Results 1-20 of 2,843 for speaker:Pat Buckley

Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (12 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for his opening remarks. First, I commend the whistleblowers on this. I keep saying here that you get absolutely battered for helping people and telling the truth in this country. The Irish population is ageing and growing, which is associated with higher levels of ill health and greater demand on all types of health and social care services. This obviously...

Fisheries: Statements (12 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: I ask for a copy of the Minister of State's opening speech. Nobody got a copy of it.

Fisheries: Statements (12 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: I wish the Minister of State the best of luck because, as I have always said, our fishing industry should be one of our greatest amenities and benefits to the State. I want to paint a picture of east Cork, where I am from, including Youghal, Goleen, Ballycotton, Cobh and the small ports in between of East Ferry, Whitegate and Aghada. I was struck by a piece on youghalonline.com in November...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2026 (12 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: 285. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the betting tax in Budget 2026; and if he intends to use revenue from the betting tax to provide additional funding to soccer. [31437/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (12 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: 449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Implementation Team established for developing the XL Bully Regulations is a sub group of the dog control stakeholder group; if not, the basis upon which it was formed; the rationale for setting up the implementation team given its purpose seems to duplicate what is covered in terms of reference for the dog control...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (12 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: 450. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the results of his Department’s consultation on surgical artificial insemination in greyhounds will be made publicly available given that they were referenced in the September 2024 meeting minutes of the Advisory Council on Companion Animal Welfare (details supplied); and when the ban on surgical artificial insemination...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (12 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: 451. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to list the organisations included in the dog control stakeholder group; and how this group intends to engage with dog welfare stakeholders. [31436/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: 14. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to establish a passport printing service at the Cork passport office, which would help ensure a quicker turnaround period for applicants availing of the urgent passport renewal appointment service at this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30904/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (11 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: 58. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to allocate funding for the upgrade of a road (details supplied). [30908/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (11 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: 386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to allocate funding to a local training initiative (details supplied), to retain this vital community development programme. [31216/25]

Vacant Council Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: The Minister has heard from the speakers here tonight. This is absolutely bonkers. We are talking about dereliction and vacancy. I am going to relate two very brief stories. I am lucky enough to be able to walk the dogs every Sunday morning and when I do I pass two beautiful, three-bedroom semi-detached homes that have been vacant for over 12 months. They are probably still good enough...

Housing: Statements (10 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: The housing crisis that the country is currently in the grips of is affecting entire communities, none more so than the communities I represent in east Cork. What was once known as a great region with welcoming towns, strong community spirit and national beauty is now grappling with the growing problem of the lack of social and affordable houses. As we speak, there are currently more than...

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Business of Joint Committee (10 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: I do not, Chair. I just welcome this. It is nice to see some of these petitions coming back on. I congratulate the caseworkers, as you did, Chair. We get the summary notes but we do not see the files, which are very thick. A lot of work goes into this.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Business of Joint Committee (10 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: No, Chair.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Business of Joint Committee (10 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: No, Chair.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (10 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: 288. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of a situation affecting taxi drivers, in which newly purchased vehicles that are factory fitted to the European standard and come with tinted rear windows are deemed unacceptable to the taxi regulator, requiring taxi drivers to purchase replacements and undertake a lengthy modification process; and to make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (10 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: 307. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in relation to a matter (details supplied), he will instruct the CIÉ Board to pause all trustee-related decision-making activities pending the restoration of a fully functioning scheme committee and facilitate the prompt reconstitution of the scheme committee in accordance with the scheme’s statutory rules and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (10 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: 308. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in relation to a matter (details supplied), he will request full transparency regarding the membership, role, and authority of the Interim Pensions Administration Body; and to instruct the CIÉ Board to immediately dissolve this body that has no democratic mandate or place within the scheme’s governing framework and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (10 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: 309. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in relation to a matter (details supplied), he will reaffirm the State’s commitment to upholding the rule of law and safeguarding the rights of all scheme members and can a statement be made on the matter. [29395/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Pat Buckley: 841. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the regulations on service charges and sinking funds for multi-unit developments which were drafted in February 2022; the reason for the delay in their implementation; and whether a timeline will now be provided to ensure that these regulations are in place before the end of 2025, as referenced in the Programme...