topical Issue Debate: Youth Services (6 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: I echo the words of Deputy O'Loughlin. The Minister of State's answer referred to funding. Funding for the youth sector has been cut by 28.5% since 2008. This is a much wider issue than Rathangan and Kildare. It is a national issue. The Minister of State and the Government need to be honest and fund these services into the future. They are not emergency measures. Rather, they are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (6 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: 264. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17400/17]