Results 1-20 of 2,759 for speaker:Pat Buckley

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Pat Buckley: I want to raise the issue of communication between Irish Water and elected representatives. I will read a statement outlining the situation of a constituent who contacted me last week. I was contacted by a resident of Ballyhooly in east Cork. This resident has a serious autoimmune disease called ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease that makes proper hygiene essential...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (10 Apr 2025)

Pat Buckley: 134. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline his intention to sign a Statutory Instrument on behalf of the 51 CIÉ superannuation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18192/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (10 Apr 2025)

Pat Buckley: 413. To ask the Minister for Health if she will take urgent action to address the wait times for an ambulance in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18314/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (9 Apr 2025)

Pat Buckley: 287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ring-fence CAO places for students from previous years in order that they compete against each other and not against the 2025 Leaving Certificate students whose grades are artificially lower by comparison or apply grade deflation to students from previous years entering this year's CAO; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (8 Apr 2025)

Pat Buckley: 296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his department could make funding available to carry out a feasibility study (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16823/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Apr 2025)

Pat Buckley: 335. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct Irish Rail to install lifts in the stations at locations (details supplied) as it poses a significant challenge for passengers with mobility issues, wheelchair users, and those with prams or heavy luggage. [17625/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Gambling Sector (8 Apr 2025)

Pat Buckley: 349. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to increasing the betting tax in order to fund sport; and if he intends to increase the betting tax in order to provide additional funding to soccer. [16771/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Apr 2025)

Pat Buckley: 609. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on his current approach to flat regeneration; the way in which he intends to support local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16768/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Apr 2025)

Pat Buckley: 610. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of additional units that must be provided before stage 2 funding for Pearse House, Dublin 2 can be released; and if he has considered removing the protected structure status of Pearse House to allow the local authority to complete. [16769/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (8 Apr 2025)

Pat Buckley: 611. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify comments made on 5 March 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16792/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (8 Apr 2025)

Pat Buckley: 765. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the full details of the dog control functions that have already been taken over by his Department; and the full details of the way in which and who will be inspecting dog breeding establishments. [16770/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Appointments (8 Apr 2025)

Pat Buckley: 820. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the delay issuing a speech, language and occupational therapy appointment for a child (details supplied). [16960/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (1 Apr 2025)

Pat Buckley: 357. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action that will be taken to protect Irish authors and their copyrighted material in the face of both piracy and the use of pirated material by a company (details supplied) to train its GenAI protocols (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15472/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Apr 2025)

Pat Buckley: 362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in relation to a school extension (details supplied), which has been approved, she will intervene in the case and allow the school to go ahead and build a two-storey extension, which is the most suitable option. [14977/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (1 Apr 2025)

Pat Buckley: 425. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to use legislative powers to compel every school in an area (details supplied) to open special classes to ensure there are enough school places for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15685/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Apr 2025)

Pat Buckley: 437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene in the case of a child (details supplied) and allocate them a place in an early intervention class. [15823/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hospital Facilities (1 Apr 2025)

Pat Buckley: 832. To ask the Minister for Health the amount three hospitals (details supplied) earned in car parking fees in 2024. [15851/25]

Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2025)

Pat Buckley: All Members in the House today are very passionate about this issue. They all have their own personal stories of people who have lost loved ones. I thank my Sinn Féin colleagues for some very good contributions. We talking about a Bill that is not perfect - we have Second Stage debates to try to tweak legislation - but it is not merely a Bill; it is a lifeline for thousands of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Cultural Institutions (27 Mar 2025)

Pat Buckley: 200. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason a specific non-Governmental organisation (details supplied) has an office in the National Concert Hall; to outline how long this organisation has had this office; and if the state is financially responsible for the upkeep of this office. [14753/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (27 Mar 2025)

Pat Buckley: 288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that the current wait time for an appointment with a Dublin City Council housing advisor is seven weeks; whether he believes this wait time is acceptable; and if he will outline steps he is taking to decrease these wait times. [14750/25]